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October Holidays & Fun DaysThe information and links have been set up to provide helpful and/or fun information; however, when you click on any of these links you will be leaving the Middletown Township Public Schools web site. The Middletown Township Public School District does not assume responsibility for content material posted on links beyond our site. Opinions expressed on those websites are those of the host site and do not reflect any official position on the part of The Middletown Township Public School District.Note: The calendar date information and links below have been copied from the website: http://www.holidayinsights.com/
Among other things, October is:
- Breast Cancer Awareness Month
- Cookie Month ...oh, yeah!!!
- National Popcorn Popping Month
October 2019 Daily Holidays, Special and Wacky Days:
- 1 International Day for the Elderly
- 4 World Smile Day first Friday of month
- 6 Oktoberfest ends in Germany
- 8 Yom Kippur (begins at sundown)
- 14 Columbus Day observed on second Monday
- 14 Thanksgiving Day in Canada, 2nd Monday
- 16 Boss's Day
- 19 Sweetest Day 3rd Saturday
- 24 United Nations Day
- 26 Make a Difference Day 4th Saturday
- 31 Halloween
This month in History:
- October 1, 1971 - Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida
- October 14, 1964 - Martin Luther King Jr was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
- October 24, 1901 - Anna Edison Taylor is the first person to survive going over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
- October 29, 1929 - The New York Stock Exchange crashed on what came to be known as "Black Tuesday", starting the Great Depression.
October Fall and Hallowen Notes:
- Scarecrows, a symbol of Fall - History, how to make a scarecrow.
- Are You a Leaf Peeper? Enjoy the fall leaves, fall folige reports by state.
- Pumpkins A Glow -Everything you ever wanted to know about pumpkins
- Pumpkin recipes
- Fall Festivals and Giant Pumpkin Weighoffs
- The Biggest Pumpkin... ever!
- Pumpkin Picking Tips - How to pick the perfect Halloween pumpkin
- Flower of the Month: Calendula, Cosmos
- Birthstone of the Month: Opal, Tourmaline, Pink Sapphire
- Astrological Signs: Libra, Sept. 23 - Oct. 23; Scorpio, Oct. 24 - Nov. 21
- The Moon this month is called the Hunter's Moon.
