THIS MONTH IN HISTORY - OCTOBER

HISTORICAL TIMELINE:

October 1, 1908 - Henry Ford's Model T, a "universal car" designed for the masses, went on sale for the first time priced at $825

October 1, 1949 - The People's Republic of China was founded with Mao Zedong as Chairman

October 1, 1979 - After 70 years of American control, the Panama Canal Zone was formally handed over to Panama

October 2, 1967 - Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) was sworn in as the first African American associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. He served until 1991 and was known for opposing discrimination and the death penalty, and for championing free speech and civil liberties

October 2, 1968 - California's Redwood National Park was established. Redwoods are the tallest of all trees, growing up to 400 feet (120 meters) during a lifetime that can span 2,000 years.

October 3, 1863 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation designating the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day

October 3, 1932 - Iraq gained independence from Britain and joined the League of Nations

October 3, 1990 - After 45 years of Cold War division, East and West Germany were reunited as the Federal Republic of Germany

October 4, 1830 - Belgium gained its independence, after having been a part of the Netherlands since 1815

October 5, 1813 - Shawnee Indian Chief Tecumseh was defeated and killed during the War of 1812. Regarded as one of the greatest American Indians, he was a powerful orator who defended his people against white settlement. When the War of 1812 broke out, he joined the British as a brigadier general and was killed at the Battle of the Thames in Ontario

October 5, 1908 - Bulgaria proclaimed its independence from the Ottoman Empire

October 6, 1981 - Egyptian President Anwar Sadat (1918-1981) was assassinated in Cairo by Muslim fundamentalists while watching a military parade. He had shared the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize with Menachem Begin of Israel. He had signed an American-sponsored peace accord with Israel, but had been denounced by other Arab leaders

October 8, 1871 - The Great Fire of Chicago erupted. According to legend, it started when Mrs. O'Leary's cow kicked over a lantern in her barn on DeKoven Street. Over 300 persons were killed and 90,000 were left homeless as the fire leveled 3.5 square miles, destroying 17,450 buildings. Financial losses totaled over $200 million

October 9, 1962 - Uganda achieved independence after nearly 70 years of British rule

October 9, 1940 - John Lennon (1940-1980) was born in Liverpool, England. He was a member of The Beatles, an influential rock group which captivated audiences first in England and Germany, and later in America and throughout the world. He was murdered in New York City, New York on December 08, 1980

October 11, 1939 - Albert Einstein warned President Franklin D. Roosevelt that his theories could lead to Nazi Germany's development of an atomic bomb. Einstein suggested the U.S. develop its own bomb. This resulted in the top secret "Manhattan Project"

October 12, 1492 - After a 33 day voyage, Christopher Columbus made his first landfall in the New World in the Bahamas. He named the first land sighted as El Salvador, claiming it in the name of the Spanish Crown. Columbus was seeking a western sea route from Europe to Asia and believed he had found an island of the Indies. He thus called the first island natives he met, 'Indians'

October 12, 1811 - Paraguay declares its independence from Spain and Argentina

October 12, 1822 - Brazil became independent of Portugal

October 13, 54 A.D. - Roman Emperor Claudius died after eating mushrooms poisoned by his wife, the Empress Agrippina

October 13, 1884 - Greenwich was established as the universal time from which standard times throughout the world are calculated

October 14, 1912 - U.S. Former President Theodore Roosevelt was shot by a fanatic while campaigning in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Roosevelt was saved by his thick overcoat, a glasses case and a folded speech in his breast pocket, all of which slowed the bullet. Although wounded, he insisted on making the speech with the bullet lodged in his chest and did not go to the hospital until the meeting ended. Roosevelt, a rugged outdoorsman, fully recovered in two weeks

October 14, 1947 - U.S. Air Force Captain Chuck Yeager became the first man to break the sound barrier, flying in a rocket-powered research aircraft

October 14, 1964 - Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize. He donated the $54,000 in prize money to the Civil Rights movement

October 16, 1701 - Yale University was founded in Killingworth, Connecticut (as the Collegiate School of Connecticut). The school moved to New Haven in 1716. Two years later, the name was changed to Yale College to honor Elihu Yale, a philanthropist. In 1886, is became Yale University

