August 14, 2022 - National Creamsicle Day | National Code Talkers Day

Welcome to August 14th, 2022 on the National Day Calendar. Today we celebrate a frozen success and a code that changed the game. You may have heard that the Popsicle was invented by a kid. That kid was 11 year old Frank Epperson, who kept right on dreaming after the huge success of his first frozen treat. At an age when most of us are trying out a paper route, young Frank experimented with vanilla ice cream covered in a shell of orange sherbert that he eventually called the Epsicle. Ok, so naming his inventions wasn't his strong suit, but the creamsicle made with vanilla ice cream and the dreamsicle, its ice milk cousin are now a frosty phenomenon. This kid certainly got something right when he set up a patent in 1923. Today over two billion popsicles are sold every year. On National Creamsicle Day, celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit of a kid who knew how to keep on dreaming. During World War II, the United States military became frustrated as the Japanese cracked every code used by the Allies. The solution to this problem came from an unlikely source, Native American tribes. Because many native languages such as Navajo and Comanche were unwritten and spoken only by tribespeople, they became the perfect basis for a new secret code. Native speakers were sent with army divisions to transmit and decode messages from the field of battle. The code they created could not be broken and helped change the course of history. On National Code Talkers Day, we celebrate these unsung heroes of World War II and the top secret role they played. I’m Anna Devere and I’m Marlo Anderson. Thanks for joining us as we Celebrate Every Da Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices