Today is October 5 2015

National Apple Betty / Apple Brown Betty Day: More
From Wikipedia: 'A Brown Betty is a traditional American dessert made from fruit (usually apple, but also berries or pears) and sweetened crumbs. Similar to a cobbler or apple crisp, the fruit is baked and in this case the sweetened crumbs are in layers between the fruit. It is usually served with lemon sauce or whipped cream.'

• National Do Something Nice Day: More
  
• Chic Spy Day: More
  On the anniversary of the firs Bond movie in 1962.

• Health
  • Child Health Day: More
    On the first Monday of October. Focuses on children's health.
  • Humphrey’s Pyjama Week: MoreOctober 5-9 in Great Britain. A fund raiser for The Children's Trust.
  • iwalk Week (International): More
    October 5-8. Walk to school day.
  • Backcare Awareness Week: More
  • IPF World Week:
    October 5-11 in Great Britain. From Wikipedia: 'Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and ultimately fatal disease characterized by a progressive decline in lung function. The term pulmonary fibrosis means scarring of lung tissue and is the cause of worsening dyspnea (shortness of breath).' More
  • National Braille Week: More
    October 5-11 in Great Britain.
• Other
  • World Architecture Day: More
    Since 1985, on the first Monday of October by International Union of Architects.
  • International Day of No Prostitution: More
    Started in the U.S. and Australia. Now supported by University of the Philippines Institute of Human Rights and the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women and others.
  • World Teachers' Day: More
    A UNESCO day established in 1994.
  • World Habitat Day: More
    On the first Monday of October. Established in 1985 by the U.N. It considers shelter as a basic human right.
  • World Space Wee: More
    By the U.N.
  • World Day of Bullying Prevention / Blue Shirt Day: More
    First Monday in October. Aka: Blue Shirt Day
  • Day of Unity: More
    During Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

• 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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'National Apple Betty / Apple Brown Betty Day'. From Wikipedia: 'A Brown Betty is a traditional American dessert made from fruit (usually apple, but also berries or pears) and sweetened crumbs. Similar to a cobbler or apple crisp, the fruit is baked and in this case the sweetened crumbs are in layers between the fruit. It is usually served with lemon sauce or whipped cream.'
[The Hankster says] Let us all say it together: With a scoop of ice cream on top and a tall glass of cold milk.


Tomorrow is 'National Do Something Nice Day'.
[The Hankster says] OK, I'm waiting. Oh, it's not tomorrow yet.

Can you say 'Dr. No'. tomorrow is 'Chic Spy Day'. On the anniversary of the firs Bond movie in 1962.


Awareness / Observance Days on: October 5
o Health
- 'Child Health Day'. On the first Monday of October. Focuses on children's health.

- 'Humphrey’s Pyjama Week'. October 5-9 in Great Britain. A fund raiser for The Children's Trust.

- 'iwalk Week (International)'. October 5-8. Walk to school day.

- 'Backcare Awareness Week'.

- 'IPF World Week: October 5-11 in Great Britain. From Wikipedia: 'Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and ultimately fatal disease characterized by a progressive decline in lung function. The term pulmonary fibrosis means scarring of lung tissue and is the cause of worsening dyspnea (shortness of breath)'.

- 'National Braille Week'. October 5-11 in Great Britain.

o Other
- 'World Architecture Day'. Since 1985, on the first Monday of October by International Union of Architects.

- 'International Day of No Prostitution'. Started in the U.S. and Australia. Now supported by University of the Philippines Institute of Human Rights and the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women and others.

- 'World Teachers' Day'. A UNESCO day established in 1994.

- 'World Habitat Day'. On the first Monday of October. Established in 1985 by the U.N. It considers shelter as a basic human right.

- 'World Space Wee'. By the U.N.

- 'World Day of Bullying Prevention / Blue Shirt Day'. First Monday in October. Aka: Blue Shirt Day

- 'Day of Unity'. During Domestic Violence Awareness Month.


Historical events in the past on: October 5

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 to 3 in a best 5 out of 9 series.

In 1939, The song, I Wonder Who’s Kissing Her Now, was recorded by Perry Como and the Ted Weem's Orchestra.

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.

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.

