NATIONAL SARCOIDOSIS DAY
The registrar of National Day Calendar has designated the
30th day of April, of each year,
as National Sarcoidosis Day.
30th day of April, of each year,
as National Sarcoidosis Day.
Sarcoidosis is an immune system disease that is not contagious. While most commonly found in the lungs, Sarcoidosis is an inflammatory disease that can affect any part of the body, inside or out. When it affects the skin it typically looks like a scaly rash or red bumps. Often, people don’t realize they have it and blame it on allergies or a simple reaction to something with which they came into contact. Sarcoidosis can affect muscles, bones, kidneys, eyes, liver, the heart or any other part of the body. When it affects the eyes the usual symptoms are sore eyes. When internal organs or muscles are affected it can cause swelling and pain. In the lungs it can cause a dry cough, shortness of breath and mild chest pain.
Anyone can get Sarcoidosis, but it typically attacks people between the ages of 20 and 40. In about half of the cases Sarcoidosis goes away without treatment. In more serious cases, for which there is no cure, the symptoms may last for years and cause organ damage. While scientists don’t fully understand Sarcoidosis yet, research continues to be done on it in the hopes of finding the cause and a cure.
Inspired by Carl DeLine and David Sohl, the registrar at National Day Calendar, in the year 2014, has declared April 30th as National Sarcoidosis Day.
National Sarcoidosis Day is an “unofficial” national holiday and will be celebrated annually.
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NATIONAL HONESTY DAY
April 30 is National Honesty Day in the United States. M. Hirsh Goldberg invented this day and chose the last day of April, as the first day of this month is April Fool’s Day, a day full of lies and pranks.
On National Honesty Day, everyone is expected to answer truthfully to all questions they are asked.
M. Hirsh Goldberg, author and former press secretary of Maryland, thought of this day in the early 1990′s while working on his book The Book of Lies: Fibs, Tales, Schemes, Scams, Fakes, and Frauds That Have Changed The Course of History and Affect Our Daily Lives.
National Honesty Day may also have been designed to commemorate the truthfulness of presidents and other past noble leaders such as George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. This day can be used to tell of their great stories of honesty.
As we all know…….. Honesty is the best policy.
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NATIONAL ADOPT A SHELTER PET DAY
To raise awareness of the thousands of pets that are waiting for (and needing) someone to adopt them from the shelters they are living in, National Adopt A Shelter Pet Day is celebrated across the country on April 30th.National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day is an “unofficial” national holiday.
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NATIONAL BUGS BUNNY DAY
National Bugs Bunny Day is celebrated each year on April 30. Bugs Bunny is the famous cartoon character best remembered for his roles in Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies produced by Warner Bros. He is known for his popular catch phrase ” What’s up, doc?”.
**BUGS BUNNY APPEARED IN MORE FILMS THAN ANY OTHER CARTOON CHARACTER **
The first official cartoon of Bugs Bunny is considered to be the July 27, 1940 release of A Wild Hare. This was the first short film where both Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny are shown in their fully developed forms and where Bugs Bunny first used his famous catch phrase. This film received an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
NATIONAL BUGS BUNNY DAY HISTORY
National Bugs Bunny Day, an “unofficial” national holiday is celebrated on April 30 in conjunction with April 30, 1938′s first appearance of a rabbit in the cartoon Porky’s Hare Hunt, co-directed by Ben “Bugs” Hardaway and Cal Dalton who was responsible for the initial design of the rabbit. Our research was unable to find the creator of this day.
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National Oatmeal Cookie Day is celebrated each year on April 30. This day is also sometimes recognized on March 18 in conjunction with National Lacy Oatmeal Cookie Day.
It wasn’t until the early 1900′s that oatmeal became a major ingredient in the American diet. Originating in England, oatmeal cookies have been around since the 1800′s. It is believed that they were created after the oatcake. Soldiers used to carry oatcake with them for a quick boost of energy during battle. Most research has found that the first recorded oatmeal raisin cookie recipe was written by Fannie Merritt Farmer in 1896. Considered as a “health food,” the cookies quickly became popular, and by early 1900′s a recipe for the delicious treats appeared on containers of Quaker Oats.
** Oatmeal cookies are an excellent source of iron and fiber **
There are many different recipes for the oatmeal cookie. They can be made with a variety of oats, such as old-fashioned oats, quick cooking oats, oat bran or oat flour. For a healthier cookie, there is the option to add fruits (such as raisins), nuts and sugar substitute. Chocolate chips and other candies are also a popular “add in” to oatmeal cookie recipes.
NATIONAL OATMEAL COOKIE DAY HISTORY
In our research, we were unable to find the origin or creator of National Oatmeal Cookie Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.
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Celebrated each year on April 30, is National Raisin Day. People have been enjoying raisins for as long as grapes have been growing. These tiny dried grapes are naturally low in fat and also contain healthy nutrients.
Sunlight dries most grapes naturally in vineyards however there are some that are mechanically dehydrated.
California suffered a devastating drought in 1873 that literally dried the grapes on the vine. As they tried to figure out how to recoup some of their grape crop, the “shriveled grapes” were sold and the California raisin industry was up and running. California produces the majority of the world’s raisin supply.
Following is a link for the history of raisins: http://www.sunmaid.com/history-of-raisins-and-dried-fruit.html
April 30 is both National Oatmeal Cookie Day and National Raisin Day. To celebrate them together, try this “tried and true” recipe: http://allrecipes.com/recipe/oatmeal-raisin-cookies-i/
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