Calendar day; March 4, 2016

Friday, the 4th of March, 2016 is the 64th day in 2016 and in the 9th calendar week.

General Events:

World Day of Prayer
March 4, 2016 in the World

The World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical Christian laywomen’s initiative. It is run under the motto “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action,” and is celebrated annually in over 170 countries on the first Friday in March. The World Day of Prayer began in the 19th century when Christian women of Canada and the United States started to be involved in missions at home and in other parts of the world.  The movement aims to bring together women of various races, cultures and traditions in a yearly common Day of Prayer, as well as in closer fellowship, understanding and action throughout the year.

Through the World Day of Prayer, women are encouraged to become aware of the other countries and cultures and no longer live in isolation. They are also encouraged take up the burdens of other people, to sympathize with the problems of other countries and cultures and pray with and for them. They are further encouraged to become aware of their talents and use them in the service of society. The World Day of Prayer aims to demonstrate that prayer and action are inseparable and that both have immeasurable influence in the world.

Every year, worship service focuses on a different country and a specific theme. World Day of Prayer National/Regional Committees of that country prepare the order of worship on these themes to be used on the next World Day of Prayer.

Where is World Day of Prayer?
Worldwide

International Scrapbooking Day
March 4, 2016 in the World

Celebrated all over the world, International Scrapbooking Industry Day is the day when fans of memories, paper, photos and adhesive mixed to celebrate this greatly well-liked interest.

Scrapbooking is about maintaining memories whether they’re in paper, image or letter style, or even products such as pressed flowers from your first day, ribbons from chocolates on Valentine’s Day or even an airline ticket from your first vacation wth the women, men or without your parents, and even with the children. All that’s required is some glue, a decorated publication or cd, and some time to take a seat and begin sticking! Some communities and cities also have their very own Scrapbooking Clubs where like-minded distributor meet to talk, junk, and hold fairs where you could pick your next scrapbook design, see the most recent trends in scrapbooking, and try new gadgets.

The advent of scanners, desktop publishing, page layout programs, and advanced printing options make it relatively easy to create professional-looking layouts in digital form. The internet allows scrapbookers to self-publish their work. Scrapbooks that exist completely in digital image form are referred to as “digital scrapbooks” or “computer scrapbooks.”

Where is the event?
Worldwide

National Hug a GI Day 2016
March 4, 2016 in the USA

Hug a GI Day takes place on March 04, 2016. Hug a GI Day ist for all the men and women who proudly serve for your country. You can give a big hug to all GIs you see today to thank them.

Today the term G.I. is fairly commonly known to refer to those serving in the Armed Forces of the United States of America. How that came to be is a little less military protocol and more the American story.

It seems at the turn of the 20th century, G.I. was a notation used in supply records for galvanized iron. It was later used during World War I for German artillery shells made from galvanized iron. Sometime during the war soldiers started interpreting the initials as “Government Issue” or “General Issue”. By the time World War II came around it was starting to gain meaning as generic enlisted man. Not surprisingly, sarcastic usage among many servicemen was common, feeling they were just like any other Government Issued supply being mass-produced for Uncle Sam.

About that time G.I. Joe was born. His creator, comic strip artist and former Army Sergeant David Breger, issued his first G.I. Joe cartoon series in Yank magazine on June 17, 1942. The term G.I. became more permanently etched in the American language when in 1944 President Franklin Roosevelt signed the bill that became known as the G.I. Bill; Servicemen’s Readjustment Act. And then there was no going back when Hasbro trade marked their G.I. Joe as an action figure in 1964.

Find a G.I. you know and give them a hug. Is your G.I. too far away to give a hug? Send him or her a virtual one via text, e-mail, phone or even snail mail.

Where is the event?
Nationwide USA

National Employee Appreciation Day
March 4, 2016 in the USA

National Employee Appreciation Day is observed annually on the first Friday in March.   This day was created as a way of focusing the attention of all the employers in all industries on employee recognition.  Celebrations are created and carried out by employers everywhere, and consist of various ways that deserved appreciation is shown to their employees.Employees are one of a company’s greatest assets.  Recognition and appreciation is known as one of the key motivational factors in the workplace.

An employer may show their appreciation of an employee’s efforts and contributions to the goals of the company in a variety of ways from rewards to verbal interactions. Expressing employee appreciation increases employee job satisfaction.

Where is the event?
Nationwide USA

Historical Events on 4th March:

852 Croatian Duke Trpimir I issued a statute, a document with the first known written mention of the Croats name in Croatian source

1238 Battle of the Sit River is fought in the northern part of the present-day Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia between the Mongol Hordes of Batu Khan and the Russians under Yuri II of Vladimir-Suzdal

1681 English Quaker William Penn receives charter from Charles II, making him sole proprietor of colonial American territory Pennsylvania

1774 First sighting of Orion nebula (William Herschel)

1789 1st US Congress meets and declares constitution in effect (9 senators, 13 reps)

1798 Catholic women force to do penance for kindling sabbath fire for Jews

1881 Holmes & Watson begin “A Study in Scarlet”, 1st case together

1894 Great fire in Shanghai; over 1,000 buildings destroyed

1922 1st vampire film Nosferatu released in Germany, an adaptation of Bram Stoker’s Dracula

1924 “Happy Birthday To You” published by Claydon Sunny

1930 Terrible floods ransack Languedoc and the surrounds in south-west France, resulting in twelve apartments being submerged by water and causing the death of over 700 people

1954 Peter Bent Brigham Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, announces the first successful kidney transplant.

