The Volstead Act

 The law that enacted Prohibition was informally known as the Volstead Act, named after Andrew Volstead, the Congressman who sponsored the legislation. Officially titled the National Prohibition Act, it was passed by Congress in 1919 to provide enforcement measures for the Eighteenth Amendment, which banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of alcohol. Intended to reduce alcohol consumption, it instead fueled bootlegging, speakeasies, and organized crime until its repeal in 1933 by the ratification of the Twenty-First Amendment.

27th U.S. President William Howard Taft

 Before becoming the 27th president of the United States, William Howard Taft held the unique distinction of serving as governor-general of both the Philippines and Cuba. Appointed by President William McKinley, Taft served as governor of the Philippines from 1901 to 1903, where he focused on establishing a civilian government. Later, while serving as secretary of war under President Theodore Roosevelt, Taft briefly acted as provisional governor of Cuba in 1906 to help stabilize the country following a political crisis, further showcasing his administrative and diplomatic skills.

Eggs Benedict

 Eggs Benedict is a common American breakfast that consists of an English muffin that is cut in half, with each half being topped with Canadian bacon, a poached egg, and hollandaise sauce. This meal is often served for breakfast or brunch in the United States. New York City helped make it popular.

Regarding the Eggs Benedict's history, there are varying versions. Eggs Benedict was originally made in our ovens in 1860, according to the menu of Delmonico's in Lower Manhattan. Its Eggs a la Benedick recipe was also made public in 1894 by Charles Ranhofer, one of its previous cooks.

Lemuel Benedict, a retired Wall Street stock broker, claimed to have wandered into the Waldorf Hotel in 1894 and ordered "buttered toast, poached eggs, crisp bacon, and a hooker of hollandaise" in an interview published in the "Talk of the Town" column of The New Yorker in 1942, the year before he passed away. The maître d'hôtel Oscar Tschirky was so delighted with the meal that he included it on the breakfast and lunchtime menus, although he replaced ham for the bacon and a toasted English muffin for the bread.

Stevie Wonder

 Stevie Wonder wrote the iconic song "Isn't She Lovely?" to celebrate the birth of his daughter, Aisha Morris, in 1975. The joyful song captures Wonder's overwhelming love and pride as a new father. The lyrics express his amazement at her beauty and the miracle of her existence, blending heartfelt words with an upbeat melody that mirrors his happiness. The song even includes the sound of Aisha as a baby, with her coos and cries adding a personal and intimate touch. "Isn't She Lovely?" remains one of Stevie Wonder's most beloved songs.

September 9: Most Common U.S. Birthday

 If you were born on September 9, you are far from alone. According to data from the National Center for Health Statistics and the Social Security Administration, September 9th is the most common birthday in the United States, followed closely by September 19th. Of the top 10 most common birthdays, nine of them happen to be in September — with all of them falling between Sept. 9 and Sept. 20. The data was collected by looking at the average number of births per day from 1994 to 2014 - for Sept. 9, that came out to 12,301 births. That's a lot of Virgos.

P.E.I.: Prince Edward Island, Canada

 One of Canada's thirteen provinces and territories is Prince Edward Island, or PEI. It is the most densely inhabited province while having the lowest geographical area and population. The island has been given the titles "Garden of the Gulf," "Birthplace of Confederation," and "Cradle of Confederation." Charlottetown is the country's biggest city and capital. One of the four Atlantic provinces, PEI is also one of the three Maritime provinces.

It was a portion of the Mi'kmaq's ancestral territory before the French colonized it in 1604 as part of the Acadia province. Following the end of the French and Indian War in 1763, the island was given to the British and included in the province of Nova Scotia until becoming its own British colony in 1769. The Charlottetown Conference, held on Prince Edward Island in 1864 to propose a merger of the Maritime provinces, served as the precursor to a series of discussions that eventually resulted in the Canadian Confederation in 1867. When faced with financial ruin due to the Land Question and the building of a railroad, Prince Edward Island changed its mind and agreed to become Canada's seventh province in 1873.

According to Statistics Canada, 158,717 people lived in Prince Edward Island in 2019. Farming is the foundation of the island's economy; it provides 25% of Canada's potato supply. Fisheries, tourism, aerospace, bioscience, information technology, and renewable energy are other significant businesses. Being one of Canada's oldest colonies, Prince Edward Island's population still represents some of the country's original immigrants, with the majority of surnames having Canadian, Scottish, Irish, or English origins.

36th U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson

 Lyndon B. Johnson served as President of the United States from 1963 to 1969, assuming office after John F. Kennedy's assassination and later winning a full term in the 1964 election. Johnson, whose presidency ended before the 1970s, was succeeded by Richard Nixon, who served from 1969 to 1974 but became the only U.S. president to resign, stepping down amid the Watergate scandal. Gerald Ford, Nixon’s vice president, assumed the presidency following Nixon's resignation and served from 1974 to 1977. Ford was succeeded by Jimmy Carter, served as president from 1977 to 1981.