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        National Coffee Day, also known as Coffee Day or International Coffee Day, is a holiday that celebrates this hot beverage and the joy it brings to people all over the world. On this day, people not only take the time to enjoy their favorite brand of coffee, but also many different types of businesses offer discounted or free cups of coffee to their customers. It is celebrated on September 29th all over the world.  History        While not much is known about the origin of this holiday, the history of coffee is a lot easier to determine. According to legend, it was discovered on the Ethiopian highlands by a goat herder who discovered the the fruit of the coffee plant had a stimulating effect on his goats. So he decided to experiment with them a little bit and viola-coffee was born! He shared his findings with the local monastery and before long, everyone was making a drink from the coffee plant. Coffee quickly spread across the Arabian Peninsula and by the sixteenth centu

Date When Celebrated : September 27 th Crush a Can Day is today. How flat can you squish it? After you get done kicking the can around, you get the fun of crushing it too. Use it as a stress reliever to take out all of the frustrations of your day. See how flat you can get it. It will make you feel good. Go ahead, give it a big squeeze. There, now don't you feel better? You can crush a can anyway you want. There's no rules. Just make sure to do so safely. Have a very happy Crush a Can Day. http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/September/crushacanday.htm Feel Free to comment and share with your friends! Feel Free to follow me @ eliceivywrites.wordpress.com Please follow me on Twitter @eliceivy Facebook at www.facebook.com/eliceivy and don't forget to follow here on blogspot.com for all my latest posts!

Date When Celebrated : September 25 National Comic Book Day is a super cool day. Share a comic book with a friend today. We don't know of anyone who doesn't like a good comic book. Comic books are great reading. They either tell an ongoing story, provide humor, or offer intrigue and suspense. In all comic books, good eventually prevails over evil. So, comic books always make us feel good. Did you Know? (of course you did!): Comic books have great value as a collectors item. Don't ever throw away those old comic books. Down the road, the series you are collecting today, may be worth its weight in gold! Here are some of the ways that we have read, or heard, on how to enjoy National Comic Book Day: Buy a comic book, or two, or,....... Read a comic book, or two, or....... Trade comic books among your friends. Some stores are rumored to offer free comic books on this day. (If you hear of a store offering free comic books, let me know...I'm there!) http://www.holidayin

So with my birthday fast approaching I wondered were I could go to get free stuff.  I found all these cools lists and thought I should share with the masses! Enjoy. https://www.thepennyhoarder.com/deals/100-places-will-give-free-stuff-birthday/ https://www.dealnews.com/features/Free-Presents-The-Best-Retail-Restaurant-Birthday-Freebies/1081056.html http://www.allyou.com/free-on-birthday What are some free places you go to on your birthday? Feel Free to comment and share with your friends! Feel Free to follow me @ eliceivywrites.wordpress.com Please follow me on Twitter @eliceivy Facebook at www.facebook.com/eliceivy and don't forget to follow here on blogspot.com for all my latest posts! Feel Free to comment and share with your friends! Feel Free to follow me @ eliceivywrites.wordpress.com Please follow me on Twitter @eliceivy Facebook at www.facebook.com/eliceivy and don't forget to follow here on blogspot.com for all my latest posts!

Date When Celebrated : September 22 Business Women's Day recognizes the value and contribution of women in the business world. The roots of this special day go back to the late 1940s. While men were off fighting World War II, women filled the void in the workforce. The returning soldiers found the women eager to have their men return. But, many women were not anxious to return to traditional roles in the home. Since this time, women's role and contributions in the workforce have grown and evolved. Ladies, have a Happy Business Women's Day! Origin of Business Women's Day: Hilary A. Bufton Jr. and three Kansas City business women founded the American Business Women's Association(ABWA) on September 22, 1949. The first Business Women's Day was celebrated in 1982. In 1983, a joint Congressional resolution was passed, and signed by President Ronald Reagan proclaiming September 22 as Business Women's Day. President Ronald Reagan also issued Proclamation 5532

Autumnal Equinox Day  When / Date: September 22, 2017;September 23, 2018; September 23, 2019; September, 22, 2020  The Autumn equinox signals the beginning of Fall. It is the point where there is exactly 12 hours of daylight and 12 hours of darkness at the equator. If you live anywhere else, however, you will see a little bit more or a little bit less than 12 hours of daylight.  The daylight hours are dwindling and will continue to do so until we reach the Winter Solstice, the shortest day of the year and the start of winter. In ancient times, the Autumn Equinox was cause for a variety of pagan festivals, among them the celebration of the birth of Mabon, the son of Mordon, the Goddess of the earth.   It is also a time to celebrate with a variety of Fall and Harvest Festivals. People enjoy fall festivals as they sense the closure of a great summer season and the coming of a long winter. The fall festivals are the last of the outdoor events until spring. Just getting ther

