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Today is NATIONAL HOUSEWIFE DAY FN1, PUBLIC TV’s BIRTHDAY FN2, and S.O.S. DAY FN3. Cuz Dom says it’s NATIONAL SANDWICH DAY FN4 or GIORNATA NAZIONALE IL PANINO.

*1789: 1st F. Supp: the 1st U.S. District Court established by the Constitution opened in New York City or E.D.N.Y.;

*1868: U.S. Grant: Ulysses S. Grant the won Presidential election defeating Horatio Seymour;

*1899: 25 Round TKO: Jim Jeffries beat Sailor Tom Sharkey to retain the world's heavyweight title after referee George Siler stopped the fight in the 25th round at the Greater New York Athletic Club at 180 Central Park South in Manhattan;

*1900: 1st Auto Show: the 1st major US auto show maker show opened in NYC's Madison Square Garden under the auspices of the Automobile Club of America;

*1936: FDR’s 2nd Win: President Franklin D. Roosevelt was re-elected in a landslide over Republican Alfred "Alf" Landon;

*1954: 1st GODZILLA: Toho Co. released the 1st of its 29 films featuring the Japanese monster movie "Godzilla"; FN5

*2013: St. Nick: Eagles QB Nick Foles tied an NFL record with 7 TD passes in 49-20 victory over the Oakland Raiders.

*2014: The Freedom Tower: NYC's 104-story One World Trade Center officially opened 13 years after the 9/11 Attacks.
         
 
FN1: “STAY AT HOME MOMS”:  Housewife Day aka "Retro Housewife Day” honors the wonderful, caring wives who build & enrich our strong family environments, and help instill family values and good character. “Housewife” is an old term that hails back to days when one income could support the family. It was also a time when women did not have equal rights. While those days are long gone, women’s views on working or staying at home, fall on both sides of the fence. Deciding to be a "housewife", or “stay-at-home-mom,” is still preferred by many. Cuz Dom and I throw kisses and salutes to our moms and all mothers staying at home or not.
 
FN2: APRIL 7: Technically speaking (for all my friends who check my holidays) “Public Television Day is celebrated April 7, because on that date in 1927, the company AT&T transmitted the first successful long-distance public broadcast of TV. But, PBS was established Nov 3, 1969, by Hartford N. Gunn Jr. (president of WGBH), John Macy (president of CPB), James Day (last president of National Educational TV) & Kenneth A. Christiansen (chair of department of broadcasting at Univ of Florida).
 
FN3: MORSE CODE: On Nov 3, 1906, an international conference approved S.O.S. as the radio telegraph distress call for ships at sea; with just 3 short dots . . . 3 long dashes _ _ _  and another 3 short dots . . ., S.O.S. was designed to grab attention. But with multiple distress calls already in use, it took years for S.O.S. to become  THE standard, helped along by the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. In Morse Code, “SOS” is a signal sequence of three dits, three dats, and another three dits spelling out the letters “S-O-S”. The expression “Save Our Ship” was probably coined by sailors to signal for help from a vessel in distress.
 
FN4: MONTAGU’S MEAL: Today celebrates of one of America’s favorite foods. No coincidence that Nov 3 is also birthday of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. This 18th century English noble wanted to eat his meal with one hand during a 24-hour gambling event, so he instructed his servants to serve him his lunchmeat between two slices of bread. To commemorate the birth of the world's first sandwich-maker, November 3 is now National Sandwich Day.
 
FN5: Gojira (ゴジラ): is the Godzilla character's name in Japan. It is a portmanteau of gorilla and kujira, the Japanese word for whale. The movie studio's foreign sales department anglicized the name to Godzilla when they sold it to American distributors. 

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Today is GUY FAWKES DAY, aka GUIDO FAWKES DAY, aka GUNPOWDER DAY FN1, aka BONFIRE NIGHT FN2, and KANAKADASA JAYANTHI DAY FN3. Cuz Dom says it’s NATIONAL DOUGHNUT DAY or GIORNATA NATIONALE della CIAMBELLA. And, my cousin Rose from Brooklyn says today is KOREAN ASTER DAY or 양쑥부쟁이 – symbolizing merit.

*1688: Glorious Revolution: William of Orange (William III of England) landed with Dutch fleet at Brixham, SW England, marking the start of “The Glorious Revolution” in England (1688-89), culminating in exile of King James II and accession to throne of William and Mary;

*1872: 1st Woman’s Vote: suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law casting a vote for President U.S. Grant; fined $100 (she never paid); 

*1916: “Bloody Sunday”: the Everett Massacre took place in Everett, Washington as political differences lead to a shoot-out between the WOBBLIES (the Industrial Workers of the World) organizers & local police;

*1935: 1st Monopoly Game: Parker Brothers began marketing the board game "Monopoly";

*1942: M’s Yahrzeit: George M. Cohan (64), entertainer, playwright, composer, lyricist, actor, singer, dancer, producer died in NYC;

*1942: Stopnica Slaughter: in Southern Poland Jewish men are shipped to a slave-labor camp at Skarzysko-Kamienna, while 400 old people & children are shot in the town cemetery; 3,000 others are put on a forced march to Treblinka, many shot on the way.

