A little reason to celebrate
National Asparagus Day
Food · May 24
A day for asparagus, the spring vegetable of green spears, and the many simple ways people roast, grill, steam and eat it.
National days on May 24, 2027
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On this day
- 1607: Jamestown, the first permanent English colony in North America, is founded. Jamestown
- 1844: Samuel Morse sends the message "What hath God wrought" (a biblical quotation, Numbers 23:23) from a committee room in the United States Capitol to his assistant, Alfred Vail, in Baltimore, Maryland, to inaugurate a commercial telegraph line between Baltimore and Washington D.C. Samuel Morse
- 1935: The first night game in Major League Baseball history is played in Cincinnati, Ohio, with the Cincinnati Reds beating the Philadelphia Phillies 2–1 at Crosley Field. Night game
- 1958: United Press International is formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service. United Press International
- 1976: The Judgment of Paris takes place in France, launching California as a worldwide force in the production of quality wine. Judgment of Paris (wine)
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