March 28th is... Greatest Show On Earth Day/Barnum and Bailey Day, Something On A Stick Day, National Black Forest Cake Day, Eat an Eskimo Pie Day, Microfilm Birthday (1922), Respect Your Cat Day, Weed Appreciation Day, Children's Picture Book Day, National Hot Tub Day, National Triglycerides Day, Virtual Advocacy Day, Eggsibit Day, Gone-ta-pott Day, Serfs Emancipation Day,
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-- On March 28, 1881, the
Greatest Show on Earthwas created by P.T. Barnum. Barnum soon merged his show with James A. Bailey's circus – and together their circus became greater. In 1882, Barnum purchased Jumbo, an enormously popular elephant at the London Zoo, and transported him to the United States, where the larger-than-average elephant — called by Barnum
the largest elephant ever seen— became the star attraction of Barnum's circus.
Read: The Greatest Shows on Earth: A History of the Circus
-- Traveling back to the circus’s early days, Linda Simon takes us to eighteenth-century hippodromes in Great Britain and intimate one-ring circuses in nineteenth-century Paris, where Toulouse-Lautrec and Picasso became enchanted with aerialists and clowns. She introduces us to P. T. Barnum, James Bailey, and the enterprising Ringling Brothers and reveals how they created the golden age of American circuses. She shows how the circus has transformed in recent years. At the center of the story are the people ― trick riders and tightrope walkers, sword swallowers and animal trainers, contortionists and clowns - who created the sensational, raucous, and sometimes titillating world of the circus.
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The Greatest Show on Earth:
The History of the Ringling Bros.
and Barnum Bailey Circus
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Something On A Stick Day
- What comes on a stick? The first thing coming to mind is Popsicles and Fudgesicles. Hotdogs are popular on a stick at campfires. There's also corn-dogs, and shrimp and many Chinese treats. Cocktail wieners and cheese are picked and eaten on a toothpick. Celebrate this fun day by serving food for meals and snacks on a stick. The kids will love it!
National Black Forest Cake Day
- Black forest cake may have been around since the late sixteenth century. Black forest cake was created in the Black Forest region of southern Germany. The original cake was made with cooked cherries, some cream, kirsch and a biscuit in place of cake.
Eat an Eskimo Pie Day
- Eskimo Pie is an ice cream confection. It is a brand name for a chocolate-covered vanilla ice cream bar wrapped in foil, the first such dessert sold in the United States. The Eskimo Pie was invented by a high school teacher by the name of Christian Kent Nelson. Today is not the day Christian K. Nelson was granted his patent, which was on January 24, 1922. Today is the day the Danish immigrant was born on March 28, 1893.
Microfilm Birthday (1922)
- Bradley A. Fiske, of Washington, D.C., patented a device to read microfilm in 1922.
Respect Your Cat Day
- A special day of the year dedicated to those fabulous felines in our lives. After all, cats make wonderful pets and companions, don't they? If you have a cat in your family, give him or her some extra tender loving care today. If you don't have a cat or if you have been considering adding one to your family, Respect Your Cat Day is the perfect time to adopt an abandoned, neglected or homeless kitty from your local shelter.
Weed Appreciation Day
- Do you appreciate any weeds? Do you love or hate weed plants in your yard? Have you ever eaten a weed?