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Today is November 24 2015

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Today's Holidays and Historical Events (updated daily)
Today's Food Holiday

National Sardines Day: More
From Wikipedia: 'Sardines, or pilchards, are common names used to refer to various small, oily fish within the herring family of Clupeidae. The term sardine was first used in English during the early 15th century and may come from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which sardines were once abundant'. Also: 'A small serving of sardines once a day can provide 13 percent of vitamin B2; roughly one-quarter of niacin; and about 150 percent of the recommended daily value of vitamin B12'. Also: 'sardines are high in the major minerals such as phosphorus, calcium, potassium, and some trace minerals including iron and selenium. Sardines are also a natural source of marine omega-3 fatty acids'.

Other celebrations/observances today:
  • Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day: More
  • Brownielocks Day: More
  • Win Friends and Influence People Day: More
    AKA Friends Day. On the birthday of Dale Carnegie in 1888. It celebrates his book 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'.
Awareness / Observance Days on: November 24
  • Other
    • National Home Fire Safety Week: More
      Week of 24-30 in Canada by the Canada Safety Council.
Events in the past on: November 24
  • In 1835, The Texas Provincial Government 'formally' authorizes the creation of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (which is now the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety).
    From Wikipedia: 'The rangers were founded in 1823 when Stephen F. Austin, known as the Father of Texas, employed ten men to act as rangers to protect 600 to 700 newly settled families who arrived in Texas following the Mexican War of Independence. While there is some discussion as to when Austin actually employed men as 'rangers', Texas Ranger lore dates the year of their organization to this event. The Texas Rangers were formally constituted in 1835 and, in November, Robert McAlpin Williamson was chosen to be the first Major of the Texas Rangers. Within two years the Rangers comprised more than 300 men.'.
    - At Wikipedia: More
    - On YouTube: More
  • In 1859, 'Origin of Species' is published.
    From Wikipedia: 'On the Origin of Species, published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology'.
    - At Wikipedia: More
    - On YouTube: More
  • In 1917, In Milwaukee, nine members of the Milwaukee Police Department are killed by a bomb, the most deaths in a single event in U.S. police history until the September 11 attacks in 2001.
    From Wikipedia: 'On November 24, 1917, a large black powder bomb, wrapped as a package, was discovered by Maude L. Richter, a social worker, next to an evangelical church in the third ward. She dragged the package into the church basement and notified the church janitor, Sam Mazzone. Mazzone brought the bomb to the central police station at Oneida and Broadway and turned it over to police. The station keeper was showing it to the shift commander, Lieutenant Flood, right before a scheduled inspection, when it exploded. Nine members of the department were killed in the blast, along with a female civilian. It was suspected at the time that the bomb had been placed outside the church by anarchists, particularly the Galleanist faction led by adherents of Luigi Galleani'.
    - At Wikipedia: More
  • In 1932, The FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory officially opens.
    From Wikipedia: '... provides forensic analysis support services to the FBI, as well as to state and local law enforcement agencies free of charge'. 'Opening November 24, 1932, the lab was first known as the Technical Laboratory. It became a separate division when the Bureau of Investigation (BOI) was renamed in the FBI'.
    - At FamousDaily: More
    - At Wikipedia: More
    - On YouTube: More
  • In 1962, The influential British satirical television programme, That Was the Week That Was, is first broadcast.
    From Wikipedia: 'That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1964 to 1965, also featuring Frost'.
    - At Wikipedia: More
    - On YouTube: More
  • In 1974, The 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed 'Lucy' (after The Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'), in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression is discovered.
    From Wikipedia: 'Lucy is the common name of AL 288-1, several hundred pieces of bone fossils representing 40 percent of the skeleton of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis. In Ethiopia, the assembly is also known as Dinkinesh, which means "you are marvelous" in the Amharic language. Lucy was discovered in 1974 in Africa, near the village Hadar in the Awash Valley of the Afar Triangle in Ethiopia, by paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson.

    The Lucy specimen is an early australopithecine and is dated to about 3.2 million years ago. The skeleton presents a small skull akin to that of non-hominin apes, plus evidence of a walking-gait that was bipedal and upright, akin to that of humans (and other hominins); this combination supports the view of human evolution that bipedalism preceded increase in brain size.

