Today is September 19 2015

- National Butterscotch Pudding Day: More
Basically equal parts of butter and brow sugar. Older recipes called for one pound of butter, one pound of sugar and a quarter pound of treacle (molasses).

- International Eat an Apple Day: More
Third Saturday in September

• Talk Like A Pirate Day: More
  Created by John Baur and Mark Summers (aka Ol’ Chumbucket and Cap’n Slappy) in 1995.
  English-to-Pirate translator More
• Software Freedom Day: More
  On the third Saturday in September by the Digital Freedom Foundation (DFF) focusing on 'promoting free software, open hardware, and access to knowledge via technology'.
• Astronomy Day (Fall): More
  A biannual event started in 1973 by Doug Berger, the president of the Astronomical Association of Northern California. Falls on the Saturday's (closest to the first quarter moon) between mid-April and mid-May and mid-September and mid-October. One of the basic ideas is to providepublic access to a wide range of telescopes.
• Von Steuben Day: More
  A German-American Holiday. From Wikipedia: 'Von Steuben Day is a holiday traditionally held on a weekend in mid-September (von Steuben was born September 17), celebrating Baron Friedrich von Steuben, who arrived in the United States as a volunteer offering his services to General George Washington, and is generally considered the German-American event of the year. Participants march, dance, and play music.'
  New York Parade: More
• Wife Appreciation Day: More
  Third Saturday in September. (some references say the third Sunday)
• Big Whopper Liar Day:: More
  Third Saturday in September since 1998.
  The New Harmony Indiana Festival: More
• Boys' and Girls' Club Day for Kids: More
• National Gymnastics Day:: More
  By USA Gymnastics..
• National Seatcheck Saturday: More
  Third Saturday in September. Occurs during Child Passenger Safety Week.

• Health
  • Conquer Chiari Walk Across America: More
    September 19 in the US (8th annual). Chiari malformation is a condition in which brain tissue extends into your spinal canal. Symptoms include Numbness/tingling in hands/feet, dizziness, difficulty swallowing, choking and vomiting.
• Animal and Pets
  • AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day: More
    Third Saturday in September.
  • International Red Panda Day (IRPD) : More
• Other
  • International Air Ambulance Week: More
    September 19-27. Fund raiser.
  • International Coastal Cleanup Day: More
    Volunteer clean-up effort.

• In 1876, Melville R. Bissell patented the carpet sweeper,. with a central brush, rubber wheels, and other improvements.
  From Wikipedia: ' Melville Reuben Bissell (September 25, 1843 – March 15, 1889) was an American entrepreneur who invented the modern carpet sweeper. The Bissell corporation is named after him.
  
  Following the Panic of 1873, Bissell began working on a carpet sweeper. In 1876 Bissell patented a sweeper with a central brush, rubber wheels, and other improvements on vacuum technology. A fire in 1884 destroyed his first factory, but he was able to overcome the loss and expand his business.
  
  Following his death from pneumonia in 1889 (at the tragically young age of only 45) in Grand Rapids, his wife, Anna Bissell, took control of the company, becoming America's first female corporate Chief Executive Officer'.
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• In 1957, The United States has their first underground nuclear bomb testing as part of Operation Plumbbob.
  From Wikipedia: 'Operation Plumbbob was a series of nuclear tests conducted between May 28 and October 7, 1957, at the Nevada Test Site, following Project 57, and preceding Project 58/58A. It was the biggest, longest, and most controversial test series in the continental United States.
  
  The operation consisted of 29 explosions, of which only two did not produce any nuclear yield. Twenty-one laboratories and government agencies were involved. While most Operation Plumbbob tests contributed to the development of warheads for intercontinental and intermediate range missiles, they also tested air defense and anti-submarine warheads with smaller yields. They included forty-three military effects tests on civil and military structures, radiation and bio-medical studies, and aircraft structural tests. Operation Plumbbob had the tallest tower tests to date in the U.S. nuclear testing program as well as high-altitude balloon tests. One nuclear test involved the largest troop maneuver ever associated with U.S. nuclear testing.
  
