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| October is National Popcorn Popping Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, National Crime Prevention Month, National Clock Month, Dinosaur Month; National Apple Month |
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 October Birthdays
October Theme Units at edHelper.com
The month of October at Enchanted Learning
Special Days to celebrate in October and more October Happenings
Special Days to celebrate in October
Click here for some ideas and activities for October.
Fact Monster's Daily Feature gives loads of information about each day.
October Coloring Calendar
October Events
This Day in History
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| October 1 |
The first CD player went on sale in 1982, developed by Sony, Philips, and Polygram, and cost $625.00. |
| October 2 |
Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schultz debuted in 1950. |
| October 3 |
East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. |
| October 4 |
The first successful manmade Earth satellite, Sputnik I, was launched. |
| October 7 |
Cabbage Patch Kids were introduced in 1983. |
| October 8 |
The Great Chicago Fire began in 1871 |
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R.L. Stein's birthday (1943) |
| October 9 |
Leif Eriksson Day |
| October 10 |
The tuxedo was first introduced in New York in 1886. |
| October 11 |
First lady, Eleanor Roosevelt's birthday (1884) |
| October 12 |
Columbus Day |
| October 13 |
The cornerstone of the White House was laid in 1792. |
| October 15 |
National Grouch Day ... bah humbug! |
| October 15-20 |
National Chemistry Week |
| October 16 |
Dictionary Day ... Noah Webster's birthday (1843) |
| October 16-22 |
Teen Read Week |
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National Teen Driver Safety Week |
| October 18 |
Shel Silverstein's birthday (1932) |
| October 19 |
Ed Emberley's birthday |
| October 20 |
Crockett Johnson's birthday (1906) |
| October 21 |
Edison Invents the Light Bulb (1879) |
| October 22 |
Olympic gold medal figure skater, Brian Boitano's birthday (1963) |
| October 23-31 |
Red Ribbon Week |
| October 24 |
United Nation Day ... begun in 1945. |
| October 25 |
Pablo Picasso's birthday (1881) |
| October 28 |
Statue of Liberty was unveiled in New York in 1886. |
| October 29 |
Internet's birthday (1969) |
| October 30 |
Emily Post's birthday (1872) |
| October 31 |
Halloween |
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This page was last updated on Thursday, October 02, 2014.
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