Today is October 5 2014

National Apple Betty Day : More
Crustless apple pie

• National Do Something Nice Day: More
  
• World Teachers' Day: More
  UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), since 1994, commemorates teachers’ organizations worldwide
• Change A Light Day: More
  First Sunday in October. Energy savings awareness.
• Country Inn Bed & Breakfast Day: More First Sunday in October
• Intergeneration Day: More
  Now a monthly event. A day tointentionally connect all ages worldwide.

• In 1921, The Baseball World Series (New York Giants vs. New York Yankees) is broadcast on the radio for the first time. The Giants won 5 games to3 in a best 5 out of 9 series.
  From Wikipedia: 'The much-anticipated 1921 World Series featured John McGraw's New York Giants, dedicated practitioners of the dead-ball era's "inside game", and the New York Yankees, who relied on the "power game" exemplified by Babe Ruth, who was coming off of what was arguably his best year ever statistically. This was the first World Series appearance by the Yankees, who have gone on to play in the Series a record 40 times. The 1921 Series was a closely contested matchup that ended on a double play featuring a baserunning miscue'.
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• In 1939, The song, I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now, was recorded by Perry Como and the Ted Weem's Orchestra.
  From Wikipedia: '"I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now" is a popular song. The music was written by Joseph E. Howard and Harold Orlob, the lyrics by Will M. Hough and Frank R. Adams. The song was published in 1909. It was first introduced in the 1909 musical The Prince Of Tonight.
  
  The song is now considered a pop standard, recorded by many artists. The same title was used in a 1947 movie I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now starring June Haver and Mark Stevens about songwriter Joseph E. Howard'.
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• In 1956, the movie 'The Ten Commandments' opens in the US. It starred Charlton Heston, Yul Brynner, Anne Baxter, Edward G. Robinson, Yvonne De Carlo, Debra Paget, John Derek.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Ten Commandments is a 1956 American biblical epic film produced and directed by Cecil B. DeMille, shot in VistaVision (color by Technicolor), and released by Paramount Pictures. It dramatizes the biblical story of the life of Moses, an adopted Egyptian prince who becomes the deliverer of his real brethren, the enslaved Hebrews, and therefore leads the Exodus to Mount Sinai, where he receives, from God, the Ten Commandments. It stars Charlton Heston in the lead role, Yul Brynner as Rameses, Anne Baxter as Nefretiri, Edward G. Robinson as Dathan, Yvonne De Carlo as Sephora, Debra Paget as Lilia, and John Derek as Joshua; and features Sir Cedric Hardwicke as Sethi, Nina Foch as Bithiah, Martha Scott as Yoshebel, Judith Anderson as Memnet, and Vincent Price as Baka, among others'.
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• In 1962, The movie 'Dr. No', the first in the James Bond film series, is released. It starred Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, Joseph Wiseman, Jack Lord.
  From Wikipedia: 'Dr. No is a 1962 British spy film, starring Sean Connery, with Ursula Andress and Joseph Wiseman, filmed in Jamaica and England: it is the first James Bond film. Based on the 1958 novel of the same name by Ian Fleming, it was adapted by Richard Maibaum, Johanna Harwood, and Berkely Mather and was directed by Terence Young. The film was produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert R. Broccoli, a partnership that would continue until 1975.
  
  In the film, James Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a fellow British agent. The trail leads him to the underground base of Dr. No, who is plotting to disrupt an early American space launch with a radio beam weapon. Although the first of the Bond books to be made into a film, Dr. No was not the first of Fleming's novels, Casino Royale being the debut for the character; the film makes a few references to threads from earlier books. This film also introduced the criminal organisation SPECTRE, which would also appear in six subsequent films.
  
  Dr. No was produced on a low budget and was a financial success. While critical reaction was mixed upon release, over time the film has gained a reputation as one of the series' best instalments. The film was the first of a successful series of 24 Bond films. Dr. No also launched a genre of "secret agent" films that flourished in the 1960s. The film also spawned a spin-off comic book and soundtrack album as part of its promotion and marketing.
  
  Many of the iconic aspects of a typical James Bond film were established in Dr. No: the film begins with an introduction to the character through the view of a gun barrel and a highly stylised main title sequence, both created by Maurice Binder. Production designer Ken Adam established an elaborate visual style that is one of the hallmarks of the film series'.
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• In 1962, The Beatles first single, 'Love Me Do' backed with 'P.S. I Love You', is released in the United Kingdom.
  From Wikipedia: '"Love Me Do" is the Beatles' first single, backed by "P.S. I Love You". When the single was originally released in the United Kingdom on 5 October 1962, it peaked at No. 17; in 1982 it was re-promoted (not re-issued, retaining the same catalogue number) and reached No. 4. In the United States the single was a No. 1 hit in 1964. In 2013, recordings of the song that were published in 1962 entered the public domain in Europe.
  
