December 7, 2022 - National Cotton Candy Day | National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Welcome to December 7, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a sweet silver lining and remember the day that will live in infamy. This treat is known in the Netherlands as “sugar spider.” The French call it papas beard. In Australia, it’s known as fairy floss. But here in the United States, we call it cotton candy. The treat was invented in 1897 by William Morrison and John C. Wharton, who unveiled their creation at the 1904 World’s Fair. Since then, children everywhere can be seen eating cotton candy at any fair or amusement park. The original inventors made a lot of money selling nearly 68,000 boxes of the treat for 25 cents a piece. But William Morrison undoubtedly made even more money than his partner because Morrison was a dentist. On National Cotton Candy Day, celebrate your own sweet tooth, just be sure to brush afterwards! On this day in 1941 the Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service attacked the Naval Station Pearl Harbor near Honolulu, Hawaii. The ambush was designed to destroy our U.S. Pacific Fleet. Up until this time the United States had remained neutral but on November 8th President Roosevelt announced the beginning of our military involvement in World War II. Today, the USS Arizona lies beneath the surface of gentle waves. More than 3,500 Americans lost their lives or were wounded that day and the site has become sacred to the souls of all those affected by this loss. On National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day we display our nation’s flag at half mast until sunset and remember the day that will live in infamy. I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices