Ruby Tuesday was born out of a $10,000 endowment Sandy Beall had received from a friend and operator of several Pizza Huts to open his own restaurant. Beall took the name from The Rolling Stones song "Ruby Tuesday", after a suggestion by one of several fraternity brothers who were co-investors.

The pioneering years Its start was a much happier time. Ruby Tuesday was founded in 1972 by a University of Tennessee student named Sandy Beall, who took the name from a song by the Rolling Stones, still a band that frightened parents at the time.

But most patrons don't think about the history or the name of Ruby Tuesday; they think about its salad bar (now rebranded as the "endless garden bar"). While chains like Pizza Hut have discontinued their salad bars and buffet-style options, fans of Ruby Tuesday absolutely adore the feature and its 55+ toppings.

• 1 ½ oz. rye whiskey.
• 1 oz. Amaro Montenegro.
• ¾ oz. fresh lemon juice.
• ½ oz. simple syrup.
• 5 ripe black cherries.
• lemon twist for garnish.

Tuesday was named for the Roman god of war, Mars, so in Latin was known as dies Martis. However, the Germanic god of war was known as Tiu and the English day of the week is derived from this Germanic god's name instead, first known as Tiwsday and eventually Tuesday.

In Hinduism, Tuesday is also a popular day for worshipping and praying to Hanuman and some also worship Kartikeya, Kali, Parvati and Ganesh. Many Hindus fast during Tuesday. Tuesday is also viewed as the day ruled by Mangala (Mars) in Hinduism.

Tuesday Facts

• Tuesday is considered an unlucky day.
• The term “Mardi Gras” refers to the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday.
• In Judaism, Tuesday is the second day of the week.
• Taco Tuesday.
• The French Revolution.
• In Japanese, the word for Tuesday is “ka youbi”
• Tuesday is the most productive day of the week.

Let's Spend the Night Together Release. "Ruby Tuesday" was released as the B-side to "Let's Spend the Night Together" in January 1967. Due to the controversial nature of the A-side's lyrics, "Ruby Tuesday" earned more airplay and ended up charting higher in the US.

How to Make Ruby Tuesday Ruby Relaxer Cocktail

1. Pour peach schnapps into a cocktail shaker.
2. Add coconut rum.
3. Add vodka.
4. Add cranberry juice.
5. Add pineapple juice.
6. Add cherry syrup.
7. Shake and pour into a glass filled with ice.
8. Garnish with a cherry.

Originally, Tuesday was named after the Roman god of war, Mars (pictured). However, the Norse people named it after their god of war, Tyr. The English word Tuesday is derived from Old English and means “Tiw's day,” a spelling variant of Tyr's day.

- just like the word - Tuesday. Tuesday you can also say Tuesday.

Tuesday comes from the Old English tīwesdæg, meaning “Tiu's day.” Tiu was a Germanic god of the sky and war. His equivalent in Norse mythology is Tyr. The names of the days of the week were modeled after the Latin names. The Latin days of the week were named after planets, which were named after gods.