By StephanieLee Elliott
FROM WIKIPEDIA COMMONS
Jamie Trevor Oliver MBE OSI (born 27 May 1975) is an English celebrity chef, former restaurateur and cookbook author. He is known for his casual approach to cuisine, which has led him to front numerous television shows and open many restaurants.
Oliver reached the public eye when his series The Naked Chef premiered in 1999. In 2005, he opened a campaign, Feed Me Better, to introduce schoolchildren to healthier foods, which was later backed by the government. He was the owner of a restaurant chain, Jamie Oliver Restaurant Group, which opened its first restaurant, Jamie’s Italian, in Oxford in 2008. The chain went into administration in May 2019.
His TED Talk won him the 2010 TED Prize. In June 2003, Oliver was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire for “services to the hospitality industry”.
TODAY’S ALMANAC
The custom of honoring ancestors by cleaning cemeteries and decorating graves is an ancient and worldwide tradition, but the specific origin of Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it was first known, are unclear. In early rural America, this duty was usually performed in late summer and was an occasion for family reunions and picnics. After the Civil War, America’s need for a secular, patriotic ceremony to honor its military dead became prominent, as monuments to fallen soldiers were erected and dedicated, and ceremonies centering on the decoration of soldiers’ graves were held in towns and cities throughout the nation.
No less than 25 places have been named in connection with the origin of Memorial Day, and for many years, states observed the holiday on different dates. By federal law, however, Memorial Day is now celebrated on the last Monday in May. Since it all started with the Civil War, you might want to brush up on your knowledge of this event by visiting the Library of Congress Civil War collection, which includes more than a thousand photographs.
Question of the Day
Advice of the Day
Home Hint of the Day
Word of the Day
Puzzle of the Day
(When the letters of the words “time” and “labor” are combined in a certain way, they spell “Baltimore.”)
Born
- Amelia Bloomer (reformer) –
- Wild Bill Hickok (frontiersman) –
- Rachel Carson (conservationist) –
- John Cheever (writer) –
- Paul Bettany (actor) –
- Jamie Oliver (chef) –
- Jade Carey (Olympic gymnast) –
Died
- Niccolò Paganini (composer) –
- Paul Gleason (actor) –
Events
- Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco opened to pedestrians only–
- German battleship Bismarck sunk, WWII–
- USS John F. Kennedy christened by 9-year old Caroline Kennedy–
- The Ben Sawyer Bridge in Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, became stuck open due to high temperatures–
Weather
- Indianapolis experienced its latest freeze on record, with the temperature falling to 31 degrees F–
- Lightning struck storm chaser in car in South Dakota–
- The Ben Sawyer Bridge in Sullivan’s Island, South Carolina, became stuck open due to high temperatures–
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