October 16, 1793 - Queen Marie Antoinette was beheaded during the Reign of Terror following the French Revolution. She was the wife of King Louis XVI and had become the symbol of the people's hatred for the old regime due to her extravagance and frivolity. According to legend, she responded, "Let them eat cake," when told poor people had no bread

October 16, 1916 - The first birth control clinic in America was opened in Brooklyn, New York, by Margaret Sanger, a nurse who worked among the poor on the Lower East Side of New York City, New York

October 16, 1995 - The Million Man March took place in Washington D.C., under the direction of Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan who delivered the main address to the gathering of African American males

October 17-25, 1944 - The Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history, took place off the Philippine Islands during World War II in the Pacific. The battle involved 216 U.S. warships and 64 Japanese ships and resulted in the destruction of the Japanese Navy including the Japanese battleship Musashi, one of the largest ever built

October 19, 1987 - "Black Monday" occurred on Wall Street as stocks plunged a record 508 points or 22.6 percent, the largest one-day drop in stock market history

October 20, 1818 - The U.S. and Britain agreed to set the U.S.-Canadian border at the 49th parallel

October 20, 1968 - Jacqueline Kennedy married multi-millionaire Greek businessman Aristotle Onassis, ending nearly five years of widowhood following the assassination of her first husband, President John F. Kennedy

October 20, 1973 - The 'Saturday Night Massacre' occurred during the Watergate scandal as President Richard M. Nixon fired Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox and Deputy Attorney General William Ruckelshaus. Attorney General Elliot Richardson resigned. A firestorm of political protest erupted over the firings leading to widespread demands for Nixon's impeachment

October 21, 1879 - Thomas Edison successfully tested an electric incandescent lamp with a carbonized filament at his laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey, keeping it lit for over 13 hours

October 21, 1915 - The first transatlantic radio voice message was made by the American Telephone and Telegraph Company from Virginia to Paris

October 24, 1861 - The first transcontinental telegram in America was sent from San Francisco, California to Washington addressed to President Abraham Lincoln from the Chief of Justice of California

October 24, 1929 - "Black Thursday" occurred in the New York Stock Exchange as nearly 13 million shares were sold in panic selling. Five days later, "Black Tuesday" saw 16 million shares sold

October 24, 1931 - Chicago gangster "Scarface" Al Capone was sentenced to 11 years in jail for federal income tax evasion. In 1934, he was transferred to Alcatraz prison near San Francisco, California. He was paroled in 1939, suffering from syphilis. He retired to his mansion in Miami Beach where he died in 1947

October 24, 1945 - The United Nations was founded

October 26, 1881 - The shoot-out at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona, occurred between the feuding Clanton and Earp families. Wyatt Earp, two of his brothers, and "Doc" Holliday gunned down two Clantons and two others

October 26, 1825 - The Erie Canal opened as the first major man-made waterway in America, linking Lake Erie with the Hudson River, bypassing the British-controlled lower St. Lawrence. The canal cost over $7 million and took eight years to complete

October 27, 1904 - The New York City subway began operating, running from City Hall to West 145th Street, the first underground and underwater rail system in the world

October 28, 1636 - Harvard University, the oldest institution of higher learning in America, was founded in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was named after John Harvard, a Puritan who donated his library and half of his estate. Distinguished alumni include: Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Henry James, and NAACP founded W.E.B. Du Bois

October 28, 1886 - The Statue of Liberty was dedicated on Bedloe's Island in New York Harbor. The statue was a gift from the people of France commemorating the French-American alliance during the American Revolutionary War. Designed by Frederic Auguste Bartholdi, the entire structure stands 300 feet (92.9 meters) tall. The pedestal contains the words: "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door!"