1962 AEC announces 1st atomic power plant in Antarctica in operation

1978 Chicago Daily News, founded in 1875, publishes last issue

1994 4 Arab terrorist founded guilty of bombing the World Trade Center

1995 Blind teenage boy receives a ‘Bionic Eye’ at a Washington Hospital

2005 United Nations warns that about 90 million Africans could be infected by HIV in the future without further action against the spread of the disease

 

Calendar day; March 6, 2015

Friday, the 6th of March, 2015 is the 65th day in 2015 and in the 10th calendar week.

General Events:

World Day of Prayer
March 6, 2015 in the World

World Day of Prayer is celebrated on March 06, 2015. The World Day of Prayer is an international ecumenical Christian laywomen’s initiative. It is run under the motto “Informed Prayer and Prayerful Action,” and is celebrated annually in over 170 countries on the first Friday in March. The movement aims to bring together women of various races, cultures and traditions in a yearly common Day of Prayer, as well as in closer fellowship, understanding and action throughout the year.

Through the World Day of Prayer, women are encouraged to become aware of the other countries and cultures and no longer live in isolation. They are also encouraged take up the burdens of other people, to sympathize with the problems of other countries and cultures and pray with and for them. They are further encouraged to become aware of their talents and use them in the service of society. The World Day of Prayer aims to demonstrate that prayer and action are inseparable and that both have immeasurable influence in the world.

Every year, worship service focuses on a different country and a specific theme. World Day of Prayer National/Regional Committees of that country prepare the order of worship on these themes to be used on the next World Day of Prayer.

Where is World Day of Prayer?
Worldwide

Holi
March 6, 2015 in the World

Holi is a spring festival also known as the festival of colours or the festival of love. It is an ancient Hindu religious festival which has become popular with non-Hindus in many parts of South Asia, as well as people of other communities outside Asia.

Holi is an important festival to Hindus. It is celebrated at the end of the winter season on the last full moon day of the lunar month Phalgun (February/March), (Phalgun Purnima), which usually falls in March, sometimes in late February.

The festival has many purposes; most prominently, it celebrates the beginning of Spring. In 17th century literature, it was identified as a festival that celebrated agriculture, commemorated good spring harvests and the fertile land. Hindus believe it is a time of enjoying spring’s abundant colours and saying farewell to winter. Holi festivities mark the beginning of new year to many Hindus, as well as a justification to reset and renew ruptured relationships, end conflicts and accumulated emotional impurities from past.

It also has a religious purpose, symbolically signified by the legend of Holika. The night before Holi, bonfires are lit, in a ceremony known as Holika Dahan (burning of Holika) or Little Holi. People gather near fires, sing and dance. The next day, Holi, also known as Dhuli in Sanskrit, or Dhulheti, Dhulandi or Dhulendi, is celebrated. Children and youth spray coloured powder solutions (Gulal) at each other, laugh and celebrate, while elders tend to smear dry coloured powder (Abir) on each other’s face. Visitors to homes are first teased with colours, then served with Holi delicacies, desserts and drinks. After playing with colours, and cleaning up, people bathe, put on clean clothes, visit friends and family.

Like Holika Dahan, Kama Dahanam is celebrated in some parts of India. The festival of colours in these parts is called Rangapanchami, and occurs on fifth day after Poornima (full moon).

Dentist’s Day 2015
March 6, 2015 in the World

Dentist’s Day is celebrated on March 06, 2015. Dentists aren’t the most popular people, but they helps you to keep your teeth healthy – you can thank them for their work today! A dentist, also known as a ‘dental surgeon’, is a health care practitioner that specializes in the diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of diseases and conditions of the oral cavity.

By nature of their general training, a licensed dentist can carry out most dental treatments such as restorative, orthodontics, prosthetic, endodontic therapy, periodontal therapy, and extraction of teeth, as well as performing examinations, taking x-rays and diagnosis. Additionally, dentists are allowed to engage in oral surgery when performing invasive procedures such as dental implant placement.

Dentists can also prescribe medications such as antibiotics, fluorides, pain killers, local anesthetics, sedatives/hypnotics and any other medication that serve in the treatment of the various conditions that arise in the head and neck.

This Dentist Day, consider that dentists aren’t the bad guys, that they’re real people too, and that you probably aught to take better care of your teeth. Hooray for dentists!

Where is the event?
Worldwide

Employee Appreciation Day
March 6, 2015 in the World

Employee Appreciation Day takes place on March 06, 2015. It honors all employees worldwide and was celebrated first in 1995. One of Recognition Professionals International’s founding Board members, Bob Nelson, together with his publishing company, Workman Publishing, created Employee Appreciation Day as a way of focusing the attention of all employers, in all industries on employee recognition.”

