A nice article about Horror Hosts

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/30/arts/television/halloween-tv.html?fbclid=IwAR0lThx67Xr7ZapfSGSTtI3tLKQ8ygf2ikfm-_LQ6JzrlQ2DiwR7Bwp0KpE 

Happy Birthday to the Lincoln Highway!

 Dedicated on this date in 1913.

https://www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org/

Happy Nut-Crack Night!

https://www.worldwidewords.org/weirdwords/ww-nut1.htm#:~:text=This%20is%20an%20old%20Scots,newly%20harvested%20hazelnuts%20or%20chestnuts. 

Happy Birthday Edgar Oliver!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Oliver 

Happy Carve A Pumpkin Day!

http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/October/carveapumpkinday.htm#:~:text=Carve%20a%20Pumpkin%20Day%2C%20Pumpkin,Calendar%20Holidays%20by%20Holiday%20Insights 

Happy National Caramel Apple Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-caramel-apple-day/#:~:text=%E2%80%8BNational%20Caramel%20Apple%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20October%2031%2C%202020 

Happy National Magic Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-magic-day-october-31/#:~:text=National%20Magic%20Day%20each%20year,through%20the%20creation%20of%20illusions. 

Happy Birthday Bud Spencer!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0817881/ 

Happy Birthday Tom Paxton!

https://www.tompaxton.com/ 

Happy Halloween!

https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/samhain 

Happy Allantide!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allantide 

Happy Hunters' Moon AND Blue Moon!

https://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-october 

Peter Lorre and Vincent Price made a TV pilot!

https://cynmackley.com/2020/10/28/vincent-price-peter-lorre-made-a-tv-pilot/?fbclid=IwAR24o3dOxJ9Du_EZF_PFXlHtdR3tkDNLHh9ZMPHjFPNsxq0i0PzVLBDfGCI 

I was unaware of this.

A nice article about Scottish Halloween traditions

https://www.scotsman.com/heritage-and-retro/heritage/halloween-weird-and-wonderful-traditions-samhain-scotland-3018086?fbclid=IwAR3f_Dyf_rbuVqlUTzw8TYgbiFwwnI7I6exVXcIMxHZ-sdjkIFssZyYnFq0 

Tonight is the anniversary of the War of the Worlds broadcast of 1938

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/infamous-war-worlds-radio-broadcast-was-magnificent-fluke-180955180/ 

Happy Birthday Ruth Gordon!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002106/ 

Happy Birthday Grace Slick!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Slick 

Happy Birthday Otis Williams!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Williams 

Happy Haunted Refrigerator Night!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/haunted-refrigerator-night/ 

Happy Nos Calan Gaeaf !

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbkdcqt 

Happy National Candy Corn Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-candy-corn-day-october-30/ 

Happy Devil's/Cabbage/Tick-Tack/Mischief/Corn/Goosey/ Trick/ Gate/ Beggars Night !

https://www.crimemuseum.org/crime-library/organized-crime/devils-night/#:~:text=Devil's%20Night%2C%20the%20name%20of,like%20ding%2Ddong%2Dditch. 

https://www.bluestemprairie.com/bluestemprairie/2009/10/corn-night-st-peters-forgotten-tradition.html

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Goosey_Night#:~:text=Goosey%20Night%20(plural%20Goosey%20Nights,do%20mischief%20in%20their%20neighborhoods.

Halloween Week - Night of the Recent Dead

 https://life.paperblog.com/it-s-halloween-week-let-s-celebrate-83593/

Happy Frankenstein Friday!

https://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/frankenstein-friday 

Interesting article about sexuality in Universal monster movies

https://collider.com/universal-monsters-history-of-horniness/?fbclid=IwAR0H-yae_oeAG4KkIbUtxf-nZE2C5CLJlpq3hgYNuDYDRyn39dY70iiN1dg 

Happy Punkie Night!

https://halloween.fandom.com/wiki/Punkie_Night 

Happy Birthday to the Internet!