  Approximately 18,000 members of the U.S. Air Force, Army, Navy and Marines participated in exercises Desert Rock VII and VIII during Operation Plumbbob. The military was interested in knowing how the average foot-soldier would stand up, physically and psychologically, to the rigors of the tactical nuclear battlefield.
  
  Almost 1,200 pigs were subjected to bio-medical experiments and blast-effects studies during Operation Plumbbob. On shot Priscilla (37 kt), 719 pigs were used in various experiments on Frenchman Flat. Some pigs were placed in elevated cages and provided with suits made of different materials, to test which materials provided best protection from the thermal radiation. As shown and reported in the PBS documentary Dark Circle, the pigs survived, but with third-degree burns to 80% of their bodies. Other pigs were placed in pens behind large sheets of glass at measured distances from the hypocenter to test the effects of flying debris on living targets. Studies were conducted of radioactive contamination and fallout from a simulated accidental detonation of a weapon; and projects concerning earth motion, blast loading and neutron output were carried out.
  
  Nuclear weapons safety experiments were conducted to study the possibility of a nuclear weapon detonation during an accident. On July 26, 1957, a safety experiment, Pascal-A, was detonated in an unstemmed hole at NTS, becoming the first underground shaft nuclear test. The knowledge gained here would provide data to prevent nuclear yields in case of accidental detonations–for example, in a plane crash.
  
  The John shot on July 19, 1957 was the only test of the Air Force's AIR-2 Genie missile with a nuclear warhead. It was fired from an F-89 Scorpion fighter over Yucca Flats at the NNSS. On the ground, the Air Force carried out a public relations event by having five Air Force officers and a photographer stand under ground zero of the blast, which took place at between 18,500 and 20,000 feet altitude, with the idea of demonstrating the possibility of the use of the weapon over civilian populations without ill effects. In 2012 the photographer and the last survivor of the five met in a restaurant in Dallas to reminisce. The photographer, Akira "George" Yoshitake, died in October 2013, and the last of the six, Donald A. Luttrell, died December 2014.
  
  The Rainier shot, conducted September 19, 1957, was the first fully contained underground nuclear test, meaning that no fission products were vented into the atmosphere. This test of 1.7 kt could be detected around the world by seismologists using ordinary seismic instruments. The Rainier test became the prototype for larger and more powerful underground tests.
  
  Some images from Upshot-Knothole Grable were accidentally relabeled as belonging to the Priscilla shot from Operation Plumbbob in 1957. As a consequence many publications including official government documents have the photo mislabeled'.
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• In 1940, Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a resistance. He did so and escaped in 1943.
  From Wikipedia: 'Witold Pilecki (13 May 1901 – 25 May 1948; Polish pronunciation: ; codenames Roman Jezierski, Tomasz Serafinski, Druh, Witold) was a Polish soldier, a rittmeister of the Polish Cavalry during the Second Polish Republic, the founder of the Secret Polish Army (Tajna Armia Polska) resistance group in German-occupied Poland in November 1939, and a member of the underground Home Army (Armia Krajowa), which was formed in February 1942. He was the author of Witold's Report, the first comprehensive Allied intelligence report on Auschwitz concentration camp and the Holocaust. He was Roman Catholic.
  
  During World War II, he volunteered for a Polish resistance operation to get imprisoned in the Auschwitz death camp in order to gather intelligence and escape. While in the camp, Pilecki organized a resistance movement and as early as 1941, informed the Western Allies of Nazi Germany's Auschwitz atrocities. He escaped from the camp in 1943 after nearly two and a half years of imprisonment. Pilecki took part in the Warsaw Uprising in August 1944. He remained loyal to the London-based Polish government-in-exile after the Soviet-backed communist takeover of Poland and was arrested in 1947 by the Stalinist secret police (Urzad Bezpieczenstwa) on charges of working for "foreign imperialism", thought to be a euphemism for MI6. He was executed after a show trial in 1948. Until 1989, information about his exploits and fate was suppressed by the Polish communist regime.
  
