Wednesday, October 3, 2012




Today is...

Balloons Around the World Day

It's Balloons Around the World Day! Today we celebrate the joy and delight that balloons bring to our lives. To mark the occasion, balloon artists from around the world will showcase the art of balloon twisting and decorating.
Did you know that the first rubber balloons were invented in 1824? Professor Michael Faraday used them for his experiments with hydrogen at the Royal Institution in London. Today, millions of balloons are manufactured daily in a number of different countries. 
Guaranteed to put a smile on anyone's face, balloons come in a variety of colors, shapes, and sizes and can be used to play a number of different games or for colorful decoration. To celebrate this fun holiday, check out the events happening in your neighborhood with local balloon artists or create some of your own balloon art!

Today is also National Caramel Custard 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 3
 
1863 - U.S. President Lincoln declared that the last Thursday of November would be recognized as Thanksgiving Day.

1901 - The Victor Talking Machine Company was incorporated. After a merger with Radio Corporation of America the company became RCA-Victor.

1929 - The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes officially changed its name to the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

1941 - Adolf Hitler stated in a speech that Russia was "broken" and they "would never rise again."

1952 - Britain became the third nuclear power in the world when they successfully detonated their first atomic bomb. The U.S. and Russia were the only other nuclear powers.

1955 - "Captain Kangaroo" premiered on CBS-TV.

1988 - The space shuttle Discovery landed safely after its four-day mission. It was the first American shuttle mission since the Challenger disaster.

1990 - The Berlin Wall was dismantled eleven months after the borders between East and West Germany. The unification ended 45 years of division.





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Reflections on Life"Nothing succeeds like success."

--Alexandre Dumas



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