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AheadoftheCurve/today-internets-40th-birthday/story?id=8945743 

Happy National Oatmeal Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-oatmeal-day-october-29/ 

Happy Birthday Ralph Bakshi!

https://www.ralphbakshi.com/ 

Happy Birthday Kate Jackson!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000462/ 

Happy Birthday Bill Mauldin!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Mauldin 

Halloween Week - Night of Remebrance of Forgotten Ancestors, Heritage, & Origins

 https://life.paperblog.com/it-s-halloween-week-let-s-celebrate-83593/

Happy International Animation Day!

https://iadasifa.net/ 

Happy Birthday to The Jack Benny Program!

 Premiered on this date in 1950.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042116/

Happy Birthday Fireball XL-5!

 Premiered (In Britain) on this date in 1962.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055673/

Happy Birthday Jonas Salk!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonas_Salk 

Happy Birthday John Laurens!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Laurens 

Happy National Wild Foods Day!

https://www.checkiday.com/88f6cc3ee5c4d3c8ef698541db967bd0/wild-foods-day 

Happy Birthday Elsa Lanchester!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006471/ 

Halloween Week - Night of Remembrance of Family Pets (& Familiars)

https://life.paperblog.com/it-s-halloween-week-let-s-celebrate-83593/ 

Happy Black Cat Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-black-cat-day-october-27/ 

Happy Birthday Robert Picardo!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000585/ 

Happy American Beer Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-american-beer-day-october-27/ 

Happy Birthday to The Great Pumpkin!

 First broadcast on this date in 1966.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_the_Great_Pumpkin,_Charlie_Brown

Happy Birthday Lara Parker!

http://www.laraparkerfan.com/ 

Happy Birthday Garry Tallent!

https://www.garrytallent.com/ 

Happy Birthday John Cleese!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Cleese 

The first of the Federalist Papers was published on this date in 1787

https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/full-text 

Happy Birthday to You Bet Your Life! (the radio show)

 Premiered on this date in 1947.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Bet_Your_Life

Halloween Week - Night of Nurturers

 https://life.paperblog.com/it-s-halloween-week-let-s-celebrate-83593/

Headline of the Day

https://futurism.com/scientists-drive-tiny-robot-around-inside-living-butthole 

Happy National Pumpkin Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pumpkin-day-october-26/#:~:text=National%20Pumpkin%20Day%20recognizes%20a,a%20variety%20of%20tasty%20recipes. 

Happy Pretzel Day!

https://juliussturgis.com/ 

Happy Birthday Natalie Merchant!

https://www.nataliemerchant.com/ 

Happy Birthday Doonesbury!

 Began on this date in 1970.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doonesbury

Halloween Week - Night of Artists

https://life.paperblog.com/it-s-halloween-week-let-s-celebrate-83593/ 

Happy International Artists Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/international-artists-day-october-25/ 

Happy Birthday Leo G. Carroll!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001991/ 

Happy National Greasy Foods Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-greasy-foods-day-october-25/ 

Happy World Pasta Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-pasta-day/ 

Today is the anniversary of the Charge of the Light Brigade

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charge_of_the_Light_Brigade 

Today on Halloween Week - Night of Heroes & Martyrs

https://life.paperblog.com/it-s-halloween-week-let-s-celebrate-83593/ 

Happy All Hallows Read Week!

https://www.allhallowsread.com/ 

The return of the Addams Family to TV- with Tim Burton?!

https://consequenceofsound.net/2020/10/tim-burton-addams-family-tv/?fbclid=IwAR14tgGTPLtWUCr1OkZiiNqgtwJQI21n_sWkA8eFJsoXmWTpN5lLuZkVtaw 

The Beginning of Halloween Week - The Night of Seers

https://life.paperblog.com/it-s-halloween-week-let-s-celebrate-83593/ 

Happy Birthday American Pie! (the song)

 Released on this day in 1971.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Pie_(song)

Happy Birthday to Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid!

