B-47

This week, I will present photos from the Nuclear Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  This first photo is the B-47...
https://www.boeing.com/history/products/b-47-stratojet.page

Everyone knows that today is National Don't Step On A Bee Day (I thought that was obvious) it is also International Town Criers Day!

Sometimes referred to as bellmen due to their ringing of a bell, town criers were thought to have arisen in Britain in medieval times, as early as the 11th century, when men were employed to call out proclamations on the authority of the king. Continuing on for several centuries, they were often seen in England and also in North America during the early days of the colonies in the 1700s. 

International Town Criers Day has been celebrated for more than 25 years, since its founding in 1997. Scott Fraser, who had been a town crier in Waterloo, Ontario, in the 1980s, established the day to draw attention and recognition to the importance of this role. Since then, the day has been celebrated every year on a Monday in early July, encouraging folks all over the world to show appreciation for this important part of folklore.