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Strange October Facts and Trivia
October is the tenth month in the Gregorian calendar. It received its name from the Latin numeral “octo” meaning “eight”, because in the first Roman calendar it was the eighth month. |
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•The German Oktoberfest celebration (now held around the world) originally began on October 17, 1810, the wedding day of King Ludwig I.
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•In merry old England during olden times the month of October was once named “Winmonth”, which meant wine month. It has also been called ‘Teo-monath’ (Tenth month) and ‘Winter-fylleth’ (Winter full moon) in the Old Saxon traditions.
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•In October 1903, the first game of the first baseball World Series was played between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Boston Pilgrims. Cy Young was the first losing pitcher, in a world Series Baseball Game, but Boston did win the series.
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•In October 1962: Johnny Carson became host of “The Tonight Show”.
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On October 1st, 1971, Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida
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•More American Presidents were born in the month of October than any other month (6). They are:
• 1735 – John Adams …1822 – Rutherford B. Hayes…1829 – Chester Arthur, 5th, 1829…Theodore Roosevelt, 27th, 1858… 1890 – Dwight Eisenhower – … 1924 – Jimmy Carter. Last edited by openthe4thseal; 11-28-2016 at 03:41 PM. Reason: Watermarked Photo Removed |
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•Both John Lennon (famous Beatles member) and Bill Gates (Microsoft) were born in October.
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•In October 1683, a huge amount of toads fell at Acle, a village in Norfolk, England. The villagers fearing witchcraft was at work, swept them into piles and burned them.
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pantyhose pics in October
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