Welcome to Worldwide Weird Holidays, where you’ll find a new reason to celebrate every day of the year.
March 16 is Goddard Day
Today is Goddard Day. On March 16, 1926, scientist Robert Goddard successfully launched the first liquid-fueled rocket. In 1915, he had challenged accepted beliefs about propulsion when he theorized that a rocket could produce thrust in the vacuum of space, where there was no air to push against. He was widely ignored and paid for the […]
March 15 is the Ides of March
Today is the Ides of March, which marks the date in 44 B.C. that Julius Caesar was assassinated. To learn why it was called the Ides of March, we need to take a look at the Roman calendar in use 2,060 years ago. Days of the year weren’t not numbered sequentially. Instead, each month had […]
March 13 is Ear Muff Day
Today is Ear Muff Day, celebrating the date in 1877 when Chester Greenwood was awarded a patent for his “ear-mufflers.” Before long, his hometown of Farmington, Maine became the Earmuff Capital of the World, producing up to 50,000 pairs of Greenwood Champion Ear Protectors each year. One hundred years later, the state of Maine declared December […]
March 9 is Panic Day
Have you ever wondered how the dinosaurs felt? Now’s your chance: It’s Panic Day! (Save a little for International Panic Day on June 18th!)
March 8 is National Proofreading Day
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Fun Facts About Names Day
Fun Facts About Names Day is one of the holidays comprising International Celebrate Your Name Week (CYNW), always observed during the first full week of March. CYNW was established in 1997 by Jerry Hill to share his interest in onomastics, the study of the origins and usage of proper names. The six other days celebrate Namesake […]
March 6 is National Frozen Food Day
Today is National Frozen Food Day, which honors the pioneering work of Clarence Birdseye. While living in Canada, he learned from the Inuit how to fish through a hole in the ice. He noticed that the day’s catch froze almost instantly, tasted fresh and didn’t turn to mush like conventional slow-frozen foods when thawed. Convinced […]
March 5 is St. Piran’s Day
Today is St. Piran’s Day, which honors the death of the patron saint of Cornish tin miners. According to legend, Saint Piran was born in Ireland in the fifth century, traveled to Rome to study the scriptures and was made a bishop upon his return. The miracles he performed, such as raising soldiers from the dead, […]
March 2 is Read Across America Day
Read Across America Day was proposed in 1997 by the National Education Association (NEA) and adopted the following year. March 2nd was chosen to celebrate the birthday, in 1904, of Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, one of the most beloved children’s book authors in history. Geisel worked as a cartoonist and ad man for […]
February 28 is National Public Sleeping Day
Today is National Public Sleeping Day, not to be confused with Festival of Sleep Day on January 3rd. Cats are known for taking short naps and waking quickly to flee a predator or pounce on prey. Those who have cats can attest to the fact that cats sleep a lot, an average of 15 hours […]