Today is...
National Sausage Pizza Day!

Every city has sausage pizza, but there's one that's embraces it beyond all others: Chicago. Grab your deep-dish pan to celebrate Windy City style today.

Read more: http://www.food.com/food-holidays/sausage-pizza-day-1011?oc=linkback

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Today is also International Day of the Girl & World Egg 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 Fire Prevention Week & World Rainforest Week & World Space Week

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History for October 11 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. ______________________________________________________ "One of the best and purest joys is having a rest after labor." --Immanuel Kant