  As a result of his deeds, he is considered as "one of the greatest wartime heroes". In the foreword to the book The Auschwitz Volunteer: Beyond Bravery Michael Schudrich, the Chief Rabbi of Poland, wrote as follows: "When God created the human being, God had in mind that we should all be like Captain Witold Pilecki, of blessed memory." In the introduction to that book Norman Davies, a British historian, wrote: "If there was an Allied hero who deserved to be remembered and celebrated, this was a person with few peers." At the commemoration event of International Holocaust Remembrance Day held in the US Holocaust Memorial Museum on 27 January 2013 Ryszard Schnepf, the Polish Ambassador to the US, described Pilecki as a "diamond among Poland's heroes" and "the highest example of Polish patriotism"'.
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• In 1960, Chubby Checker's 'The Twist' reaches #1 (Billboard Hot 100).
  From Wikipedia: '"The Twist" is an American pop song written and originally released in early 1959 by Hank Ballard and the Midnighters as a B-side to "Teardrops on Your Letter". Ballard's version was a moderate 1960 hit, peaking at number 28 on the Billboard Hot 100.
  
  Chubby Checker's 1960 cover version of the song gave birth to the Twist dance craze. His single became a hit, reaching number 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on September 19, 1960, where it stayed for one week, and setting a record as the only song to reach number 1 in two different chart runs when it resurfaced and topped the chart again for two weeks starting on January 13, 1962.
  
  In 1988, "The Twist" again became popular due to a new recording of the song by The Fat Boys featuring Chubby Checker. This version reached number 2 in the United Kingdom and number 1 in Germany. In 2014, Billboard magazine declared the song the "biggest hit" of the 1960s'.
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• In 1970, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, an American sitcom, premiered on CBS. There were 168 ep. over 7 seasons, September 19, 1970 - March 19, 1977.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show, originally known simply by the name of the show's star, Mary Tyler Moore, is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977. The program was a television breakthrough, with the first never-married, independent career woman as the central character.
  
  It is one of the most acclaimed television programs in US television history. It received high praise from critics, including Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series three years in a row (1975–77), and continued to be honored long after the final episode aired. In 2013, the Writers Guild of America ranked The Mary Tyler Moore Show No. 6 in its list of the 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time'.
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• In 1980, 'Ordinary People' directed by Robert Redford and starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore and Judd Hirsch is released (Best Picture 1981).
  From Wikipedia: 'Ordinary People is a 1980 American drama film that marked the directorial debut of actor Robert Redford. It stars Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Judd Hirsch and Timothy Hutton.
  
  The story concerns the disintegration of an upper-middle class family in Lake Forest, Illinois, following the death of one of their sons in a boating accident. The screenplay by Alvin Sargent was based upon the 1976 novel Ordinary People by Judith Guest.
  
  The film received six Academy Award nominations and won four: the Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Director for Redford, Adapted Screenplay for Sargent, and Supporting Actor for Hutton. In addition, it won five Golden Globes: Best Motion Picture – Drama, Best Director (Redford), Best Actress in a Drama (Tyler Moore), Best Supporting Actor (Hutton), and Best Screenplay (Sargent)'.
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• In 1982, Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University Bulletin Board System.
  From Wikipedia: 'An emoticon is a pictorial representation of a facial expression using punctuation marks, numbers and letters, usually written to express a person's feelings or mood.
  
  In Western countries, emoticons are usually written at a right angle to the direction of the text. Users from Japan popularized a kind of emoticon called kaomoji; often confused with emoji in the West) that can be understood without tilting one's head to the left. This style arose on ASCII NET of Japan in 1986.
  
  As social media has become widespread, emoticons have played a significant role in communication through technology, and some devices have provided stylized pictures that do not use punctuation. They offer another range of "tone" and feeling through texting that portrays specific emotions through facial gestures while in the midst of text-based cyber communication.
  
  The word is a portmanteau word of the English words "emotion" and "icon". In web forums, instant messengers and online games, text emoticons are often automatically replaced with small corresponding images, which came to be called "emoticons" as well. Emoticons for a smiley face :-) and sad face :-( appear in the first documented use in digital form. Certain complex character combinations can only be accomplished in a double-byte languages, giving rise to especially complex forms, sometimes known by their romanized Japanese name of kaomoji.
  
  The use of emoticons can be traced back to the 19th century, and they were commonly used in casual and humorous writing. Digital forms of emoticons on the Internet were included in a proposal by Scott Fahlman of Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in a message on 19 September 1982.
  