Celebrations today should be created and executed by your company. Recognitions vary widely, and may include a lunch, snack, cakes, or other munchies, and small recognition gifts. Don’t expect a day off. Chances are, it just won’t happen.

Where is the event?
Worldwide

National Day of Unplugging
March 6-7, 2015 in the USA

Do you have multiple cell phones? Take your ipad to the beach on vacation? Ever find it hard to get through a conversation without posting an update to Facebook? Is your computer always on?

We increasingly miss out on the important moments of our lives as we pass the hours with our noses buried in our iPhones and BlackBerry’s, chronicling our every move through Facebook and Twitter and shielding ourselves from the outside world with the bubble of “silence” that our earphones create.

The National Day of Unplugging is a 24 hour period – running from sundown to sundown – and starts on the first Friday in March. The project is an outgrowth of The Sabbath Manifesto, an adaption of our ancestors’ ritual of carving out one day per week to unwind, unplug, relax, reflect, get outdoors, and connect with loved ones.

Where is the event?
Nationwide USA

Take Your Action Figure to Work Day
March 6, 2015 in the USA

Sometimes, we all need a little break from the monotony and doldrums of office life. Which is why it’s such a good thing that Friday, March 6 is Take Your Action Figure to Work Day!

Take Your Action Figure to Work Day was started in 2014 by Randall Ham. Ham inadvertently created the holiday by posting Instagram images of his Variant New Teen Titans White Raven action figure doing various tasks around his office.

The response was so great, Ham decided to expand the event to an entire holiday for the Internet. After all, who doesn’t want to celebrate their love of action figures (Barbie dolls count) and toys with their coworkers.

http://actionfigureworkday.com/

http://www.myfaceonafigure.com/

Where is the event?
Nationwide USA

National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day
March 6, 2015 in the USA

Today is National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day! A Greek writer named Athenaeus recorded the oldest surviving cheesecake recipe. The ancient dessert called for just three ingredients—cheese, honey, and flour. Despite its simplicity, the Greeks believed that cheesecake had special powers. Brides and grooms ate it as wedding cake, and athletes enjoyed it before the first Olympic games in 776 BC!

The cheesecake we know and love today relies heavily on cream cheese, which wasn’t invented until the 1870s. By the early 1900s, cheesecake appeared on almost every restaurant menu in New York City and soon became a nationwide sensation. People love to experiment with interesting cheesecake flavors like piña colada, turtle, pumpkin pecan, crème brûlée, red velvet, and today’s reason to celebrate, white chocolate.

To celebrate National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day, bake a delicious white chocolate cheesecake or pick one up from your local bakery!

Where is the event?
Nationwide USA

Historical Events on 6th March:

1079 – Omar ibn Ibrahim al-Chajjam completes Jalali-calendar

1454 – Thirteen Years’ War: Delegates of the Prussian Confederation pledge allegiance to Casimir IV of Poland, and the Polish king agrees to help in their struggle for independence from the Teutonic Knights

1788 – The First Fleet arrives at Norfolk Island in order to found a convict settlement

1810 – Illinois passes 1st state vaccination legislation in US

1834 – Toronto incorporated with William Lyon Mackenzie as its 1st mayor

1836 – Battle of the Alamo: after 13 days of fighting during Texas Revolution between 1,500 and 3,000 Mexicans overwhelmed the Texians at the Alamo. Between 182 and 257 Texians died, including William Travis, Jim Bowie and Davy Crockett

1857 – Dred Scott Decision: US Supreme Court rules Africans cannot be US citizens

1869 – Dmitri Mendeleev presents the first periodic table to the Russian Chemical Society

1899 – “Asprin” (acetylsalicylic acid) patented by Felix Hoffmann at German company Bayer

1906 – Heavy storm bursts dike, flooding Vlissingen, Netherlands

1918 – US naval boat “Cyclops” disappears in Bermuda Triangle

1921 – Police in Sunbury, Penn, issue an edict requiring Women to wear skirts at least 4 inches below the knee

1925 – Belgium annexes Eupen, Malmö dy & Sankt Vith

1930 – Clarence Birdseye develops a method for quick freezing food

1933 – Poland occupies free city Danzig (Gdansk)

1957 – Ghana (formerly Gold Coast) declares independence from UK

1967 – Stalin’s daughter Svetlana Allilujeva asks for political asylum in US

1975 – Algiers Accord: Iran and Iraq announce a settlement of their border dispute

1980 – French Academy, founded in 1635, elects it 1st woman novelist (Marguerita Youcenar)

1991 – Following Iraq’s capitulation in the Persian Gulf conflict, President Bush told Congress that “aggression is defeated. The war is over”

1994 – Referendum in Moldova results in the electorate voting against possible reunification with Romania

1998 – First time the British Union Flag is flown over Buckingham Palace (following the controversy after Princess Dian’s death; formerly the only flag flown was the Sovereign’s standard indicating the monarch’s presence.)