 Premiered on this date in 1969.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064115/

Happy National Bologna Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-bologna-day-october-24/ 

Happy Birthday to The Magnificent Seven!

 Premiered on this date in 1960.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054047/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_3

Happy Birthday Jon Huertas!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005030/ 

Happy Birthday Johnny Carson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Carson 

Happy Birthday Weird Al!

https://www.weirdal.com/ 

Happy Birthday Ellie Greenwich!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellie_Greenwich 

Happy Birthday Annette Funicello!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annette_Funicello 

Happy International Caps Lock Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/caps-lock-day/ 

Happy Birthday to She Wore A Yellow Ribbon!

 Premiered on this date in 1949.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041866/

Happy National Nut Day! (In the UK)

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-nut-day-october-22/#:~:text=National%20Nut%20Day%20is%20observed,a%20healthy%20and%20nutritious%20snack. 

Happy Birthday N.C. Wyeth!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N._C._Wyeth 

Happy Birthday to "It's My Life"!

 Released by the Animals on this date in 1965.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_My_Life_(The_Animals_song)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Fuller 

Happy Birthday to The Sterile Cuckoo! (the film)

 Premiered on this date in 1969.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065037/

Happy Birthday Old Ironsides!

 Launched on this date in 1797.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Constitution

You can request the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile!

https://khcmobiletour.com/wienermobile/request 

And you can find out when/where it's appearing:

https://khcmobiletour.com/wienermobile

Tom Lehrer is releasing the lyrics of his songs into the public domain

https://tomlehrersongs.com/ 

Happy Birthday Lux Interior!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lux_Interior 

Happy Birthday Ursula K. Le Guin !

https://www.ursulakleguin.com/home 

Happy Birthday to Trinity Is Still My Name!

 Premiered on this date in 1971.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0068154/

Happy Birthday Manfred Mann!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manfred_Mann_(musician) 

Happy Apple Day! (In the UK)

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/apple-day/ 

Happy Birthday Samuel Taylor Coleridge!

https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/samuel-taylor-coleridge 

Ten Days Until Halloween!

 

Witches and Brooms

https://www.history.com/news/why-witches-fly-on-brooms 

Happy Birthday Thomas Pinckney!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Pinckney 

The cutting edge of salads

https://www.kansas.com/news/local/crime/article246541448.html?fbclid=IwAR0woYQnZp_A1B-CANSepbP2qj88bUhIPfnhETsLIatIW2z1Fn8NAo_anqk 

Universal Studios' Monster Movies available online!

https://archive.org/search.php?query=Universal%20Studios%20Monsters 

Happy National Brandied Fruit Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-brandied-fruit-day-october-20/ 

Happy Birthday Ranger Hal Shaw!

 A local (to DC) kids' show TV host who was a favorite of mine and many others.

http://kidshow.dcmemories.com/hal.html

Happy Birthday Carolyne Mas!

https://carolynemas.com/ 

Happy Birthday Margaret Dumont!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Dumont 

Happy Birthday Tom Petty!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Petty 

Happy Birthday Art Buckwald!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Buchwald 

Happy Birthday Bela Lugosi!

http://belalugosi.com/ 

Today is the anniversary of the formation of the Continental Association in 1774

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/congress-creates-the-continental-association#:~:text=On%20October%2020%2C%201774%2C%20the,all%20goods%2C%20wares%20or%20merchandise. 

