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Today's holidays pertain to recognizing the critical role of parents in raising children, the choke-preventing Heimlich Maneuver, flipping a coin (possibly to aid in decision-making), refusing to give up, issuing/accepting dares, going barefoot, hazelnut cake, and the birthday of a Sesame Street character: Dare Day Don’t  Give Up The Ship Day Flip a Coin Day Global Day of Parents Heimlich Maneuver Day National Go Barefoot Day National Hazelnut Cake Day Oscar the Grouch's Birthday On this date in 1974 the Heimlich Maneuver was described in the Emergency Medicine journal. During the War of 1812, Captain James Lawrence uttered the phrase "don't give up the ship" as his ship was being overrun by the enemy on this date in 1813. Sesame Street's Oscar the Grouch burst onto the children's programming scene on this date in 1969. "Washington DC: National Museum of American History - Oscar the Grouch"   by  wallyg  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Drug abuse resistance education, getting to know your customer, asking atheists about their beliefs, baseball pioneer Jackie Robinson, cakes that resemble pizzas, glazed spiral ham, and mathematical notation are subjects covered by today's observances: Ask an Atheist Day Get to Know Your Customer Day International Pizza Cake Day Jackie Robinson Day Mathematical Notation Day National D.A.R.E. Day National Glazed Spiral Ham Day D.A.R.E. is an acronym for drug abuse resistance education. After eating pizza, the most appropriate dessert is probably cake that looks like pizza. On this date in 1947 Major League Baseball's color barrier was shattered with Jackie Robinson played in his first game for the Brooklyn Dodgers. Image by  Welcome to all and thank you for your visit ! ツ  from  Pixabay