Today is October 25 2015

- National Greasy Food Day: More

- World Pasta Day: More
No, that was National Pasta Day we celebrated back on the 17th.

- Pumpkin Day: More
Sunday before Halloween.

• Sourest Day: More
  A day to be grumpy and sour.
• International Artists Day: More
  Artist is used in the broad sense as a person who practices any of the various creative arts, such as a painter, sculptor, novelist, poet, filmmaker, etc.
• National Mother-in-Law Day: More
  Fourth Sunday in October. It was first celebrated in March of 1934, in Amarillo Texas and initiated by a city newspaper.
• Cartoonists Against Crime Day: More

• Health
  • World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day: More
    From Wikipedia: 'Spina bifida (Latin: 'split spine') is a birth defect where there is incomplete closing of the backbone and membranes around the spinal cord'. '
    Hydrocephalus (from Greek hydro-, meaning 'water, and kephalos, meaning 'head) is a medical condition in which there is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. This causes increased intracranial pressure inside the skull and may cause progressive enlargement of the head if it occurs in childhood, potentially causing convulsion, tunnel vision, and mental disability'.
  • International Brain Tumour Awareness Week: More
    Week of October 25-31. By the International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA).
  • National Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Awareness Week: More
    Week of October 25-31. From Wikipedia: 'Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of inherited connective tissue diseases that cause blisters in the skin and mucosal membranes, with an incidence of 20 newborns per 1 million born with it in the United States. [1]It is a result of a defect in anchoring between the epidermis and dermis, resulting in friction and skin fragility. Its severity ranges from mild to lethal'.
  • OT Week: More
    Week of October 25-31 in Australia. Focuses on occupational therapy.
  • Respiratory Care Week: More
    Week of October 25-31. Focus on lung care and the respiratory care profession.
  • National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week: More
    Week of October 25-31.
  • National Massage Therapy Week: More
    Week of October 25-31.

• In 1415, The army of Henry V of England defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt (A major English victory over France in the Hundred Years' War.).
  From Wikipedia: 'The Battle of Agincourt was a major English victory in the Hundred Years' War. The battle took place on Friday, 25 October 1415 (Saint Crispin's Day), near Azincourt, in northern France. Henry V's victory at Agincourt, against a numerically superior French army, crippled France and started a new period in the war during which Henry V married the French king's daughter, and their son, later Henry VI of England and Henry II of France, was made heir to the throne of France as well as of England.
  
  Henry V led his troops into battle and participated in hand-to-hand fighting. The French king of the time, Charles VI, did not command the French army himself as he suffered from severe psychotic illnesses with moderate mental incapacitation. Instead, the French were commanded by Constable Charles d'Albret and various prominent French noblemen of the Armagnac party.
  
  This battle is notable for the use of the English longbow in very large numbers, with English and Welsh archers forming most of Henry's army. The battle is the centrepiece of the play Henry V by William Shakespeare'.
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• In 1854, The 'Charge of the Light Brigade' occurs during the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War (a conflict in which Russia lost to an alliance of France, the United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia). The order for the Light Brigade (Calvary) to charge had been given poorly by subordinates and resulted in 40 percent casualties The event was made famous in a 1854 narrative poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
  From Wikipedia: 'The Charge of the Light Brigade was a charge of British light cavalry led by Lord Cardigan against Russian forces during the Battle of Balaclava on 25 October 1854, in the Crimean War. Lord Raglan, overall commander of the British forces, had intended to send the Light Brigade to prevent the Russians removing captured guns from overrun Turkish positions, a task well-suited to light cavalry. However, due to miscommunication in the chain of command, the Light Brigade was instead sent on a frontal assault against a different artillery battery, one well-prepared with excellent fields of defensive fire.
  
  Although the Light Brigade reached the battery under withering direct fire and scattered some of the gunners, the badly mauled brigade was forced to retreat immediately. Thus, the assault ended with very high British casualties and no decisive gains.
  
