April 16, 2020: High Five!
Today is National High Five Day. Nobody knows for sure when the high five was first done, but one story is that Dusty Baker, a Dodger baseball player, hit a home run to give them a record that year, and…
March 25, 2020: Rhinos Rising
In the news this week, there are reports that the endangered Black Rhino species is doing better. Black Rhinos live in Africa, and are in danger mostly because of hunters who want their horns. Some people believe that the horn…
December 7, 2019
Today in the US, it’s Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. In 1941, Japan attacked the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in a surprise move. Experts did not think Japan would attack Hawaii, and the base was somewhat unprepared to defend…
AM: September 29, 2019
In sports yesterday, a player for the NY Mets baseball team, Pete Alonso, hit home run #53 to set a new record for the most home runs in a season by a rookie (player in his first year). Fun fact:…
AM: September 14, 2019 — Bold Encouragers
There was a story in the news this week about a boy who loved the University of Tennesee and wanted to wear one of their T-shirts for “College Colors” day at his elementary school. He didn’t have a shirt, so…
AM: September 12, 2019 — All Sorts of Good Things
Do I have a whammy of a day for you… it’s National Encouragement Day!! … Not what you were hoping for?? Okay, how about National Chocolate Milkshake and National Video Games Day? Yes, seriously, all these on one day. We…
