★ ★ ★ ★ ★ SALUTE! It’s Armed Forces Day — the third Saturday of May. A salute to the 1.3 million Americans currently in active military service. Not veterans, not the fallen. The people serving now. Thank them specifically. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN 3rd Sat in May FOUNDED […]
Founded 2015 by NDC & Nate Sweeney of SAGE
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE COLLECTING Today, we embrace the joy of collecting—from trinkets to treasures. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN May 17 ORIGIN Established in 2007 by the founder of the National Pack Rat Association. STAT Over 60% of Americans identify as collectors. STAT The average American home
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ FIRE IT UP! It’s National Barbecue Day — May 16. A salute to America’s most patient, most regional, most community-grounded cooking tradition. Low heat. Long smoke. Meat that’s been waiting for you all day. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN May 16 TRADITION SINCE 17th-century colonial
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ CELEBRATE STORYTELLING On National Biographer’s Day, we recognize the power of storytelling in shaping our understanding of the world. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN April 26 ORIGIN Established in 2016 by biographer and author Susan Vreeland STAT Over 500,000 biographies published in the U.S. annually
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★ ★ ★ ★ ★ EMBRACE HIS LEGACY Malcolm X’s life serves as a powerful reminder of the struggle for equality and justice. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN May 19 ORIGIN Established in honor of Malcolm X's birthday, 1925. STAT Malcolm X was born in Omaha, Nebraska. STAT He became
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ WELCOME TO NASCAR DAY NASCAR Day is a time to celebrate the thrill of racing and the vibrant community it creates. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ━━━━ FAST FACTS ━━━━ WHEN May 19, annually ORIGIN Founded in 2004 by NASCAR STAT NASCAR has over 75 million fans in the U.S.
