Tuesday, September 15, 2015

September 16


National Tattoo Story Day (Originator is NBC's "Blindspot")
(Every tattoo tells a story!)

School Backpack Awareness Day

Trail of Tears Commemoration Day
(The Trail of Tears is the name of the forced removal by the U.S. to Indian Territory. The phrase is applied to the forced removals of the Chickasaw, Cherokee, Choctaw, Muscogee Creek, and Seminole, who were all removed from the Southeast.

Mayflower Day

Play-doh Day

Collect Rocks Day

Stepfamily Day

National Cinnamon Raisin Bread Day

International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer

Stay Away From Seattle Day

Working Parents Day

Wrinkled Raincoat Day

Birthdays
1914 - Allen Funt, TV producer,  "Smile, You're on Candid Camera"
1924 - Lauren Bacall, actress
1924 - B. B. King, blues singer
1926 - John Knowles, novelist
1927 - Peter Falk, actor, TV series "Columbo"
1949 - Ed Begley Jr., actor
1956 - David Copperfield, magician
1958 - Orel Hershiser, MLB baseball pitcher
1964 - Molly Shannon, actress, comedian, "SNL"

Today In History 
1620 - The Mayflower sets sail from Plymouth, England. It carried pilgrims headed to the New World, to escape religious persecution.
1908 – The General Motors Corporation is founded.
1919 – The American Legion is incorporated.
1959 – The first successful photocopier, the Xerox 914, is introduced in a demonstration on live television from New York City.

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