  Scott Fahlman was the first documented person to use the emoticons :-) and :-(, with a specific suggestion that they be used to express emotion. The text of his original proposal, posted to the Carnegie Mellon University computer science general board on 19 September 1982 (11:44), was thought to have been lost, but was recovered 20 years later by Jeff Baird from old backup tapes/.
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• In 1989, 'Doogie Howser, M.D.', starring Neil Patrick Harris as a teenage physician, debuts on ABC.
  From Wikipedia: 'Doogie Howser, M.D. is an American comedy-drama television series that ran for four seasons on ABC from September 19, 1989, to March 24, 1993, totaling 97 episodes. Created by Steven Bochco and David E. Kelley, it stars Neil Patrick Harris in the title role as a teenage physician who also faces the problems of being a normal teenager'.
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• In 1991, German tourists discovered Otzi the Iceman near the border of Austria and Italy. He lived about 3,300 BC.
  From Wikipedia: 'Ötzi (German pronunciation: also called the Iceman, the Similaun Man, the Man from Hauslabjoch, the Tyrolean Iceman, Homo tyrolensis, and the Hauslabjoch mummy) is a nickname given to the well-preserved natural mummy of a man who lived around 3,300 BCE, more precisely between 3359 and 3105 BCE, with a 66% chance that he died between 3239 and 3105 BCE. The mummy was found in September 1991 in the Ötztal Alps, hence the nickname "Ötzi", near the Similaun mountain and Hauslabjoch on the border between Austria and Italy. He is Europe's oldest known natural human mummy, and has offered an unprecedented view of Chalcolithic Europeans. His body and belongings are displayed in the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology in Bolzano, South Tyrol, Italy.
  
  The corpse has been extensively examined, measured, X-rayed, and dated. Tissues and intestinal contents have been examined microscopically, as have the items found with the body. In August 2004, frozen bodies of three Austro-Hungarian soldiers killed during the Battle of San Matteo (1918) were found on the mountain Punta San Matteo in Trentino. One body was sent to a museum in the hope that research on how the environment affected its preservation would help unravel Ötzi's past.
  
  It was initially believed that Ötzi died from exposure during a winter storm. Later it was speculated that Ötzi may have been a victim of a ritual sacrifice, perhaps for being a chieftain. This explanation was inspired by theories previously advanced for the first millennium BCE bodies recovered from peat bogs such as the Tollund Man and the Lindow Man.
  
  In 2001 X-rays and a CT scan revealed that Ötzi had an arrowhead lodged in his left shoulder when he died, and a matching small tear on his coat. The discovery of the arrowhead prompted researchers to theorize Ötzi died of blood loss from the wound, which would probably have been fatal even if modern medical techniques had been available. Further research found that the arrow's shaft had been removed before death, and close examination of the body found bruises and cuts to the hands, wrists and chest and cerebral trauma indicative of a blow to the head. One of the cuts was to the base of his thumb that reached down to the bone but had no time to heal before his death. Currently, it is believed that the cause of death was a blow to the head, but researchers are unsure of what inflicted the fatal injury.
  
  Recent DNA analyses claim they revealed traces of blood from at least four other people on his gear: one from his knife, two from the same arrowhead, and a fourth from his coat. Interpretations of these findings were that Ötzi killed two people with the same arrow, and was able to retrieve it on both occasions, and the blood on his coat was from a wounded comrade he may have carried over his back. Ötzi's posture in death (frozen body, face down, left arm bent across the chest) could support a theory that before death occurred and rigor mortis set in, the Iceman was turned on to his stomach in the effort to remove the arrow shaft.
  
