February 29th on the National Day Calendar®

February 29, 2024 on the National Day Calendar®  FEBRUARY 29, 2024 | NATIONAL TOAST DAY | NATIONAL TIME REFUND DAY | NATIONAL LEAP DAY | RARE DISEASE DAY USA NATIONAL TOAST DAY Would you believe National Toast Day honoring the humble slice is on the Last Thursday in February? But it is so very versatile. It carries a multitude of jams, jellies, marmalades and fruit compotes. We don't stop there. Toast transports proteins and veggies, sprouts, and soaks up sauces and drippings. Read more...   NATIONAL TIME REFUND DAY National Time Refund Day celebrates that one day every four years, February 29th, when we get back something notoriously hard to reclaim: time. Read more...   NATIONAL LEAP DAY For a day that is celebrated only once every 4 years (with some mathematical exceptions we'll go over later) it sure seems to have a lot going on around it. Read more...   RARE DISEASE DAY USA Each year on the last day in February, Rare Disease Day brings awareness and education about rare diseases and the suffering they cause. Read more...   On Deck for March 1, 2024 National Days NATIONAL PEANUT BUTTER LOVER'S DAY NATIONAL SUNKIST® CITRUS DAY NATIONAL DADGUM THAT'S GOOD DAY NATIONAL PIG DAY NATIONAL HORSE PROTECTION DAY NATIONAL EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY NATIONAL SPEECH AND DEBATE EDUCATION DAY NATIONAL READ ACROSS AMERICA DAY NATIONAL FRUIT COMPOTE DAY NATIONAL DRESS IN BLUE DAY NATIONAL MINNESOTA DAY SELF INJURY AWARENESS DAY   February 29th Celebrated  History   1960 Bil Keane's Family Circus cartoon strip debuts   February 29th Celebrated Birthdays   Ja Rule - 1976 Born Jeffrey Bruce Atkins, the American rapper and songwriter rose to popularity during the 2000s with hits like "Between Me and You" and "It Ain't Funny." He's earned several Grammy nods including one with his wife Ashanti for "Always on Time."   LEAP YEAR BIRTHDAYS Tony Robbins - Author - 1960 Simon Gagne - Hockey Player - 1980 Saul Williams - poet, actor, writer, musician - 1972   Dennis Farina - Actor - 1944 Billy Turner - Horse Trainer - Triple Crown winner - 1940 Bryce Paup - Football player - 1968   Olav Henriksen, Leif-Martin Henriksen, and sister Heidi Henriksen - siblings all born on February 29 in different years. No they are not triplets. 1960, 1964, 1968   Chucky Brown - NBA basketball player - 1968 Cary Conklin - NFL quarterback - 1968 Phyllis Frelich - deaf American actress - Member of National Theatre of the   Deaf - 1944 Fabien Bownes - NFL wide receiver - 1972 Jack Lousma - Astronaut - Skylab 3, Space shuttle Columbia - 1936   William Hathaway - U.S. Senator - 1924 Al Rosen - Baseball player - 1924 Dinah Shore - Actress - 1916   Dee Alexander Brown II - Historian and novelist Stanley Swash - CEO of Woolworths - 1908 John Byrom - English poet, inventor of short hand - 1692   Jimmy Dorsey - Saxophonist, composer and bandleader - 1904 Herman Hollerith - Statistician, inventor.-1860 John "Pepper" Martin - Baseball player 1904   Enjoy the extra day this year!! View email in your browser.  712 W Main Street ~ Mandan, ND 58554  Click here to unsubscribe.