PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY
Peace Officers Memorial Day is observed annually on May 15th. On this day, the citizens of the United States pay tribute to the local, state and Federal peace officers. National Police Officers Memorial Day is part of Police Week.Peace Officers Memorial Day was created on October 1, 1961. At that time, Congress asked the president to designate May 15 as a day to honor peace officers. On October 1, 1962, John F. Kennedy signed the bill into law. In 1994, Bill Clinton made an amendment through Public Law 103-322 that directed the United States flag be flown at half-staff on May 15.
“According to a proclamation by George W. Bush in 2002,
“Peace Officers Memorial Day and Police Week pay tribute to the local, State, and Federal law enforcement officers who serve and protect us with courage and dedication. These observances also remind us of the ongoing need to be vigilant against all forms of crime, especially to acts of extreme violence and terrorism.” (Wikipedia)The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial wall in Washington, D.C. features the names of more than 19,000 law enforcement officers which have been killed in the line of duty.
National Pizza Party Day Third Friday in May
NATIONAL PIZZA PARTY DAY
Each year on the third Friday in May, millions of pizza lovers across the nation join together in celebrating National Pizza Party Day. Join along by inviting friends and family to share a night of fun at your favorite pizzeria. You can also celebrate at home by making your own pizza, having it delivered or baking your favorite frozen variety.- In ancient Greece, the Greeks covered their bread with oils, herbs and cheese which some believe is the beginning of the “pizza”.
- In Byzantine Greek, the word was spelled “πίτα”, pita, meaning pie.
- A sheet of dough topped with cheese and honey, then flavored with bay leaves was developed by the Romans.
- The modern pizza had it’s beginning in Italy as the Neapolitan flatbread.
- The original pizza used only mozzarella cheese, mainly the highest quality buffalo mozzarella variant which was produced in the surroundings of Naples.
- It was estimated that the annual production of pizza cheese in the United States in 1997 was 2 billion pounds.
- The first United States pizza establishment opened in 1905 was in New York’s Little Italy.
- Pizza has become one of America’s favorite meals.
Share photos of your pizza party on your favorite social media and include #PizzaPartyDay
NATIONAL PIZZA PARTY DAY HISTORY
Our research has not determined the origins of National Pizza Party Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.
NASCAR Day Third Friday in May
NASCAR DAY
Annually celebrated across the United States on the third Friday in May is NASCAR Day. This day is a celebration of NASCAR drivers, celebrities, corporate partners, media and millions of fans coming together to raise funds for charitable causes. “We believe our greatest asset is the power and passion of our NASCAR fans: passion both for the sport and for giving back. NASCAR Day is an annual celebration of this NASCAR spirit.”2015 celebrates the 12th year anniversary of NASCAR Day.
For more information, go to the NASCAR Foundation.
National Chocolate Chip Day May 15
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP DAY
National Chocolate Chip Day is celebrated annually on May 15th. It is hard to imagine where we would be without the invention of chocolate chips.In 1937, Ruth Graves Wakefield, Whitman Massachusetts, while working at the Toll House Inn, added cut-up chunks of semi-sweet Nestle chocolate bar to a cookie recipe. Due to the cookies being such a huge success, in 1939 Wakefield signed an agreement with Nestle to add her recipe to the chocolate bar’s packaging. In exchange for the recipe, Wakefield would receive a lifetime supply of chocolate. The Nestle brand Toll House cookies are named for the Inn.
A small chopping tool was initially included with the Nestle chocolate bars. Starting in 1941, Nestle and other competitors started selling the chocolate in chip or morsel form.
Semi-sweet was the original flavor of chocolate chips. Today the flavors come in bittersweet, semi-sweet, mint, white chocolate, dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and white and dark swirled.
There are recipes of all kinds available that include chocolate chips, some of which are recipes for cakes, breads, bars, pies, cookies, muffins, frosting, pancakes, waffles, trail mix, ice cream and many more.
Some people like to eat the chocolate chips straight out of the bag!
NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP DAY HISTORY
Within our research, we were unable to find the creator or origin of National Chocolate Chip Day, an “unofficial” National holiday.
