Today is Monday October 11, 2010
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Columbus Day
In 1492, Columbus sailed the ocean blue. While trying to find a shorter route to Asia, Christopher Columbus accidently landed in the Americas. Following his discovery of this New World, Columbus led the world into an era of exploration.
The first celebration for his discoveries did not actually take place though until October 12, 1792, three hundred years after his landing in America. In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed Columbus Day as a national holiday.
Today is a great opportunity to enhance your knowledge about Columbus and commemorate his voyage to the New World. Do some arts and crafts, read a book, or just enjoy your day off in celebration of Christopher Columbus!
October is National Pasta Month & National Dessert Month & National Chili Month & National Roller Skating Month & Adopt-a-Dog Month & National Breast Cancer Awareness Month
This week is World Rainforest Week
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On this day in History:
| 1881 - David Henderson Houston patented the first roll film for cameras. 1890 - The Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in Washington, DC. 1939 - U.S. President Roosevelt was presented with a letter from Albert Einstein that urged him to develop the U.S. atomic program rapidly. 1968 - Apollo 7 was launched by the U.S. The first manned Apollo mission was the first in which live television broadcasts were received from orbit. Wally Schirra, Don Fulton Eisele and R. Walter Cunningham were the astronauts aboard. 1975 - "Saturday Night Live" was broadcast for the first time. George Carlin was the guest host. 1984 - Mario Lemieux (Pittsburgh Penguins) made his debut in the National Hockey League (NHL) against the Boston Bruins. He scored a goal on his first shot on his first NHL shift. |
Quote of the Day:
If you want to know your past life,
look at your present condition,
if you want to know your future life,
look at your present actions.
--Buddhist Teaching
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