Holidays 2021-07-27
Taking a walk with a houseplant, taking a walk with pants, hostility towards Barbie dolls, Korean War veterans, walking on stilts, Scotch whiskey, trans-Atlantic communication, and bagpipes all have ties to today's observances: Bagpipe Appreciation Day Cross Atlantic Communication Day National Barbie-in-a-Blender Day National Crème Brûlée Day National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day National Scotch Day National Sleepy Head Day Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day Take Your Pants for a Walk Day Walk on Stilts Day I have to wonder if Take Your Pants for a Walk Day is a corruption of Take Your Houseplants for a Walk Day. In Finland the last person to wake up on National Sleepy Head Day is believed to be heading to a year of being lazy and non-productive. On the anniversary of the 1953 Korean War Armistice, we honor the veterans of that war. On this date in 1866 the first sustained trans-Atlantic telegraph cable was functional, greatly improving communication between Europe and North...