DATE TITLE NAME DESCRIPTION To promote the adoption of dogs from local shelters, the ASPCA sponsors this important observance. "Make Pet Adoption Your First Optionr" is a message the organization promotes throughout the year Oct 1‐31 ADOPT‐A‐SHELTER‐DOG MONTH ADOPTASHELTERDOG MON in an effort to end the euthanasia of all adoptable animals. 4th annual. American Cheese Month is a celebration of North American artisan, specialty and farmstead cheeses, held in communities throughout North America. From "Meet the Cheesemaker" and "Farmers Market"‐style events, to special cheese tastings and classes at creameries and cheese shops, to cheese‐centric menus featured in restaurants and cafe acus, American Cheese Month is Oct 1‐31 AMERICAN CHEESE MONTH AMERICAN CHEESE MONT celebrated by cheese lovers in communities large and small. A month to remember those who have been injured or who have died as a result of taking antidepressants or at the hands of someone who was on antidepressants. Any adverse reactions or death while taking any drug should be reported to the Food and Drug Administration at Oct 1‐31 ANTIDEPRESSANT DEATH AWARENESS MONTH ANTIDEPRESSANT DEATH www.fda.gov/Safety/Medwatch/default.htm or by calling (800) FDA‐1088. In the fifth inning of game three of the 1932 World Series, with a count of two balls and two strikes and with hostile Cubs fans shouting epithets at him, Babe Ruth pointed to the center field bleachers in Chicago's Wrigley Field and followed up by hitting a soaring home run high above the very spot to which he had just gestured. With that homer Ruth squashed the Chicago Cubs' hopes of winning the game, and the Yankees went on to sweep the Series with four straight victories. Did Ruth actually call his shot that day? Even eyewitnesses disagree. Joe Williams of the New York Times wrote, "In no mistaken motions, the Babe notified the crowd that the nature of his retaliation would be a wallop right out of the confines of the park." But Cubs pitcher Charlie Root said, "Ruth did not point at the fence before he swung. If he'd made a gesture like that, I'd have put one in his ear and knocked him October 1, 1932 BABE RUTH CALLS HIS SHOT?: ANNIVERSARY BABE RUTH CALLS HIS on his ass." Ruth's daughter has said that he denied it. But the Babe himself also claimed he did it. Born at Atlanta, GA, Boorstin was an attorney and history professor who taught at Swarthmore College and the University of Chicago. Later a director of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of History and Technology from 1969 to 1975, he was appointed by President Gerald Ford to be 12th Librarian of Congress in 1975, serving until 1987. Also a prolific writer, Boorstin won a Pulitzer Prize in 1974 for The Americans: The Democratic Experience. Died Feb 28, 2004, at October 1, 1914 BOORSTIN, DANIEL: 100th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BOORSTIN DANIEL Washington, DC. Rio de Janeiro. Pilgrimages, especially on Saturdays during October, to the Church of Our Lady of Penha, which is built on top of a rock, requiring a climb of 365 steps (representing the days of the year), or a ride in a car on an inclined plane (for children, invalids and aged), for those troubled and Oct 1‐31 BRAZIL: FESTIVAL OF PENHA BRAZIL FES sick who seek hope or cure. Established in 1985 to raise awareness of breast cancer and to encourage early detection practices. The third Friday in October (Oct 17 in 2014) is National Mammography Day. For info: American Cancer Society. Phone: (800) 227‐2345. Web: www.cancer.org. Or National Cancer Institute. Phone: Oct 1‐31 BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH BREAST CANCER AWAREN (800) 4‐CANCER. October 1, 1924 CARTER, JIMMY: 90th BIRTHDAY CARTER JIM 39th president of US (1977‐81), Nobel Peace Prize recipient, born James Earl Carter, Jr, at Plains, GA. A month to recognize the many children who speak two or more languages and understand multiple cultures. These children connect our communities and can play a big part in improving global Oct 1‐31 CELEBRATING THE BILINGUAL CHILD MONTH CELEBRATING BILING C communications. Observed since 1987, Celiac Disease Awareness Month is the perfect opportunity to get the word out: share something positive about the disease and the diet with friends and neighbors; meet with the manager of your local grocery store about the importance of the availability of gluten‐free options; visit with clergy regarding the strict gluten‐free diet, communion and church pot lucks; and Oct 1‐31 CELIAC DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH CELIAC DISEASE AWARE many more ways. The 2015 Chase's is now available. Buy a copy through your book retailer or on our website at October 1, 2014 f8CHASE'S CALENDAR OF EVENTS 2015f7 PUBLISHED CHASES TWO THOUSAND www.chases.com. October 1, 2014 CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF: NATIONAL DAY: 65th ANNIVERSARY CHINA PEOPLES Commemorates the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949. To encourage churches to begin and promote libraries/media centers and