  In 2010, it was proposed that Ötzi died at a much lower altitude and was buried higher in the mountains, as posited by archaeologist Alessandro Vanzetti of the Sapienza University of Rome and his colleagues. According to their study of the items found near Ötzi and their locations, it is possible that the iceman may have been placed above what has been interpreted as a stone burial mound but was subsequently moved with each thaw cycle that created a flowing watery mix driven by gravity before being re-frozen. While archaeobotanist Klaus Oeggl of the University of Innsbruck agrees that the natural process described probably caused the body to move from the ridge that includes the stone formation, he pointed out that the paper provided no compelling evidence to demonstrate that the scattered stones constituted a burial platform. Moreover, biological anthropologist Albert Zink argues that the iceman's bones display no dislocations that would have resulted from a downhill slide and that the intact blood clots in his arrow wound would show damage if the body had been moved up the mountain. In either case, the burial theory does not contradict the possibility of a violent cause of death'.
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• In 1994,'ER' premieres on NBC, created by Michael Crichton and starring George Clooney and Anthony Edwards.
  From Wikipedia: 'ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19, 1994, to April 2, 2009, with a total of 331 episodes spanning over 15 seasons. It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Television, in association with Warner Bros. Television. ER follows the inner life of the emergency room (ER) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago, Illinois, and various critical issues faced by the room's physicians and staff. The show became the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history. It won 23 Primetime Emmy Awards, including the 1996 Outstanding Drama Series award, and received 124 Emmy nominations, which makes it the most nominated drama program in history. ER won 116 awards in total, including the Peabody Award, while the cast earned four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series'.
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Tomorrow there are two food holidays:
- National Butterscotch Pudding Day'.
Basically equal parts of butter and brown sugar cooked together. Older recipes called for, one pound of butter, one pound of sugar and a quarter pound of treacle (molasses).
[The Hankster says] When I was a kid, it was made in a pan over the stove. I'll take mine, pre-made, in a plastic cup please.

- International Eat an Apple Day'.
[The Hankster says] You bet.


Avast. Tomorrow is 'Talk Like A Pirate Day'. Created by by John Baur and Mark Summers (aka Ol’ Chumbucket and Cap’n Slappy) in 1995.

Tomorrow is 'Software Freedom Day'. On the third Saturday in September by the Digital Freedom Foundation (DFF) focusing on ' promoting free software, open hardware, and access to knowledge via technology'.

When you get finished looking at your computer screen, try a telescope. Tomorrow is 'Astronomy Day' (The Fall One). A biannual event started in 1973 by Doug Berger, the president of the Astronomical Association of Northern California. Falls on the Saturday's (closest to the first quarter moon) between mid-April and mid-May and mid-September and mid-October. One of the basic ideas is to provide public access to a wide range of telescopes.

A German-American holiday tomorrow. It will be 'Von Steuben Day'. A German-American Holiday. From Wikipedia: 'Von Steuben Day is a holiday traditionally held on a weekend in mid-September (von Steuben was born September 17), celebrating Baron Friedrich von Steuben, who arrived in the United States as a volunteer offering his services to General George Washington, and is generally considered the German-American event of the year. Participants march, dance, and play music.'

Hey guys don't miss this one. Tomorrow is 'Wife Appreciation Day'. Third Saturday in September (some references say the third Sunday).

Hey, you fisherman. Tomorrow is 'Big Whopper Liar Day:'. Third Saturday in September since 1998. It is part of the New Harmony Indiana Festival.

Tomorrow is 'Boys' and Girls' Club Day for Kids'.

A little exercise after all that Butterscotch Pudding is in order. Tomorrow is 'National Gymnastics Day'. By USA Gymnastics.

Tomorrow is at least one of the days you should check those seatbelts. 'National Seatcheck Saturday'. Third Saturday in September. Occurs during Child Passenger Safety Week.


Awareness / Observance Days on: September 19
o Health
- 'Conquer Chiari Walk Across America'. September 19 in the US (8th annual). Chiari malformation is a condition in which brain tissue extends into your spinal canal. Symptoms include Numbness/tingling in hands/feet, dizziness, difficulty swallowing, choking and vomiting.

o Animal and Pets
- 'AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Day'. Third Saturday in September.

- 'International Red Panda Day (IRPD) '.

o Other
- 'International Air Ambulance Week'. September 19-27. Fund raiser.

- 'International Coastal Cleanup Day'. Volunteer clean-up effort.


Historical events in the past on: September 19

In 1876, Melville R. Bissell patented the carpet sweeper,. with a central brush, rubber wheels, and other improvements.'.

In 1957, The United States has their first underground nuclear bomb testing as part of Operation Plumbbob.'.

