Today Is National Cake Pop Day

Today is National Cake Pop Day, National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day, World Tuberculosis Day and American Diabetes Association Alert Day.

Have you ever made cake pops? I tried one the other day and I thought they were delicious. Coincidentally, it's also National Diabetes Association Alert Day. Does that mean those two cancel each other out?

March 24th is the 83rd day of the year. There are 282 days remaining until the end of the year.

There are 12 days remaining until Easter.
There are 276 days remaining until Christmas.

-- On this date in 1883, long distance phone service began in the U.S.

-- On this date in 1898, the first car was sold in the U.S.

-- On this date in 1958, Elvis Presley joined the U.S. Army for two years.

-- On this date in 1973, Pink Floyd released The Dark Side of the Moon.

-- On this date in 1986, Van Halen released 5150 .. their first album with Sammy Hagar as lead singer.

-- On this date in 1989, The Exxon Valdez oil spill occurred.

-- On this date in 1994, Joey Buttafuoco, who was convicted of the statutory rape of Amy Fisher, was released 60 days before his six-month sentence was up.

-- On this date in 1998, the Jonesboro massacre occurred as two students, ages 11 and 13, fired upon teachers and students at Westside Middle School in Jonesboro, Arkansas; five people were killed... ten were wounded.

-- On this date in 2002, Halle Berry became the first black actress to win an Oscar.

-- On this date in 2005, The PlayStation Portable was released in North America.

-- On this date in 2005, Sandra Bullock received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

-- On this date in 2010, Playgirl offered Jesse James $500,000 to pose naked following his split from Sandra Bullock.

-- On this date in 2012, Former Vice President Dick Cheney underwent a heart transplant at a Virginia hospital.