We again have two food holidays tomorrow.
The first is 'National Chocolate Day' What else can I say, but go crazy, but let's try to make most of it dark chocolate (more antioxidants and less sugar).
Second is 'Wild Foods Day'. I know what you are thinking. Wild and crazy are similar emotions, and you should be able to come up with some really bizarre sweet concoctions. Not, so. The wild food we are celebrating tomorrow are the wild plants, fruits, and vegetables. You know, the stuff your Scout Master kept pointing to, but you wanted him to try first. I'm afraid of grabbing Poison Ivy for my Dandelion Tea. I have tried acorns as a youth: no taste.
Tomorrow is 'Animation Day'. Even though it is a good idea to finally get out of that easy chair and do something constructive, it will not be that kind of day. This one is sponsored by ASIFA, the International Animated Film Association.
Rumor has it, that there is a revolution in progress. Having observed 'Teddy Bears Picnic Day' earlier this month, your other plush animals are in revolt They also want there day. So, get set up for 'Plush Animal Lover's Day' tomorrow.
Tomorrow is 'Statue of Liberty Dedication Day'. (see below)
Terri Guillemets once said 'Time is an old firmly rooted tree; we are the breeze rustling its leaves.' What has happened will not change, although times biography, might change somewhat, depending on it's biographer. Let us gently rustling the leaves of time, not to blur what has been, but to better see what occurred on October 28 in the past.
In 1492 - Christopher Columbus discovered Cuba on his first voyage.
In 1538 - The first university in the New World (in present-day Dominican Republic), the Universidad Santo Tomás de Aquino, is established.
In 1636 - The first college in what would become the United States was established. Later named Harvard University.
In 1664 - The 'Duke of York and Albany's Maritime Regiment of Foot', later to be known as the British 'Royal Marines', is established.
In 1858 - R. H. Macy and Co opens it's first store, at 6th Ave. in NYC. The gross receipts for the day was $11.06 ($301.45 in today's valuation).
In 1886, The Statue of Liberty, in New York Harbor, is dedicated by President Cleveland.
In 1942, The Alaska Highway (Alcan Highway) is completed through Canada to Fairbanks, Alaska.
In 1948, Paul Muller was awarded the Nobel Prize for his discovery of the insecticidal use of DDT. Today, DDT is banned in most nations, as it has an accumulative buildup in tissues over time.
In 1962, The end of the Cuban missile crisis is reached. Did you notice it was 470 years to the day of Columbus discovering Cuba?
In 1965, The construction on the St. Louis Arch (Gateway Arch) is completed.
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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.
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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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