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Post by soutxed on Oct 26, 2021 8:35:48 GMT -5
October 26, 1774, the First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia. Who knew?
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Post by sandipaws on Oct 26, 2021 11:31:36 GMT -5
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National Tennessee Day recognizes the Volunteer State on October 26. Tennessee was the 16th state admitted to the union. The great state brings with it the Great Smoky Mountains, centers for blues and country music, and depth of history that surges through art.
As the gateway to the deep south, Tennessee experienced heavy burdens during the Civil War. As a slaveholding state with many Union sympathizers and Union occupying units, Tennessee was often as divided as the country during the war. It was the only state to have a battle or skirmish in every county.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 27, 2021 1:52:56 GMT -5
Charles Dickens Always Had His Bed Facing North. Charles Dickens was responsible for writing classic literary works like Great Expectations and Oliver Twist. And while he obviously had a talent for the written word, he was an insomniac who believed that his creativity was dependent on his bed pointing northward. He also insisted on sleeping right in the middle with his arms outstretched and his hands equal distances from the edge.
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Post by BillG on Oct 27, 2021 7:40:58 GMT -5
Who Knew??? October 27th is "National Black Cat Day".
 
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Post by johnmori on Oct 27, 2021 8:00:13 GMT -5
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October 27, 1904
The first underground New York City Subway line opens, later designated as the IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line.
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Post by soutxed on Oct 27, 2021 8:27:35 GMT -5
October 27, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, a series of essays calling for ratification of the United States Constitution, was published.
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Post by sandipaws on Oct 27, 2021 11:35:05 GMT -5
Who Knew???  Navy Day on October 27th salutes all of the military personnel who have served, both past and present, in the United States Navy.
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy currently stands as the largest, most powerful navy in the world, with the highest combined battle fleet tonnage. The service engages over 340,000 personnel on active duty and more than 71,000 in the Navy Reserve.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 27, 2021 23:28:58 GMT -5
The World's Largest Waterfall Is Underwater in the Ocean. The largest waterfall on the planet is underwater beneath the Denmark Strait, an area that separates Iceland and Greenland. At the bottom, there is a series of waterfalls that begin 2,000 feet under the surface and drop nearly two miles down to a depth of 10,000 feet.
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Post by BillG on Oct 28, 2021 5:51:00 GMT -5
Who knew??? October 28th is "National Chocolate Day".
 
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Post by johnmori on Oct 28, 2021 6:34:23 GMT -5
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October 28, 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis: Premier Nikita Khrushchev orders the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba.
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Post by soutxed on Oct 28, 2021 8:04:46 GMT -5
October 28, 1991, what became known as “The Perfect Storm” began forming hundreds of miles east of Nova Scotia; lost at sea during the storm were the six crew members of the Andrea Gail, a swordfishing boat from Gloucester, Massachusetts.
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Post by sandipaws on Oct 28, 2021 14:51:46 GMT -5
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October 28th sets aside National First Responders Day to honor the men and women who act quickly when an emergency is at hand.
First responders dedicate their lives to save lives. They are the people who run toward a crisis while the rest of the world flees. According to the Department of Homeland Security, 4.6 million career and volunteer first responders support the communities where they live. They are firefighters, police, emergency medical technicians (EMT), paramedics, and 911 operators. In an emergency, they’re the first on the scene. These dedicated professionals answer the call when a crisis arises, often putting their own lives on the line.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 29, 2021 0:41:20 GMT -5
One Region in Canada Has Lower Gravity Than Other Parts of the World. In Canada, the Hudson Bay region seems to be "missing" gravity. This strange phenomenon was first identified in the 1960s, according to Global News. Scientists believe that it's caused by "a combination of convection occurring in the Earth's mantle and the Laurentide Ice Sheet, which left an indent on the area after it melted 10,000 years ago." That indent means less mass, which in turn means less gravity.
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Post by BillG on Oct 29, 2021 4:40:25 GMT -5
Who Knew??? October 29th, 2021, the last Friday in October, is "National Frankenstein Friday".
 
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Post by soutxed on Oct 29, 2021 8:45:59 GMT -5
October 29, 1929, “Black Tuesday” descended upon the New York Stock Exchange. Prices collapsed amid panic selling and thousands of investors were wiped out as America’s “Great Depression” began.
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