In 1940, Witold Pilecki is voluntarily captured and sent to Auschwitz in order to smuggle out information and start a resistance. He did so and escaped in 1943.'.

In 1960, Chubby Checker's 'The Twist' reaches #1 (Billboard Hot 100).'.

In 1970, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, an American sitcom, premiered on CBS. There were 168 ep. over 7 seasons, September 19, 1970 - March 19, 1977.'.

In 1980, 'Ordinary People' directed by Robert Redford and starring Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore and Judd Hirsch is released (Best Picture 1981).'.

In 1982, Scott Fahlman posts the first documented emoticons :-) and :-( on the Carnegie Mellon University Bulletin Board System.'.

In 1989, 'Doogie Howser, M.D.', starring Neil Patrick Harris as a teenage physician, debuts on ABC.'.

In 1991, German tourists discovered Otzi the Iceman near the border of Austria and Italy. He lived about 3,300 BC.'.

In 1994,'ER' premieres on NBC, created by Michael Crichton and starring George Clooney and Anthony Edwards.'.

No. 1 song

• Like a Rolling Stone - Bob Dylan: More
  'Help!' has been displaced by 'Like a Rolling Stone', which will hold the no. 1 spot until Sept 25 1965, when 'Eve of Destruction - Barry McGuire', takes over.

Top movie

• Once a Thief More
  Having displaced 'Morituri', it will be there until the weekend box office of Sept 26 1965 when, 'How to Murder Your Wife', takes over.

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Monthly holiday / awareness days in September

AKC Responsible Dog Ownership Month
All American Breakfast Month
Atrial Fibrillation Month
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Baby Safety Month
Backpack Safety America Month
Be Kind To Editors and Writers Month
Blood Cancer Awareness Month
Bourbon Heritage Month
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
Childrens' Good Manners Month
Cholesterol Education Month
College Savings Month
Eat Chicken Month
Fall Hat Month
Go Wild During California Wild Rice Month
Great American Low-Cholesterol, Low-fat Pizza Bake Month
Gynecology Cancer Awareness Month
Happy Cat Month
Histiocytosis Awareness Month
Hunger Action Month
Intergeneration Month
International or National Guide Dogs Month
International People Skills Month
International Self-Awareness Month
International Speak Out Month
International Square Dancing Month
International Strategic Thinking Month
ITP Awareness Month
Library Card Sign-up Month
Million Minute Family Challenge
Mold Awareness Month
National Campus Safety Awareness Month
National Chicken Month
National Child Awareness Month
National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month
National Coupon Month
National DNA, Geonomics and Stem Cell Education Month
National Fruit and Veggies Month
National Head Lice Prevention Month
National Hispanic Heritage Month
National Home Furnishings Month
National Honey Month
National Infant Mortality Awareness Month
National ITP Awareness Month
National Mushroom Month
National Organic Harvest Month
National Osteopathic Medicine Month
National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
National Pediculosis (Head Lice) Prevention Month
National Pet Memorial Month
National Piano Month
National Preparedness Month
National Prime Beef Month
National Prosper Where You Are Planted Month
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month
National Recovery Month
National Recovery Month
National Rice Month
National Save A Tiger Month
National Service Dog Month
National Sewing Month
National Shake Month
National Sickle Cell Month
National Skin Care Awareness Month
National Translators Month
National Wilderness Month
One-on-One Month
Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month
Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month
Pleasure Your Mate Month
Save The Koala Month
Sea Cadet Month
Self Improvement Month
September Is Healthy Aging Month
Shameless Promotion Month
Sports and Home Eye Health and Safety Month
Subliminal Communications Month
Superior Relationships Month
Thyroid Cancer Awareness Month
Update Your Resume Month
Whole Grains Month
Wild Rice Month
Women's Friendship Month
World Alzheimer's Month
World Animal Remembrance Month
World Leukemia and Lymphoma Awareness Month

September is:

September origin (from Wikipedia): Originally September (Latin septem, "seven") was the seventh of ten months on the oldest known Roman calendar.
September in the Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of March in the Southern Hemisphere.
After the calendar reform that added January and February to the beginning of the year, September became the ninth month, but retained its name. It had 29 days until the Julian reform, which added a day.

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

US Government Holidays

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Holidays Worldwide

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