COW APPRECIATION DAY
Have you herd? Things go udderly awry in the middle of July each year during Cow Appreciation Day. People dress like bovines for free food. It's a moo-ving experience to witness designed to save the lives of cows everywhere for just one day. How? By eating chicken instead, that's how. Read more...
NATIONAL DIMPLES DAY
On July 9 we admire those who have an adorable natural indentation known as the dimple on National Dimples Day. Read more...
NATIONAL SUGAR COOKIE DAY
Observed each year on July 9th, National Sugar Cookie Day honors the ever-popular and delicious sugar cookie. Read more...
On Deck for July 10, 2024
National Days
NATIONAL KITTEN DAY
NATIONAL PINA COLADA DAY
NATIONAL CLERIHEW DAY
CHRONIC DISEASE DAY
July 9th Celebrated History
1872
Why do doughnuts have holes in the center? According to lore, a sea captain by the name of Hanson Gregory originally cut holes in the dough using a tin pepperbox top. Cutting out the hole allowed for more even frying of the dough. In 1872, another sea captain received a patent No. 128,783 for a doughnut cutter that not only cut the holes but it also released the punched-out dough from the cutter.
1877
Bell Telephone Company is founded. That same year, the company installed telephone lines from Boston to Sommerville, Massachusetts.
1948
Satchel Paige made his major league baseball debut with the Cleveland Indians.
July 9th Celebrated History
Elias Howe - 1819
In 1851, the American inventor received a patent for the "Automatic, Continuous Clothing Closure" similar to the zipper, today. However, Howe never marketed his invention and missed the recognition he may have received. Five years before in 1846, he received Patent No. 4,750 for a lockstitch sewing machine. He would go to court to protect his patent, including another inventor well-known today in the sewing machine business - Isaac Singer.
Percy Spencer - 1894
In 1945, a melting chocolate bar alerted the American engineer to the potential of high-powered microwave beams. Spencer began experimenting with different foods and soon the microwave oven was born.
Peggy Braithwaite - 1919
In 1975, Peggy Braithwait became the only woman lighthouse keeper in the United Kingdom. She followed in her father's footsteps and maintained the Walney-Island lighthouse.
Jimmy Smits - 1955
The award-winning American actor gained prominence during the 1980s in the crime drama L.A. Law. He's also played prominent roles in NYPD Blue, Sons of Anarchy, and Dexter.
Tom Hanks - 1956
The versatile American actor began his notable career on the sitcom of Bosom Buddies. Since then, Hanks' steady career has included two Academy Awards (Philadelphia and Forrest Gump), several Emmy Awards (Band of Brothers, Olive Kitteridge),
and multiple Golden Globes (Big, Saving Private Ryan).
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