March 2nd on the National Day Calendar®

March 2, 2024 on the National Day Calendar®  MARCH 2, 2024 | NATIONAL PLAY OUTSIDE DAY | NATIONAL OLD STUFF DAY | NATIONAL BANANA CREAM PIE DAY   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 BANANA CREAM PIE DAY The calendar loves pie days and National Banana Cream Pie Day is no exception! On March 2nd, be sure to get your slice of one of America's all-time favorite creampies. Read more...   NATIONAL OLD STUFF DAY Always observed on March 2nd, National Old Stuff Day gives notice to all that old stuff and encourages you to try something new. Well, maybe not ALL the old stuff, but some of it. It's a day to break out of the old routines and experience new ones. Read more...     NATIONAL LAWNMOWER MAINTENANCE WEEK March 1-7 is National Lawnmower Maintenance Week on the National Day Calendar. For an entire week, we are reminding you to start preparing for your summer lawn care, beginning with performing your lawnmower maintenance. We are also encouraging you to replace or upgrade your lawn mower if your current machine has seen better days. Read more...   On Deck for March 3, 2024 National Days NATIONAL COLD CUTS DAY           NATIONAL SOUP IT FORWARD DAY FINISHER'S MEDAL DAY NATIONAL MULLED WINE DAY NATIONAL I WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY DAY NATIONAL ANTHEM DAY   March 2nd Celebrated History   1901 Carnegie Steel Company and Federal Steel Company merge creating United States Steel Corporation.   1933  King Kong premieres in New York City at the Radio City Music Hall. Directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, it starred Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot.   1944 ABC broadcasts the Academy Awards ceremonies for the first time. Viewers tuned in to see their favorite movie stars receive their Oscars, including host Jack Benny, Jennifer Jones for Best Actress in The Song of Bernadette, and Paul Lukas for Best Actor in Watch on the Rhine.   1983 Sony and Phillips introduced the compact disc to the United States for the first time.   March 2nd Celebrated Birthdays   Susanna Salter - 1860 On April 4, 1887, the people of Argonia, Kansas, elected Susanna Salter as their mayor. She was the first woman elected as mayor in the United States and had more than just a little understanding of politics.   Theodor Geisel – 1904 The American children's author wrote and illustrated books under the name Dr. Seuss. Some of his popular books includeThe Sneeches and Other Stories, The Cat and the Hat, andHow the Grinch Stole Christmas.   Desi Arnaz – 1917 The Cuban-born American actor is best known for producing the I Love Lucy television show alongside his wife Lucille Ball. The successful series broke several television taboos during its six years and garnered a record viewership, too.   Mikhail Gorbachev - 1931 The Russian Soviet politician was instrumental in ending the Cold War. In 1990, he received the Nobel Peace Prize.   Simon Estes - 1938 The American baritone opera singer has performed around the world. His roles have included Carter Jones in Gunther Schuller's The Visitation, Ramfis in Giuseppe Verdi's Aida, and the Dutchman in The Flying Dutchman.   John Irving - 1942 The best-selling American author knows how to add a plot twist to his novels. He's been doing it since The Water-Method Man, but critics first took notice when he published The World According to Garp.   Karen Carpenter - 1950 The talented Grammy-winning artist is known for the song "(They Long to Be) Close to You" and her tragically short life.   John Francis Bongiovi Jr. - 1962 Known as Jon Bon Jovi, he formed the band Bon Jovi in 1983. Their hit albums have included Slippery When Wet, New Jersey, and These Days.   Enjoy!! View email in your browser.  712 W Main Street ~ Mandan, ND 58554  Click here to unsubscribe.