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The third Friday of October, which is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, is National Mammography Day. It's a day for raising awareness about the importance of mammograms in cancer prevention and earl...
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The Trenton Marching Band Festival is part of the Missouri Day Festival. For over 30 years, the community in and around Trenton has celebrated Missouri Day on the third weekend of October. Over the years,...
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Celebrated since 2001, Mulligan Day is simply about second chances. Give yourself or someone close to you a second chance they deserve. Annually on the 17th.
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National Pasta Day in the US is an annual celebration. Whether you prefer ravioli, tortellini, spaghetti, or penne, pasta is always pasta, and it's always great! It is brought to you by the Party Excus...
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National Playing Card Collection Day celebrates the collection of one of the oldest forms of portable art since the 13th century. Playing cards are miniature galleries of art and inspiration, showing and...
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Like Festivus from "Seinfeld," Wear Something Gaudy Day originated with a comment by a character on a popular television show, in this case, the affable Larry Dallas on the sitcom "Three's Company." Th...
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No Beard Day was likely started by a razor blade company some years back. Today it is used to convince those who have let their facial hair get a little out of control to clean up their act.
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Bridge Day is held annually on the third Saturday of October and is the world’s largest extreme sporting event. On Bridge Day, BASE jumpers leap off the longest single-span bridge in the United States....
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Cupcakes were initially cooked in pottery cups called ramekins, teacups, or other small ceramic dishes to facilitate serving cake to multiple people at once. Eliza Leslie's 1828 recipe for cupcakes, publ...
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The "Best Dog Party of the Year, Make Fetch Happen!" National Fetch Day is a chance for dog lovers to get together and raise funds for a worthy cause. Held on the third Saturday of October each year, Nati...
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Fine-tune your shucking skills and get ready to celebrate everything, oyster. Created in 1966, The US Oyster Festival in Leonardtown, Maryland, is a two-day event featuring a cook-off, shucking contest, m...
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Sweetest Day was created decades ago by Herbert Birch Kingston of Cleveland, Ohio, to bring cheer to orphans, the elderly, shut-ins, and the sick. Kingston would go door-to-door, delivering candy, treats,...
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The World Series is an annual group of seven baseball games played at the end of the season between the championship teams of the American and National Leagues. The team that wins the majority of the seve...
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Promoted by Hey U.G.L.Y. (Unique, Gifted, Lovable, You), the National Bullying Bystanders Unite Week seeks to encourage the 85% of people who witness bullying but do nothing to pledge not to let bullying...
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The federal government, state governors, mayors, and others issue Character Counts Week proclamations yearly. These help raise awareness and draw attention to local celebrations and character-building suc...
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National Chemistry Week is a community-based program of the American Chemical Society (ACS) that unites businesses, schools, and individuals around the importance of chemistry to quality of life. The mis...
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Today is an excuse to sit down and take inventory of your life. What have you lost? What have you gained? What can you improve, and what can you discard? National Evaluate Your Life Day—enjoy!
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Each year, National Forest Products Week is initiated by a Presidential proclamation. Forests provide thousands of products, including lumber, paper, building materials, chemicals, furniture, and cloth....
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Friends of Libraries Week promotes libraries and the people who support them. It also raises awareness and encourages library membership.
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Centers, and locations for the community, continue to build, unite, and empower the LGBTQ+ community by offering services, including: Social services Mental health counseling Cultural programs Recreat...