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October 2022
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
Click on the activity to go to crafts, printouts, Label Me! quizzes, and other activities.
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Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) was crowned King of England at Westminster Abbey, 1189
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Mexico became a republic (its Constitution was published), 1824
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The Ulysses spacecraft, designed to study the poles of the sun, was launched via the space shuttle Discovery, 1990
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Fri. Oct. 7
Far Side of the Moon First Observed by Luna 3, 1959
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Sat. Oct. 8
R. L. Stine (Goosebumps writer) born, 1943
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Sun. Oct. 9
Leif Erikson Day
World Post Day
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Mon. Oct. 10
William Lassell discovered Triton, the largest satellite of Neptune, 1846
Read about Neptune, then take a quiz.
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Wed. Oct. 12
Hispanic Day, Spain
Farmer's Day
Label farm animals in English, in Spanish, or in French.
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Thu. Oct. 13
Margaret Thatcher (first female Prime Minister of the U.K.) born, 1925
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Fri. Oct. 14
The Normans, led by William the Conqueror, defeated the English at the Battle of Hastings, 1066
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Mon. Oct. 17
Last Quarter Moon
5:15 PM GMT
Mother Theresa awarded Nobel Peace Prize, 1979
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Tue. Oct. 18
Freedom Day, Azerbaijan
Puerto Rico Became Part of the U.S., 1898
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Wed. 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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Fri. Oct. 21
Thomas Edison applies for an incandescent light bulb patent, 1879
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Sat. Oct. 22
First recorded solar eclipse in the history of the world (China, 2136 B.C.)
Daniel Boone born, 1734
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Sun. 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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Mon. Oct. 24
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek (microbiologist) born, 1632
United Nations Day
International School Library Day
4th Monday in October
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Tue. Oct. 25
Pablo Picasso born, 1881
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Wed. Oct. 26
The Worldwide Red Cross was organized in Geneva, Switzerland, 1863
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Sat. Oct. 29
Othniel Marsh (dinosaur hunter) born, 1831
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