Holidays 2021-02-04
Combatting cancer, the United Service Organization (USO), expressing appreciation to your postal carrier, flamboyant pianist Liberace, stuffed mushrooms, homemade soup, civil rights activist Rosa Parks, and creating an empty vacuum are people/topics covered in today's observances: Create a Vacuum Day Homemade Soup Day King's Ransom Day Liberace Day National Stuffed Mushroom Day Rosa Parks Day Thank Your Mailman Day USO Day World Cancer Day Richard the Lionheart was ransomed on this date in 1194 from the Holy Roman Emperor Henry VI . Rosa Parks , the first lady of civil ri ghts, was born on this date in 1913. By Unknown author - USIA / National Archives and Records Administration Records of the U.S. Information Agency Record Group 306, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4344206