February 2021
MARS ROVER LANDING
Today, NASA’s next robotic explorer – Perseverance – follows in the dusty tracks of its predecessors. After a 293 million-mile trek since its July 2020 launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, the upgraded rover is slated to land on the Red Planet at 4:55 p.m. today.
Find out more »2021 GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS
The 78th Golden Globe Awards will honor the best in American television of 2020, as well as film in 2020 and early 2021, as chosen by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The 2021 Golden Globes will honor Jane Fonda with the Cecil B. deMille Award, and Norman Lear with the Carol Burnett Award. Lear will be the third recipient of the recently created Carol Burnett Award, which honors contributions to television.
Find out more »March 2021
DRESS IN BLUE DAY
Dress in Blue Day lets allies everywhere join the mission to end colorectal cancer. By wearing blue, you bring awareness to this disease and support our work — as well as honor all who are impacted by colorectal cancer. Dress in Blue Day is Friday, March 5, but March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. In 2021, an estimated 149,500 people will be diagnosed with this highly preventable disease. They will join more than 1.4 million colorectal cancer patients and…
Find out more »Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day.
Today is Transit Operator and Worker Appreciation Day. Almost one-year since the first lockdown, let's honour these workers on social media. Not just frontline operators, but also the maintenance crews, mechanics, dispatchers and others who have kept our communities running safely—and still do! Use the hashtag #thankstransit.
Find out more »Birthday – ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
1948 Andrew Lloyd Webber; Born March 22 1948, London, England English composer (Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Jesus Christ Superstar), turns 73 today
Find out more »Album – ELIMINATOR (ZZ Top)
Eliminator is the eighth studio album by the American rock band ZZ Top. It was released on March 23, 1983 Often considered ZZ Top's most popular release, the record was ranked at number 398 in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time and was listed at number 39 in The 100 Greatest Albums of the 80s.
Find out more »April 2021
AUTISM AWARENESS DAY
Today is Autism Awareness Day! You can help celebrate by joining in the annual Light It Up Blue campaign. Wear blue in support of understanding and acceptance for people with autism. Or... display blue lights to show your support! Take a selfie and post it with #LightItUpBlue! There are lots of ways to show your support today!
Find out more »GREEN SHIRT DAY
Today is Green Shirt Day Green Shirt Day was created to honour the victims of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash, and to continue Logan Boulet's legacy by inspiring Canadians to become donors as he did. (April is National Organ & Tissue Donation Awareness Month).
Find out more »NATIONAL BEER DAY
This is a national day in the USA, but any excuse to celebrate this magic brew is a good one!.....
Find out more »TITANIC ANNIVERSARY
“Titanic Disaster Anniversary”. Shortly before midnight on April 14, 1912 the ship collided with an iceberg, causing it to sink at 2:20 am on April 15th.
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