June 19
GARFIELD DAY
Whether you’re a cat lover or not has nothing to do with whether you chuckle at the antics of the famous, fat, lazy, lasagna-eating, snide cat named Garfield.
Garfield came into the world on this day in 1978 by way of the talented pen of cartoonist Jim Davis. Readers of 41 newspapers throughout the United States were the lucky first-time readers of the Garfield strip. There are now over 220 million folks who read Garfield every day in over 2500 newspapers worldwide.
Garfield and his pal Odie (the long-tongued, floppy-eared silly dog) spend most of their time making us laugh just by showing us their eating and sleeping habits. Since Garfield was born in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant, his favorite food is lasagna. He can devour a plate of lasagna (and most other foods) in one huge gulp!
Thousands of products, a multitude of books and several Emmy Award-winning TV shows have featured Garfield. Maybe you know someone who has a suction-cup-footed Garfield stuck on their car window ... or maybe you have a Garfield T-shirt, or a Garfield stuffed toy, or a Garfield whatever.
He may be a cartoon character, but Garfield, the cat, has endeared himself to cat-lovers throughout the world ... and many dog-lovers, too. Thank you, Jim Davis.
Those Were the Days, the Today in History service from 440 International
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