April 13, 2015 – NATIONAL SCRABBLE DAY – NATIONAL THOMAS JEFFERSON DAY – NATIONAL PEACH COBBLER DAY

                                          NATIONAL SCRABBLE DAY

National Scrabble Day is celebrated annually on April 13th.  In 1931 an amateur artist,  unemployed architecture and lover of games, Alfred Mosher Butts, created the game “Lexiko” which had a name change to “Criss-Cross Words” and later came to be known as Scrabble.  
This very popular word game is played with two to four players whom score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15 x 15 grid.
In the United States, the name Scrabble is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc.  Scrabble is sold in 121 countries with 29 different language versions.  Worldwide, over One hundred and fifty million sets have been sold with sets being found in nearly one-third of American homes.

•  1984 – Scrabble became a daytime game show on NBC
• 2004 – Scrabble was inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame
• Some cities sponsor Scrabble tournaments on the weekend closest to National Scrabble Day

To celebrate, call your friend and play a game or two of Scrabble!
NATIONAL SCRABBLE DAY HISTORY.
The creator of National Scrabble Day, an “unofficial” National holiday.

National Thomas Jefferson Day – April 13

NATIONAL THOMAS JEFFERSON DAY

National Thomas Jefferson Day is observed annually on April 13.  This day honors the birth of United States president, Thomas Jefferson, who  was born April 13, 1743.

This day was recognized as part of Presidential Proclamation 2276 on March 21, 1938. More recently, President George W. Bush issued proclamation 8124 on April 11, 2007, stating that “… on Thomas Jefferson Day, we commemorate the birthday of a monumental figure whose place in our Nation’s history will always be cherished”. (Wikipedia)

• Thomas Jefferson was born in Shadwell Virginia
• Son of Peter Jefferson and Jane Randolph
• 3rd of 10 children
• Lawyer between 1768 and 1773
• Married Martha Wayles Skelton January 1, 1772
• Father of six children
• Governor of Virginia
• Vice President of the United States
• Third United States President
• Author of the Declaration of Independence

NATIONAL THOMAS JEFFERSON DAY HISTORY
Presidential Proclamation 2276, of Mar 21, 1938, covers all succeeding years. (Pub Res No 60 of Aug 16, 1937.)
http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2006/04/20060413-8.html

National Peach Cobbler Day – April 13

NATIONAL PEACH COBBLER DAY

National Peach Cobbler Day is observed  annually on April 13.  It celebrates a delicious dessert that originated during the 19th century.
Unable to make traditional suet puddings due to lack of suitable ingredients and cooking equipment, the settlers instead covered a stewed filling with a layer of uncooked plain biscuits or dumplings, fitted together.  When the dish is fully cooked, the surface has the appearance of a cobbled street.  The name may also derive from the fact that the ingredients are “cobbled” together.  There are some cobbler recipes that resemble a thick crusted, deep-dish pie with both top and bottom crust.
In 2007, the world’s largest peach cobbler was made at the Georgia Peach Festival.  It consisted of:

• 90 lbs of butter
• 150 lbs of sugar
• 150 lbs of flour
• 32 gallons of milk
• 75 gallons of peaches

http://www.peachcounty.net/worlds-largest-peach-cobbler.cfm