October 28, 1918 - The Republic of Czechoslovakia was founded, assembled from three provinces - Bohemia, Moravia, and Slovakia - which had been part of the former Austro - Hungarian empire

October 28, 1919 - Prohibition began in the United States with the passage of the National Prohibition (Volstead) Act by Congress. Sales of drinks containing more than one half of one percent of alcohol became illegal. Called a "noble experiment" by Herbert Hoover, prohibition last nearly 14 years and became highly profitable for organized crime which manufactured and sold liquor in saloons called "speakeasies"

October 30, 1990 - For the first time since the Ice Age, Great Britain was connected with the European continent, via a new rail tunnel under the English Channel

October 30, 1735 - John Adams, the second U.S. President was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. He served from March 4, 1797 to March 3, 1801. He had been George Washington's vice president, and was the father of John Quincy Adams, the 6th President. He died on July 4, 1826, the same day as Thomas Jefferson, on the 50th anniversary of adoption of the Declaration of Independence

October 31, 1941 - Mount Rushmore National Memorial was completed after 14 years of work. The memorial contains 60 foot tall sculptures of the heads of Presidents George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt - representing America's founding, political philosophy preservation, and expansion and conservation

October 31, 1984 - Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by three Sikh members of her bodyguard while walking in the garden of her New Delhi home

FAMOUS BIRTHDAYS:

October 2, 1869 - Mahatma (Mohandas) Gandhi, Indian political and spiritual leader (1869-1948) was born in Porbandar, India. He achieved worldwide fame for his devout lifestyle and nonviolent resistance

October 3, 1969 - Gwen Stefani, American singer, song writer, and fashion designer who first became famous as lead singer of the ska-rock band No Doubt, born in Fullerton, California

October 4, 1822 - Rutherford B. Hayes (1822-1893) the 19th U.S. President was born in Delaware, Ohio. He served from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1881. He was a Republican best known for his much-quoted statement, "He serves his party best who serves his country best."

October 5, 1830 - Chester A. Arthur, 21st U.S. President born in Fairfield, Vermont. He succeeded to the presidency following the assassination of James A. Garfield. He served from September 20, 1881 to March 3, 1885, but was not nominated by the Republican Party for a second term

October 8, 1970 - Matt Damon, American actor, film producer, and screenwriter ranked among Forbe's most bankable stars in 2007 and 2010 and was one of the highest grossing actors of all time born in Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA)

October 11, 1884 - Eleanor Roosevelt, was born in New York City, New York. She was the wife of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt (32nd U.S. President). As First Lady, she led an unprecedented independent life, striving to improve the lives of people all over the world. In 1933, she became the first wife of a president to give her own news conference in the White House. She traveled extensively on her own and was affectionately called "First Lady of the World". She served as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations for many years and helped write the Universal Declaration of Human Right

October 12, 1968 - Hugh Jackman, Australian actor, singer, and producer who's known for his roles on stage and screen (Wolverine) born in Sydney, Australia

October 14, 1644 - William Penn, Pennsylvania founder born in London, England. In 1681, he received a Royal charter with a large land grant in America from King Charles II. Penn, a Quaker, welcomed members of all religious faiths and established a democratic form of government in his province which measured over 50,000 square miles

October 14, 1978 - Usher Raymond IV, famously known as Usher, American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actor recognized as an influential figure in contemporary R&B and pop music born in Dallas, Texas

October 14, 1890 - Dwight D. Eisenhower, 34th U.S. President born in Denison, Texas. He served two terms as President from January 20, 1953 to January 20, 1961. Nicknamed "Ike", he was officer who became Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe during World War II. He held the rank of five-star General of the Army

October 16, 1758 - Noah Webster, American teacher and journalist born in West Hartford, Connecticut. His name became synonymous with "dictionary" after he compiled the first American dictionaries of the English language

October 17 - Marshall Bruce Mathers III, famously known as Eminem, American rapper, record producer, and actor known as one of the most controversial and best selling artists of the early 21st century born in St. Joseph, Missouri (USA)

October 21, 1980 - Kim Kardashian, American socialite, entrepreneur, and reality television star born in Los Angeles, California (USA)

October 23, 1976 - Ryan Reynolds, Canadian and American actor, entrepreneur, and film producer known for starring in comedic and superhero films and world's second highest paid actor in 2020 and 2024 (Deadpool), born in Vancouver, Canada

October 24, 1986 - Aubrey Drake Graham, more famously known as Drake, Canadian rapper, singer, actor, credited with popularizing R&B sensibilities in hip hop music born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

October 25, 1881 - Pablo Picasso, artist born in Malaga, Spain. He was an experimental painter and also became a fine sculptor, engraver, and ceramist

October 27, 1858 - Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States was born in New York City, New York. He succeeded to the presidency following the assassination of President William McKinley. Roosevelt served from September 14, 1901 to March 3, 1909. Best remembered for stating, "Speak softly and carry a big stick."

