October Highlights (Not Really Weather-Related)

Off the beaten path, let's take a look at some of the special days for October and the themes for this month:

Adopt A Shelter Dog Month
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Computer Learning Month
Cookie Month
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
Eat Country Ham Month
National Diabetes Month
National Pizza Month
National Vegetarian Month
National Popcorn Popping Month
Seafood Month

Here's a selection of some of Mik's Piks for the month:

4th - National Golf Day
5th - Do Something Nice Day
5th - World Teacher's Day
7th - World Smile Day
9th - Fire Prevention Day
11th - Take Your Teddy Bear to Work Day
14th - National Dessert Day
14th - World Egg Day
16th - Bosses Day
16th - Dictionary Day
18th - No Beard Day
22nd - Make A Difference Day
23rd - Mother-In-Law Day
24th - United Nations Day

Looking at this week (Oct 3 - 7), here are some historical notables:

3rd - 1863 - U.S. President Lincoln declared that the last Thursday of November would be recognized as Thanksgiving Day.

3rd - 1954 - "Father Knows Best" began airing on CBS-TV.

3rd - 1955 - "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS-TV.

3rd - 1955 - "The Mickey Mouse Club" premiered on ABC-TV.

3rd - 1961 - "The Dick Van Dyke Show" debuted on CBS-TV.

3rd - 1995 - O.J. Simpson was acquitted of the 1994 murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald L. Goldman. Simpson was later found liable in a civil trial.

I'll be providing more historical notables for the week in upcoming posts along with a shot of weather tidbits as well.

I'm working on my next segment of Working On The Winter Weather Forecast 2011/2012. That will be released in a few days. I expect to make my official winter weather forecast in early November.

MS