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Lots of cool stuff about January, holidays, events, observances & more!
Lots of cool stuff about January, holidays, events, observances & more!
How October Got It's Name
How October Got It's Name
This month’s name stems from the Latin octo, “eight,” because this was the eighth month of the early Roman calendar. When the Romans converted to a 12-month calendar, the name October stuck despite the fact that it’s now the 10th month... Learn More!
October Monthly Observances
October Monthly Observances
Adopt a Dog Month
Adopt a Shelter Dog Month
Agent Orange Awareness Month
American Cheese Month
American Magazine Month
American Pharmacists Month
Antidepressant Death Awareness Month
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Month
Bat Appreciation Month
Black Cat Awareness Month
Black Speculative Fiction Month
Blindness Awareness 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 (Also Known as Pastor Appreciation Month)
Computer Learning Month
Consumer Information Month
Contact Lens Safety Month
Cookbook Month
Co-op Awareness Month
Country Music Month
Cut Out Dissection Month
Diversity Awareness Month
Dollhouse & Miniatures Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Dwarfism Awareness Month
Dysautonomia Awareness Month
Dyslexia Awareness Month
Eat Better, Eat Together Month
Eat Country Ham Month
Eczema Awareness 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
Fall Car Care Month
Family Health Month
Family History Month
Feral Hog Month or Hog Out Month
Financial Planning Month
Fire Prevention Month
Gay and Lesbian History Month
German-American Heritage Month
Global ADHD Awareness Month
Global Diversity Awareness Month
Go Hog Wild-Eat Country Ham Month
Go Nuts Over Texas Peanuts Month
Gourmet Adventures Month
Halloween Safety Month
Head Start Awareness Month
Health Literacy Month
Healthy Lung Month
Home Eye Safety Month
Hunger Awareness Month
I'm Just Me Because Month
International Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC)
International Starman Month
International Strategic Planning Month
International Walk to School Month
Italian-American Heritage Month
Learn to Bowl Month
LGBT History Month
Long-Term Care Planning Month
Lupus Awareness Month
Medical Ultrasound Awareness Month
Mental Illness Awareness Month
Month of Free Thought
National Aesthetician Month
National AIDS Awareness Month
National Animal Safety and Protection Month
National Apple Month
National Applejack Month
National Arts and Humanities 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 Critical Illness Awareness 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 Distracted Driving Awareness Month
National Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Down Syndrome Awareness Month
National Dropout Prevention Month
National Energy Action Month
National Ergonomics Month
National Family Sexuality Education Month - Let's Talk
National Farm to School Month
National Field Trip Month
National Gain the Inside Advantage Month
National Go on a Field Trip Month
National Kitchen and Bath Month
National Learning and Development Month
National Liver Awareness Month
National Medical Librarians Month
National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month
National Orthodontic Health Month
National Pasta Month
National Pet CBD 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 Sensory Awareness Month
National Service Dog Month
National Spina Bifida Awareness Month
National Spinning & Weaving Month
National Stamp Collecting Month
National Stop Bullying Month
National Substance Abuse Prevention Month
National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Awareness Month
National Toilet Tank Repair 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
Rhubarb 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 and Appreciation 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 - October 15 - November 30
Women Walking in Their Own Shoes Month
Workplace Politics Awareness Month
World Animal Month
World Blindness Awareness Month
World Menopause Month
Workplace Politics Awareness Month
Youth Against Tobacco Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM), also referred to in the US as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month (NBCAM), is an annual international health campaign organized by major breast cancer charities every October to increase awareness of the disease and raise funds for research into its cause, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and cure. Learn More!
Tomato Month
Tomato Month
The tomato is the edible berry of Solanum lycopersicum, a member of the nightshade family that includes tobacco, potato, and capsicum peppers. The species originated in western South America. It was domesticated in... Learn More!
Stamp Collecting is the collecting of postage stamps and related objects. It is an area of philately, which is the study (or combined study and collection) of stamps. It has been one of the world's most popular hobbies since the late nineteenth century... Click Here!
October - 3rd Thursday
October - 3rd Thursday
Get To Know Your Customer Day
Get To Know Your Customer Day
Get to Know Your Customers Day falls on the third Thursday of each quarter (January, April, July, and October) and is a great opportunity for small businesses to connect with their customers and show their appreciation for their support... Read On!