  The song was written several years before it was recorded, and prior to the existence of the group named the Beatles. The single features John Lennon's prominent harmonica playing and duet vocals by him and Paul McCartney. Three different recorded versions of the song by the Beatles have been released, each with a different drummer'.
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• In 1969, The TV show, Monty Python's Flying Circus, first airs on BBC One. It starred Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, With, Carol Cleveland, Ian Davidson, Connie Booth. It ran for 4 seasons for 45 ep. from October 5, 1969 – December 5, 1974.
  From Wikipedia: 'Monty Python’s Flying Circus (known during the final series as just Monty Python) is a British sketch comedy series created by the comedy group Monty Python and broadcast by the BBC from 1969 to 1974. The shows were composed of surreality, risqué or innuendo-laden humour, sight gags and observational sketches without punchlines. It also featured animations by group member Terry Gilliam, often sequenced or merged with live action. The first episode was recorded on 7 September and premiered on 5 October 1969 on BBC One, with 45 episodes airing over four series from 1969 to 1974, plus two episodes for German TV.
  
  The show often targets the idiosyncrasies of British life, especially that of professionals, and is at times politically charged. The members of Monty Python were highly educated. Terry Jones and Michael Palin are Oxford University graduates; Eric Idle, John Cleese, and Graham Chapman attended Cambridge University; and American-born member Gilliam is an Occidental College graduate. Their comedy is often pointedly intellectual, with numerous erudite references to philosophers and literary figures. The series followed and elaborated upon the style used by Spike Milligan in his ground breaking series Q5, rather than the traditional sketch show format. The team intended their humour to be impossible to categorise, and succeeded so completely that the adjective "Pythonesque" was invented to define it and, later, similar material.
  
  The Pythons play the majority of the series characters themselves, including the majority of the female characters, but occasionally they cast an extra actor. Regular supporting cast members include Carol Cleveland (referred to by the team as the unofficial "Seventh Python"), Connie Booth (Cleese's first wife), series Producer Ian MacNaughton, Ian Davidson, Neil Innes (in the fourth series), and Fred Tomlinson and the Fred Tomlinson Singers (for musical numbers).
  
  The series' theme tune is the first segment of John Philip Sousa's The Liberty Bell, as played by the Band of the Grenadier Guards, and chosen because it was in the public domain and thus could be used without charge'.
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• In 1970, PBS, the Public Broadcasting Company, is founded.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and television program distributor. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia, PBS is an independently operated non-profit organization and is the most prominent provider of television programs to public television stations in the United States, distributing series such as Keeping Up Appearances, BBC World News, NOVA scienceNOW, NOVA, Dragon Tales, PBS NewsHour, Walking with Dinosaurs, Masterpiece, Nature, American Masters, Frontline, and Antiques Roadshow.
  
  Since the mid-2000s Roper polls commissioned by PBS have consistently placed the service as the most-trusted national institution in the United States. However, PBS is not responsible for all programming carried on public television stations, a large proportion of which (including most specials aired during pledge drives) come from third-party sources, including member stations (such as WGBH, WETA-TV, WNET, WTTW National Productions), American Public Television and independent producers. This distinction is a frequent source of viewer confusion.
  
  The service has more than 350 member television stations, many owned by educational institutions or non-profit groups affiliated with a local public school district, collegiate educational institution or by state government-owned or -related entities. It also operates National Datacast (NDI), a subsidiary which offers datacasting services via member stations, and provides additional revenue for PBS and its member stations.
  
  Founded by Hartford N. Gunn Jr., PBS began operations on October 5, 1970, taking over many of the functions of its predecessor, National Educational Television (NET), which later merged with Newark, New Jersey station WNDT to form WNET. In 1973 it merged with Educational Television Stations.
  
  Unlike the five major commercial broadcast television networks in the United States, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and The CW – which compensate their affiliate stations to carry their programs – PBS is not a network but a program distributor that provides television content and related services to its member stations. Each station is charged with the responsibility of programming local content (often news, interview, cultural and public affairs programs) for their individual market or state that supplements content provided by PBS and other public television distributors'.
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• In 1974, American David Kunst completed the first independently verified journey around the world on foot. It took four years and 21 pairs of shoes. He crossed four continents and walked 14,450 miles.
  From Wikipedia: 'Dave Kunst (born July 16, 1939 in Caledonia, Minnesota) is the first person independently verified to have traveled around the earth. The walk was intended to be achieved along with his brother John, but in the event John was shot and killed by bandits, and Dave wounded; Dave resumed and completed the walk with another brother, Peter. His walk was officially stated to be 14,452 miles.
  
