Holidays & Observances in October!

*Health Related Observances*

Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Celiac Disease Awareness Month
Chiropractic Month
Dental Hygiene Month
Disability Employment Awareness Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Down Syndrome Awareness Month
Halloween Safety Month
Healthy Lung Month
Let's Talk Month - Advocates for Youth
Medical Librarians Month
Physical Therapy Month
Sarcoidosis Awareness Day
Spina Bifida Awareness Month
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
Talk About Prescriptions Month

* Other Observances *

Apple Month (US National)
Auto Battery Safety Month
Book Month (National)
National Book Foundation
Car Care Month (Fall) - Also observed in April -
Caramel Month
Clergy Appreciation Month
Computer Learning Month
Cosmetology Month (National, US)
Country Music Month
Crime Prevention Month
Dessert Month (National US)
Dinosaur Month
Drum Month (International)
Energy Awareness Month
Family History Month
Fire Prevention Month (National)
German American Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15)
Kitchen & Bath Month
Magazine Month (American)
Pasta Month
Pastor Appreciation Month
Pickled Pepper Month
Pizza Month (National )
Polish-American Heritage Month
Popcorn Poppin' Month (National)
Pretzel Month
Rollerskating Month
Sarcastic Awareness Month
Sausage Month
Seafood Month
Stamp Collecting Month (US National)
UNICEF Month
Vegetarian Month

Holiday & Observances: Daily Calendar

October 1~

International Day for the Elderly (UN)
Vegetarian Day (World)
First World Series Baseball Game was played, 1903
Model T was introduced by Henry Ford, 1908

October 2~

Alfred Hitchcock Presents" premiered, 1955
Farm Animal Day (World)
Peanuts comic strip debuted in seven newspapers, October 2, 1950
O. J. Simpson was found not guilty
in criminal court of brutally murdering his wife, Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman, in her California home on June 12, 1994 in the most publicized case in United States history. (The jury found him not guilty on October 2, 1995 after less than 4 hours of deliberation.)
"Twilight Zone" premiered, 1959
Walt Disney World opened, 1971

October 3~

"Captain Kangaroo" premiers, 1955
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend (October 3-5, 2008)
The "Andy Griffith Show" premieres, 1960
"Mickey Mouse Club" premieres, 1955

October 4~

Brooklyn Dodgers won the World Series beating the New York Yankees on 10/4/1955.
Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend (October 3-5, 2008)
"Leave It To Beaver" premiers, 1957
Mexico becomes a Republic, 1824
Orient Express - first run linking Turkey to Europe by rail, 1883
Sputnik I (the first satellite) is launched by the USSR, 1957
"Dick Tracy" Comic Strip premiers, 1931
US Government shuts down due to budget problems, 1984

October 5~

Fallen Firefighters Memorial Weekend (October 3-5, 2008)
Monty Python's Flying Circus debuts, 1969.
PBS becomes a television network, 1970
Tom Ridge resigns as Governor of Pennsylvania to become Homeland Security Advisor, 2001
First US television station WSAZ located in Huntington, West Virginia, begins broadcasting, 1949.
First televised White House address by President Harry S. Truman, 1947
World Series was broadcasted on the radio for the first time, 1921 

October 6~

ALA (American Library Association) was founded October 6, 1876
National Child Health Day (National Child [Youth] Health Awareness Day)
German-American Day (National, US) October 6 each year
The Jazz Singer, the first talking movie opened on October 6, 1927
LSD is declared illegal in the US on October 6, 1966
The US Naval War College was founded in Newport, Rhode Island, October 6, 1884.

October 7~

"Cats" opens on Broadway, 1982
Clergy Appreciation Day (Observed the second Sunday in October)
Frappe Day (National) - Observed October 7 each year
First railroad in the US was built in Massachusetts, 1826
Thanksgiving Day 2007 (Canada) - On the Second Monday of October -

October 8~

None

October 9~

Afghanistan has it's first ever free, democratic elections, October 9, 2004
Leif Erikson Day
Invasion of North Korea, 1950
The public was first admitted to the Washington Monument on October 9, 1888.
The first generator at Boulder Dam (now called Hoover Dam) began transmitting electricity to Los Angeles, California.
Letters sent to senators Tom Daschle and Patrick Leahy tested positive for Anthrax on October 9, 2001.  They were postmarked in Trenton, NJ.
Yom Kippur October 9, 2008

October 10~

World Egg Day
Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew resigned on October 10, 1973

October 11~

"Saturday Night Live" premiers, 1975 (George Carlin was the guest host)

October 12~

Bombing of USS Cole, 2000

October 13~

Columbus Day 2008 - Observed - US Legal Holiday (Observed the second Monday in October)
Navy Day: U. S. Navy established, 1775

October 14~

Theodore Roosevelt is shot
by saloonkeeper William Schrank in an assassination attempt, October 14, 1912.
Winnie-the-Pooh, by A. A. Milne, is published in 1926.
Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier, 1947

October 15~

"I Love Lucy" premiers, 1951
Love Your Body Day - October 15, 2008
Pregnancy & Infant Loss Remembrance Day
White Cane Safety Day - Observed October 15th each year

