Today is...
Great American Smokeout!

The Great American Smokeout is a social engineering experiment that encourages people to quit smoking. Lynn Smith, the publisher of a Minnesota newspaper, introduced the concept in 1974 when she announced a “Don’t Smoke Day” or “D-Day.”
Today, the Great American Smokeout is sponsored by the American Cancer Society. On the third Thursday of November, smokers across the country try to give up their cigarettes for 24 hours. The idea is that many will quit smoking altogether. Learn more about the harmful effects of tobacco and how to participate in this year's festivities.

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Today is also World Television Day

November is Family Literacy Month & National Pet Adoption Month & National Pomegranate Month & Peanut Butter Lover's Month

This week is American Education Week

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History for November 21st 1783 -  Jean-Francois Pilatre de Rozier and Francois Laurent made the first untethered hot-air balloon flight over Paris. 1789 - North Carolina ratifies the US Constitution and is admitted as 12th US state. 1877 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph. 1922 - Rebecca Latimer Felton of Georgia becomes the first female United States Senator.   1964 - The Verrazano-Narrows Bridge opens to traffic. ______________________________________________________ "If you aren't in the moment, you are either looking forward to uncertainty, or back to pain and regret." --  Jim Carrey