Square Root Day September 9, 1981 (9/9/81). Gordon remains the holiday's publicist, sending news releases to world media outlets. Gordon's daughter set up a Facebook group where people can share how they were celebrating the day. One suggested way of celebrating the holiday is by eating square radishes, or other root vegetables cut into shapes with square cross sections (thus creating a "square root"). Square Root Day occurs on the following dates each century: The number of years between consecutive Square Root Days in a century are consecutive odd numbers: 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 15, 17. This illustrates the fact that
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (sometimes written as "1985") is a song by Paul McCartney and Wings. The song is the final track on the album "Band on the Run". It has been featured on the 2001 documentary DVD "Wingspan" and Paul McCartney and Wings' 1974 TV special "One Hand Clapping". A 2016 remix of the song was nominated for a Grammy Award. Paul McCartney, the writer of "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five", has said that the song originated with just the first line. The tune is the climactic track from the album "Band on the Run". It