August 19, 2015 – NATIONAL SOFT ICE CREAM DAY – NATIONAL AVIATION DAY

 

                                NATIONAL SOFT ICE CREAM DAY

National Soft Ice Cream Day is observed annually on August 19th.  

• Soft serve ice cream is a result of air being introduced during freezing.
• Soft serve ice cream has been around since the 1930′s.

In 1934 on Memorial Day weekend, Tom Carvel had a flat tire on his ice cream truck in Hartsdale, New York.  After pulling into a parking lot, he began selling the softened ice cream to vacationers driving by.  With amazement, seeing the love that people had for soft ice cream, he concluded that a fixed location selling the new-found dessert was potentially a good business idea.  In 1936, Carvel opened his first store on the original broken down truck site, selling his secret formula soft serve ice cream dispensed from his patented super low temperature ice cream machines.

CELEBRATE

Go out for some soft ice cream and use #NationalSoftIceCreamDay to post on social media.

HISTORY

Within our research, we were unable to find the creator of National Soft Ice Cream Day, an “unofficial” national holiday.

National Aviation Day – August 19

NATIONAL AVIATION DAY

 National Aviation Day is observed each year on August 19th.  This day is dedicated by Presidential Proclamation to those who helped pioneer aviation in the United States.

Two American inventors and aviation pioneers, the Wright brothers are credited with inventing and building the world’s first successful airplane and making the first controlled powered and sustained heavier-than-air human flight on December 17, 1903.

CELEBRATE

Use #NationalAviationDay to post on social media and spread the word.

HISTORY

Established in 1939 by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, this holiday was issued a presidential proclamation designating the anniversary of Orville Wright’s birthday to be National Aviation Day.  Born August 19, 1871, Orville Wright was still alive when the proclamation was issued and went on to live for nine more years until his death in 1948.
Proclamation USC 36:I:A:1:118 allows the sitting United States President to proclaim August 19 as National Aviation Day each year.  If desired, the President’s proclamation may direct all federal buildings and installations to fly the U.S. flag on that day and may encourage citizens to observe the day with activities that promote interest in aviation.