Watch The History of Sweetest Day Video | What is it?

24 sec read

Okay. So this is a thing.

“When the holiday was founded in 1916, trick-or-treating hadn’t become popular, and there was no autumn revenue boost to the candy industry.

“That’s why the National Confectioners Association created it. It became known as Sweetest Day in the 1920s.

“Herbert Hoover, a future president, who was first director of the U.S. Food Administration, didn’t like the holiday at its outset because the country was conserving sugar in the midst of World War I.

“Sweetest Day never gained as much ground nationally as it did in the Great Lakes region. The main states that celebrate sweetness are Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin.”

Read more at Daily Journal

Watch Netflix’s New ‘The Monster of Florence’ Official Teaser…

“Netflix has unveiled a fresh teaser trailer for Stefano Sollima’s four-part Italian crime drama The Monster of Florence as well as an October 22 launch date...
JM
20 sec read

Watch New ‘Superman’ Jeremy Jahns (Spoiler Free) Movie Review…

“Superman is officially flying into theaters this weekend, and following the Los Angeles premiere on Monday night came the first audience reactions as the...
JM
21 sec read

Watch Australia’s Mushroom Murderer Erin Patterson Convicted of Murder…

“Erin Patterson, the Australian woman accused of killing three relatives with a meal of death cap mushrooms baked in a Beef Wellington lunch, has...
JM
21 sec read