SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 | NATIONAL TV DINNER DAY | NATIONAL ANTS ON A LOG DAY | NATIONAL SWAP IDEAS DAY
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 | NATIONAL TV DINNER DAY | NATIONAL ANTS ON A LOG DAY | NATIONAL SWAP IDEAS DAY
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NATIONAL TV DINNER DAY
National TV Dinner Day is observed annually on September 10th. In 1953, C.A. Swanson & Sons changed the prepackaged meal business forever. Introducing the TV Dinner revolutionized frozen food. Read more...
NATIONAL ANTS ON A LOG DAY | Second Tuesday in September
NATIONAL ANTS ON A LOG DAY
The second Tuesday in September each year celebrates National Ants On A Log Day. This snacky food holiday recognizes this iconic and healthy food snack enjoyed by millions of people across the USA and around the world. Read more...
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NATIONAL SWAP IDEAS DAY
National Swap Ideas Day, which is observed annually on September 10th, encourages us to share a creative or helpful idea with someone and trade them for their thoughts in return. Read more...
On Deck for September 11, 2024
National Days
PATRIOT DAY
NATIONAL HOT CROSS BUN DAY
NATIONAL MAKE YOUR BED DAY
September 10th Celebrated History
1846
Elias Howe receives the first lockstitch sewing machine patent in the United States. Patent No. 4,750 describes a machine designed to sew fabric together in an upright position. He even went to court to defend his patent when others swooped in and used his designs in their sewing machines.
1953
Swanson introduces the first TV Dinner. The revolutionary creation brings dinner from the dining room to TV trays in the living room.
1960
Running barefoot, Abebe Bikila claims the gold medal in the marathon at the Rome Olympics. His achievement marked the first Sub-Saharan African to win the prize. In the weeks following the Olympics, Bikila is promoted to corporal in Emperor Haile Selassie’s imperial bodyguard.
1984
Jeopardy! airs its first episode in its daily syndicated version. The popular trivia television game show draws between 9 and 13 million viewers weekly and those numbers continue to grow.
1990
The Ellis Island Immigration Museum opens to the public at the original location. Nearly half of all Americans can trace their ancestry to immigrants who passed through the facility’s doors.
2016
On this day, more American football fans attended a football game than ever before. The University of Tennessee Volunteers and the Virginia Tech Hokies matched up before a crowd of 130,045 at the Bristol Motor Speedway. During the record breaking attendance, the University of Tennessee Volunteers won 45-24.
2019
Margaret Atwood publishes The Testaments. The novel is a sequel to Atwood’s 1985 dystopian novel, The Handmaid’s Tale.
September 10th Celebrated (And Not So Celebrated) Birthdays
Alice Brown Davis – 1852
In 1919, President Warren G. Harding appointed Alice Brown Davis as the first woman chief of the Seminole Tribe. She served in this role for 16 years until her death in 1935.
Laura Cornelius Kellogg – 1880
The Oneida leader wrote Our Democracy and the American Indian. She was also a social advocate, orator, and author who founded the Society of American Indians.
Dorothy Hill – 1907
Another woman of firsts, Dorothy Hill pursued a career in geology and paleontology. Early in her career, she earned many first titles. The University of Queensland honored her a Gold Medal for outstanding student, the first woman to receive it. Hill would also become the first president of the International Association for the study of Fossil Cnidaria and Porifera. She was the first woman to hold the role of professor at an Australian university and also the first woman elected as president of the Australian Academy of Science.
Arnold Palmer – 1929
The professional golfer collected 92 championship wins during his career. He’s a favorite of sports enthusiasts around the world. And the beverage that combines tea and lemonade is named after him.
Rin Tin Tin – 1918
The charismatic German Shepherd starred in several films in the 1920s. Along with his sister, Nannette, Rin Tin Tin was rescued by an American soldier during World War I.
Charles Kuralt – 1934
Best known for his “On The Road” segments with The CBS Evening News, Kuralt’s popular segment spanned 13 years and all 50 states. Before creating the beloved “On the Road,” Kuralt was CBS’s youngest news correspondent.
Roger Maris – 1934
The successful professional baseball player set the Major League Baseball record for single-season home runs. In 1961 he hit 61 home runs.
Mary Oliver – 1935
The prolific and inspiring poet earned the National Book award and the Pulitzer Prize. Her poetry featured the natural world, but she also flittered with emotion.
Colin Firth – 1960
The British actor is best known for his roles in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Bridget Jones’s Diary, and The King’s Speech, for which he earned an Oscar for Best Actor.