Calendar
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Child Health Day
Metric Week
Thomas Edison
Showed
First Motion Picture
(1889)
Carbon Paper
Patented (1806)
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Peanuts
Comic Strip
Debuted (1950)
East and West
Germany United
(1990)
7
Fire Prevention Week
2
Henry Ford
Introduced the
Model T
(1908)
Read more on
Family Education
World Teacher's Day
8
Great Fire of
Chicago Started
(1871)
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4
Astronomy Day
World Space
Week
10
Leif Erikson Day
11
Pac-Man
Arcade Game
Released
(1979)
Eleanor
Roosevelt's
Birthday
(1884)
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14
15
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Earth Science Week
Columbus Day
Navy Birthday
(1775)
Martin Luther
King Jr.
Awarded Nobel
Peace Prize
(1964)
White Cane
Safety Day
Dictionary Day
World Food Day
Black Poetry Day
Alaska
Purchased
from Russia
(1867)
Teen Read Week
Columbus Landed
in Bahamas (1492)
International Day for
Ending Poverty
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25
Chemistry Week
School Bus
Safety Week
Apple Day
Nat'l Nut Day
Women's Suffrage
March, NYC
(1915)
United Nations Day
Make a
Difference Day
Last Major Battle of
American Revolution
Ended (1781)
Largest Mass of
Gold Discovered
(1872)
Senate Ratified
Louisiana
Purchase (1803)
Microwave Oven
Debuted
(1955)
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Hillary Rodham
Clinton's
Birthday (1947)
First NYC Subway
Opened (1904)
Statue of Liberty
Dedicated (1886)
"Black Tuesday"
Stock Market
Crashed (1929)
War of the
Worlds Broadcast
(1938)
Halloween
Mt. Rushmore
Completed (1941)
Observances & Fun Facts
October 2014 is Observed as:
• Domestic Violence Awareness
• National Arts and Humanities
• National Disability Employment Awareness
• National Cyber Security Awareness
• Breast Cancer Awareness Month
• National Apple Month
• National Physical Therapy Month
• Eye Safety & Injury Prevention Month
Birthstone: Opal and Tourmaline
Fruit & Vegies for the Month of October:
• Pears
• Ginger
• Apples
• Galangal
• Persimmons • Tumeric
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