October 2nd- Farm Animal Day
October 5th – World Smile Day
October 8th- Fire Fighters Day
October 12th- Columbus Day
October 16th- School Librarian Day
October 30th- National Candy Corn Day
October 31st- Halloween
Too Many Pumpkins
By Linda White
Humbug Witch
By Lorna Balian
Moonlight-The Halloween Cat
By Cynthia Rylant
October is…
National Book Month
Dental Hygiene Month
Disability Awareness Month
Fire Prevention Month
The 1st week in October is Get Organized Week
The 3rd week in October is Health Education Week
The 4th week in October is Rainforest Week
1st Monday in October- National Child Health Day
October 1, 1908 - The First Model T was introduced by Henry Ford
October 3, 1906 – SOS was established as the international distress signal
October 4, 1905 – Orville Wright was the first to fly an aircraft for over 33 minutes
October 10, 1886- The Dinner Jacket was first worn
October 14, 1884- Photographic Film was patented
October 14, 1926- Winnie the Pooh was first published
October 16, 1758 – Noah Webster (the dictionary editor) was born
October 20, 1966- The first message between to computers was sent
October 24, 1861- The first transcontinental telegram was sent
October 27, 1858 – The 26th president, Theodore Roosevelt was born in NYC
October 28, 1886- The Statue of Liberty was dedicated
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