National Nothing Day

National Nothing Day is an "un-event" proposed in 1972 by columnist Harold Pullman Coffin and observed annually on January 16 since 1973, when it was added to Chase's Calendar of Events. ^{[1] [2] [3]} Its purpose is:

to provide Americans with one National day when they can just sit without celebrating, observing or honoring anything.

It is sponsored by Coffin's National Nothing Foundation, registered in Capitola, California. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

References

1. ^ Chase's Calendar of Events, 2011 Edition, McGraw-Hill Professional, 2010, p. 88, ISBN 9780071740265, http://books.google.com/books?id=1TSSQq6nwKEC&pg=PA88 
2. ^ Michele Humes, Harold Coffin, American Hero; Or, Every Day Is National Capitulate-To-Inane-Press-Releases Day, http://michelehumes.com/2010/08/25/harold-coffin-american-hero-or-every-day-is-national-capitulate-to-inane-press-releases-day/ 
3. ^ Bob Symon, It’s National Nothing Day; Celebrate in Earnest, http://symonsez.wordpress.com/2011/01/16/its-national-nothing-day-celebrate-in-earnest/ 
4. ^ Newsweek (Newsweek, Inc.) 93: 127, 1979, http://books.google.com/books?id=Vd0mAQAAIAAJ&q=%22national+nothing+foundation%22 
5. ^ The Review of the News (Correction, Please) 15: 25–26, 1979, http://books.google.com/books?id=6I3xAAAAMAAJ&q=%22national+nothing+day%22+coffin 
6. ^ David Wallechinsky & Irving Wallace (1975-1981), The People's Almanac (series), http://www.trivia-library.com/a/groups-organizations-meetings-and-clubs-n.htm 
7. ^ Bruce Felton, Mark Fowler (1994), The Best, Worst, & Most Unusual: Noteworthy Achievements, Events, Feats & Blunders of Every Conceivable Kind, Sterling Publishing Company, Inc., p. 335, ISBN 9780883658611, http://books.google.com/books?id=tpu2du-miikC&pg=PA335