Today is October 10, 2011
Columbus Day
Celebrate Columbus Day! In 1492, Christopher Columbus set sail on a voyage to find a shorter trade route to Asia. He traveled west and accidentally landed in the Americas, spawning the era of European exploration in the New World.
The first celebration of his discovery did not take place until October 12, 1792—exactly 300 years after his landing. In 1937, President Franklin Roosevelt proclaimed Columbus Day a national holiday, observed each year on the second Monday of October.
Take a moment today to learn something new about Christopher Columbus and commemorate his voyage to the New World. Happy Columbus Day!
Today is also National Cake Decorating Day & Universal Music Day & Canadian Thanksgiving & Family Day
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 Space Week & Fire Prevention Week
"Life is not a problem to be solved but a reality to be experienced."--Soren Kierkegaard
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for October 10
1938 - Nazi Germany completed its annexation of Czechoslovakia's Sudetenland.
1965 - The Red Baron made his first appearance in the "Peanuts" comic strip.
1970 - "Tears Of A Clown" was released by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles.
1977 - Joe Namath played the last game of his National Football League (NFL) career.
1979 - "The Rose," starring Bette Midler, premiered in Los Angeles, CA.
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