MARCH 31, 2014 – NATIONAL BUNSEN BURNER DAY – NATIONAL TATER DAY – NATIONAL CLAMS ON THE HALF SHELL DAY – WORLD BACKUP DAY

                    NATIONAL BUNSEN BURNER DAY

Do you remember high school chemistry class and how fun it was using the Bunsen burner?  Today is all about that great invention.
March 31st annually celebrates National Bunsen Burner Day honoring the birthday of German chemist Robert Wilhelm Eberhard von Bunsen.
Named after Robert Bunsen, a Bunsen burner is a common piece of laboratory equipment that produces a single open gas flame which is used for heating, sterilization, and combustion.  The gas can be either natural gas (mainly methane) or a liquefied petroleum gas, such as propane, butane or a mixture of the two.  The invention of the Bunsen burner opened up new opportunities for the use of natural gas.
Today they are used in high schools and laboratories around the world.
NATIONAL BUNSEN BURNER DAY HISTORY        
We were able to find the reason why March 31st was chosed to celebrate this holiday,  however our research was unable to find the creator of National Bunsen Burner Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.
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NATIONAL TATER DAY         

National Tater Day is celebrated annually on March 31.  This day is set aside to celebrate the potato that is loved by almost everyone and provides us with essential vitamins, minerals and fiber.  There are numerous ways to fix and enjoy the potato……..
Baked – Boiled – Steamed – Roasted – Mashed – Fried – Grilled – Scalloped – French Fries – Cottage Fries – Hash Browns – In Stew – In Soup – Potato Salad – Potato Dumplings – Potato Pancakes – Any Way You Like Them!!
The origin of this day may have originally had a different meaning as at the beginning of April, each year, there is a celebration of the sweet potato (Tater Day), in part of Kentucky.  Sweet potatoes are one of the  main cash crops in that area.  Tater Day started way back in the early 1840′s with the trading and selling of sweet potatoes.  It is the oldest continuous trade day in the United States.

Worldwide, there are more than four thousand potato varieties. 

Since the time potatoes were shipped from Europe to the colonies in the early 17th century, their consumption has been a major part of the North American diet.
NATIONAL TATER DAY HISTORY
The origin of this day may be the Kentucky celebrated Tater Day, however our research was unable to find the creator of National Tater Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.
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NATIONAL CLAMS ON THE HALF SHELL DAY

National Clams On The Half Shell Day is celebrated each year on March 31.  This food holiday is a day for the clam lovers to enjoy a special dish.
Our research has found that Clams On The Half Shell can be prepared in a variety of ways and there are many different recipes available. We did come across some interesting reading on a popular Eastern United States “Clams On The Half Shell dish”……
“Clams casino is a clam ”on the halfshell” dish with breadcrumbs and bacon. It originated in Rhode Island in the United States. It is often served as an appetizer in New England and is served in variations nationally.
According to legend, the recipe for clams casino was originally developed in 1917 in the Little Casino in Narragansett, Rhode Island, by a maître d’hôtel for a woman of means wanting something special for her guests.  Good Housekeeping Great American Classics attributes the dish to Mrs. Paran Stevens and maître d’hôtel Julius Keller.  She named the dish after the hotel, and word and popularity of the dish has since spread across the United States, including New Orleans, where oysters are substituted for clams. Clams casino remains a very popular dish in Rhode Island, “appearing on almost every menu”. (Wikipedia)

** The Giant Clam has a lifespan of over 100 years.**

NATIONAL CLAMS ON THE HALF SHELL DAY HISTORY
Our research was unable to find the creator and the origin of National Clams On The Half Shell Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.
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WORLD BACKUP DAY 2014

It is very important to protect yourself  by backing up all of your important files on your computers such as, your emails, photos, videos, projects, documents and etc.  March 31st is the day to do it.

For more info on this day – go to www.worldbackupday.com

WHAT IS BACKUP?

A backup is a second copy of all your important files.  Instead of storing it all in one place (like your computer), you keep another copy of everything somewhere safe.