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Calendar day; July 9, 2014

July 9, 2014

Wednesday, the 9th of July, 2014 is the 190th day in 2014 and in the 28th calendar week.

General Events:

National Sugar Cookie Day
July 9, 2014 in the USA

It’s National Sugar Cookie Day! Today, we honor a cookie that is simple and straightforward, but totally delicious. Traditional sugar cookie recipes call for just six ingredients: sugar, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla, and baking powder.

Although sugar cookies by themselves can be quite plain, they are incredibly versatile. Use cookie cutters to create shaped sugar cookies, and top them with frosting or sprinkles. You can also make cookie sandwiches with two sugar cookies and fillings like marshmallow, melted chocolate, or jam.

To celebrate National Sugar Cookie Day, make a batch of homemade sugar cookies to share with friends and coworkers. Provide a variety of interesting decorations and let everyone personalize their bite-sized dessert!

Where is National Sugar Cookie Day?
Nationwide USA

Nunavut Day
July 9, 2014 in Nunavut, Canada

Nunavut Day, which is annually celebrated on July 9, commemorates passing of two Nunavut acts. The Canadian Parliament passed the Nunavut Land Claims Agreement Act and the Nunavut Act on July 9, 1993. Nunavut officially split from the Northwest Territories and became a Canadian territory on April 1, 1999. However, April 1did not have any real meaning for the people of Nunavut. Nunavut Day celebrations were moved to July 9 in 2001 and have remained on that date since then.

An important symbol of Nunavut Territory is a blue and white image of a polar bear on an iceberg with a single star in the sky. The star represents the North Star and the leadership of elders in the community. The lower part of the image includes the word “Nunavut” and its equivalent in Inuktitut syllabics, one of the writing systems used to represent the Inuktitut language spoken by many First Nations communities in Nunavut. This image is widely used in the Nunavut Government’s documents.

Nunavut Day is a public holiday in Nunavut and government offices are closed. Many stores and other organizations may be closed.

Many events are arranged on Nunavut Day. These include:
¦Communal meals, including pancake breakfasts and barbecue.
¦Speeches by local leaders.
¦Traditional games and dances.
¦Presentations of policies and initiatives to stimulate Nunavut’s cultural and economic sustainability.
¦Competitions to increase the awareness of Nunavut’s history among young people.

Where is Nunavut Day?
Nationwide Nunavut, Canada

Historical Events:

711 – Berbers under Tarik-ibn Ziyad occupies North Spain

1401 – Turko-Mongol ruler Tamerlane (Timur) destroys Baghdad, killing 20,000

1609 – Emperor Rudolf II grants Bohemian protestants freedom of religion

1790 – Russo-Swedish War: Second Battle of Svensksund – in the Baltic Sea, the Swedish Navy captures one third of the Russian fleet.

1810 – Napoleon annexes the Kingdom of Holland as part of the First French Empire.

1853 – Adm Perry & US Navy visit Japan

1869 – Concord pipe, made from small corn kernels, invented

1878 – An improved corncob pipe patents by Henry Tibbe, Washington, Mo

1893 – Daniel Williams performs 1st successful open heart surgery without anesthesia

1900 – The Commonwealth of Australia is established by the British House of Commons