  The events are best remembered as the subject of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's narrative poem "The Charge of the Light Brigade" (1854). Published just six weeks after the event, its lines emphasize the valour of the cavalry in bravely carrying out their orders, regardless of the obvious outcome. Blame for the miscommunication has remained controversial, as the original order itself was vague, and the officer who delivered the written orders, with some verbal interpretation, died in the first minute of the assault'.
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• In 1955, The Microwave oven was first introduced, by Tappan Stove Company.
  From Wikipedia: 'A microwave oven (commonly referred to as a microwave) is a kitchen appliance that heats and cooks food by exposing it to microwave radiation in the electromagnetic spectrum. This induces polar molecules in the food to rotate and produce thermal energy in a process known as dielectric heating. Microwave ovens heat foods quickly and efficiently because excitation is fairly uniform in the outer 25–38 mm (1–1.5 inches) of a homogeneous, high water content food item; food is more evenly heated throughout (except in heterogeneous, dense objects) than generally occurs in other cooking techniques.
  
  Percy Spencer is generally credited with inventing the modern microwave oven after World War II from radar technology developed during the war. Named the "Radarange", it was first sold in 1946. Raytheon later licensed its patents for a home-use microwave oven that was first introduced by Tappan in 1955, but these units were still too large and expensive for general home use. The countertop microwave oven was first introduced in 1967 by the Amana Corporation, and their use has spread into commercial and residential kitchens around the world.
  
  Microwave ovens are popular for reheating previously cooked foods and cooking a variety of foods. They are also useful for rapid heating of otherwise slowly prepared cooking items, such as hot butter, fats, and chocolate. Unlike conventional ovens, microwave ovens usually do not directly brown or caramelize food, since they rarely attain the necessary temperatures to produce Maillard reactions. Exceptions occur in rare cases where the oven is used to heat frying-oil and other very oily items (such as bacon), which attain far higher temperatures than that of boiling water. Microwave ovens have a limited role in professional cooking, because the boiling-range temperatures produced in especially hydrous foods impede flavors produced by the higher temperatures of frying, browning, or baking. However, additional heat sources can be added to microwave ovens, or into combination microwave ovens, to produce these other heating effects, and microwave heating may cut the overall time needed to prepare such dishes. Some modern microwave ovens are part of over-the-range units with built-in extractor hoods'.
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• In 1964, - In American football, 'The Wrong Way Run' is made by Viking Jim Marshall.
  From Wikipedia: 'During his time with the Minnesota Vikings, Marshall was involved in what is considered by many, including SI.com author John Rolfe, to be the most embarrassing moment in NFL history. On October 25, 1964, in a game against the San Francisco 49ers, Marshall recovered a fumble and ran 66 yards with it the wrong way into his own end zone. Thinking that he had scored a touchdown for the Vikings, Marshall then threw the ball away in celebration. The ball landed out of bounds, resulting in a safety for the 49ers. According to Marshall, when he approached Vikings head coach Norm Van Brocklin afterwards, Van Brocklin, after a pause, said, "Jim, you did the most interesting thing in this game today." Despite the gaffe, the Vikings won the game 27–22, with the final margin of victory provided by a Carl Eller touchdown return of a fumble caused by a Marshall sack. Marshall later received a letter from Roy Riegels, infamous for a wrong-way run in the 1929 Rose Bowl, stating, "Welcome to the club"'.
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• In 1978, The movie 'Halloween' is released.
  From Wikipedia: 'Halloween is a 1978 American independent slasher film directed and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with producer Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut. The film was the first installment in what has become the Halloween franchise. The plot is set in the fictional Midwestern town of Haddonfield, Illinois. On Halloween night in 1963, a six-year-old Michael Myers inexplicably murders his sister and is committed. Fifteen years later, he escapes and returns home to kill again, all the while eluding his psychiatrist, Dr. Sam Loomis, who suspects Michael's intentions, following him back to Haddonfield.
  
