Today is...

World Vegetarian Day

Today is World Vegetarian Day! Organized by the North American Vegetarian Society (NAVS), World Vegetarian Day promotes awareness about the proven benefits of vegetarianism. Each year about one million people become vegetarians in the United States.

People choose to become vegetarians for many different reasons. Common motivations are ethical concerns, health concerns, and environmental concerns. Not eating meat saves animals from gruesome factory-farm conditions; reduces the risk of heart disease, stroke, and cancer; and mitigates the environmental pollution of animal agriculture.

Join other vegetarians today at parties, potlucks, and food tastings in honor of World Vegetarian Day!

Today is also Homemade Cookies Day & World Habitat Day

October is Adopt-a-Dog Month & National Breast Cancer Awareness Month & National Chili Month & National Dessert Month & National Pasta Month & National Roller Skating Month

 

This week is National Walk Your Dog Week

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History for October 1   1880 - Thomas Edison began the commercial production of electric lamps at Edison Lamp Works in Menlo Park. 1903 - The first modern World Series took place between the Boston Pilgrims and the Pittsburgh Pirates. 1940 - The Pennsylvania Turnpike opened as the first toll superhighway in the United States. 1943 - Naples was captured by the Allied forces during World War II. 1949 - Mao Tse-tung raised the first flag of the People's Republic of China when the communist forces had defeated the Nationalists. The Nationalist forces fled to Taiwan. 1962 - Johnny Carson began hosting the "Tonight" show on NBC-TV. He stayed with the show for 29 years. Jack Paar was the previous host. 1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, FL. _________________________________________________________ "There are people who learn, who are open to what happens to them, who listen, who hear the lessons. . . . The question to ask is not whether you are a success or failure, but whether you are a learner or a nonlearner." --Carole Hyatt and Linda Gottlieb