Today is...
Homemade Cookies Day!

Rather than stop by the store for your favorite brand of cookie, bake up your own batch of cookies today! Whether you use a family recipe or browse online for a fun new recipe to try, today is the perfect day to bake up delicious cookies.
Cookies originated from extra cake batter that Dutch bakers experimented with cooking at varying oven temperatures. Eventually they got it right, realized how yummy they are, and named these tiny cakes "cookies!"
What's your favorite cookie ingredient - chocolate chips, peanut butter, nuts, sprinkles? There are too many types to name! To celebrate Homemade Cookies Day, find a great recipe and get creative in your kitchen today!

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Today is also World Vegetarian Day

October is Adopt-a-Shelter-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. ______________________________________________________ "Accept the pain, cherish the joys, resolve the regrets; then can come the best of benedictions -- 'If I had my life to live over, I’d do it all the same.'” --Joan McIntosh