Amelia Lost
July 24th is... National Amelia Earhart Day (1937), National Cousins Day, National Drive-Thru Day, National Tell an Old Joke Day, International Self Care Day, National YOLO Day, Boycott SeaWorld Day, Instant Coffee Day (1938), National Tequila Day, National Thermal Engineer Day, Ch
How to Babysit a Grandma
July 23rd is... National Gorgeous Grandma Day, Hot Enough For Ya Day, Hot and Bothered Day, National Vanilla Ice Cream Day, World Sjögren's Day, International Yada Yada Yada Day, National Peanut Butter and Chocolate Day, Sprinkle Day, National Mosquito Day, National Pw
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
July 22nd is... Pied Piper of Hamelin Day/National Ratcatcher's Day (1376), Hammock Day, Lion's Share Day, Mango Day, National Penuche Fudge Day, Pi Approximation Day/Casual Pi Day, Spooners (Spoonerism) Day, National Summer Leisure Day, National Fragile X Awareness
Eat This!
July 21st is... National Junk Food Day, Invite an Alien to Live with You Day, Legal Drinking Age Day, National Be Someone Day, Take a Monkey to Lunch Day, National Creme Brulee Day, No Pet Store Puppies Day, National Meow Day, National Tug-Of-War Tournament Day, National Craft for yo
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November 14th is... Streetcar Birthday (1832), International Girls Day, International Selfie Day, Loosen Up Lighten Up Day, National Pickle Day, Blood Transfusion Birthday (1666), National Family PJ Day, Monet Day (1840), National Spicy Guacamole Day, National American Teddy Bear Day, World Diabetes Day, Moby Dick Published (US/1851), Spirit of NSA Day/Spirit of National Speakers Association Day, Prince Charles' Birthday (1948), Operating Room Nurse Day/Operation Room Nurse Day, Milad un Nabi (Shia), Children's Day (India), Day of the Colombian Woman (Colombia), St. Dubricus' Day
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Streetcar Birthday (1832)
-- The first street railway in the world was the New York and Harlem, incorporated in 1831. The first cars were run in November 1832, from Prince Street to Harlem Bridge. These streetcars usually used horses and sometimes mules to haul the cars, usually two as a team. Rarely other animals were tried, including humans in emergency circumstances. The fare was 12 1/2 cents.
Read: San Francisco's Magnificent Streetcars
-- San Francisco's first cable car line opened in 1873. The successful development of the electric streetcar by Frank Sprague in 1888 plus the 1906 San Francisco earthquake resulted in the decline of the cable car system. Concerned the cable car system would vanish, San Francisco resident Friedel Klussmann rallied public support to save the cars. The 1982 shutdown of the cable car lines for their rebuilding led to Trolley Festivals beginning in 1983 until 1987 using a variety of historic streetcars on Market Street.
Streetcars and Trolleys 2024 Calendar
-- Before automobiles and buses, there were streetcars or trolleys in virtually every American city. Streetcars and Trolleys recall that era through historic photographs from around the United States. Cars from city systems featured include: Baltimore, Chicago, Minneapolis, New Orleans, San Diego, Yonkers, and more.
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