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Today's Food Holiday

Other celebrations/observances today:

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Events in the past on:

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Henry's Heads Up! - previous days social media post (updated daily)

Nothing. Looks like I was lazy on this day.

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Top Song & Movie 50 years ago today

No. 1 song

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Top movie

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Today in the Past (reference sites):

FamousBirthdays.com: Birthdays More
FamousDaily.com: History More
History.com: Historical Events on th More
HistoryOrb.com: Famous Deaths on th More
On-This-day.com history th More
On-This-day.com music history th More
Wikipedia.com: History More

This month (updated once a month - last updated - )

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TV fifty years ago (updated yearly - last updated Jan. 1 )

If you couldn't afford 90 cents for a movie ticket, 50 years ago, or your 45 RPM record player was broke, you might watch one of these shows on TV.
From this Wikipedia article: More

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Best selling books fifty years ago (updated yearly - last updated Jan. 1 )

Best selling books of More

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Fun (Last link added October 1 2014, but content on each site may change daily)

Astronomy Picture of the Day: More
NOAA: - National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: More
Listen to Old Radio Shows: (streaming mp3 with schedule) More
NASA TV: (video feed) More
NASA TV schedule: More
Public Domain eBook Links
Sites for downloading or reading free Public Domain eBooks. Available in various formats. More
Podcast: A Moment of Science. Approximately 1 minute general science facts.
Home page: More
RSS: More
Podcast: The Naked Scientists. Current science, medicine, space and other science
Home page: More
RSS: More
Podcast: Quirks & Quarks. Current science news.
Home page: More
RSS: More
Articles and videos: Universe Today. Current space and astronomy news.
Home page: More
RSS: More
Old Picture of the Day - "Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph."
Home page: More
RSS: More

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Other Holiday Sites (Last link added October 1 2014. Link content changes yearly)

Below, are listed several holiday sites that I reference in addition to other holiday researches.

US Government Holidays

Postal Holidays More
Official Federal Holidays More

Holidays Worldwide

List of holidays by country More
Holidays and Observances around the World More