UFO news

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/10/the-incredible-extent-to-which-ufologists-have-been-deceived/ 

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/10/the-rendlesham-forest-ufo-affair-the-40th-anniversary-in-two-months-time/

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/10/why-i-continue-to-conclude-that-aliens-did-not-crash-near-roswell-in-1947/

https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/the-phenomenon-robert-friend-ufos_n_5f87e96ac5b6f53fff086c75?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW5vbWFsaXN0LmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAADxoW74wijb61QvMfmIID6vML1eHUMfv-aGi_mDcy50PCr48yHCia-6uM4rl1dcidNvarSW6RnQZ1v2vkqf-yl9XosvBReRKZnZsqNOAQGTwLZ1PTU7mREyvL3KJhjmWanQX2n5VOJ7c305ZjFx_CPxHKSRWYnxGibjm8H9t63k

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/10/taking-a-look-at-ufologys-deep-throat/

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/10/the-space-shuttle-ufos-and-the-mysterious-sts-75-incident/

A nice article about Hawkwind

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/oct/19/why-hawkwind-were-the-great-radicals-of-1970s-rock?CMP=twt_a-culture_b-gdnculture&fbclid=IwAR23yuf1QnMUbjqFQpJ-s7iWFjh6PFJB5Zd9yvLAGiat5fRRurBwnZdie3I 

Happy National seafood Bisque Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-seafood-bisque-day-october-19/ 

Happy Birthday Tor Johnson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_Johnson 

Today is the anniversary of the War of Jenkin's Ear

 My favorite name for a war.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_Jenkins%27_Ear

Today is the anniversary of the Declaration of Rights & Grievances of 1765

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_Rights_and_Grievances#:~:text=In%20response%20to%20the%20Stamp,No%20Taxation%20without%20Representation%E2%80%9D). 

Happy Birthday Christian Febiger!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_Febiger 

Today is the anniversary of the Yorktown surrender

https://www.nps.gov/york/index.htm 

Happy Birthday Cynthia Weil!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cynthia_Weil 

Happy Birthday Bunnyman!

 First sighted on this date in 1970.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunny_Man

Happy Birthday Cyrus Teed!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyrus_Teed

One of my favorite whackos.

Happy Birthday Dawn Wells!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dawn_Wells 

Happy Birthday Laura Nyro!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laura_Nyro 

Happy Birthday Chuck Berry!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Berry 

Happy Dorothy Parker Day!

https://dorothyparker.com/dorothy-parker-homes/new-jersey#:~:text=22%2C%201893.,the%20second%20Dorothy%20Parker%20Day. 

Happy Birthday Mark Gatiss!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0309693/ 

Happy Birthday to the Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators!

 Released on this date in 1966.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Psychedelic_Sounds_of_the_13th_Floor_Elevators

Today is the anniversary of the London Beer Flood of 1814

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Beer_Flood 

Happy Birthday Jena Arthur!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000795/ 

Happy National Pasta Day!

https://www.nationalpastaday.com/ 

Happy Birthday Tom Poston!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0692976/ 

Happy Birthday Jim Seals!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seals_and_Crofts 

Happy Birthday Hollywood Squares!

 Premiered on this date in 1966.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Squares

Happy Sweetest Day!

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweetest_Day

The return of sail-based cargo ships?

https://www.slashgear.com/oceanbird-can-carry-7000-cars-and-is-powered-by-the-wind-16638354/?fbclid=IwAR1QnTQFJwbF4bIoPSfZz8I6YUMD04mJPOH8A2bYWZ7UXXH2gwnYmcn0SSs 

Happy National Liqueur Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-liqueur-day/ 

Happy Birthday Nico!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nico 

Happy Dictionary Day!

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/dictionary-day 

A new call for a professional and scientific study of UFOs

https://www.space.com/unidentified-aerial-phenomena-scientific-scrutiny 

All 1004 Warner Brothers short cartoons - at the same time

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U89w3k547k&feature=emb_logo 

Happy Birthday Joseph Graham!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Graham_(North_Carolina) 

Happy Birthday Fritz Feld!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0270915/ 

Happy National Mushroom Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-mushroom-day/ 

Happy National Roast Pheasant Day!

https://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/287/1/National-Roast-Pheasant-Day.html 

Happy National Grouch Day!

https://nationaltoday.com/national-grouch-day/#:~:text=National%20Grouch%20Day%20%E2%80%93%20October%2015%2C%202020 

Mussolini - British agent

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2009/oct/13/benito-mussolini-recruited-mi5-italy 

An article on occult-oriented albums of the 1960's.

