Much like A Ride on Mother's Back from the May 9th, 2014 post, this book is a world tour ... this time of weather. On the Same Day in March: a Tour of the World's Weather, by Marilyn Singer and illustrated by France Lessac, visits 17 locations world wide on the same day and describes the weather. Wonderful illustrations, and my kind of travel ... no shots, no jet lag, and sitting in my recliner!

There are bad days and then there are bad days. Read about them in Bad Days in History: a Gleefully Grim Chronicle of Misfortune, Mayhem, and Misery for Every Day of the Year, by Michael Farquhar. Surprisingly enough, the opening day of Disneyland was a disaster. And the flood of molasses that killed both humans and horses. The Donner Party made a wrong turn (and we know how that turned out). There was a battle against emus, and the emus won. Not exactly a cheerful read, but very interesting.

The best book for finding events big and small, well-known and obscure is, I think, Chase's Calendar of Events. Long before computers and photoshop type programs I was making calendars as gifts. I loved to fill each day with strange, quirky happenings. This is a wonderful book for just browsing, but, fair warning here, it's easy to get 'pulled in' and surface again an hour or two later! First published in 1957, there is a new edition each year.

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