Month: August 2015

Date When: the first Sunday after Labor Day

It is only right and fitting that one day of the year is set aside to honor our grandparents. It is time to celebrate those special people who are always there with a hug, a kiss, a cookie, something special, or take us somewhere.

National Grandparent’s Day originated in 1978. Then President Jimmy Carter declared it to be the first Sunday after Labor Day.

If you can, enjoy the day with them. That is the greatest gift they can receive from you. If you can’t see them, call them, or skype. When you call, make sure you have the time for a long conversation. Remember, grandparents will always ask about you first and listen intently to everything you have to say. They are never rushed or in a hurry. They are there just for you.

Date When Celebrated : September 12th

Video Games Day celebrates popular video games that stormed onto the market, and changed the way your kids play games. From Atari to Nintendo to Xbox.

Celebrate  National Video Games Day by playing video games. If you are off from school (or if you are a big kid off from work), make this a marathon day for video games. Better still, invite a few friends and hold a competition. Just make certain that you have enough controllers.

When : September 11th

I doubt anyone will ever forget where they were on the morning of September 11, 2001, when they heard of the attacks on the  World Trade Center Towers in NYC and the Pentagon in Washington. This horrible and tragic day is etched forever in our memories.

Date When Celebrated : September 10th

Sewing Machine Day celebrates a very important invention —– the sewing machine. The first sewing machines were made in France in the 1830s. It wasn’t until 1846, that they were patented in the U.S.  Prior to it’s creation, clothes items were sewn together by hand…stitch by stitch.

People who know how to use a sewing machine are dwindling in number. Our mothers and grandmothers had a sewing machine in the house. But most households now don’t even own a sewing machine of their own.

If you have a sewing machine, enjoy today making things with it. If not, consider picking up sewing as a hobby.

 

When : September 3rd

Skyscraper Day is a day to appreciate and admire the world’s tallest skyscrapers.

Skyscrapers are truly engineering and architectural marvels. In many crowded cities, space is in short supply, and real estate prices are ever increasing. Building “up” becomes more and more logical. As technical capabilities in construction improved, skyscraper buildings have become taller and taller. In addition, there is a certain prestige to have one of the tallest buildings in the world in your city and country.

World’s Tallest Buildings

	Building	Country	Height(Feet)	# Floors	Year Built
1.	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	2,717	163	2010
2.	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai, China	2,073.	121	2014
3.	Makkah Royal Clock Toewr Hotel	Mecca, Suadi Arabia	1,971	120	2014
4.	One World Trade Center	New York City,  NY, USA	1,776	104	2014

Date when celebrated: Always the first Monday in September

Dedicated in honor of the worker, it is also appropriately called the “workingman’s holiday”. The holiday is dedicated to you in respect and appreciation for the work you do in or outside of the home, union or non-union, big company, small companies, or government. As long as you work somewhere at something, this holiday is for you!

The first Labor Day was held and celebrated in New York City on September 5, 1882 and was started by the Central Labor Union in New York City. In 1884, it was moved to the first Monday in September where it is celebrated today. Labor Day quickly became popular and one state after another voted it as a holiday. On June 28, 1894, the U.S. congress voted it a national holiday.

Labor Day is viewed as the official end of summer. While the Fall Equinox is still a couple of weeks away, kids go back to school and summer vacations are over. Lots of families view Labor Day as a time to close up pools and store away boats for winter.