Date When Celebrated :  September 20 th National Punch Day  celebrates one of three things.  Can you guess all three? What does  National Punch Day  celebrate? Punch that comes from a punch bowl The kind of punch that you dole out with your fists A tool? We don't know the answer, as we found no factual information at all on this special day. While we continue to search for the roots of this day, you can feel free to celebrate it any way you feel. Happy National Punch Day! http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/September/punchday.htm Feel Free to comment and share with your friends! Feel Free to follow me @ eliceivywrites.wordpress.com Please follow me on Twitter @eliceivy Facebook at www.facebook.com/eliceivy and don't forget to follow here on blogspot.com for all my latest posts!

1975 - Eric Clapton got a gold record for "I Shot The Sheriff."  Which was orginally written by Bob Marley in 1973  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XiYUYcpsT4 Feel Free to comment and share with your friends! Feel Free to follow me @ eliceivywrites.wordpress.com Please follow me on Twitter @eliceivy Facebook at www.facebook.com/eliceivy and don't forget to follow here on blogspot.com for all my latest posts!

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Date When Celebrated :  Always September 16 th The American Legion was granted its federal charter by Congress on this day in 1919. It was established to support and assist veterans returning from World War I. Since then it has grown and supported veterans of all wars, and veterans of peacetime as well. The American Legion currently has over 3 million member veterans, at more than 14,000 posts worldwide. They provide a social community and mutual aid to all members. Happy American Legion Day! http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/September/american-legion-day.htm Feel Free to comment and share with your friends! Feel Free to follow me @ eliceivywrites.wordpress.com Please follow me on Twitter @eliceivy Facebook at www.facebook.com/eliceivy and don't forget to follow here on blogspot.com for all my latest posts!

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Date When Celebrated :  September 13 th National Peanut Day  is the peanuttiest of days. Native to South America, the locals there couldn't keep this great nut to themselves. Actually, peanuts are not nuts. They are "legumes", like peas, beans, and lentils. Peanuts are one of America's favorite snack foods. And, its more than a snack food. Peanuts are the main ingredient in peanut butter. Peanuts star in a variety of recipes, and is a topping for countless foods and desserts. Many Chinese recipes use peanuts in main menu items.    Peanuts once took the rap as a not so healthy food. More recent research suggests that peanuts can reduce cardiovascular disease and lowers triglycerides in the body. Peanuts are high in protein and fiber, and are now believed to help curb hunger, and therefore help in diet control. Celebrate  National Peanut Day  by eating peanuts wherever and whenever during the day that you can. Eating peanut butter counts, too. Want to t

Date When Celebrated : Video Games Day - always on July 8th National Video Games Day - always on September 12th Video Games Day  celebrates popular video games that stormed onto the market, and changed the way your kids play games. From Atari to Nintendo to Xbox, video games provide all too many hours of playing time on your television set. In grandma and grandpa's day, they had stick horses for toys and playtime. Todays kids (big kids and little kids) have an enormous array of video games to play. Before you get tired of one game, another one hits the market.   Our extensive research into this special day discovered two separately distinct dates. Also, both dates for this special day refer to it as  Video Games Day  and  National Video Games Day . Based upon our research results, we give the edge to September 12th as  National Video Games Day . Lucky gamer that you are, you get to celebrate two video games days. Celebrate   National Video Games Day  by playi

Date When Celebrated :  Always September 12 th Chocolate Milkshake Day  is an opportunity for chocoholoics to savor and enjoy. The weather may have cooled off. But, our appetite for chocolate, specifically chocolate milkshakes, hasn't cooled off one iota. What a great day this will be! Simply combine a little milk with some chocolate ice cream, add some extra chocolate syrup, and mix it well in a blender. That's the fixins for mixin up a big, tall glass of chocolate milkshake.   On a diet? Not today. A lot of people celebrate  Chocolate Milkshake Day  with not one, but two or more chocolate milkshakes. Bottoms up! http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/September/chocolatemilkshake.htm Feel Free to comment and share with your friends! Feel Free to follow me @ eliceivywrites.wordpress.com Please follow me on Twitter @eliceivy Facebook at www.facebook.com/eliceivy and don't forget to follow here on blogspot.com for all my latest posts!