December 2nd on the National Day Calendar®

December 2, 2023 on the National Day Calendar®  DECEMBER 2, 2023 | NATIONAL MUTT DAY | NATIONAL PLAY OUTSIDE DAY | NATIONAL FRITTERS DAY | NATIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION DAY | SKYWARN® RECOGNITION DAY | INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY   NATIONAL MUTT DAY National Mutt Day encourages us to embrace, save and celebrate mixed breed dogs twice a year on July 31st and December 2nd. Read more...   NATIONAL PLAY OUTSIDE DAY If it's the first Saturday of the month, it's National Play Outside Day. So, no matter what month it is, everyone put down their electronic devices and get outside! Read more...   NATIONAL FRITTERS DAY National Fritters Day on December 2nd allows for no frittering away of the time. So make haste and get them while they are hot! Read more...   NATIONAL SPECIAL EDUCATION DAY On December 2nd, National Special Education Day recognizes changes in federal legislation that led to the nation's first federal special education law. Read more...   SKYWARN® RECOGNITION DAY SKYWARN® Recognition Day acknowledges the contributions of public service volunteers who provide essential weather information as it's happening. Each year on the first Saturday in December, the day honors those volunteers who pay attention when the wind picks up, or the sky turns dark. Their efforts keep their communities safer by communicating warnings to the National Weather Service. Read more...   INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY Every year on December 2nd, the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery draws attention to slavery that still exists in the world. This day also focuses on the eradication of contemporary slavery. Many Americans think of slavery as something from history. This type of slavery involved the ownership and forced labor of African Americans. The country put an end to this type of slavery in 1865. Read more...     National Sock Day BOGO Sale, STARTING 12/2! Buy one pair of regular priced socks, get a MYSTERY PAIR for FREE! Buy Two Pair, Get Two FREE Mystery Pair and so on!   We will add the mystery pair at the time off shipping, nothing more for you to do.   Sale Ends 12/05/23     On Deck for December 3, 2023 National Days NATIONAL ROOF OVER YOUR HEAD DAY INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES     December 2nd Celebrated History   1950 Publisher, Gnome Press releases American author, Isaac Asimov's collection of short stories titled I, Robot. In the collection, Asimov puts forth the Three Laws of Robotics for the first time.   1970 The Environmental Protection Agency begins operation.   1982 The first Jarvik-7 artificial heart is permanently implanted into Barney Clark by Dr. William C. Devries.   1988 Directed by David Zucker, the comedy The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad starring Leslie Nielsen, Priscilla Presley, and O.J. Simpson premiered in theaters.   December 2nd Celebrated Birthdays   Charles Ringling - 1863 He was one of the brothers who owned the RinglingBrothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus.   Josephine Roche - 1886 Roche was a woman of many firsts - the first policewoman in Colorado and running a major coal company. President Franklin Roosevelt also appointed the business leader and activist as the first woman Secretary of the Treasury.   Charles H. Wesley - 1891 Wesley was a noted historian of African American history. During his career wrote 24 books covering a broad selection of topics. He earned his doctorate degree from Harvard University, the third African American to do so.   Gianni Versace - 1946 In 1978, the Italian fashion designer founded Versace in Milan, Italy. The luxury fashion design house has an international reputation for quality apparel and leather accessories.   All the best! The National Day Calendar Team     View email in your browser.  712 W Main Street ~ Mandan, ND 58554 We'll be sad, should you care to leave . . . Click here to unsubscribe.