Oct 2 - Peanuts Birthday. On this date in 1950 the Charles Shultz's comic strip started.

Oct. 25 - Women in the FBI day. On October 25, 1972 - 26 years ago today - the first class of Special Agents containing women was graduated from the FBI Academy at Quantico, Virginia. The names of the two women in that 47-person class were Susan Lynn Roley and Joanne E. Pierce.

Last Friday in October - Frankenstien Friday. The last Friday in October - when else? - has been designated the time to honor the "mother" and "father" of Frankenstein: Mary Shelley and Boris Karloff.