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/psychedelic-witch-music 

A nice article about Spring-Heeled Jack

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/meet-springheeled-jack-the-leaping-devil-that-terrorized-victorian-england?utm_source=Atlas+Obscura+Daily+Newsletter&utm_campaign=41d5d57e46-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2020_10_14&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_f36db9c480-41d5d57e46-64536349&mc_cid=41d5d57e46&mc_eid=9337bd4ceb 

Happy Birthday Justin Hayward!

https://justinhayward.com/ 

Today is the anniversary of the Declaration & Resolves of the First Continental Congress in 1774

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_and_Resolves_of_the_First_Continental_Congress#:~:text=The%20Declaration%20and%20Resolves%20of,passed%20by%20the%20British%20Parliament. 

A nice article about Alexandria during the Revolution

https://allthingsliberty.com/2020/10/the-american-revolution-in-alexandria-virginia-upheaval-in-george-washingtons-hometown/ 

My hometown.

Hitler's Northeast Passage

https://militaryhistorynow.com/2020/10/11/the-nazis-northeast-passage-inside-germanys-secret-arctic-sea-route-to-the-pacific/ 

Fascinating footnote to WWII.  I was not aware of this at all.

Today is the anniversary of George Washington laying the cornerstone for the White House in 1792

https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/white-house-cornerstone-laid 

Happy Birthday John Ford Coley!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Ford_Coley 

Happy Birthday Paul Simon!

https://www.paulsimon.com/ 

Happy Birthday Lenny Bruce!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lenny_Bruce 

Happy Birthday Joseph Graham!

https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/graham-joseph 

RIP Margaret Nolan

https://www.today.com/popculture/margaret-nolan-goldfinger-model-actor-dies-76-t193982?cid=sm_npd_td_fb_ma&fbclid=IwAR2z9B_WW39_JfTy2n2xlrj1aqZXZehC8tr-oa70dMd2-baMDw4sesABUJQ 

5,000 historical cookbooks online!

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/how-to-find-historic-cookbooks 

An interesting modern history of Bengali food

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/indian-food-writing 

Defusing an "earthquake bomb" from WWII

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/divers-attempt-to-defuse-wwii-earthquake-bomb/ar-BB19WsQa?li=BBnb7Kz 

(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

Today is the anniversary of the "Paul Is Dead" rumors/stories

 In 1969.

From R.S. Magazine: Fifty years ago, a Detroit DJ accidentally started the biggest hoax in rock & roll history: the “Paul is dead” craze. It blew up on October 12, 1969, when Russ Gibb was hosting his show on WKNR. A mysterious caller told him to put on the Beatles’ White Album and spin the “number nine, number nine” intro from “Revolution 9” backwards. When Gibb tried it on the air, he heard the words, “Turn me on, dead man.” The clues kept coming. At the end of “Strawberry Fields Forever,” John says, “I buried Paul.” What could it all mean?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_is_dead

Happy National Gumbo Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-gumbo-day-october-12/#:~:text=On%20October%2012th%2C%20the%20menu,up%20on%20chilly%20fall%20days. 

Happy Birthday to The George Burns & Gracie Allen Show!

 Premiered on this date in 1950.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042111/

Happy Birthday Love Happy!

 Premiered on this date in 1949.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0041604/

Happy Birthday Aleister Crowley!

