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Held in over 150 countries since 1980.
Tomorrow's food holiday will be World Food Day'. Held in over 150 countries since 1980.
[The Hankster says] I couldn't find an individual food holiday., but with all the fun I have with trivial food holidays, maybe a serious one, fits in nicely.
Tomorrow is 'National Dictionary Day'. Celebrates on the birthday of Noah Webster in 1758.
[The Hankster says] I can't remember the times in school that I was told that if I couldn't spell a word, I should look it up in the dictionary. Depending how far off my spelling was, that could take a few minutes to a choice of a similar word I could spell.
It will be 'Boss's Day' tomorrow. In the United States and Canada.
[The Hankster says] Give them only a little slack. You don't want them to think they can tell you what to do.
It's 'Department Store Day' tomorrow.
[The Hankster says] I guess this is to get you back for the after Columbus Day merchandise that will have to be counted at inventory time, if you don't help them out.
Awareness / Observance Days on: October 16
o Health
- 'National Mammography Day'. The third Friday in October (Breast Cancer Awareness month)
- 'Loud Shirt Day'. In Australia. A fund raiser for deaf children.
- 'National Anaesthesia Day'. In Australia and New Zealand. Celebrates the first use of anesthesia in 1846.
- 'The Big Pink'. In Great Britain. A fund raiser for breast cancer patients.
- 'World Spine Day'. In South Africa. Focusing on spinal health during Bone and Joint Decade's Action Week
- 'Feast Your Eyes'. October 16-22 in Great Britain. A fund raiser by The Eye Research Charity. Focus on blindness, by hosting a meal in the dark.
o Animal and Pets
- 'National Feral Cat Day'. Other
- 'Armenian Press Day'. Celebrated on the anniversary of the first Armenian magazine Azdarar in 1794.
- 'Spirit Day'. International effort against teenage bulling of gay lesbian teenagers, which annually leads, in some cases to suicides.
Historical events in the past on: October 16
In 1846, William T. G. Morton first demonstrated ether anesthesia at the Massachusetts General Hospital in the Ether Dome.
In 1869, The Cardiff Giant, one of the most famous American hoaxes, is discovered.
In 1869, The Tremont House (Boston), is the firs hotel to have Indoor plumbing, Indoor toilets and baths, Reception area,Locked rooms for the guest, free soap, and bellboys.
In 1923, Brothers Walt and Roy Disney launch the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio - which later would be called The Walt Disney Company.
In 1944, Wally Walrus, Woody Woodpecker's first steady foil, was debuted at the The Beach Nut, a Walter Lantz's cartoon.
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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
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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.
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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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