May 10th on the National Day Calendar®

May 10, 2024 on the National Day Calendar®  MAY 10, 2024 | NATIONAL MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY | NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY | NATIONAL LIPID DAY | NATIONAL PROVIDER APPRECIATION DAY | NATIONAL CLEAN UP YOUR ROOM DAY | NATIONAL WASHINGTON DAY NATIONAL MILITARY SPOUSE APPRECIATION DAY Always the Friday before Mother's Day, National Military Spouse Appreciation Day recognizes the significant contributions, support, and sacrifices of the spouses of the Armed Forces. National Military Spouse Appreciation Day is also sometimes known as Military Spouse Day. Read more...   NATIONAL SHRIMP DAY Each year on May 10th, National Shrimp Day recognizes America's favorite seafood. Americans eat more shrimp than any other seafood, and this is the day to celebrate this delicious seafood. Read more...   NATIONAL LIPID DAY National Lipid Day on May 10th each year brings awareness to Dyslipidemia. Dyslipidemia is an abnormal amount of lipids (e.g. cholesterol and/or fat) in the blood. Read more...   NATIONAL PROVIDER APPRECIATION DAY National Provider Appreciation Day, also known as National Child Care Provider Day, is annually celebrated on the Friday before Mother's Day.  The special day recognizes child care providers, teachers, and other educators of young children everywhere. Read more...   NATIONAL CLEAN UP YOUR ROOM DAY Spring cleaners get their wish granted each year when National Clean Up Your Room Day arrives on May 10th. Children often dread this parent-appreciated day. Though, some years, the observance arrives with perfect timing for Mother's Day! Read more...   NATIONAL WASHINGTON DAY On May 10th, National Washington Day recognizes The Evergreen State. In a ten-day period, President Benjamin Harrison signed legislation growing the nation by four new states. Washington would become the fourth of those and the 42nd state on November 11, 1889. During his tenure, two more would join the union. Read more... On Deck for May 11, 2024 National Days NATIONAL EAT WHAT YOU WANT DAY NATIONAL DOG MOM'S DAY NATIONAL ARCHERY DAY NATIONAL FOAM ROLLING DAY NATIONAL TWILIGHT ZONE DAY NATIONAL BABYSITTER'S DAY NATIONAL BIRTH MOTHER'S DAY STAMP OUT HUNGER FOOD DRIVE DAY CORNELIA DE LANGE SYNDROME AWARENESS DAY NATIONAL MINIATURE GOLF DAY   May 10th Celebrated History   1869 In Promontory, Utah, the final spikes complete the first continental railroad. Arizona Governor Leland Stanford and Union Pacific Vice-President Thomas Durant drive the final golden and ceremonial spikes linking the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads.   1872 The Equal Rights Party nominates Victoria Woodhull as the first woman candidate for president. 1908 The United States observes Mother's Day for the first time in Grafton, West Virginia.   1975 Betamax, the first video cassette recorder, went on sale in Japan.   May 10th Celebrated Birthdays   John Wilkes Booth - 1838 On April 15, 1865, John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln while he was attending a play at Ford's Theatre. Injured, Booth rode with co-conspirator David Herold to Dr. Samuel Mudd's home in the early hours of the 15th before crossing into Virginia. Mudd performed surgery on Booth's fractured leg and allowed both men to stay the night.   John Louis Clarke - 1881 Scarlet fever left John L. Clarke without hearing or vocal cords at the age of two. What the disease took away from Clarke was replaced with an artist's touch. Clarke was 3/4 Blackfeet Indian and learned to carve and sculpt while attending schools for the deaf. His keenly detailed depictions of wildlife have been displayed in the Oval Office and exhibited around the world.   Fred Astaire - 1899 The legendary dancer, actor, and comedian Fred Astaire combined dazzling choreography with careful planning and lots of rehearsal to wow audiences. Studios often paired Astaire with Ginger Rogers, but he also performed with Rita Hayworth, Judy Garland, and Audrey Hepburn.   Thomas Lipton - 1850 In 1890, the self-made millionaire with a line of grocery stores in the United Kingdom, Sir Tomas Johnstone Lipton, developed his "Direct from tea garden to teapot" concept. By 1893, Lipton brought his product to the World's Fair in Chicago.   Kay Petre - 1903 The Canadian-born racecar driver raced at Brooklands in the 1930s and broke several records during her career.   Maybelle Addington Carter - 1909 As a member of the Original Carter Family folk music group, Maybelle became respected for her instrumental skills with several instruments, including the autoharp, banjo, and guitar. In Grand Ole Opry circles, Carter was known as Mother Maybelle, and in 1970 the Country Music Hall of Fame elected her to its membership.   Dr. Ellen Ochoa - 1958 In 1993, the American engineer became the first Hispanic woman in space. Ochoa followed her nine-day mission aboard the space shuttle Discovery with three more space missions. View email in your browser.  712 W Main Street ~ Mandan, ND 58554 Manage Subscriptions