Good Morning *National Gumdrop Day*

Rise and Shine folks. Going to be 70 degrees today

National Gumdrop Day recognizes a favorite candy of many; the gumdrop! On National Gumdrop Day, there is no question as to what to do. Eat gumdrops and eat as many as you want!

Gumdrops are a tasty, colorful, chewy candy that is made with gelatin and then coated with sugar. They come in a variety of flavors and can either be fruity or spicy. These little candy treats make terrific embellishments for decorating gingerbread houses and other baked goods.

The classic board game, Candy Land, features both a Gumdrop Pass and a Gumdrop Mountain.






1798 The first serious fist fight occurs in Congress.

1804 New Jersey becomes the last northern state to abolish slavery.

1862 Union General Ulysses S. Grant launches a major assault on Fort Donelson, Tenn.

1869 Charges of treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped.

1898 The U.S. battleship Maine blows up in Havana Harbor, killing 268 sailors and bringing hordes of Western cowboys and gunfighters rushing to enlist in the Spanish-American War.

1900 The British threaten to use natives in the Boer War fight.

1925 The London Zoo announces it will install lights to cheer up fogged-in animals.

1934 U.S. Congress passes the Civil Works Emergency Relief Act, allotting new funds for Federal Emergency Relief Administration.

1940 Hitler orders that all British merchant ships will be considered warships.

1942 British forces in Singapore surrender to Japanese General Tomoyuki Yamashita.

JOTD: Q: What does marriage do?


A: It puts a ring on a woman's finger and two under the man's eyes.