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Sunday 20 Nov 2016



Peanut Butter Fudge Day



This special holiday was established by the National Peanut Board and is the perfect time to indulge in this sweet treat. It is widely believed that fudge was first created in the 1800s when a batch of caramels didn’t turn out quite right. This mistake turned out to be a delicious revelation that people have been enjoying all around the world ever since.

As the popularity of this special occasion has spread, a number of different events have been created in order to celebrate Peanut Butter Fudge Day. These include a large number of bake offs, tastings and other fun food related events.

However, by far the best way to celebrate Peanut Butter Fudge Day is by creating your own batch of peanut butter fudge.

This year, instead of baking alone invite a group of friends to help you and use your imagination to create a unique twist to the standard recipe.



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Universal Children's Day



You’ve heard so many people say it: children are the future. And whether you yourself have children or not, that still rings true.

Today’s children are tomorrow’s scientists, politicians, doctors and teachers. Today’s children will inherit all of what humanity has managed to accomplish since the beginning of its existence, both the good and honorable deeds and the cruel wars and terrible failures. It is the children of today that will be charged with protecting the weak and vulnerable of this world, and making even the hardest of decisions in order to do so.

Who then, if not our children, deserves a holiday?

This special day is dedicated to all of the children, so that they may enjoy these carefree years while they last and be ready for the responsibilities that await them. So let’s live it up, kids!

The History of Universal Children’s Day

Universal Children’s Day was first announced by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1954. Originally, there were 2 goals this day was to help achieve: to encourage children of all races, creeds and religions to spend time together, getting to know each other and appreciating each other’s differences, and to prompt governments worldwide to pay more attention to the welfare of their youngest citizens.

Although Universal Children’s Day takes place on November 20th, each country that participates in the festivities has its own date set aside for this purpose—in South Sudan, for example, Children’s Day is celebrated on December 23rd, in Cuba on the third Sunday of July, and in Poland on June 1st.

Since its establishment as a holiday, Universal Children’s Day has been tied to many different, honorable causes, such as the commitment to stopping HIV/AIDS by 2015. Another one of the goals Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations aspires to reach is for every child to have access to an education and be able to attend school.

Promoting peace, respect and concern for the environment among the world’s children are also considered to be of utmost importance.

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November 20 Birthdays




Joe Biden - 74



Joel McHale - 45



Robert F. Kennedy - (1925-1968)



Joe Walsh - 69



Richard Dawson - (1932-2012)



Bo Derek - 60



Estelle Parsons - 89






November 20th

2010: After the end of Bob Dylan’s concert in Amherst, MA, a man with a fake crew pass walked into a pizza parlor and ordered 178 pizzas and never came back to pick the pizzas up. The staff worked until 5:30 a.m. to fill the order.

1997: Paul McCartney taped a performance for the Oprah Winfrey Show at the Manhattan Center in New York City.

1994: David Crosby received a liver transplant at UCLA’s Medical Center. Crosby was on the operating table for seven hours.

1991: The Rolling Stones signed a three album deal with Virgin Records for $45 million making it the biggest recording contract at the time.

1981: AC/DC released their eighth studio album For Those About to Rock which went on to become their first album to reach number one on the Billboard 200 album chart and sell four million copies in the U.S.

1973: During a concert at San Francisco’s Cow Palace, Who drummer Keith Moon collapsed onstage after someone spiked his drink with horse tranquilizer. Audience member, 19 year old Scot Halpin filled in for the final three songs of The Who’s set.

1971: Led Zeppelin played the first of back to back “Electric Magic” concerts at London’s Wembley Empire Pool. These concerts featured circus performers.

1970: Ray Davies of The Kinks flew to London to re-record a lyric to their current single “Apeman”. Radio stations objected to the lyric “The air pollution is foggin’ up my eyes” claiming “foggin’” sounded too much like another f-word.

1961: Bob Dylan began recording his debut album at Columbia Studio A in New York City. John Hammond was the producer.



Birthdays:

Duane Allman - Guitarist for The Allman Brothers Band and Derek and the Dominos born in 1946

Joe Walsh - Guitarist for James Gang and Eagles born in 1947

Frank Marino - Guitarist for Mahogany Rush born in 1954