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Raisin Bran Day: November 15

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Raisin Bran Day is an unsponsored, unofficial event that appeared online some years ago. Raisin Bran, a popular breakfast cereal known for its combination of crunchy bran flakes and sweet raisins, has a...

January

Random Acts of Kindness Friday: November 2...

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Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) Friday occurs on Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving. It's about taking the commercialism out of the day and focusing on the season's true spirit. Celebrants are encoura...

January

Recycle Day, America: November 15

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America Recycle Day is a Keep America Beautiful program that promotes recycling and reusing resources. Throughout the nation, events and demonstrations educate people about the advantages of recycling.

January

Retinol Day: November 7

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Retinol Day was created by RoC® Skincare in 2021. Retinol, a form of Vitamin A, has a storied history in the cosmetics industry, emerging as one of the most revered ingredients in skincare for its anti-ag...

January

Role Models Month, Inspirational, Ntl.: No...

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Initiated in 2005, National Inspirational Role Models Month is the creation of communications professional Darlene House. Its purpose is to acknowledge contemporary and historical role models' impact on o...

January

Rudolph Run (US-KY-IN-IL): November 27 -De...

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Want to make your Christmas holiday more exciting? Then head to Louisville, Kentucky, and see if you can beat the Rudolph Run. This scavenger hunt in cars runs on the weekends from Thanksgiving through Ch...

January

Runaway Prevention Month, Ntl.: November

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November is National Runaway Prevention Month (NRPM), a public awareness campaign designed to “Shine a Light” on the experiences of runaway and homeless youth that too often remain invisible. It is also a...

January

Rural Health Day: November 20

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Rural areas in the United States often struggle with access to quality healthcare services. National Rural Health Day, an annual event observed on the third Thursday of November aims to highlight the pres...

January

Safety Razor Day (1904): November 15

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Safety Razor Day marks the anniversary of the invention of the safety razor on November 15, 1904, created by King C. Gillette and Willian Nickerson. King, a traveling salesman by trade, developed the id...

January

Sandwich Day (1718): November 3

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Sandwich Day honors one of the oldest methods of serving food, the sandwich. The first recorded sandwich was made by Hillel the Elder, a rabbi who lived in the first century BC. He chopped nuts, apples,...

January

Sardines Day: November 24

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Sardine Day celebrates the fish staple that has been around for thousands of years. Sardines, small oily fish in the herring family, have a rich history that spans centuries and encompasses various cultu...

January

Saxophone Day (1814): November 6

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Saxophone Day honors the birthday of its inventor Adolphe Sax, born on November 6, 1814. The sax is a classical woodwind instrument fashioned in 1840. By the 1920s, the saxophone has become synonymous w...

January

Scholarship Month, Ntl.: November

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The National Scholarship Providers Association (NSPA) sponsors National Scholarship Month; this awareness campaign highlights student scholarship opportunities. This month, many scholarship providers of...

January

Scrapple Day, Ntl.: November 9

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National Scrapple Day commemorates the first pork dish invented in North America of pork scraps mixed with cornmeal, wheat, and spices formed into a loaf-like structure that is fried. It originated in the...

January

Second Hand Sunday: November 30

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Second Hand Sunday, initiated by Poshmark in 2022, is celebrated annually on the Sunday following Thanksgiving. It promotes sustainability and conscious consumerism by encouraging people to shop for and s...

January

Shopping Reminder Day: November 26

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Shopping Reminder Day reminds people that organization is essential when creating a shopping list. On this day, people draw their shopping lists for the upcoming holiday season. Shopping Reminder Day occu...

January

Signing Day, Ntl.: November 12*

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Today is National Signing Day for Division I and II Sports (also called National Letter of Intent Day), the day high school athletes with athletic scholarships (approximately 48,000 each year) declare whi...

January

Sleep Comfort Month, Ntl.: November

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National Sleep Comfort Month highlights sleeping comfortably and getting enough sleep. Retailers often use this month for sales on bedding and mattresses ahead of the holiday season.

January

Small Business Saturday, Ntl.: November 29

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National Small Business Saturday is the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the United States. First observed on November 27, 2010, this shopping holiday encourages people to support small local businesses....

January

Smokeout, Great American: November 20

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The American Cancer Society sponsors the Great American Smokeout on the third Thursday of November. It encourages Americans to quit smoking and was initiated on November 16, 1977. Before this, Arthur P....

January
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