Today is...

[IceWizard]

Sunday 9 Oct 2016

World Post Day



Post Day was founded in the Swiss Capital, Bern, and made official by the UPU Congress in Tokyo, Japan in 1969. Post organisations worldwide use the event to promote new services, and increase awareness of the postal system.



And



Beer and Pizza Day



There’s little that makes a day as glorious as finishing it off with that perfect combination of beer and pizza.

The foamy head on top of a glass of amber colored joy seems to be tailor made to go with the rich and cheesy texture of that favorite of treats, pizza. It’s little wonder that these two go together so well, the salty savory buttery crust of the pizza is reminiscent of that other favorite bar treat, the pretzel.

Beer and Pizza Day reminds us to take a moment to indulge in this delightful combo, and remember the good things in life.

History of Beer and Pizza Day

The history of Beer and Pizza Day is the history of two amazing substances that travelled the long and winding roads of culinary antiquity to ultimately come together on our tables and hearts.

Beer is the oldest alcoholic beverage known to man, and has occupied an important part of our culinary past as both a liquid food source as well safe way of imbibing water. After all, with all the diseases that occupied the water and no knowledge of where those illnesses came from, it’s hardly surprising that beer was considered one of the safest drinks around!

The Ancient Egyptians included beer in every level of their food chain, and it was a favorite drink of the slaves building the pyramids as it gave them calories and protein needed to make it through the hard work days. Pizza, on the other hand, heralds back to 997 AD in Gaeta, Italy, though of course it didn’t have any tomato sauce on it.

Tomatoes didn’t come to Europe until the discovery of the New World, and when Italians discovered tomatoes they pretty much never looked back!

The first place it went? Their favored food, Pizza! Finally, after thousands of years, these two amazing things came together to be celebrates in Beer and Pizza Day!

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October 9 Birthdays


John Lennon - (1940-1980)



Sharon Osbourne - 64



Viktor Kee - 47



Scott Bakula - 62



Jackson Browne - 68



John Entwistle - (1944-2002)






October 9th

2008: Prior to the start of the Toronto Maple Leafs-Detroit Red Wings game, Def Leppard performed at Detroit’s Fox Theatre nearby and singer Joe Elliott received criticism by many NHL fans for placing the Stanley Cup upside down.

2001: Bob Dylan was refused backstage access to his own concert at the Jackson County Exposition Center in Medford, OR for not presenting his pass. Dylan requested tighter security during this tour and the guards that didn’t recognize him were thrown out.

1993: Nirvana entered the Billboard 200 Album Chart at number one with their third and final studio album In Utero. The album spent one week on top of the chart

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went on to sell five million copies in the U.S.

1993: Aerosmith made their second appearance on Saturday Night Live where they performed “Cryin’” and “Sweet Emotion”.

1987: Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll the documentary movie chronicling the 60th birthday concerts of Chuck Berry was released.

1982: The Clash made their only appearance on American television on Saturday Night Live where they performed “Straight to Hell” and “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”

1974: Rush made their American television debut on Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert. They didn’t perform on American television again until 2008 on The Colbert Report.

1965: “Yesterday” by The Beatles began a four week run on top of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The song would later be recognized as the most recorded song in the history of popular music with over 3,000 artists covering it.

1958: Eddie Cochran recorded “C’mon Everybody” which would be his final Top 40 hit. The song would later be covered by Led Zeppelin, Sid Vicious and Humble Pie.





Birthdays:

John Lennon born in 1940

John Entwistle - Bassist for The Who born in 1944