NATIONAL STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM DAY | January 15

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Posted on 01/15/2025 5:55:00 AM PST by Red Badger

NATIONAL STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM DAY

Each year, National Strawberry Ice Cream Day on January 15 celebrates one of the choicest flavors of ice cream. All flavors of ice cream are recognized on July 1 in case you're wondering!

#StrawberryIceCreamDay

Strawberry ice cream is made by blending either strawberries or strawberry flavoring with eggs, cream, vanilla, and sugar. Food coloring is often used to give it the pink or light red hue.

During James Madison's second inauguration in 1813, strawberry ice cream was served. It's also one of the three flavors found in Neapolitan ice cream along with vanilla and chocolate. Other variations of strawberry ice cream include strawberry cheesecake ice cream and strawberry ripple ice cream.

HOW TO OBSERVE STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM DAY

Holidays are best celebrated with someone else, so be sure to grab a bowl or two. Invite someone to join you while you enjoy a dish of strawberry ice cream. Strawberries tend to remind us of summer, too. So imagine the things you'll do when the days are warmer.

Use #StrawberryIceCreamDay to post on social media.

NATIONAL STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM HISTORY DAY HISTORY

National Day Calendar continues to pursue the origins of this frozen food holiday. While we do, we promise, there will be more ice cream days to celebrate in the days to come. And in between, there will be cake days. And donut days, too. Also, don't forget the cookie days that we will most certainly sandwich our ice cream between.

Strawberry Ice Cream FAQ

Q. What is the first ice cream holiday on the calendar?

A. National Strawberry Ice Cream is the first ice cream holiday on the calendar.

Q. Can I add chocolate to my strawberry ice cream?

A. Yes. Chocolate and strawberries go very well together.

January 15th Celebrated History

1943

Contractors complete the construction of the United States Department of Defense's headquarters, also known as the Pentagon. Architect George Bergstrom designed the five-sided building located in Arlington County, Virginia.

1967

The Green Bay Packers square off against the Kansas City Chiefs in the first Super Bowl Championship. Played at the LA Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA, the Packers took home the trophy by defeating the Chiefs 35-10.

1919

A flood of molasses kills 21 people in Boston. The Red Cross aided victims when a vat at the U.S. Industrial Alcohol Company of Cambridge burst causing between 1.5 and 2 million gallons of molasses to spill into the streets. It flooded and damaged buildings, knocked streetcars off their tracks, and sucked carriages into its wake.

January 15th Celebrated Birthdays

Abigail Kelley Foster - 1811

A resolute figure of the anti-slavery movement, Foster founded the Millbury Anti-Slavery Society and was known for her ability as a speaker, recruiter, and fundraiser. Her efforts to abolish slavery translated to women's rights following the Civil War. Foster became one of the prominent figures in support of women's suffrage.

Edward Teller - 1908

In 1943, the Hungarian-born American nuclear physicist joined the Manhattan Project. Teller would go on to lead the U.S. government's development of the world's first thermonuclear weapon - the hydrogen bomb.

Martin Luther King Jr. - 1929

The civil rights activist is best known for advancing the Civil Rights Movement using nonviolent civil disobedience. King's speeches, activism, and marches influenced an entire generation, and his words still resonate today.

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Notable Birthdays for January 15

Philip Livingston (1716-1778) - Signed the Declaration of Independence.

James Marion Sims (1813-1883) - Surgical physician who performed the first vesicovaginal operation.

Henry Morris Naglee (1815-1886) - Brigadier General for the Union Army.

Ella Flagg Young (1845-1918) - First woman President of the National Educational Association.

Lewis Terman (1877-1959) - Psychologist who developed the Stanford-Binet IQ test.

Gene Krupa (1909-1973) - Considered one of the most influential drummers of all time.

Lloyd Bridges (1913-1998) - Actor and father of actors Jeff and Beau Bridges.

Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1969) - Minister, activist, and Nobel Prize laureate.

Phyllis Coates (1927-2023) - Actress who played Lois Lane in Superman (1951).

Lee Bontecou (1931-2022) - Artist who was considered one of the most influential artists in building the NY art scene.

Ted Tryba (1967-Still Living) - Professional golfer.

Memorable Events for January 15

1762 - Fraunces Tavern opens in NY City.

1777 - New Connecticut (Vermont) declares its independence.

1780 - The Continental Congress establishes the Court of Appeals.

1782 - Robert Morris, Superintendent of Finance, recommends the establishment of a national mint.

1831 - The first honeymoon trip is taken on a train.

1831 - The first locomotive to pull a passenger train runs for the first time.

1844 - The University of Notre Dame opens.

1863 - The first newspaper is printed on wood-pulp paper.

1870 - The first political cartoon symbolizes the Democratic Party with a donkey.

1907 - Inventor Lee De Forest receives a three element vacuum tube patent.

1910 - Construction ends on the Buffalo Bill Dam in Wyoming.

1919 - Molasses released from an exploding storage tank sweeps through Boston, MA streets.

1936 - The first building to be completely covered in glass is completed in Toledo, OH.

1943 - The Pentagon is dedicated in Arlington, VA.

1945 - The Manhattan Project takes their first betatron pictures of a nuclear implosion at the Los Alamos Laboratory.

1967 - The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles.

1973 - President Nixon announces the suspension of offensive action in North Vietnam.

2016 - The Museum of Natural History in Manhattan unveils a replica skeleton of a Titanosaur dinosaur.

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1 posted on 01/15/2025 5:55:00 AM PST by Red Badger

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