National Bike to Work Day Third Friday in May
NATIONAL BIKE TO WORK DAY
The month of May is National Bike Month. National Bike to Work Day takes place on the third Friday in May.A growing number of various bicycle-related events will be held in communities nationwide during National Bike Month which includes National Bike To Work Day.
In the United States, from the year 2000 to 2011, the number of bicycle commuters grew by more than 47 percent.
National Bike to Work Day promotes the bicycle as a healthy and safe alternative for commuting to work.
NATIONAL BIKE TO WORK DAY HISTORY
National Bike to Work Day, an “unofficial” national holiday, originated in 1955 by the League of American Bicyclists and is endorsed by the American Medical Association.
National Nylon Stocking Day May 15
NATIONAL NYLON STOCKING DAY
National Nylon Stocking Day is observed across the country each year on May 15.Many may not remember ever hearing the term “nylon stockings”. Varying in color, design and transparency, a nylon stocking (also known as hose) is a close-fitting, variously elastic garment worn the same as socks or tights.
Stockings worn before the 1890’s were made of woven cloth such as cotton, linen, wool or silk. Prior to the 1920’s, women’s stockings were worn for warmth. As hemlines of women’s dresses rose in the 1920’s, women began to wear stockings over their exposed legs. These 1920′s stockings were sheer, made first of silk or rayon, followed by nylon after 1940.
Chemical company DuPont’s introduction of nylon in 1939 began a high demand for stockings in the United States. As nylon stocking were cheap, durable and shear, up to 4 million pairs would be purchased each day.
On February 11, 1942, as America entered World War II, DuPont ceased production of nylon stockings focusing to produce parachutes, airplane cords and rope. This created a mass shortage followed by a black market for stockings. At the end of World War II, DuPont resumed production of the stockings but could not meet the demand leading to nylon riots in American stores. In time, DuPont was able to increase it’s production.
In the 1940’s and 1950’s, the first pantyhose made it’s appearance. Film and theater productions had stockings sewn to the briefs of actresses and dancers, as seen in popular films such as Daddy Long Legs.
Pantyhose were introduced in 1959, providing a convenient alternative to stockings which led to a decline in their sales. In 1970, for the first time, United States sales of pantyhose exceeded stocking sales and has remained the same ever since. 1987 began a slight decline for pantyhose sales due to the newly invented hold-ups, however they still remain the most sold kind of hosiery.
NATIONAL NYLON STOCKING DAY HISTORY
Within our research, we were unable to find the creator or origin of National Stocking Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.
National Endangered Species Day Third Friday in May
NATIONAL ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY
Each year on the third Friday in May, National Endangered Species Day is an opportunity for everyone to learn about the importance of protecting endangered species, their habitats and the actions necessary to do so. Every year you can participate along with thousands of others at events to celebrate National Endangered Species Day at wildlife refuges, zoos, parks, community centers, aquariums, botanical gardens, libraries and schools.
The 40th anniversary of the Federal Endangered Species Act was observed in 2013.
Designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a “consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation”, it was signed into law by President Richard Nixon on December 28, 1973.
The Act is administered by two federal agencies, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
NATIONAL ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY HISTORY
Our research found the National Endangered Species Day was enacted in 2006 by the United States Senate.
National Defense Transportation Day Third Friday in May
NATIONAL DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION DAY
National Defense Transportation Day is a United States Federal Observance Day held on the third Friday in May.“According to 36 U.S.C. § 120, on National Defense Transportation Day, the president urges “the people of the United States, including labor, management, users, and investors, in all communities served by the various forms of transportation to observe National Defense Transportation Day by appropriate ceremonies that will give complete recognition to the importance to each community and its people of the transportation system of the United States and the maintenance of the facilities of the system in the most modern state of adequacy to serve the needs of the United States in times of peace and in national defense.”” (Wikipedia)
National Defense Transportation Day is a special part of National Transportation Week.
NATIONAL DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION DAY HISTORY
“On May 16, 1957, Congress designated the third Friday of May each year as National Defense Transportation Day. In 1962 Congress included the whole week within which the Friday falls as National Transportation Week.” A proclamation is signed each year by the current President of the United States.
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