October
The month of October celebrates these events:
ADOPT A SHELTER DOG MONTH
COMPUTER LEARNING MONTH
HALLOWEEN SAFETY MONTH
NATIONAL CHILI MONTH
NATIONAL COOKBOOK MONTH
DENTAL HYGIENE MONTH
FIRE PREVENTION MONTH
PASTA MONTH
NATIONAL COOKIE MONTH
NATIONAL ROLLER SKATING MONTH
NATIONAL STAMP COLLECTING MONTH
Second week is Pickled Pepper Week
October 3rd-9th is Fire Prevention Week
October 3rd-9th is Squirrel Appreciation Week
October 3rd-9th is National Newspaper Week
October 4th-10th is World Space Week
October 11th-15th is National Pet Peeve Week
October 18th-25th World Rain Forest Week
October 17th-23rd National Chemistry Week
October 17th-23rd National School Bus Safety Week
October 20th-26th National Businesswomen's Week
1st President Jimmy Carter's Birthday
1st Scare a Friend Day
1st World Vegetarian Day
1st World Smile Day
2nd Name Your Car Day
2nd Ghandi's Birthday
2nd Charlie Brown and Snoopy's Birthday
2nd World Farm Animals Day
4th Virus Appreciation Day
4th National Gold Day
4th National Taco Day
5th National Storytelling Festival
5th Spinach Lovers Day
5th World Teachers Day
6th National German-American Day
6th Thor Heyerdalh's birthday (sailed the Kon Tiki)
7th President Reagan signed a bill making the Rose
the national flower of the U.S. (1986)
8th Leif Erikson Day
8th American Tag Day
8th World Egg Day
8th The Great Chicago Fire began (1851)
10th Columbus Day (U.S. traditional)
10th National Angel Food Cake Day
10th Dia de la Raza - Mexico celebrates the discovery
of America
11th Eleanor Roosevelt's Birthday
13th National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work & School Day
14th Be Bald and Be Free Day
14th National Dessert Day
15th National Grouch Day
16th Noah Webster's Birthday (compiler of the 1st dictionary)
16th Dictionary Day
16th National Boss Day
16th Sweetest Day
17th International Day for the Eradication of Poverty
18th No Beard Day
19th National Forest Products Day
20th End of Hurricane Season
21st National Babbling Day
21st Dizzy Gillespie's Birthday (Jazz trumpet musician)
22nd Swallows depart from Capistrano, California
22nd National Color Day
22nd United Nations Day
23rd Televisions Talk Show Host Day
23rd National Nut Day
23rd National Mole Day
24th Mrs Ana Edson Taylor became first person to go over
Niagra Falls in a barrel--and survive.
24th United Nations Day
24th National Bologna Day
25th Pablo Picasso's Birthday (artist)
26th Steven Kellog's Birthday (author of "Pecos Bill" & "Johnny Appleseed")
26th National Mule Day
28th National Disgusting Little Pumpkin-Shaped Candies Day
28th Statue of Liberty's Birthday
28th Plush Animal Lover's Day
28th National Chocolate Day
29th Hermit Day
29th Bring your Jack-O-Lantern to Work Day
29th Great Stock Market Crash of 1929
30th National Candy Corn Day
30th Emily Post's Birthday (newspaper columnist and expert on manners)
31st Mount Rushmore completed in 1941
31st Harry Houdini, famous magician and escape artist dies
31st National Magic Day
31st Halloween
Many thanks to RT 66 Elementary in Edgewood, New Mexico for their
contributions to this month's calendar !!
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