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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Pasta Day'.
[The Hankster says] Don't worry about the shape or the sauce, just bring it on.
Make a mistake today. You get to do it over tomorrow. It will be 'National Mulligan Day'. From Wikipedia: 'A mulligan is a second chance to perform an action, usually after the first chance went wrong through bad luck or a blunder. Its best-known meaning is in golf whereby a player is informally allowed to replay a stroke (though this is against the formal rules of golf). The term has also been applied to other sports and games, and to other fields generally. The origin of the term is unclear'.
[The Hankster says] I hope that includes eating more pasta.
Tomorrow is 'Black Poetry Day'. Celebrating the 1711 birth date of Jupiter Hammon, the first African-American poet to publish his own verse.
Do something sweet for someone else tomorrow, on 'Sweetest Day'. Since 1921 in some states. Created by candy manufacturer Herbert Birch Kingston in Cleveland Ohio. It's a day to give small unexpected gifts to others.
Just for you conservative dressers. Tomorrow 'Wear Something Gaudy Day '. Created as a salute to the 7's TV show character Larry Dallas on Three's Company.
[The Hankster says] From the looks I get when I am out jogging, I must celebrate this day more often than I thought.
It's 'Spreadsheet Day' tomorrow. Birthday of the first computer spreadsheet program created in 1979.
[The Hankster says] There is good and bad with a spreadsheet. It seems to make the arithmetic easier, until you get the answer you don't want.
Go for it. Tomorrow is 'Bridge Day'. A day for BASE jumpers.
[The Hankster says] You, go for it, I'm waiting for the invention of a mile thick foam pillow.
Awareness / Observance Days on: October 17
o Health
- 'Infection Control Week'. October 17-23 in South Africa.
o Animal and Pets
- 'International Sloth Day'. Saturday of third long weekend in October. By e Foundation AIUNAU as an awareness day.
o Other
- 'International Day for the Eradication of Poverty'. A U.N. observance day
- 'National School Safety Week'. October 17-23 in Canada.
- 'National Week for Overcoming Extreme Poverty'. October 17-23 in the Philippines.
Historical events in the past on: October 17
In 1835, At the Provisional Government of Texas, a proposed resolution was made to establish the law enforcement body known as the Texas Rangers.
In 1907, Guglielmo Marconi's company begins the first commercial transatlantic wireless service between Glace Bay, Nova Scotia, Canada and Clifden, Ireland.
In 1919,– RCA is incorporated as the Radio Corporation of America.
In 1939, The movie 'Mr. Smith Goes to Washington', starring Jimmy Stewart and Jean Arthur, is released.
In 1956, The movie 'Around the World in 80 Days', based on the book by Jules Verne, starring David Nivon and Cantinflas premieres in New York.
In 1961, The New York Museum of Modern Art hangs Henri Matisse's 'Le Bateau' upside-down It wasn't corrected until December 3rd.
In 1988, The song 'Handle With Care' the, Traveling Wilbury's is their first release.
In 2006, The United States population reaches 300 million.
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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.
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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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