Diversity almost always enriches and enhances any groupings. In Canada we've always celebrated the fact that we aren't the "melting pot" that is our southern friends, rather the 'tossed salad'.
We celebrate people's backgrounds and we even have a day dedicated to it: Canadian Multiculturalism Day, which is today!
My line of work I tend to have a lot of (well earned) respect for the owner/proprietors out there.
The US celebrates this with a National Mom & Pops Business Owners Day.
A good movie needs a good soundtrack, and sometimes it requires a piano, and it's a good thing it's World Piano Day.
The country I love so dea, Canada had officially received royal assent by Queen Victoria on this day in 1867 to the British North America Act - this document set up the dominion of Canada.
It was on this day in 1837 that Canada provided voting rights to its Black citizens.
This kid from Budapest grew up to be the amazing Harry Houdini.
That's using your powers for good!
It was also on this day that in 1882 Dr. Koch discovered the the cause of the tuberculosis due to a bacteria TB Bacillus.
Canada's telltale maple leaf was officially adopted on this day in 1965.
Also on this day in 2001 in the journal "Nature" the human genome was officially first officially fully mapped and published.
It's also on this day in 1971 that the Brits decided to start using 'decimalized' currency. Meaning that currency was now based on 10s.
In 1949, a little company from Denmark started to build plastic blocks, and it wasn't until this day in 1958 that the patent for the little Lego was filed.
A day that mixes Scottish and chemistry together.
In 1627, Robert Boyle was born.
Famous for chemists everywhere who refer to Boyle's Gas Law where the if the mass and temperature of a gas stay constant, the pressure and volume are related in the P1V1 = P2V2.
Another famous Robert born this day was the immortal poet, Robert Burns. he was born today in 1759.
Known the world over as "Rabbie", he's the bard of Scotland and it's traditional to have a "Burns Night" dinner in his honour with some traditional neeps and tatties with your haggis.
Now, a little closer to home, in 1791 the British Parliamen tpassed the Constitutional Act which helped to separate Upper and Lower Canada (English and French speaking regions), creating governance models within Canada for Canada.