  Halloween was produced on a budget of $300,000 and grossed $47 million at the box office in the United States, and $70 million worldwide, equivalent to roughly $267 million as of 2016, becoming one of the most profitable independent films. Many critics credit the film as the first in a long line of slasher films inspired by Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho (1960). Halloween had many imitators and originated several clichés found in low-budget horror films of the 1980s and 1990s. Unlike many of its imitators, Halloween contains little graphic violence and gore. It was one of the first horror films to introduce the concept of the killer dying and coming back to life again within the same film. In 2006, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
  
  Some critics have suggested that Halloween may encourage sadism and misogyny by audiences identifying with its villain. Other critics have suggested the film is a social critique of the immorality of youth and teenagers in 1970s America, with many of Myers' victims being sexually promiscuous substance abusers, while the lone heroine is depicted as innocent and pure, hence her survival. Nevertheless, Carpenter dismisses such analyses. Several of Halloween's techniques and plot elements, although not founded in this film, have nonetheless become standard slasher movie tropes. Halloween spawned seven sequels and was rebooted by Rob Zombie in 2007. The first sequel to the original movie, Halloween II, was released in 1981, three years after its predecessor'.
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• In 1980, Barbra Streisand's 'Guilty' album (duet with Barry Gibb) goes #1 for 3 weeks and her single 'Woman In Love', goes #1 for 3 weeks.
  From Wikipedia: '"Guilty" is a vocal duet between Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb. The song was written by all three Bee Gees: Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb. Released as a single from Streisand's 1980 album of the same name. "Guilty" peaked at #3 on the US Billboard Hot 100 pop chart and #5 on the adult contemporary chart. In the UK, the song reached #34 on the UK Singles Chart. The single was certified gold by the RIAA. In addition, "Guilty" won a Grammy Award in the category Best Pop Vocal Performance, Duo or Group. The song also appeared on the 2001 Bee Gees compilation, Their Greatest Hits: The Record.
  
  British singer Maria Lawson revealed in her 2008 autobiography Life Starts Now that she recorded a version of the song in 1996 which was scheduled to be her debut solo single, produced by XL Records. This version also featured British rapper Dark Man who at the time was signed to Polydor Records. The song experienced several delays and remains unreleased. There is also a version by Tom Jones and Gladys Knight. It's also used in the film Madea's Witness Protection'.
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Tomorrow we have three food related holidays:
- 'National Greasy Food Day'.
[The Hankster says] You can always make up by eating veggies the next day, unless like me, you are far in arrears on that mental ploy.

- 'World Pasta Day'.
[The Hankster says] No, that was National Pasta Day we celebrated back on the 17th. But since you can never have too much pasta, belly up.

- 'Pumpkin Day'. Sunday before Halloween.
[The Hankster says] Cut them jack-o-lanterns. Bake them pies and muffins. Save the seeds for a nice roasted treat.


Was the food dry, the pasta bar closed and the pumpkins shriveled up? Then tomorrow is for you. It will be 'Sourest Day'. A day to be grumpy and sour.

Tomorrow is 'International Artists Day'. 'Artist is used in the broad sense as a person who practices any of the various creative arts, such as a painter, sculptor, novelist, poet, filmmaker, etc.
[The Hankster says] I'm sure this includes the art of chin wiping, pasta consumption and pumpkin carving.

OK, guys. It's 'National Mother-in-Law Day'. Fourth Sunday in October. It was first celebrated in March of 1934, in Amarillo Texas and initiated by a city newspaper.

Tomorrow is 'Cartoonists Against Crime Day'.
[The Hankster says] Cartoons that take a bite out of crime.


