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October 2012
October is “Dinosaur Month“
Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage month
October is “Dinosaur Month“
Sept. 15 to Oct. 15 is Hispanic Heritage month
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Sun. Sep. 30
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Wed. Oct. 3
Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, 1189
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Thu. Oct. 4
Mexico became a republic (its Constitution was published), 1824
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Sat. Oct. 6
The Ulysses spacecraft, designed to study the poles of the sun, was launched via the space shuttle Discovery, 1990
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Sun. Oct. 7
Far Side of the Moon First Observed by Luna 3, 1959
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Mon. Oct. 8
R. L. Stine (Goosebumps writer) born, 1943
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Tue. Oct. 9
Leif Erikson Day
World Post Day
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Wed. Oct. 10
William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest satellite of Neptune, 1846
Read about Neptune, then take a quiz.
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Fri. Oct. 12
Hispanic Day, Spain
Farmer's Day
Label farm animals in English, in Spanish, or in French.
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Sat. Oct. 13
Margaret Thatcher (first female Prime Minister of the U.K.) born, 1925
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Sun. Oct. 14
The Normans, led by William the Conqueror, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings, 1066
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Wed. Oct. 17
Mother Theresa awarded Nobel Peace Prize, 1979
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Thu. Oct. 18
Freedom Day, Azerbaijan
Puerto Rico Became Part of the U.S., 1898
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Fri. Oct. 19
Goddard's Vision Day, 1899 (On this day Robert Goddard thought of space travel while in a cherry tree)
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Sun. Oct. 21
Thomas Edison applies for an incandescent light bulb patent, 1879
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Mon. Oct. 22
First recorded solar eclipse in the history of the world (China, 2136 B.C.)
Daniel Boone born, 1734
International School Library Day
4th Monday in October
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Tue. Oct. 23
Mole Day
A mole is the amount of substance that contains as many atoms or molecules as there are atoms in 12 g of carbon-12, equal to Avogadro’s constant, 6.02 x 1023.
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Wed. Oct. 24
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (microbiologist) born, 1632
United Nations Day
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Fri. Oct. 26
The Worldwide Red Cross was organized in Geneva, Switzerland, 1863
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Sat. Oct. 27
Teddy Roosevelt's Birthday, 1858
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Mon. Oct. 29
Othniel Marsh (dinosaur hunter) born, 1831
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Sat. Nov. 3