September 4, 2014: Extra, extra, read all about it! Today is Newspaper Carrier Day, marking the day back in 1833 when the first newspaper carrier, a kid named Barney, was hired. It’s also National Macadamia Nut Day today, but we have to keep them out of the house, or else Scott will eat them all. As potatoes are a Kryptonite for me, so are macadamia nuts for him.