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Manicures/pedicures, families with deaf parents, zucchini bread, expressing appreciation to plumbers, the day eastern and western Allied troops met during WWII, the telephone, and DNA get celebrates today: DNA Day East Meets West Day Hug A Plumber Day Mother, Father Deaf Day National Mani-Pedi Day National Telephone Day National Zucchini Bread Day East Meets West Day commemorates Soviet Union and American troops meeting at the Elbe River in 1945 and thus representing the impending defeat of Nazi Germany. On this date in 1953 the discovery of DNA was published in Nature magazine. Image by  liyuanalison  from  Pixabay