Holidays 2021-03-01
Observances today are about the victims of nuclear bomb tests, sportsmanship in athletics, a hero of the American Revolution, a US naval fleet that didn't survive WWII, dance teachers, fruit compote, and respecting/honoring horses: Asiatic Fleet Memorial Day Casimir Pulaski Day National Dance Teacher Appreciation Day National Fruit Compote Day National Horse Protection Day National Sportsmanship Day Nuclear Victims Day On this date in 1954 nuclear weapons tested on the Marshall Islands subjected the islands to massive amounts of radiation and caused injury to residents of nearby atolls and fishing vessels. The first Monday in March we honor a Polish nobleman and military commander, Casimir Pulaski , who helped the US win its freedom in the American Revolution . (He was born on March 4 or 6, 1745.) On this date in 1945 ship losses subsequent to Pearl Harbor essentially ended the US Asiatic Fleet . Remaining ships eventually joined the Seventh Fleet , which fought the Japanese for th...