Today is...

[IceWizard]

05 Sept 2017


International Day of Charity



Every year, charities all over the world help to save and improve people’s lives, fighting disease, protecting children, and giving hope to many thousands of people. To honour the important work that these many charities do, in 2012 the United Nations decided to nominate an annual International Day of Charity as an official day of recognition and celebration. The reason the date was chosen is because it is the anniversary of the death of Mother Teresa of Calcutta.

This choice commemorates the tireless work that Mother Teresa did by devoting her whole life to charity work. To celebrate this special day every year, the work of different charities all over the word is publicized and celebrated, and people are encouraged to donate money and time, to carry out charitable works, and also to educate people and raise awareness about the many charitable issues worldwide. Education and giving are the essence of this special day.


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World Samosa Day

“Never hurt a Samosa’s feelings by telling it no. They too have fillings inside.
~ Unforgivably bad pun

If you’ve never had one, you’re missing out. That is the first and most important thing you need to know about Samosas. They are a delightfully fried dish filled with onions, peas, potatoes, cheese, beef or lamb, or any of a myriad of other fillings. They’ve become increasingly popular in the US, and World Samosa Day encourages you to try them out if you’ve never had them, no matter where you’re from. Let’s take a look at the history of these delicious little pockets of culinary love!

History of World Samosa Day

Samosa’s find their origins somewhere in the Middle East, prior to the 10th century. Sometimes during the 13th-14th century they were brought by traders to India, where it quickly became incredibly popular. To this day they can be found in family homes, at fancy restaurants, and even from roadside vendors where they are fried fresh in vegetable oil. Their shell is prepared using wheat or maida flour, and they are then stuffed with a traditional mashed potato, onions, green peas, all with regional spices. To make it perfect they serve it with a mint, coriander, and tamarind.

Interestingly, if you’re wanting a spicier rendition of the Samosa, you don’t go to India. Instead you indulge in a Pakistani inspired blend of ingredients. There they are primarily filled with vegetable ingredients, but the locals enjoy them with a particularly vibrant punch of spices, especially in the souther Sindh province or Eastern Punjab. Of course, it’s also the place to go if you enjoy Samosas so much you want them in jumbo size, then you need to stop over in Faisalabad, where they are made in what are considered unusually large sizes.

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September 5 Birthdays




Freddie Mercury - (1946 - 1991) (45)




Michael Keaton - 66




Raquel Welch - 77




Bob Newhart - 88




Jack Daniel - (1850 - 1911) (61)




Clem Clempson - 67









September 5th


2008: Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart sent a cease-and-desist letter to John McCain’s campaign due to their usage of “Barracuda” in reference to McCain’s running mate Sarah Palin. The Wilson sisters didn’t have legal sending to send the letter due to the McCain campaign’s lawful purchase of rights to the song.

1998: Aerosmith reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the first and only time with “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” which was taken from the Armageddon soundtrack. The song spent four weeks on top of the chart.

1993: Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro became the new guitarist for the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Navarro remained in the band until April of 1998 when he was fired after showing up at a band practice under the influence of drugs & falling backwards over his own amp.

1992: Temple of the Dog peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with their self-titled album which was their only album. This was a band consisting of members of Pearl Jam and Soundgarden & the album went on to go Platinum in the U.S.

1991: At the MTV Video Music Awards at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, R.E.M. won six awards for “Losing My Religion” including Video of the Year. There were performances by Van Halen (who were introduced by Pee-wee Herman), Poison, Queensryche, Metallica, Don Henley & Guns N’ Roses.

1981: Stevie Nicks reached number one on the Billboard 200 Album Chart with her debut solo album Bella Donna for one week. The album featured “Edge of Seventeen”, “Leather and Lace” a duet with Don Henley & “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around” which featured Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Also on this day Nicks peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around”.

1981: Foreigner peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart with “Urgent” which was their fifth top ten single in the U.S.

1976: Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Gary Rossington was injured in a car crash in Jacksonville, FL. This accident inspired Ronnie Van Zant to write “That Smell”.

1964: The Animals reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart for the first and only with “The House of the Rising Sun” for the first of three weeks.



Birthdays:

Clem Clempson - Guitarist for Humble Pie born in 1945

Freddie Mercury - Singer for Queen born in 1946