Do You Know What Today Is?

September 23 is Checkers Day. Do you want to be red or black? No, Checkers Day refers to that day in 1952, when Richard M. Nixon made a speech denying he had used an $18,000 campaign contribution for personal use. He did make reference to the gift of a dog his daughters received that they named “Checkers.” At the time, Nixon was a candidate for Vice-President of the U.S. with Dwight D. Eisenhower.