Texas, Our Texas...
President Fred is a source of most everything related to Texas! He shared these with us:
You can vacation all your life in Texas and see something different every time - forest, lakes, plains, coastal...
The hamburger is reported to have been invented in Athens Texas.
The statue of Sam Houston, located near Houston Texas is the largest statue of a hero in the world.
 
National What Day 
  • National Scribble Day – inspires children to kindness through art
  • National Joe day – enjoy a cup of “joe” with all of your friends named Joe
  • Manatee Appreciation Day – with a life span of about 60 years, they spend their time eating, sleeping and traveling. They like the Florida waters and migrate as far north as Virginia and as far west as Texas
  • National Little Red Wagon Day – for nearly 100 years, Radio Flyer has been bringing smiles to kids of all ages.
  • National Spanish Paella Day – a rice dish from Spain. Key ingredients are saffron and olive oil.
 
This Day in History
  • 1939 – University of Oregon defeats Ohio State Univ 46 – 33 to win the first ever NCAA men’s basketball tournament. March madness began.
  • 1952 – musical comedy “Singing in the Rain” premiers at Radio City Music Hall in NYC
  • 1964 – Largest U.S. earthquake hit Alaska
  • 1513 – The Spaniard Juan Ponce de Leon first sight of Florida – can anyone tell me what the oldest city in the U.S. is?   St Augustine, FL