NATIONAL COLD CUTS DAY - March 3

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Posted on 03/03/2025 6:11:23 AM PST by Red Badger

NATIONAL COLD CUTS DAY

Dagwood will eat his heart out on March 3rd because it's National Cold Cuts Day. Call them lunch meats, deli meats, sandwich meats, or cold cuts. Some like them thick, while others stack them a mile high. Others still just like them with cheese and crackers. However you like them, National Cold Cuts Day was made for sandwich and snack makers.

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There are the deli staples like the humble turkey and ham. Then there are the culinary delights like salami and prosciutto and flavors that require a more acquired taste like head cheese and braunschweiger. Whatever your taste, there is a cold cut for everyone. Well, everyone except the vegetarian.

Every nationality has a flavor all its own when it comes to seasoning, curing, and aging a variety of meats. Spices, smoking, and time alter the taste. When the animal is butchered, temperature and air circulation affect the flavor, too.

It's essentially an art history lesson all rolled into one, and at the end of it all, there's mouth-watering food that can be enjoyed with friends and a good beverage.

Or, it's merely a piece of meat meant to make a meal. Breaking bread with friends sounds so much more delightful, though.

Bologna is one of the most popular cold cuts in the United States due to a famous commercial. Named after the Italian city of the same name, bologna is similar to an Italian sausage called Mortadella.

Other popular cuts are chicken, roast beef, pastrami, corned beef, and pepperoni.

HOW TO OBSERVE NATIONAL COLD CUTS DAY

Visit a local deli for your favorite cold cuts.

With so many options, be sure to try something new.

Challenge friends to a sandwich-making contest.

Use #NationalColdCutsDay to post on social media.

NATIONAL COLD CUTS DAY HISTORY

National Day Calendar continues researching the origin of this meat lovers' holiday.

Cold Cut FAQ

Q. Is meatloaf a cold cut?

A. Can it be served cold? Yes. Can it be served sliced? Yes. Therefore, meatloaf meets the definition of cold cut.

Q. Can cold cuts be served hot?

A. Yes. Pile those cold cuts onto a bun, layer some melty cheese on top of the meat, spread a little mustard or horseradish. Toast it up and your cold-cut sandwich transforms into hot lunch.

March 3rd Celebrated History

1845

For the first time, Congress overrides a presidential veto. Outgoing President John Tyler vetoed an appropriations bill from Congress. It wasn't Tyler's first use of his veto powers. At the time, only one other president use the veto more and that was Andrew Jackson. (Since then, presidents have found their veto stride.) On the last day of the Congressional session, Congress used its power to override the veto for the first time.

1879

After graduating from law school in 1873, Belva Lockwood lobbied to be admitted to the U.S. Supreme Court bar. It wasn’t until March 3, 1879, that she would become the first woman admitted to appear before the Supreme Court.

1923

Time Magazines publishes its first issue.

1931

President Herbert Hoover signs a Congressional resolution making the "Star-Spangled Banner" the national anthem of the United States. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson signed an executive order designating the song written by Francis Scott Key in 1814 as the country's national song and the U.S. Navy had long honored the song.

March 3rd Celebrated Birthdays

George Pullman - 1831

All aboard!! The innovator of the industrial age developed luxurious passenger cars. Pullman also created company towns and under his watch union strikes broke out during one of the country's worst depressions.

Chief Joseph - 1840

Born Hin-mah-too-ya-lat-kekt, or Thunder Rolling Down the Mountain, Joseph became Chief of the Nez Perce in 1871 following the death of his father. At the time, the federal government was making efforts to remove the Nez Perce from the Wallowa Valley in northeastern Oregon to land in Idaho. Chief Joseph is best known for being a part of the resistance that lasted months and gained the respect of military leaders, despite its failure and his uncertain role as the leader.

Alexander Graham Bell - 1847

"Mr. Watson. Come here. I want to see you." "E.T. phone home." "Can you hear me now?" All these sentences connect us to one invention. While the Scottish-born inventor patented the telephone, his interests were broad including medical research and aeronautics.

Patricia MacLachlan - 1938

The award-winning American children's author is best known for her novel Sarah, Plain and Tall.

Herschel Walker - 1962

The multi-talented American athlete won the 1982 Heisman Trophy. His 16-year professional football career was split between the United States Football League (USFL) and the National Football League (NFL). Between the two leagues, the running back accumulated a combined 13,787 rushing yards.

Jackie Joyner-Kersee - 1962

One of track and field's greatest athletes, Joyner-Kersee has collected three gold, one silver, and two bronze Olympic medals. She appeared in her first Olympic games in 1984 in Los Angeles, winning silver in the heptathlon. Four years later, Joyner-Kersee brought home two golds, conquering the heptathlon and the long jump at Seoul. In 1992 in Barcelona, she repeated her win in the heptathlon and brought home bronze in the long jump. In her final appearance at the Atlanta games in 1996, Joyner-Kersee won her final medal, the bronze in the long jump.

Notable Birthdays for March 3 George Pullman (1831-1897) - Founder of the Pullman Company.

George William Hill (1838-1914) - Astronomer who calculated Moon's orbit.

Chief Joseph (1840-1904) - Nez Perce leader who tried to led his people to Canada.

Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) - Inventor of the telephone.

Lincoln J. Beachey (1887-1915) - Pilot who often staged aerial stunts and helped in invent aerobatics.

Ruby Dandridge (1902-1987) - Radio actress who played Sadie Blake and Harriet Crawford on the Amos 'n Andy radio show.

Jean Harlow (1911-1937) - Actress who was often referred to as the "Blonde Bombshell."

Doc Watson (1923-2012) - Bluegrass and gospel musician.

Perry Ellis (1940-1986) - Founded of the fashion house Perry Ellis.

Steve Wilhite (1948-2022) - Computer scientist who developed the GIF.

Buddy Valastro (1977-Still Living) - Chef best known as the "Cake Boss."

Memorable Events for March 3 1634 - The first tavern is opened in Boston.

1791- The first Internal Revenue Act is implemented taxing taxing distilled spirits & carriages.

1842 - The first child labor law regulating working hours is passed in MA.

1845 - Florida becomes the 27th to join the Union.

1849 - Congress establishes the U.S. Home Department (Department of the Interior).

1863 - The first wartime military draft bill is enacted.

1863 - The Idaho Territory is split from the Dakota, Nebraska, and Washington territories.

1871 - Congress changes Indian tribes status from independent to dependent.

1871 - The Civil Service system is established by Congress.

1879 - Belva Ann Bennett Lockwood becomes the first female lawyer heard by the Supreme Court.

1885 - AT&T becomes a company.

1885 - Congress passes Indian Appropriations Act making Indians wards of federal government.

1889 - President Harrison opens 1.9 million-acres of Indian Territory for settlement.

1891 - The Shoshone National Forest becomes the first national forest in the world.

1891 - Congress creates the Office of Superintendent of Immigration (later to become the Treasury Department).

1891 - The Office of Immigration is opened by Congress.

1899 - George Dewey becomes the first Admiral of the Navy.

1903 - NC becomes the first state to require the registration of nurses.

1905 - The Forest Service forms in the U.S.

1913 - The Woman's Suffrage Movement protests through Washington, D.C.

1915 - The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) is created, later becoming NASA.

1923 - Time Magazine is published for the first time.

1956 - Heartbreak Hotel (Elvis Presley) hits #1 on the Billboard Charts.

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