Happy Thursday!
Today is…National Square Dance Day
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Am I the only one who had to learn to square dance in school?
Here’s a chance to get out and “Dosey Do” with your partner. It’s Square Dance Day!
English, Irish, and Scottish settlers brought square dancing to the U.S. As it evolved in the U.S., a caller was added, to help dancers stay in step. It remains popular among southern and western rural areas, and with senior citizens.
Couples square dance in circles or square formations. It’s lively and quick, and lots of fun.
Square Dancing is both fun, and great exercise. Medical sites and journals speaks to its health benefits for people of all ages.
The origin of Square Dance Day is unknown. Our research did not uncover the roots. But, don’t miss the opportunity today to “Swing your partner” to the lively beat!
Are you looking to Celebrate Square Dancing for a whole month? September is International Square Dance Month.
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Today’s Great Stories
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- Hundreds of people gathered at a cemetery in freezing temperatures in my hometown to honor a Vietnam veteran that had almost no known family.
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- Watch NASA Scientists’ Emotional Reaction to Successfully Landing Robot on Surface of Mars
- Overheard conversation leads to nurse donating kidney to woman she’d never met
- Boy’s life saved by bone Marrow donor, who joined the register when a woman he liked was in the queue. Boy’s life was saved, and the woman he liked became his wife
- Friends, love of the game keep 85-year-old goalie on the ice
- A local TV station airs weekly segments featuring children needing to be adopted. Two years after her segment airs, foster child Marissa has been adopted, and the news station runs an update. Bonus: news anchors shedding happy tears.
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- Nurses donate Mega Millions winnings to co-workers in need
- Lenny White is a special kind of barber who helps elderly men with dementia regain their confidence and their sense of self.
- Good Samaritans save Christmas donation money from falling into wrong hands
- Sir Richard Branson Will Give $3 Million to Whoever Can Save the Planet By Reinventing the Air Conditioner
- Brothers ages 7 and 10, save grandmother by performing CPR
- North Carolina Trooper Pulls Couple Over for Speeding — and Helps Deliver Their Baby!
- Kent State Commit Kalin Bennett Becomes First D1 Recruit With Autism
- Girl Collects Stuffed Animals For Kids ‘Going Through Hard Things Like Me’
- Earlonne Woods, Co-Host of Prison Podcast, Has Sentence Commuted
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- Childhood cancer survivors find love after reuniting years later as St. Jude employees
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- New York Giants running back Saquon Barkley raising awareness for 22q a common genetic disorder thats rarely talked about.
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- Dog Helps Man Escape Camp Fire
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- Drug That Can Stop a Dozen ‘Untreatable’ Cancers Gets Approval—And Company Vows to Help Every Patient Afford It
- A Texas cotton farmer is battling cancer and couldn’t harvest his crop. So his neighbors did it for him
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