    "Lucy" acquired her name from the song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by the Beatles, which was played loudly and repeatedly in the expedition camp all evening after the excavation team's first day of work on the recovery site. After public announcement of the discovery, Lucy captured much public interest, becoming a household name at the time.

    Lucy became famous worldwide, and the story of her discovery and reconstruction was published in a book by Johanson. Beginning in 2007, the fossil assembly and associated artifacts were exhibited publicly in an extended six-year tour of the United States; the exhibition was called Lucy’s Legacy: The Hidden Treasures of Ethiopia. There was discussion of the risks of damage to the unique fossils, and other museums preferred to display casts of the fossil assembly. The original fossils were returned to Ethiopia in 2013, and subsequent exhibitions have used casts'.
    - At Wikipedia: More
    - On YouTube: More
  II.
Henry's Heads Up! - previous days social media post (updated daily)

Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Sardines Day'. From Wikipedia: 'Sardines, or pilchards, are common names used to refer to various small, oily fish within the herring family of Clupeidae. The term sardine was first used in English during the early 15th century and may come from the Mediterranean island of Sardinia, around which sardines were once abundant'. Also: 'A small serving of sardines once a day can provide 13 percent of vitamin B2; roughly one-quarter of niacin; and about 150 percent of the recommended daily value of vitamin B12'. Also: 'sardines are high in the major minerals such as phosphorus, calcium, potassium, and some trace minerals including iron and selenium. Sardines are also a natural source of marine omega-3 fatty acids'.
[The Hankster says] My father loved them with saltine crackers.


can you play Stars and Stripes Forever under your arm pit? Can you hold your breath until you turn blue? Got some other talent? Tomorrow is for you. It will be 'Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day'.
[The Hankster says] Tomorrow is like a 'We've All Got Talent day'. Bring out what you have been hiding for the other 364 days.

Before you exhibit all of your hidden talents, perhaps you should consider tomorrow's 'Win Friends and Influence People Day'. AKA: Friends Day. On the birthday of Dale Carnegie in 1888. It celebrates his book 'How to Win Friends and Influence People'.
[The Hankster says] I haven't read the book, but I wonder if there is a chapter on, when to show one's hidden talents. I guess any, one talent, could win, influence or loose a friend. Thank goodness for the a fore mentioned 'Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day, which I will define as the Get Out of Shame Free Card of life.

Perhaps your uniqueness is not in what you can do, but in what nature gave you. Tomorrow is 'Brownielocks Day'.
[The Hankster says] This day's theme is: Blondes May Have More Fun, But Brunettes Are More Fun! I shall leave it at that.


Awareness / Observance Days on: November 24
o Other
- 'National Home Fire Safety Week'. Week of 24-30 in Canada by the Canada Safety Council.


Historical events in the past on: November 24

In 1835, The Texas Provincial Government 'formally' authorizes the creation of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (which is now the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety). From Wikipedia: 'The rangers were founded in 1823 when Stephen F. Austin, known as the Father of Texas, employed ten men to act as rangers to protect 600 to 700 newly settled families who arrived in Texas following the Mexican War of Independence. While there is some discussion as to when Austin actually employed men as 'rangers', Texas Ranger lore dates the year of their organization to this event. The Texas Rangers were formally constituted in 1835 and, in November, Robert McAlpin Williamson was chosen to be the the first Major of the Texas Rangers. Within two years the Rangers comprised more than 300 men'.

In 1859, 'Origin of Species' is published. From Wikipedia: 'On the Origin of Species, published on 24 November 1859, is a work of scientific literature by Charles Darwin which is considered to be the foundation of evolutionary biology'.

In 1917, In Milwaukee, nine members of the Milwaukee Police Department are killed by a bomb, the most deaths in a single event in U.S. police history until the September 11 attacks in 2001. From Wikipedia: 'On November 24, 1917, a large black powder bomb, wrapped as a package, was discovered by Maude L. Richter, a social worker, next to an evangelical church in the third ward. She dragged the package into the church basement and notified the church janitor, Sam Mazzone. Mazzone brought the bomb to the central police station at Oneida and Broadway and turned it over to police. The station keeper was showing it to the shift commander, Lieutenant Flood, right before a scheduled inspection, when it exploded. Nine members of the department were killed in the blast, along with a female civilian. It was suspected at the time that the bomb had been placed outside the church by anarchists, particularly the Galleanist faction led by adherents of Luigi Galleani'.