Awareness / Observance Days on: October 25
o Health
- 'World Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Day'. From Wikipedia: 'Spina bifida (Latin: 'split spine') is a birth defect where there is incomplete closing of the backbone and membranes around the spinal cord'. ' 'Hydrocephalus (from Greek hydro-, meaning 'water, and kephalos, meaning 'head) is a medical condition in which there is an abnormal accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in the brain. This causes increased intracranial pressure inside the skull and may cause progressive enlargement of the head if it occurs in childhood, potentially causing convulsion, tunnel vision, and mental disability'.

- 'International Brain Tumour Awareness Week'. Week of October 25-31. By the International Brain Tumour Alliance (IBTA).

- 'National Epidermolysis Bullosa (EB) Awareness Week'. Week of October 25-31. From Wikipedia: 'Epidermolysis bullosa (EB) is a group of inherited connective tissue diseases that cause blisters in the skin and mucosal membranes, with an incidence of 20 newborns per 1 million born with it in the United States.It is a result of a defect in anchoring between the epidermis and dermis, resulting in friction and skin fragility. Its severity ranges from mild to lethal'.

- 'OT Week'. Week of October 25-31 in Australia. Focuses on occupational therapy.

- 'Respiratory Care Week'. Week of October 25-31. Focus on lung care and the respiratory care profession.

- 'National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week'. Week of October 25-31.

- 'National Massage Therapy Week'. Week of October 25-31.


Historical events in the past on: October 25

In 1415, The army of Henry V of England defeats the French at the Battle of Agincourt (A major English victory over France in the Hundred Years' War.).'.

In 1854, The 'Charge of the Light Brigade' occurs during the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War (a conflict in which Russia lost to an alliance of France, the United Kingdom, the Ottoman Empire, and Sardinia). The order for the Light Brigade (Calvary) to charge had been given poorly by subordinates and resulted in 40 percent casualties. The event was made famous in a 1854 narrative poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson.'.

In 1955, The Microwave oven was first introduced, by Tappan Stove Company. From Wikipedia: 'Percy Spencer invented the first microwave oven after World War II from radar technology developed during the war. Named the 'Radarange', it was first sold in 1946. Raytheon later licensed its patents for a home-use microwave oven that was first introduced by Tappan in 1955, but these units were still too large and expensive for general home use. The countertop microwave oven was first introduced in 1967 by the Amana Corporation, and their use has spread into commercial and residential kitchens around the world'.

In 1960, The first electronic (quartz) wrist watch, the Bulova Accutron, goes on sale.'.

In 1964, - In American football, 'The Wrong Way Run' is made by Viking Jim Marshall, who recovers a fumble and runs 66 yards to his own goal. Thinking he had made a touchdown for his team, he threw the ball into the stands, out of the end zone, creating a safety for the other team (SF).'.

In 1978, The movie 'Halloween' is released.'.

In 1980, Barbra Streisand's 'Guilty' album (duet with Barry Gibb) goes #1 for 3 weeks and her single 'Woman In Love', goes #1 for 3 weeks'.

No. 1 song

• A Lover's Concerto - The Toys: More
  'Yesterday' has been displaced by 'A Lover's Concerto', which will hold the no. 1 spot until October 30 1965, when 'Yesterday (again)', takes over.

Top movie

• King Rat More
  Having displaced 'The Agony and the Ecstasy', it will be there until the weekend box office of November 7 1965 when, 'The Cincinnati Ki', 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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• Astronomy Picture of the Day: More
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• Public Domain eBook Links

  Sites for downloading or reading free Public Domain eBooks. Available in various formats. More

• Podcast: A Moment of Science. Approximately 1 minute general science facts.
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• Podcast: The Naked Scientists. Current science, medicine, space and other science
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• Podcast: Quirks & Quarks. Current science news.
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• Articles and videos: Universe Today. Current space and astronomy news.
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• Old Picture of the Day - "Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph."
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Below, are listed several holiday sites that I reference in addition to other holiday researches.

US Government Holidays

• 2015 Postal Holidays More
• 2015 Official Federal Holidays More

Holidays Worldwide

• List of holidays by country More
• Holidays and Observances around the World More