October 28, 1955 - Microsoft founder Bill Gates born in Seattle, Washington. In 1975, he co-founded Microsoft with Paul Allen, designing software for IBM computers. By 1980, Microsoft became the leading software company for IBM compatible computers. Gates became a billionaire by age 31 and remains one of the world's wealthiest individuals

October 28, 1967 - Julia Roberts, American actress and producer who has been a Hollywood leading lady for over 30 years (Steel Magnolias; Erin Brokovich), born in Smyrna, Georgia (USA)

NOTABLE DEATHS:

October 1, 2025 - Jane Goodall

October 2, 1803 - Samuel Adams

October 2, 2017 - Tom Petty

October 2, 1931 - Thomas Lipton

October 3, 1986 - Vince DiMaggio

October 4, 1970 - Janis Joplin

October 4, 2022 - Loretta Lynn

October 4, 1669 - Rembrandt

October 5, 2011 - Steve Jobs

October 6, 2003 - Timothy Treadwell

October 6, 1983 - Earl Tupper

October 7, 1849 - Edgar Allen Poe

October 8, 1793 - John Hancock

October 9, 1967 - Che Guevara

October 10, 1911 - Jack Daniel

October 11, 1774 - Meriwether Lewis

October 12, 1999 - Wilt Chamberlain

October 12, 1997 - John Denver

October 12, 1870 - Robert E. Lee

October 13, 1945 - Milton S. Hershey

October 14, 1977 - Bing Crosby

October 16, 2024 - Liam Payne

October 16, 1793 - Marie Antoinette

October 17, 1849 - Frederic Chopin

October 18, 1931 - Thomas Edison

October 19, 1937 - Ernest Rutherford

October 20, 2011 - Muammar Gaddafi

October 20, 1964 - Herbert Hoover

October 23, 1957 - Christian Dior

October 24, 2005 - Rosa Parks

October 24, 1972 - Jackie Robinson

October 25, 2017 - Fats Domino

October 25, 1893 - Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

October 28, 2023 - Matthew Perry

October 28, 2022 - Jerry Lee Lewis

October 31, 2020 - Sean Connery

**October 31, 1926 - Harry Houdini

NATIONAL DAYS/HOLIDAYS/INTERNATIONALLY OBSERVED DAYS**

October 1: National "Jiffy" Mix Day - founded in 2025 by JIFFY Mix (Chelsea Milling Company)

• Walk to School Day - first Wednesday in October
• National Pumpkin Seed Day - first Wednesday in October
• Armed Forces Day
• International Coffee Day
• International Day of Older Persons
• National Homemade Cookies Day
• World Vegetation Day
• National Coffee With A Cop Day - first Wednesday in October
• National Fire Pup Day
• National Pumpkin Spice Day
• National Green City Day - founded in 2022 by Monica Tierney, founder of Mio Reggio LLC
• Random Acts of Poetry Day - first Wednesday in October
• National Black Dog Day
• National Hair Day
• Homemade Cookies Day

October 2: National Smarties Day - founded in 2022 by Smarties Candy Company

• Custodial Worker's Recognition Day
• National Name Your Car Day
• National Fried Scallops Day
• World Farm Animals Day
• National Produce Misting Day - founded in 2018 by the Corrigan Corporation of America

October 3: National Body Language Day - first Friday in October; founded in 2018 by TruthBlazer LLC

• National Manufacturing Day - first Friday in October
• National Techies Day
• National Boyfriend Day

October 4: National Play Outside Day - first Saturday of every month

• National Golf Lovers' Day
• National Vodka Day
• World Animal Day
• National Cinnamon Bun Day