October 16~

Boss's Day (National, US) - Always observed on October 16th.
Dictionary Day (Noah Webster's Birthday, Father of the Dictionary)
The first Million Man March - October 16, 1995
World Food Day

October 17~

Al Capone was convicted of income tax evasion, 1931
Thomas Edison files a patent for the "Optical Phonograph" (movie), 1888
The musical "Hair" premiers on Broadway, 1967
Mammography Day (National, US) October 19, 2007
Anwar Sadat becomes president of Egypt, 1970
San Francisco Earthquake, 1989
Mother Teresa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, 1979

October 18~

Alaska Day (Observed the same date each year)
The Grand Ole Opry opens, 1925
"Roseanne" TV Series premiers October 18, 1988
Sweetest Day 2008 (observed the third Saturday in October)

October 19~

Black Monday - Dow Jones Industrial Average falls by 22%, 1987
"Chorus Line" opens at Shubert Theater NYC on October 19, 1975. It ran for 6137 performances.
The Concorde (supersonic jet) landed in New York City for the first time on October 19, 1977.

October 20~

Jacqueline Kennedy (former First Lady) married Aristotle Onassis, October 20, 1968.

October 21~

Elton John receives his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, 1975
Jailhouse Rock - movie with Elvis Presley premiered, 1957
My Fair Lady premiered in theaters in New York, 1964
North Korea and the US sign agreement that North Korea will stop its nuclear weapons program and agree to inspections, 1994.
Phillies won their first World Series (against Kansas City Royals), 1980
Edison solved the problem of maintaining a vacuum in the light bulb constructed by Swan, and on October 21, 1879, he illuminated a carbon filament light bulb that glowed continuously for 40 hours.

October 22~

The Beach Boys release "Good Vibrations", 1966
The Metropolitan Opera House opens in New York, 1883
Pretty Boy Floyd was shot and killed by police in East Liverpool, Ohio, 1934
First televised pro football game aired on TV, 1934 (Brooklyn Dodgers won over Philadelphia Eagles 23-14)
"My Fair Lady" with Audrey Hepburn premiers, 1964
First recorded parachute jump by Andre-Jacques Garnerin, 1797
The Rolling Stones release "Get Off My Cloud," 1965
Xerox introduced the copy machine, 1938

October 23~

Beirut Terrorist Attack, 1983
The first US championship horseshoe tournament was held in Kellerton, Iowa on October 23, 1915
The first miniature golf tournament was held in Chattanooga, TN on October 23, 1930.
Mole Day (National, US)
TV Talk Show Host Day (observed on Johnny Carson's birthday)
"Turn, Turn, Turn" was released by the Byrds, 1965
Little Stevie Wonder records his first single, "Thank you for Loving Me All the Way," at the age of 12.

October 24~

Anniversary of "Black Thursday", 1929
The first transcontinental telegraph message, 1861
United Nations Day

October 25~

Make A Difference Day (Neighbors helping neighbors) 
The microwave oven was introduced by The Tappan Company, 1955
John Steinbeck (American author) is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, 1962
Rolling Stones make their first appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show, 1964
First US Trademark was given to Averill Chemical Paint Company of NY City, 1870
Young Women's Day of Action (National)

October 26~

"Doonesbury" comic strip by Gary Trudeau premiers in 28 US newspapers, 1970
Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1951
Erie Canal opens in upstate New York, 1825
President Harry Truman raised the minimum wage from 40 cents to 75 cents an hour, 1949

October 27~

"Disneyland" TV show premiers on ABC, 1954
Macy's Department Store in New York City opens, 1858
Marilyn Monroe & Joe DiMaggio get divorced after a nine-month marriage, 1954
Marilyn Monroe's "Happy Birthday" dress sells at auction for $1.3 million, 1999 
New York City's first official subway system began operation on October 27, 1904 in Manhattan. 

October 28~

Cotton gin was invented by Eli Whitney, 1793
Diwali (India) - October 28, 2008
The Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri was completed, 1965
Italy invades Greece, World War II, 1940
Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by President Cleveland, 1886

October 29~

Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) wins his first professional fight, 1960
First ballpoint pens go on sale at Gimbels in New York for $12.50 each, 1945
"Bat Out Of Hell" was released by Meat Loaf, 1977
Crash of Wall Street stock market, Great Depression begins 1929
Erie PA is hit with earthquake, 1934
NOW - The National Organization for Women is founded, 1966
"The Huntley-Brinkley Report" premiers on NBC, 1956
William Penn, founder of Pennsylvania, lands in Chester PA, 1682

October 30~

Candy Corn Day (National)
Mischief Night
Time clock is patented by Daniel M. Cooper of Rochester, NY, 1894.
"War of the Worlds" (Orson Welles) is first broadcast, 1938

October 31~

Halloween
Mount Rushmore was completed with 60-foot busts of Washington, Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt and Lincoln, 1941.  The project took 14 years to complete.
Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy, 1922
Nevada Day
Reformation Day - the day Martin Luther nailed his 95 questions to the door at Vittenburg.
First episode of Zorro aired on television 1968.