On This Day: Self-Injury Awareness Day

There are several holidays we could spotlight on March 1st, but we chose to recognize one that should receive considerably more attention.  Self-Injury Awareness Day (SIAD) is a campaign to promote awareness of self-harm and self-injury.  There are several organizations committed to raising awareness, but March 1st is a day for people to unite for a common cause.  Look for orange ribbons, wristbands, or beaded bracelets to recognize the campaign.  Because this is a grassroots event, your efforts to spread the word and share this information are encouraged even more!  Share, like, tweet, or re-post this information by clicking any of the icons at the bottom of this post.  Your support is greatly appreciated!

Other Holidays:

• Beer Day – not to be confused with Beer Can Appreciation Day, this holiday in Iceland was created to celebrate the end of 75 years of prohibition. Boo prohibition! Hooray beer!
• National Pig Day – our sources say this holiday is celebrated mostly in the Midwest, but we think that’s a little prejudice.  Who doesn’t love bacon and eggs?!
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  Save Mr. Ed!

  National Peanut Butter Lover’s Day – can you guess what’s for lunch?

• Plan a Solo Vacation Day – “Downtown” Dan just got back from vacation.  We’re not letting him get away with this holiday.
• Refired, Not Retired Day – retirement isn’t the end – it’s just the beginning!
• National Horse Protection Day – Protect the ponies!

Also On This Day:

• Rio de Janeiro was founded (1565)
• Georgeana, MA (now York, ME) became the 1st incorporated city in the U.S. (1642)
• The 1st U.S. Census was authorized (1790)
• Yellowstone National Park was established as the world’s 1st national park (1872)
• The 1st public demonstration of the radio (1893)
• Henri Becquerel discovered radioactivity (1896)
• The Hoover Dam was completed (1936)
• W47NV (now WSM-FM) became the 1st FM radio station it the U.S. (1941)
• JFK established the Peace Corps (1961)
• Johnny Cash & June Carter were married (1968)
• Yahoo! was incorporated (1995)
• The United States Supreme Court outlawed the death penalty for juvenile criminals (2005)

 

Mark-Paul Gosselaar

Birthdays:

• Justin Bieber (17) – so much for getting this song out of our heads!  (P.S. it’s about time you cut the hair!)
• Ke$ha (24)
• Ben Sadler (26) – The Printmaster General!
• Mark-Paul Gosselaar (37)
• Booker T (46) – WWE wrestler
• Roger Daltrey, The Who (67)