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Wednesday 16 Nov 2016



Have a Party with Your Bear Day



Have a Party with Your Bear Day is one of several bear-related holidays of which Teddy Bear Picnic Day is the most famous.

The origins and history of this holiday are shrouded in obscurity, although may be a variation on another bear-related holiday. Aside from the obvious, very little is defined about this holiday.

Is the bear in question a teddy bear?

A real bear?

Someone dressed in a bear suit?

Its open to interpretation – just use caution if the party involves a real bear!

Some celebration suggestions are to host a party where guests are bring teddy bears – a fun option for children – or to take photos of oneself next to a stuffed museum bear while wearing a party hat. Another fun option might be a trip to a zoo or wildlife park, or learning more about these amazing animals while enjoying a piece of cake.



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National Button Day



The appeal of buttons is clear. They come in every shape, colour and style, from pearly white shirt buttons, to ornate Victorian affairs, to cute fastenings shaped like insects and animals.

Any outfit can be updated by adding the right buttons, and sewing them on is one of the easiest types of needlework to learn. And they don’t just belong near buttonholes, either.

Clusters of buttons can be used to decorate almost everything, and even on their own in jars they are delightful to handle, play with and admire. Some collect them, but most just lose them. Regardless, nearly everyone seems to love them, or at least regard them with fascination. In case you may be thinking that buttons do not deserve their own holiday, try to imagine what life would be like without them.

Sure, we have zippers and velcro, but could you imagine velcro down the front of your elegant blouse? Of course not!

The History of Button Day

The National Button Society, founded in 1938, established Button Day as a celebration for all who enjoyed collecting and crafting with buttons.

Ever since then, Button Day has been celebrated every year on November 16th.

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November 16 Birthdays




Burgess Meredith - (1907-1997)



Barbara Payton - (1927-1967)








November 16th

2005: The second UK Music Hall of Fame ceremony took place at the Alexandria Place in London with The Who, Pink Floyd, The Kinks, Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan and Black Sabbath among the inductees.

2002: The Rolling Stones and John Mellencamp played a private concert for billionaire David Bonderman’s sixtieth birthday party at The Joint in Las Vegas. Robin Williams entertained guests between acts and the party cost $7 million.

1996: The Beatles became the first act to have three number one albums on the Billboard 200 Album Chart in a 12 month period as Anthology 3 debuted on top.

1994: Dino Valente, founder of Quicksilver Messenger Service died of a brain tumor in Santa Rosa, CA. He was 51 years old.

1991: Guns N’ Roses peaked at number ten on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Don’t Cry” which was their fifth top ten single in the U.S.

1987: Topper Headon, former drummer for The Clash was sentenced to 15 months in prison for supplying heroin to a man who later died.

1978: Queen was awarded the Gold Ticket for playing to over 100,000 fans at Madison Square Garden. During the concert they were joined onstage by semi-nude female cyclists during “Fat Bottomed Girls”.

1977: Rush received their first Gold records in the U.S. for 2112, All the World’s A Stage and A Farewell To Kings.

1974: John Lennon reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the only time in his lifetime as a solo artist with “Whatever Gets You thru the Night” which spent which spent one week at number one. Elton John played piano and sang background vocals on this song.

1968: The Jimi Hendrix Experience reached the top of the Billboard 200 Album Chart for the first time with their third and final album Electric Ladyland which spent two weeks at number one.