In 1962, The Beatles first single, 'Love Me Do' backed with 'P.S. I Love You', is released in the United Kingdom.

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.

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

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.

No. 1 song

• Hang on Sloopy - The McCoys: More
  'Eve of Destruction' has been displaced by 'Hang on Sloopy', which will hold the no. 1 spot until October 9 1965, when 'Yesterday - The Beatles', takes over.

Top movie

• Mickey One More
  Having displaced 'How to Murder Your Wife', it will be there until the weekend box office of Oct 10 1965 when, 'The Agony and the Ecstasy', takes over.

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Monthly holiday / awareness days in October

Adopt a Dog Month
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
American Cheese Month
American Magazine Month
American Pharmacists Month
Antidepressant Death Awareness Month
Bat Appreciation Month
Caffeine Addiction Recovery Month
Campaign for Healthier Babies Month
Car Care Month
Celebrating the Bilingual Child Month
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Celiac Sprue Awareness Month
Child Health Month
Children's Magazine Month
Christmas Seal Campaign Church Library Month
Church Safety and Security Month
Class Reunion Month
Clergy Appreciation Month
Computer Learning Month
Consumer Information Month
Cookbook Month
Co-op Awareness Month
Country Music Month
Crime Prevention Month
Cut Out Dissection Month
Dollhouse and Miniatures Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Eat Country Ham Month
Emotional Intelligence Awareness Month
Emotional Wellness Month
Employee Ownership Month
Energy Awareness Month
Energy Management is a Family Affair - Improve Your Home Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Fair Trade Month
Family Health Month
Feral Hog Month
or Hog Out Month
Financial Planning Month
Fire Prevention Month
Gay and Lesbian History Month
German-American Heritage Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Go Hog Wild-Eat Country Ham Month
Halloween Safety Month
Head Start Awareness Month
Health Literacy Month
Healthy Lung Month
Home Eye Safety Month
Hunger Awareness Month
International Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) International Starman Month
International Strategic Planning Month
Long-Term Care Planning Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
Mental Illness Awareness Month
Month
of Freethought National AIDS Awareness Month
National Animal Safety and Protection Month
National Apple Month
National Applejack Month
National Audiology Awareness Month
National Bake and Decorate Month
National Book Month
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month
National Caramel Month
National Chili Month
National Chiropractic Health Month
National Cookie Month
National Crime Prevention Month
National Cyber Security Awareness Month
National Dental Hygiene Month
National Depression Education and Awareness Month
National Dessert Month
National Disability Employment Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Ergonomics Month
National Family Sexuality Education Month
- Let's Talk National Farm to School Month
National Gain the Inside Advantage Month
National Go on a Field Trip Month
National Kitchen and Bath Month
National Liver Awareness Month
National Medical Librarians Month
National Orthodontic Health Month
National Pasta Month
National Pet Wellness Month
National Physical Therapy Month
National Pickled Peppers Month
National Pit Bull Awareness Month
National Pizza Month
National Popcorn Month
National Popcorn Poppin' Month
National Pork Month
National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
National Pretzel Month
National Protect Your Hearing Month
National Reading Group Month
National Roller Skating Month
National RSV Awareness Month
National Sarcastic Awareness Month
National Seafood Month
National Service Dog Month
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
National Spinning and Weaving Month
National Stamp Collecting Month
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
National Window Covering Safety Month
National Work and Family Month
Organize Your Medical Information Month
Patient-Centered Care Awareness Month
Pear and Pineapple Month
Persimmons Month
Photographer Appreciation Month
Polish-American Heritage Month
Positive Attitude Month
Quality Month
Raptor Month
Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
Rhizomes Month
Right Brainers Rule Month
Sausage Month
Self-Promotion Month
Sexuality Education Month
SIDS, Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month
Spina Bifida Prevention Month
Spinach Lovers Month
Spinal Health Month
Squirrel Awareness Month
Stress Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Month
Tackling Hunger Month
Talk about Prescriptions Month
UNICEF Month
Vegetarian Awareness Month
Vegetarian Month
Wishbones for Pets Month
Workplace Politics Awareness Month
World Animal Month
World Blindness Awareness Month
World Menopause Month
Youth Against Tobacco 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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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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