What’s better than ice cream? Absolutely nothing! So why are Americans celebrating National Ice Cream Day on July 18th this year? Well, the story goes…
- Thanks to President Reagan, we celebrate National Ice Cream Day every third Sunday in July
- Reagan wanted to commemorate a treat enjoyed by over 90 percent of the U.S. population
- In 1984, he decreed a special day set aside for enjoying ice cream
- I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream!
- King Solomon enjoyed iced drinks during the harvest season
- During the Roman Empire, Caesar would send people to gather snow from the mountains, just to cover it in fruit and juices
- Marco Polo returned from the Far East and bought back a recipe for sherbet
- The New York Gazette on May 12, 1777, printed the first advertisement for ice cream
- Here is a link for getting your free ice cream
Homeschoolers: Sketch/color an illustration. Theme: food. Click here to read the story called Little Red Hen and write what Little Red Hen wanted to eat.