  Kunst's walk may not have been the first circumnavigation by foot, in particular Guinness World Records mentions George Matthew Schilling (walked: 1897-1904), and Dumitru Dan circumnavigated the globe between 1910-1923, in a Touring Club de France contest'.
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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Apple Betty Day', which is a crustless apple pie. Put sweeten crumbs between the layers of apples and you have Apple Brown Betty.

Tomorrow is 'National Do Something Nice Day'. If you want to do something nice, send me an Apple Betty. I guess any unselfish, anonymous nice deed done to anyone will do, but I am really looking forward to that pie. I have the ice cream topper waiting.

Well, 'World Teachers' Day'. is tomorrow, on Sunday. No chance to bring and apple (Apple Betty's are too messy to carry in a backpack) or hug the teacher. I guess UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization), in 1994, should have made it on something like the first Monday of a week, but the idea is still a good one. It commemorates teachers’ organizations worldwide. I can remember quite a few teachers that meant a lot to me.

Tomorrow is 'Change A Light Day'. A light bulb, that is. It promotes the new bulbs as an energy savings. I believe they do so and they burn cooler, but I'm not sure about putting all that mercury in the land fills (very few people will dispose of them properly) and they seem to not last as long as the incandescent ones. I guess the LED's ones are going to be the answer, when they come down in price.

Tomorrow being the first Sunday in October, it will be 'Country Inn Bed and Breakfast Day'. Getaway to some small out of the way place and take it easy.

Tomorrow, consider looking on everyone of all ages as equal, or you will not be honoring 'Intergeneration Day'. Now a monthly event. A time to intentionally connect all ages worldwide.

William Shakespeare once said: "Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and tomorrow, Creeps in this petty pace from day to day'. Before tomorrow creeps up on us, and it is another day, let us look at October 5 in the past:

In 1921, The World Series is broadcast on the radio for the first time.

In 1962, The first James Bond movie 'Dr. No', is released.

In 1969, The British TV show 'Monty Python's Flying Circus' airs on BBC One.

In 1970 - PBS, the Public Broadcasting Company, is founded.

No. 1 song

• Oh, Pretty Woman - Roy Orbison: More
  'The House of the Rising Sun' has been displaced by 'Oh, Pretty Woman', which will hold the no. 1 spot until October 17 2014, when 'Do Wah Diddy Diddy', takes over.

Top movie

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  Having displaced 'Mary Poppins', it will be there until the weekend box office of October 11 1964 when, 'Fail-Safe', takes over.

• FamousBirthdays.com: October 5 Birthdays More
• FamousDaily.com: October 5 History More
• History.com: Historical Events on 5th October More
• HistoryOrb.com: Famous Deaths on 5th October More
• On-This-day.com history 5th October More
• On-This-day.com music history 5th October More
• Wikipedia.com: History October 5 More

Food: Apple Month, Rhubarb Month, Sausage Month, Spinach Lovers Month, National Chili Month, National Popcorn Poppin' Month, National Seafood Month Pear and Pineapple Month, , Vegetarian Month
Other
AIDS Awareness Month, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Bullying Prevention Month, Celiac Disease Awareness Month, Class Reunion Month, Down Syndrome Awareness Month, Dyslexia Awareness Month, National Book Month, National Dental Hygiene Month, National Down Syndrome Month, National Spina Bifida Awareness Month, National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month

October is:

October origin (from Wikipedia): October is the tenth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of seven months with a length of 31 days. The eighth month in the old Roman calendar, October retained its name (from the Greek meaning 'eight') after January and February were inserted into the calendar that had originally been created by the Romans. "
October is commonly associated with the season of autumn in the Northern hemisphere and spring in the Southern hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to April in the Northern hemisphere and vice versa.

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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.
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Best selling books of 1964 More

• 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.
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• Podcast: The Naked Scientists. Current science, medicine, space and other science
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• Podcast: Quirks & Quarks. Current science news.
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• Articles and videos: Universe Today. Current space and astronomy news.
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• Old Picture of the Day - "Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph."
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Below, are listed several holiday sites that I reference in addition to other holiday researches.

US Government Holidays

• 2014 Postal Holidays More
• 2014 Official Federal Holidays More

Holidays Worldwide

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