October 4-10 World Space Week October 6th- Thomas Edison Showed The First Motion Picture in 1889 October 8th- The Chicago Fire Started On This Date In 1871 October 10th- King Tut's Treasures Discovered In 1924 October 11th- Columbus Day October 16th-Dictionary Day October 18th- Alaska Purchased From Russia In 1867 October 21st- Thomas Edison Invented The Light Bulb In 1879 October 22nd- National Nut Day October 23rd- Make A Difference Day October 27th- New York's First Subway Opened On 1904 October 28th- Statue Of Liberty Dedicated In 1886 October 29th- First Oscar Night In 1929 October 30th- War Of The Worlds First Radio Broadcast 1938 October 31st- Halloween Is Today And Mount Rushmore Was Completed Today In 1941
Plus Did You Know That October Is Also... Computer Learning Month, Energy Awareness Month, Diversity Awareness Month, Fire Prevention Month, International Dinosaur Month, Plus Many Other Things!
Saturday, October 2, 2010
"There are worse crimes than burning books. One of them is not reading them. " --Joseph Alexandrovitch Brodsky
"The books that the world calls immoral are the books that show the world its own shame." --Oscar Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891