Wednesday's celebrations

April 20th has a bunch of celebrations to consider:

National Pineapple Upside-Down Cake Day        

Lima Bean Respect Day

Look Alike Day

Volunteer Recognition Day

Secretary Day

Radium Day

National Equal Pay Day

The Civil Rights Act of 1871 becomes law

Columbine High School massacre: Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold kill 13 people and injured 24 others before committing suicide at Columbine High School in Littleton, Colorado (1999)

Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race (2008)

Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explosion kills 11 and causes rig to sink, initiating a massive oil discharge in the Gulf of Mexico (2010)

Ku Klux Act passed by Congress, 1871

420, 4:20 or 4/20 (pronounced four-twenty) refers to consumption of cannabis and, by extension, a way to identify oneself with cannabis subculture.

Birthday of Harold Clayton Lloyd, Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American film actor and producer, most famous for his silent comedies

Christian Feast Day: Agnes of Montepulciano, Blessed Oda of Brabant, Theotimos

Second day of Passover

Ridván begins at sunset (Bahá'í Faith)

Rice Planting Day, Thailand

Maple Sugar Festival

April 20 is the 110th day of the year and there are 255 days remaining until the end of the year.

(Photo credit: Pineapple Upside-Down Cake, cakesfromscratchrecipes.com; Danica Patrick after qualifying for the2007 Indianapolis 500, Wikipedia; Harold Lloyd, 1924, austinpubliclibraryblog.blogspot.com; maple sugar, vtmapleproducts.com)