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Aleister-Crowley 

Happy Birthday Sam Moore!

https://www.sammoore.net/ 

Happy Birthday Melvin Franklin!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Franklin 

Cthulhu Tarot!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bragelonne-games/cthulhu-dark-arts-tarot?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=publicite&utm_campaign=Prelaunch_Cthulhu%3Futm_link%3Dlink&fbclid=IwAR2UsmwjAcekbmSPp8FVPIOz09Z8P14KYD8PbHgD1NYCiU9p5fBzbQt3ako 

Nothing is safe from hacking

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/oct/09/smart-male-chastity-device-controlled-hackers-warning?utm_term=f3698866f3c3e516dd5e395f5e73dea8&utm_campaign=GuardianTodayUK&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=GTUK_email 

(Thanks for the link, Ed!)

"Imagine" was released as a single on this date in 1971.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOgFZfRVaww 

Happy It's My Party Day!

https://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/fun/its-my-party-day 

National Sausage Pizza Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-sausage-pizza-day-october-11/ 

20 Days Until Halloween!

 

Happy Birthday Saturday Night Live!

 Premiered on this date in 1975.

https://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live

Happy Pulaski Memorial Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Pulaski_Memorial_Day 

Happy Birthday Eleanor Roosevelt!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleanor_Roosevelt 

"Imagine" was released (the 45) on this date in 1971.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_(John_Lennon_song) 

Happy Birthday Michelle Trachtenberg!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005502/ 

All sorts of Star Trek news - including a timeline of all of the series and films

https://comicbook.com/startrek/news/star-trek-discovery-season-3-trailer/ 

Happy I Love Yarn Day!

https://www.craftyarncouncil.com/I-Love-Yarn 

Happy Birthday Zorro! (the TV show)

 Premiered on this date in 1957.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050079/

Happy Birthday John Prine!

https://www.johnprine.com/ 

Happy Birthday David Lee Roth!

https://davidleeroth.com/ 

Happy Birthday Kirsty MacColl!

https://www.kirstymaccoll.com/ 

Happy Birthday Ed Wood!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000248/ 

The Shug Monkey of England

https://mysteriousuniverse.org/2020/10/the-shug-monkey-a-sinister-british-monster-whats-in-a-name-quite-a-lot/ 

NYT guide to new horror movies

 Pretty neat!

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/07/movies/scary-movies-horror-halloween.html?referringSource=articleShare

(Thanks for the link, Karen!)

A nice article on the female Soviet snipers of WWII

https://warfarehistorynetwork.com/2020/10/09/roza-shanina-and-the-soviet-women-snipers-of-wwii/ 

Happy National Chess Day!

https://new.uschess.org/news/the-origins-of-national-chess-day#:~:text=Ford%20Library.,1976%20became%20National%20Chess%20Day. 

Happy National Hoagie/Submarine/Hero Sandwich Day!

https://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/articles/view/275/1/Submarine-Hoagie-Hero-Grinder-Day.html#:~:text=October%209th%2C%202020%20is%20Submarine,peppers%2C%20and%20slathered%20with%20mayonnaise. 

Happy Birthday John Lennon!

http://www.johnlennon.com/ 

Happy Birthday John Entwistle!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Entwistle 

Happy Birthday Jackson Browne!

https://www.jacksonbrowne.com/ 

Happy Leif Erikson Day!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leif_Erikson_Day 

Happy World Egg Day!

https://www.internationalegg.com/representing-the-industry/egg-industry/wed-world-egg-day/ 

A nice article about the Sons Of Liberty flag

https://www.revolutionary-war-and-beyond.com/sons-of-liberty-flag.html?fbclid=IwAR0EpPJgPfyUhU7yuC1RW1Dwht1jLVxRDV1cAI1MOlGuJaV9U_Y2mLYxtos 

Happy World Octopus Day!

https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/world-octopus-day/#utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=whats_coming_up_this_week&utm_term=2020-10-04&timezone_offset=-5

Happy Birthday Chevy Chase!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chevy_Chase 

Happy Birthday Alien Nation! (the film)

 Premiered on this date in 1988.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094631/

Today is the anniversary of the Battle of King's Mountain

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Kings_Mountain 

Happy Birthday Abraham Woodhull!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abraham_Woodhull 

