Weekend Insights: You Scream, We All Scream

July 18, 2021, 2:01 PM UTC

July 18, 2021, is National Ice Cream Day. And yes, that’s a real thing.

National Ice Cream Day—and National Ice Cream Month—are “official” holidays designated by former President Ronald Reagan following a joint resolution from Congress.

The resolution, S.J.Res.298, was signed into law on July 2, 1984. It begins, “Whereas ice cream is a nutritious and wholesome food enjoyed by over 90 per centum of the people of the United States…" The resolution goes on to assert that “ice cream enjoys a reputation as the perfect dessert and snack food.”

Now, it’s the law(ish) that you should observe the ...

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