October 1st (274th day of the year)
October 1st (274th day of the year)
International Coffee Day (October 1st) is an occasion that is used to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events now occurring in places around the world. Click Here!
National Taco Day has been moved to Oct. 1, previously celebrated on Oct. 4, but thanks to Taco Bell and the National Holiday Calendar. National Taco Day honors one of the world’s most beloved culinary dishes... Click Here!
The Taco Day is a celebratory day that promotes consumption of tacos. In the United States National Taco Day is celebrated on October 1st. In Mexico the Día del Taco is celebrated on March 31.
Hollywood’s baddest good guy shares 75 recipes that make Trejo’s Tacos the Los Angeles go-to for award-winning tacos, donuts, and more. Check it out... Click Here!
October 4th
October 4th
World Animal Day is an international day of action for animal rights and welfare celebrated annually on October 4, the feast day of Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals... Click Here!
October 13th
October 13th
Civil Service Reform Act
Civil Service Reform Act
Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) was landmark legislation & it continues to serve as the foundation for much of the present personnel system governing federal workers. Today’s WatchBlog explores what we have found about its implementation through the years and... Learn More!
October 26th
October 26th
Charley Barnet Day
Charley Barnet Day
Charles Daly Barnet (October 26, 1913 – September 4, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist, composer, & bandleader. His major recordings were "Nagasaki", "Skyliner", "Cherokee", "The Wrong Idea", "Scotch and Soda", "In a Mizz", & "Southland Shuffle"... Read On!
October 28th
October 28th
National Chocolate Day
National Chocolate Day
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cocoa beans that can be a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring in other foods. The cacao tree has been used as a source of food for at least 5,300 years, starting with the Mayo-Chinchipe culture in what is present-day Ecuador.
October 29th
October 29th
ARPANET 1st Connection
ARPANET 1st Connection
On October 29th, 1969, the first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet. In 1966 IBM mainframes could only connect to other IBM mainframes, Burroughs only to other Burroughs, etc. Beginning in 1967 the US Defense... Learn More!
Proposed for 29 October of each year, invites communities to participate in coding & channel the power of computational thinking. Different interactive virtual, hybrid, & in-person events will communicate the history of coding, its creative applications,& its increasing... Learn More!
October 30th
October 30th
The War of the Worlds 1938
The War of the Worlds 1938
Today in 1938 Orson Welles broadcasts a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's The War of the Worlds, causing a massive panic in some of the audience in the US. The chilling novel account of a Martian invasion of London in the nineteenth century—a science fiction classic for all time. Read Now!
Jackie Robinson Signs...
Jackie Robinson Signs...
Today, October 30, 1945, Jackie Robinson of the Kansas City Monarchs signs a contract for the Brooklyn Dodgers, breaking the baseball color line. Over the span of his ten-year professional career, he won the Rookie of the Year Award, received... Read More!
Charles Atlas Day
Charles Atlas Day
Charles Atlas (born Angelo Siciliano; October 30, 1892 – December 24, 1972) was an American bodybuilder best remembered as the developer of a bodybuilding method & its associated exercise program which spawned a landmark advertising campaign featuring his name & likeness...
Memphis Bill
Memphis Bill
William Harold Terry (October 30, 1898 – January 9, 1989) was an American professional baseball first baseman and manager. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the New York Giants from 1923 to 1936 & managed the Giants from 1932 to 1941. Terry was inducted... Read More!
Henry Winkler Birthday
Henry Winkler Birthday
Henry Franklin Winkler (born October 30, 1945) is an American actor. Widely known as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli on the sitcom Happy Days, Winkler has distinguished himself as a character actor for roles on stage and screen. His many accolades include three Emmy... Read More!
Mischief Night is an informal holiday on which children, teenagers & adults engage in jokes, pranks, vandalism, or parties. Known by a variety of names including Devil's Night, Gate Night, Goosey Night, Moving Night, Cabbage Night, Mystery Night & Mat Night.
October 31st
October 31st
Halloween is a great time for get togethers, check out some cool tapestries to decorate the walls, scary pillows for some pillow fights, blankets to keep warm, and lots more cool stuff... Click Here!
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