Daily Holidays August 16

Tell A Joke Day Why did the chicken cross the road? What is black and white and read all over? Knock knock? These jokes, and many more and given during a day of the year. I am not talking about April Fool’s Day, and the pranks that accompany that day, but this for the comedy and wordplay of Tell a Joke Day! https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/tell-a-joke-day/

National Airborne Day Airborne Day is a chance to pay tribute to the courage and dedication of airborne members of the Armed Forces. The special day has been marked every year since 1997. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/airborne-day/

Wave at the Security Camera Day These days there are more and more people who think that the whole surveillance issue has gone a bit too far. It doesn’t matter where we are or what we’re doing, if we’re outdoors, especially in a city, there is a very high probability that we’re being recorded. Of course, surveillance cameras have helped to make countless cities safer by catching various crimes on video—from theft to vandalism to assault—thus allowing the police to apprehend the criminals committing them faster and easier. Still, many can’t help but feel uncomfortable with the fact that almost all of their actions are being monitored, especially those who would not think of committing crimes. Some have even gone as far as to call surveillance cameras an Orwellian invasion of the privacy everyone should be entitled to. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/wave-at-the-surveillance-cameras-day/

Roller coaster Day Rollercoaster Day is celebrated annually on the 16th August. The origins of the celebration are not completely clear, however, the most widely believed explanation for Rollercoaster Day is that the date was chosen to mark the 16th August, 1898, which was when the very first patent for a rollercoaster ride was issued. The date has been marked by fairgrounds and fans of rollercoasters all over the world since the eighties. https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/rollercoaster-day/

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