Happy Birthday Caesar Rodney!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesar_Rodney 

Happy National Pumpkin Seed Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-pumpkin-seed-day-first-wednesday-in-october/#:~:text=NATIONAL%20PUMPKIN%20SEED%20DAY%20%2D%20First%20Wednesday%20in%20October%20%2D%20National%20Day%20Calendar 

TCM Network's October schedule for horror movies

https://www.halloweenmoviesontv.com/turner-classic-movies-october-horror/ 

Today is the anniversary of the Beatles broadcast of Hey Jude in America on Smother Brothers Show in 1968

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_MjCqQoLLA 

Happy National Noodle Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-noodle-day-october-6/ 

Happy Mad Hatter Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-mad-hatter-day-october-6/#:~:text=October%206th%20is%20a%20day,celebrating%20National%20Mad%20Hatter%20Day. 

Happy Birthday Nancy Barrett!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0057235/ 

Happy Birthday Angel!

 Premiered on this date in 1999.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0162065/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday to You Bet Your Life! (The TV show)

 Premiered on this date in 1950.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0042171/

Happy Birthday Monty Python's Flying Circus!

 Premiered on this date in 1969.

http://www.montypython.com/

Love Me Do was released by the Beatles on this date in 1962 - their first record

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Me_Do 

Happy Birthday Susan Sarandon!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000215/ 

Happy Birthday Sputnik!

 Launched on this date in 1957.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sputnik_1

Happy Birthday Buster Keaton!

https://www.busterkeaton.org/ 

Happy National Taco Day!

https://www.nationaltacoday.com/ 

Happy Birthday Captain Kangaroo!

 Premiered on this date in 1955.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0047718/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday Lindsey Buckingham!

https://www.lindseybuckingham.com/# 

Happy Birthday Eddie Cochran!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cochran 

Happy Birthday Charles B. "Ming" Middleton!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0585481/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 

Happy Birthday Mythbusters!

 Premiered on this date in 2003.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0383126/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Happy Birthday to The Maltese Falcon! (the film)

 Premiered on this date in 1941.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0033870/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2

Happy Birthday to The Dick Van Dyke Show!

 Premiered on this date in 1961.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054533/

I consider this to be the best sitcom of all time.

Happy Birthday Soul Train!

 Premiered on this date in 1971.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0161194/

Happy National Fried Scallops Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-fried-scallops-day-october-2/ 

Happy Birthday Avery Borrks!

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000984/ 

Happy Birthday Peanuts!

 Debuted on this date in 1950.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peanuts

Happy Birthday Bud Abbott!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bud_Abbott 

Happy Birthday to The Twilight Zone!

 Premiered on this date in 1959.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0052520/

Happy Birthday Groucho!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Groucho_Marx 

Gothtober starts up!

https://www.gothtober.com/ 

For years now, every October this site starts up, featuring a different video or scene for each day. Obviously, the quality varies all over the place, but I always find it fun.

Happy Poetry day! (In the UK)

https://nationalpoetryday.co.uk/about-npd/ 

Happy Birthday Bourbon!

In October 1620, at Berkeley Plantation, George Thorpe distilled the first batch of whiskey made from corn, which would evolve into Bourbon.  

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bourbon_whiskey

Happy Birthday Mariska Veres!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mariska_Veres 

Happy Birthday Peter Salem!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Salem 

Happy Birthday John Muhlenberg!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Muhlenberg 

Happy National Homemade Cookies Day!

https://nationaldaycalendar.com/national-homemade-cookies-day-october-1/ 

Happy Birthday Dave Arneson!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dave_Arneson 

Happy Birthday James Lawrence!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Lawrence 

Happy Birthday to The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson!

 Premiered on this date in 1962.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055708/

30 Days Until Halloween!

 

Tonight is the Harvest Moon!

https://earthsky.org/?p=2467#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20the%20Northern%20Hemisphere,in%20March%20or%20early%20April.