October 5: National GOE Day - Sunday of the first full weekend in October; founded in 2015 by the MyCARE Initiative

• National Do Something Nice Day
• National Get Funky Day - founded in 2017 by Funkytown Fitness
• Balloons Around the World Day
• World Teachers' Day
• World Meningitis Day
• National Rhode Island Day - founded in 2017 to celebrate Rhode Island as the 13th state to join the Union
• National Apple Betty Day

October 6: National Coaches Day

• National Orange Wine Day - founded in 2018 by the Real House Wine
• National Plus Size Appreciation Day - founded in 2017 by Women Rock, Inc.
• National Noodle Day
• National German-American Day
• National Mad Hatter Day
• National Child Health Day - first Monday in October
• National Consignment Day - first Monday in October; founded in 2017 by Real Real

October 7: National Propane Day - founded in 2022 by the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC)

• National Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day
• National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day - founded in 2019 by Fatty Sundays
• National Inner Beauty Day - founded in 2016 by 6Degrees Management
• National Led Light Day - founded in 2016 by Bridgelux
• National Frappe Day
• National Taco Day - first Tuesday in October
• National Fruit at Work Day - first Tuesday in October

October 8: American Touch Tag Day

• National Fluffernutter Day
• National Pierogi Day
• National Hero Day - created in 2023 by the National Day Calendar
• National Curves Day - second Wednesday in October; founded in 2018 by Zak, Creative Director and CEO of Jon Marc Collection
• National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day - second Wednesday in October
• National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work/School Day
• National Stop Bullying Day - second Wednesday in October
• National Emergency Nurses Day

October 9: National Pro-Life Cupcake Day

• National Moldy Cheese Day
• Pans/Pandas Awareness Day

October 10: National Angel Food Cake Day

• National Cake Decorating Day
• National Handbag Day
• National Walk to a Park Day - founded in 2021 by the Trust for Public Land
• National Metric Day

October 11: I Love Yarn Day - second Saturday in October

• National Motorcycle Ride Day - second Saturday in October; founded in 2015 by Chad Geer of Dunlop Tire N.A.
• National Chess Day - second Saturday in October
• National Costume Swap Day - second Saturday in October
• National Coming Out Day
• National Sausage Pizza Day
• General Pulaski Memorial Day

October 12: National Farmer's Day

• National Gumbo Day
• National Savings Day - founded in 2017 by Capital One
• Clergy Appreciation Day - second Sunday in October
• National Vermont Day - founded in 2017 by National Day Calendar to celebrate Vermont as the 14th state to join the Union
• National Freethought Day

October 13: National Online Bank Day - second Monday in October; founded in 2015 by Ally Bank

• National Kick Butt Day - second Monday in October
• Native American Day - second Monday in October
• Columbus Day - second Monday in October
• Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
• National No Bra Day
• National Yorkshire Pudding Day
• National Train Your Brain Day
• Navy's Birthday

October 14: National Real Sugar Day - founded in 2022 by the Sugar Association Inc

• National Dessert Day
• Be Bald, Be Free Day

October 15: National Shawarma Day - founded in 2020 by the National Day Calendar and Osmow's

• National Bra Day USA - third Wednesday in October
• National Aesthetician Day - founded in 2016 by National Day Calendar and COSMEDIX
• National Cheese Curd Day - founded in 2015 by National Day Calendar and Culver's
• Hagfish Day - third Wednesday in October
• National Fossil Day - Wednesday of second full week in October
• Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce - third Wednesday in October
• National Pregnancy/Infant Loss Remembrance Day
• National Grouch Day
• White Cane Safety Day
• National Latinos AIDs Awareness Day
• National I Love Lucy Day

October 16: Get To Know Your Customers Day - third Thursday of each quarter

• National Sports Day - created by the National Day Calendar in 2019
• National Liqueur Day
• Department Store Day
• National Get Smart About Credit Day - third Thursday in October
• National Dictionary Day
• National Boss's Day - unless it's the weekend

