Daily Holidays -January 10

[Sherman A1]

Bittersweet Chocolate Day Many Europeans found the frothy, bitter chocolate drinks they picked up from Aztecs unappealing. Once they added cane sugar, a worldwide chocolate craze was born.

Bittersweet Chocolate Brownies
Ed's Chicago Cocoa Chili
Basic French Silk Pie
Bittersweet Chocolate Sorbet
Ultra-Rich Hot Chocolate
Shotts Fudgy Chocolate Layer Cake
Chocolate-Orange Cupcakes
http://www.food.com/food-holidays/bittersweet-chocolate-day-0110

National Cut Your Energy Costs Day Celebrate National Cut Your Energy Costs Day: 20 tips to save energy & money http://www.examiner.com/article/celebrate-national-cut-your-energy-costs-day-20-tips-to-save-energy-money

League of Nations Day On January 10, 1920, the League of Nations formally comes into being when the Covenant of the League of Nations, ratified by 42 nations in 1919, takes effect.

In 1914, a political assassination in Sarajevo set off a chain of events that led to the outbreak of the most costly war ever fought to that date. As more and more young men were sent down into the trenches, influential voices in the United States and Britain began calling for the establishment of a permanent international body to maintain peace in the postwar world. President Woodrow Wilson became a vocal advocate of this concept, and in 1918 he included a sketch of the international body in his 14-point proposal to end the war.

In November 1918, the Central Powers agreed to an armistice to halt the killing in World War I. Two months later, the Allies met with conquered Germany and Austria-Hungary at Versailles to hammer out formal peace terms. President Wilson urged a just and lasting peace, but England and France disagreed, forcing harsh war reparations on their former enemies. The League of Nations was approved, however, and in the summer of 1919 Wilson presented the Treaty of Versailles and the Covenant of the League of Nations to the U.S. Senate for ratification. http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/league-of-nations-instituted

http://www.famousbirthdays.com/january10.html

[bigwillq]

1. Happy Birthday, Tito!

My fave boxer!



http://www.famousbirthdays.com/people/felix-trinidad.html

[femmocrat]

2. Happy birthday to Rod Stewart!

He is 70. Jeez, we are getting old.