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National Themes For April 27th: National Babe Ruth Day, National Tell a Story Day, National Prime Rib Day, National Devil Dog Day, National Rebuilding Day, National Sense of Smell Day, National Pool Opening Day, and National Kiss of Hope Day.

⚾️National Babe Ruth Day! George Herman “Babe” Ruth, Jr., born on February 6, 1895, in Baltimore, Maryland was nicknamed “the Bambino” and “the Sultan of Swat.”  Spending 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB), he played for three teams from 1914 to 1935. Babe Ruth’s baseball career started as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. He became a full-time right-fielder when the New York Yankees bought his contract in 1919. Being one of the league’s most prolific hitters, he helped the Yankees win seven pennants and four World Series titles. Ruth set career records, in his time, for home runs, slugging percentage, runs batted in, and on-base plus slugging. In 1927, he was the very first player to hit 60 home runs in one season. Following a short stint with the Boston Braves, Ruth retired in 1935. In 1936, he became one of the first five players to be elected into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. In 1946, after experiencing severe eye pain and difficulty swallowing, Babe Ruth was diagnosed with cancer. On April 27, 1947, he was able to attend the proclaimed Babe Ruth Day and spoke briefly to a crowd of almost 60,000 people at Yankee Stadium. At the age of 53, on August 16, 1948, at 8:01 pm, Babe Ruth died in his sleep. National Babe Ruth Day has been recognized and celebrated since 1947.

📖National Tell a Story Day! People of all ages are encouraged to share all kinds of stories on National Tell a Story Day. Whether it’s read from a book, one from your imagination or an actual story from a childhood memory, this is the day to gather friends and family and share those stories. Libraries around the country participate in National Tell A Story Day with special storytelling times for children. Storytelling is an ancient practice used to hand down knowledge from one generation to the next. It’s a wonderful way to pass on family traditions, histories, and long told tales and can be entertaining as well as educational. Some of the very best stories come from real life experience. Many people enjoy listening to their grandparents share their stories about when they were growing up. Spending time telling stories with family, friends and loved ones is a time for all to learn from each other, to remember and to grow closer together.

🍖National Prime Rib Day! Sometimes known as the “King of Meats,” Prime Rib is a choice cut from one of the eight prime cuts of beef. A rubbed-on seasoned and then slow roasted prime rib will give you a tender, tasty main course. There are many recipes and helpful “how to cook prime rib” guides on the internet for all to use.

🍨National Devil Dog Day! With a layer of cream filling sandwiched between two layers of devil’s food cake, Devil Dogs became a tasty single-serving treat in the mid-1920s. Drake’s first started making the cakes in 1926. During World War I, the legend goes that German soldiers took to calling U.S. Marines “devil dogs” for their tenacity. In 1918, a U.S. recruiting poster headlined with the phrase Teufel Hunden put the story into full circulation across the country. Although the German expression was rare and oddly worded, and its source blurry at best, the nickname took a firm hold. The underlying truth holds up. The U.S. Marines fought with fierce bravery in Europe as did all the troops. Sports teams adopted the name, poets wrote about the military prowess of the devil dogs, movies were made featuring the devil dogs and the story of the name embellished or not became a part of history. They even inspired a devilish snack cake, we still enjoy today! Devil Dogs were introduced to the Sobel family by the patriarch and grandfather, Howard Leslie Sobel. As a young boy, Sean Alexander Sobel looked forward to finding them in his grandparent’s cupboard. He would take one for him and one for his grandfather to eat together. It is now a family tradition. Sean Alexander Sobel founded National Devil Dog Day to share the history of Devil Dogs.

🛠National Rebuilding Day! Rebuilding Together has declared National Rebuilding Day to be held across the country on the last Saturday in April. On this day and over the weekend, thousands of volunteers join together to provide much needed and sometimes critical and life-saving repairs, for vulnerable families in various communities. The work done by volunteers is at no cost to the recipient families. Monies for materials are raised through sponsorships, donations, and in-kind gifts. Volunteers come together from area businesses, schools, faith-based organizations, civic and community groups and associations and work selflessly to help others. Rebuilding Together in 25 years has built 150,000 homes & counting.

🤧National Sense of Smell Day is an annual observation sponsored by the Sense of Smell Institute. Museums, children’s museums, and science centers across the country participate in celebrating this holiday by offering hands-on activities and informational displays about the sense of smell. National Sense of Smell Day is focused on how the smell plays a significant role in daily life and how it interacts with other senses particularly taste.

🏊‍♀️National Pool Opening Day! This is a day for pool owners across the country to prepare their swimming pools for a summer of fun, fitness and enjoyment. Swimming pools offer may benefits from physical exercise to social interaction to psychological benefits. Exercising in a swimming pool allows us to do many things that are difficult on land. The water makes us buoyant, so we don’t put as much strain on our joints. It also creates resistance, so every move becomes more of a workout. Another benefit is the cooling effect of water. It helps prevent overheating while exercising. Socializing at the swimming pool can be relaxing and fun. It can help relieve stress while enjoying friends and family.

💘National Kiss of Hope Day! This day is a day couples and parents are encouraged to express their love for one another and help be a part of exciting fund-raising ideas to help amazing charities all over the world. The Kiss of Hope Foundation (KOH) is an organization committed to enriching the lives of families, individuals and communities in need. The foundation’s purpose is to raise money to help families with rent, provide needed food, clothing for children, etc. National Kiss of Hope Day was submitted by Bill Gobin on behalf of the Kiss of Hope Foundation in February 2015.

Prime rib day, get the grill out, I can smell it cooking now.

You know while doing these places to visit I keep having a help plan your vacation planner pop up, I wonder if I submitted all we want to see and go, if it would crash their server.😂

Warm hugs!🐶🐶💕🌤