October 17: National Edge Day

• Black Poetry Day
• National Mammography Day - third Friday in October
• National Mulligan Day
• National Pasta Day

October 18: National Whole Hog Barbecue Day - third Saturday in October; founded in 2022 by the National Day Calendar and the Pit Authentic Barbecue

• International Legging Day - founded in 2018 by National Day Calendar and Fabletics
• National Exascale Day - founded in 2019 by National Day Calendar and CRAY, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company
• National No Beard Day
• National Sweetest Day - third Saturday in October
• National Chocolate Cupcake Day

October 19: National Kentucky Day - founded in 2017 by the National Day Calendar to celebrate Kentucky as the 15th state to join the Union

• National Seafood Bisque Day
• National LGBT Center Awareness Day

October 20: National Chicken and Waffles Day - founded in 2021 by National Day Calendar and Roscoe's House of Chicken N' Waffles

• National Youth Confidence Day - founded in 2018 by National Day Calendar and Confident Girl Mentoring Program, Inc
• National Clean Your Virtual Desktop Day - third Monday in October
• National Brandied Fruit Day

October 21: National Apple Day

• Back to the Future Day
• National Witch Hazel Day - founded in 2021 by National Day Calendar and Dickinson Brands
• National Pharmacy Technician Day - third Tuesday in October; founded in 2015 by National Day Calendar and American Association of Pharmacy Technicians (AAPT)
• National Reptile Awareness Day
• National Pumpkin Cheesecake Day
• Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity - third Tuesday in October

October 22: National Tavern Style Pizza Day - founded in 2024 by Home Run Inn

• National Make A Dog's Day - founded in 2019 by National Day Calendar and Subaru
• Medical Assistants Recognition Day
• National Color Day
• National Nut Day

October 23: National Horror Movie Day - founded in 2023 by National Day Calendar and Black Vortex Cinema

• National Boston Cream Pie Day
• Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano
• National Mole Day
• National TV Talk Show Host Day
• IPOD Day

October 24: National Bologna Day

• National Pharmacy Buyer Day - Friday of last full week in October
• National Food Day

October 25: National Merri Music Day - founded in 2022 by National Day Calendar and Monique Blake of Merritone Music Inc.

• National Trick or Treat Day - last Saturday in October
• National Greasy Foods Day
• National Make a Difference Day - fourth Saturday in October
• Sourest Day
• Chucky, the Notorious Killer Doll Day

October 26: National Chicken Fried Steak Day

• National Financial Crime Fighter Day - founded in 2018 by National Day Calendar and Abrigo
• National Tennessee Day - founded in 2017 by National Day Calendar to celebrate Tennessee as the 16th state to join the Union
• National Mother In Law Day - fourth Sunday in October
• National Mule Day
• National Mincemeat Day
• National Pumpkin Day
• National Day of the Deployed

October 27: National Civics Day - founded in 2021 by National Day Calendar and Long Island University's Roosevelt School and the Society of Presidential Descendents

• National Black Cat Day
• National American Beer Day
• Navy Day

October 28: National First Responders Day

• National Internal Medicine Day - founded in 2019 by National Day Calendar and the American College of Physicians (ACP)
• National Chocolate Day

October 29: National Oatmeal Day

• National Hermit Day
• National Cat Day

October 30: National Wicked Day - founded in 2023 with National Day Calendar and WICKED the Musical

• National Publicist Day - founded in 2015 by National Day Calendar and APARTMENT|SEVEN
• Speak Up For Service Day - founded in 2014 by National Day Calendar and Mandan Lions Club
• National Candy Corn Day

October 31: HALLOWEEN (USA)

• National Doorbell Day - founded in 2017 by National Day Calendar and NuTone
• National Frankenstein Friday - last Friday in October
• National Breadstick Day - last Friday in October
• Girl Scout Founder's Day
• National Magic Day
• National Knock Knock Joke Day
• National Caramel Apple Day

FUN FACTS ABOUT OCTOBER

More candy is sold on October 28th than any other day of the year, with demand from early truck or treating purchases.

Illinois, California, and Ohio are among the top states in the United States for pumpkin production.

Nobel Prizes are announced each October.

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