July 25, 2014 – NATIONAL HOT FUDGE SUNDAE DAY – NATIONAL MERRY-GO-ROUND DAY #NationalHotFudgeSundaeDay #NationalMerryGoRoundDay

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NATIONAL HOT FUDGE SUNDAE DAY
Today we honor an ice cream dessert combing hot and cold and loved by most, it is National Hot Fudge Sundae Day.  Annually celebrated on July 25, we honor this tasty treat that has been served to many since hot fudge was first introduced in 1906. 
A variation to the classic sundae, the hot fudge sundae is a creation of vanilla ice cream, hot fudge sauce, whipped cream, nuts (optional) and a single, bright-red maraschino cherry on top.
NATIONAL HOT FUDGE SUNDAE DAY HISTORY
We were unable to find the creator of National Hot Fudge Sundae Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.

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NATIONAL MERRY-GO-ROUND DAY
July 25 is a day associated with carnival music and children’s laughter as we annually celebrate National Merry-Go-Round Day.
The merry-go-round (also known as a carousel) is an amusement ride that consists of a rotating circular platform with seats on it for it’s riders.  It’s seats are traditionally in rows and are made up of wooden horses or other animals mounted on posts.  Many of they animals are made to move up and down to stimulate galloping and are accompanied by circus music.
Names of the animals normally consist of Galloper, Jumper, Roundabout, Horseabout and Flying Horses.
Any rotating platform may also be called a merry-go-round and on a playground, is usually a simple, child-powered rotating platform with bars or handles to which children can cling while riding.

• The earliest known depiction of the merry-go-round is in 500 A.D. in the Byzantine Empire, which depicts baskets, carrying riders, suspended from a central pole.
• Hessville, Ohio was the site of the first United States created merry-go-round.  It was created by Franz Wiesenhoffer during the 1840′s.
• July 25, 1871 – The first carousel patent.

To celebrate today, find a merry-go-round and have fun…..they are not just for the kids and there is a kid in all of us!!
NATIONAL MERRY-GO-ROUND-DAY HISTORY
July 25 was chosen as the celebration day for National Merry-Go-Round Day, an “unofficial” national holiday, as it coincides with the first United States patent that was issued for the modern carousel.  That patent was awarded to William Schneider of Davenport Iowa on July 25, 1871.