In 1932, The FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory officially opens. From Wikipedia: '... provides forensic analysis support services to the FBI, as well as to state and local law enforcement agencies free of charge'. 'Opening November 24, 1932, the lab was first known as the Technical Laboratory. It became a separate division when the Bureau of Investigation (BOI) was renamed in the FBI'.

In 1962, The influential British satirical television programme, That Was the Week That Was, is first broadcast. From Wikipedia: 'That Was the Week That Was, informally TWTWTW or TW3, is a satirical television comedy programme on BBC Television in 1962 and 1963. It was devised, produced and directed by Ned Sherrin and presented by David Frost. An American version by the same name aired on NBC from 1964 to 1965, also featuring Frost'.

In 1974, The 40% complete Australopithecus afarensis skeleton, nicknamed 'Lucy' (after The Beatles song 'Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds'), in the Awash Valley of Ethiopia's Afar Depression is discovered.

 III.
Top Song & Movie 50 years ago today (last updated Nov 20 2015 next Nov 27 2015

No. 1 song

  • I Hear a Symphony - The Supremes: More
    'Get Off of My Cloud' has been displaced by 'I Hear a Symphony', which will hold the no. 1 spot until November 27 1965, when '1-2-3 by Len Barry', takes over.

Top movie

  • The Cincinnati Kid More
    Having displaced 'King Rat', it will be there until the weekend box office of November 28 1965 when, 'Harum Scarum', takes over.
  IV.
Today in the Past (reference sites): November 24
   V.
This month November 2015 (updated once a month - last updated - November 1 2015)

Monthly holiday / awareness days in November

Food
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
National Pomegranate Month
Sweet Potato Awareness Month
Teff and Millet Month
Vegan Month

Animal / Pet
Adopt A Senior Pet Month
Adopt A Turkey Month
Manatee Awareness Month
National Adoption Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Diabetes Month

Health
American and National Diabetes Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Movember (Mens Health)
National PPSI AIDS Awareness Month
National Alzheimer's Disease Month
National COPD Month
National Diabetes Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Home Care and Hospice Month
National Impotency Month
National Long-term Care Awareness Month
National Marrow Awareness Month
National Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Awareness and Appreciation Month
National PPSI Aids Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month

Other
American Indian Heritage Month
Aviation History Month
Family Stories Month
Historic Bridge Awareness Month
MADD's Tie One On For Safety Holiday Campaign (11/16-12/31)
Military Family Appreciation Month
National Entrepreneurship Month
National Inspirational Role Models Month
National Memoir Writing Month
National Native American Heritage Month
National Family Literacy Month
National Novel Writing Month
National Runaway Prevention Month
National Scholarship Month
Picture Book Month
Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month
World Sponge Month


November is:

November origin (from Wikipedia): 'November is the eleventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar. November retained its name (from the Latin novem meaning 'nine') when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. '

'November is a month of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.'

November at Wikipedia: More

  VI.
TV fifty years ago 1965 (updated yearly - last updated Jan. 1 2015)

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.
From this Wikipedia article: More

 VII.
Best selling books fifty years ago (updated yearly - last updated Jan. 1 2015)

Best selling books of 1965 More

VIII.
Fun (Last link added October 1 2014, but content on each site may change daily)
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day: More
  • NOAA: - National Hurricane Center - Atlantic Graphical Tropical Weather Outlook: More
  • Listen to Old Radio Shows: (streaming mp3 with schedule) More
  • NASA TV: (video feed) More
    NASA TV schedule: More
  • 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.
    Home page: More
    RSS: More
  • Podcast: The Naked Scientists. Current science, medicine, space and other science
    Home page: More
    RSS: More
  • Podcast: Quirks & Quarks. Current science news.
    Home page: More
    RSS: More
  • Articles and videos: Universe Today. Current space and astronomy news.
    Home page: More
    RSS: More
  • Old Picture of the Day - "Each day we bring you one stunning little glimpse of history in the form of a historical photograph."
    Home page: More
    RSS: More
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Other Holiday Sites (Last link added October 1 2014. Link content changes yearly)

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
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