to encourage people of all Oct 1‐31 CHURCH LIBRARY MONTH CHURCH LIBRARY MON ages to use their church libraries. Blues guitarist Albert Collins was born at Leona, TX. An exciting, improvisational musician, he won a Grammy for Showdown! (1985), which was recorded with blues guitarists Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland. He was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1989. He died Nov 24, 1993, at Las Vegas, October 1, 1932 COLLINS, ALBERT: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY COLLINS A NV. Co‐Op Awareness Month reminds advertisers to take advantage of the vast amounts of co‐op funding made available by manufacturers to subsidize the cost of local advertising. Most funds are Oct 1‐31 CO‐OP AWARENESS MONTH COOP AWARENESS designed to expire on Dec 31, so advertisers not taking advantage could be throwing money away! Willcox Community Center, Willcox, AZ. The Cowboy Hall of Fame events lead into the Rex Allen Days celebration. Open house 6 PM; dinner 7 PM. Includes Cowboy Hall of Fame induction October 1, 2014 COWBOY HALL OF FAME CEREMONY AND BANQUET COWBOY HAL ceremony, favorite son/daughter award. peta2 promotes each October as a special chance for students to discuss and promote alternatives Oct 1‐31 CUT OUT DISSECTION MONTH CUT OUT DISSECTION M to dissecting animals. The groundbreaking science fiction novel Neuromancer, by William Gibson, was published on this CYBERSPACE COINED: f8NEUROMANCERf7 PUBLISHED: 30th day and featured a word now commonplace in popular culture: cyberspace. The novel won the October 1, 1984 ANNIVERSARY CYBERSPACE COINED Hugo, Nebula and Philip K. Dick awards. October 1, 2014 CYPRUS: INDEPENDENCE DAY CYPRUS IN National holiday. Commemorates independence from Britain in 1960. Commemorated since 1987, this month attempts to raise awareness of efforts to end violence against women and their children. The Domestic Violence Awareness Month Project is a collaborative effort of the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence, Futures Without Violence, National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, National Domestic Violence Hotline and Oct 1‐31 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE National Network to End Domestic Violence. Oct 1‐31 DYSLEXIA AWARENESS MONTH DYSLEXIA This month's activities seek to raise public awareness of the signs of dyslexia in adults and children. Since 2006, a month to increase public awareness and understanding of both the harmful and helpful effects of emotions. During this month the Emotional Intelligence Institute provides a variety of activities for youths and adults and disseminates important knowledge about emotions to local communities. Schools, religious organizations and the media are encouraged to make emotional Oct 1‐31 EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE AWARENESS MONTH EMOTIONAL INTELLIGEN intelligence a subject of discussion and productive study during October. Replace energy‐consuming units with new efficient home conveniences and remodel to prevent ENERGY MANAGEMENT IS A FAMILY AFFAIR‐‐IMPROVE YOUR heating and cooling loss. Editorial package includes approximately 50 camera‐ready stories and Oct 1‐Mar 31, 2015 HOME ENERGY M photos free to editors. Also available on website. Forest Recreation Ground, Nottingham. A traditional fair with modern amusements. Held annually since 1284 (except during the Great Plague in 1665 and the two World Wars), the fair formerly lasted three weeks and boasted as many as 20,000 geese on display. The Nottingham Goose Fair always operates in early October‐‐beginning on the Wednesday before the first Thursday of October Oct 1‐5 ENGLAND: NOTTINGHAM GOOSE FAIR ENGLAN NOT G and lasting through Sunday. Firepup spends his time teaching fire and burn prevention and life safety awareness to children and their parents in a fun‐filled and nonthreatening manner. Materials are available through local fire October 1, 2014 FIREPUP'Sr BIRTHDAY FIREPUPS BIRTHDAY departments. October was selected to commemorate the first two lesbian and gay marches on Washington in Oct 1‐31 GAY AND LESBIAN HISTORY MONTH GAY AND LESB October 1979 and 1987. A month celebrating America's German heritage. Numerous historical programs, museum and Oct 1‐31 GERMAN‐AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH GERMAN AMERICAN HERI library exhibits, cultural events, genealogical workshops and more planned. Celebrating, promoting and appreciating the global diversity of our society. Also, a month to foster and further our understanding of the inherent value of all races, genders, nationalities, age groups, Oct 1‐31 GLOBAL DIVERSITY AWARENESS MONTH GLOBAL DIVERSITY AWA religions, sexual orientations, classes and physical disabilities. Annually, in October. Suuu‐eee! It's not just a word; it's a state of mind. For more than 200 years, Americans have been curing and eating country ham. This custom of curing ham, which began in the state of Virginia during the mid‐1700s, continues today from Georgia to Missouri and points in between.