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January 13: Korean American Day, National Sticker Day, National Rubber Ducky Day, National Peach Melba Day, and Stephen Foster Memorial Day.

🇺🇸Korean American Day commemorates the arrival of the first Korean immigrants to the United States in 1903. The day also honors the Korean American’s immense contributions to every aspect of society. In 1882, the United States and Korea signed a treaty establishing a relationship peace, friendship and commerce. While this led to Korean diplomats, students, politicians and businessmen visiting the United States, few felt compelled to stay. It wasn’t until December of 1902 the SS Gaelic that 102 Korean immigrants set sail for Honolulu, Hawaii. These families initiated the first wave of Korean immigration resulting in over 7,500 immigrants over the next two years. They served their communities and their country during World Wars I and II and the Korean War. During these times, more Koreans made the decision to emigrate from their homeland; some, as wives to U.S. serviceman, others were adopted as children. In 2003, President George W. Bush issued a proclamation in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Korean immigrants. In 2005, the U.S. House and Senate passed simple resolutions in support of Korean American Day. Since then states across the country have passed bills declaring January 13 as an annual celebration of Korean American Day.

🍁National Sticker Day! This is a day to celebrate all things stickers, from the custom printing of them to sharing stickers. Every sticker has a story. Historians credit the European merchants in the 1880s as the first to stick labels to their products, in an effort to promote their goods and wares to passersby. These savvy, pre-industrial entrepreneurs used a gum paste to get the labels to adhere and, well, stick: hence “stickers.” By the 1900s a sticker-specific paste had been developed and was widely used, most notably on stamps, which dried and then would re-apply when moistened. National Sticker Day is in honor of R. Stanton Avery, who was born on this day in 1907. Avery was the original creator of the adhesive label with a removable backing. National Sticker Day was submitted by StickerGiant, a promotional sticker and product label company based in Longmont, Colorado.

🐥National Rubber Ducky Day! Accordingly to a 1973 Sesame Street calendar, Rubber Duckie’s Birthday is today. A friend of Ernie and Big Bird, Duckie made his debut in a February 1970 episode. The rubber ducky (also spelled duckie) has come a long way from his first concept as a chew toy for children. While the origin of the first rubber ducky is uncertain, many rubber molded toys from dolls to those in various animal shapes came about when rubber manufacturing developed in the late 1800s. The earliest patent for a rubber duck toy was patented in 1928 by Landon Smart Lawrence. His design was for a bath toy which was weighted and when tipped would return to its upright position. The sketch included with the patent was that of a duck. Russian Sculptor Peter Ganine sculpted many animal figures. One, a duck, he later designed and patented it into a floating toy which closely resembles the rubber ducky we have become familiar with today. Sales of the iconic yellow rubber ducky we’ve come to know today soared in Britain in 2001. Why? A British Tabloid, The Sun, reported Queen Elizabeth II had a rubber duck in her bathroom that wore an inflatable crown. The rubber ducky became a Toy Hall of Fame inductee in 2013. Founded in 1998, the Hall of Fame has only inducted 52 other toys.

🍑National Peach Melba Day! A dessert made from peaches, vanilla ice cream and raspberry sauce, Peach Melba was invented in 1892 or 1893 by the French chef Auguste Escoffier while employed at the Savoy Hotel, London. The dessert was invented to honor the Australian soprano, Nellie Melba. The dessert was originally called “Pecheau Cygne” or “Peach Swan” and was presented in a swan-shaped ice sculpture and topped with spun sugar.

🎼Stephen Foster Memorial Day! Born on July 4, 1826, Stephen Foster became known as the father of American Music. Foster wrote over 200 songs in his short life. His best-known compositions are “Oh! Susanna,” “Camptown Races,” “Old Folks at Home,” “My Old Kentucky Home,” “Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair,” “Old Black Joe,” and “Beautiful Dreamer” and are still very popular today. Foster died on January 13, 1864, at the age of 37. Stephen Foster Memorial Day is a United States Federal Observance Day according to Title 36 of the United States Code. It was made law in November of 1966 and was first celebrated in 1967.

Sorry folks no commentary tonight, I'm freezing. I have to get warmed up so Storm can play tonight. But save me some of that Peach Melba to try.

I'm finding themes that are being duplicated! I just cut two we have already had in the last two months.🤷‍♀️

Sending warning up hugs!🐶💕❄️💕