Holidays 2021-06-01 (a)
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