*1956: 1st Black TV Host: "The Nat King Cole Show" debuts on NBC, the 1st  variety program hosted by an African-American;

*2017: Texas Shooting: in the deadliest shooting in Texas history a gunman killed 26 & injured 20 at 1st Baptist Church, Sutherland Springs;

*2022: Phillies Series Loss: after a brief lead in Game 6, the Phillies’ bats went cold (what else is new): after Kyle Schwarber's HR in the top of  6th inning gave Phils 1-0 lead, Houston Astros responded with 4 runs, and beat Phillies 4-2 and won the World Series ☹; Cuz Dom reminds me the Phillies set an ignominious World Series record – striking out 71 times!!
 
FN1: GUNPOWDER PLOT: Guy Fawkes Day, aka GUNPOWDER PLOT DAY celebrates the failure of the  Gunpowder Plot to blow up Parliament in 1605. Today is celebrated with bonfires, fireworks and burning of effigies. (UK, New Zealand & the Canadian province of Newfoundland & Labrador).
 
FN2: OTHER BONFIRES: Bonfire Night is the name given to various annual celebrations characterized by bonfires & fireworks. This event celebrates different traditions on different dates, depending on the country. Some of the most popular examples include (A) today – Guy Fawkes Night (5Nov) in Great Britain and some Commonwealth countries; (B) Northern Ireland's 11th Night (11 July); (C) 23 June in Republic of Ireland, (D) 5 Nov in Newfoundland, (E) June 23 is oft called "St John's Eve," (F) similar bonfire traditions survive in parts of Scandinavia called “Walpurgis Night,” an abbreviation of St Walpurgis Night, aka St Walpurga's Eve, is the eve of the Christian feast day of St Walpurga, an 8th-century abbess in Francia, and is celebrated on the night of 30 April and the day of 1 June. Several other cultures also include night celebrations with bonfires and/or fireworks.
 
FN3: THE “LOFTY LAND: Kanakadasa Jayanthi Day is celebrated annually by the people of Karnataka (which means “lofty land), and the Kuruba Gowda community on the west coast of India. The day is celebrated as a commemoration of their great poet, saint, philosopher, composer and musician.

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November 10 is the 248th BIRTHDAY OF THE UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS, and INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING DAY FN1, and RUTGERS UNIVERSITY’S BIRTHDAY FN2, and FORGET-ME-NOT DAY FN3. Cuz Dom says it’s VANILLA CUPCAKE DAY FN4 or GIORNO del CUPCAKE alla VANIGLA.

*1674: New York: as per Treaty of Westminster which ended the Anglo-Dutch War, the Netherlands ceded New Netherlands to England, and New Amsterdam became New York;

*1766: RU: last colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin (son of Ben), signed the charter of Queen's College (later Rutgers University);

*1775: Tun Tavern: the Continental Congress adopted a resolution to create a Marine force composed of 2 battalions; recruiting HQ was set up by Capt. Samuel Nicholas in Tun Tavern on Water St in downtown Philadelphia, which is considered to be the Birthplace of the US Marines;

*1876: Philly Centennial: The Centennial International Exhibition, a World's Fair on epic scale in West Fairmount Park, Philadelphia ended;

*1938: Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass: aka the November Pogrom, was a pogrom against Jews carried out by the Nazi Party's Sturmabteilung (SA) paramilitary and Schutzstaffel (SS) paramilitary forces for 2 days November 9 – 10, 1938 in Nazi Germany, Austria, Free City of Danzig, and Austria;

and on this same day in 1938…on CBS radio in America …

*1938: God Bless America: at 12th Studio Hudson Theater, 141 W 44th St, in NYC, Kate Smith 1st sang Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" on her CBS radio program;

*1954: Iwo Jima Memorial: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower dedicated the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima memorial) in Arlington National

*1982: Vietnam Memorial: the newly finished Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened to its 1st visitors in DC, 3 days before its dedication;

*1984: Record Comeback: Maryland staged the biggest comeback in NCAA history: overcoming a 31-0 halftime deficit to beat Miami 42-40;

*1991: Marty Glickman: “Voice of the NY Football Giants” & NY Knicks for 23 yrs, Martin Irving Glickman, broadcast his 1,000th football game;

*2006: Marine Museo: the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, VA was opened & dedicated by President George W. Bush.

 
 
FN1: “STAY AT HOME MOMS”:  Housewife Day aka "Retro Housewife Day” honors the wonderful, caring wives who build & enrich our strong family environments, and help instill family values and good character. “Housewife” is an old term that hails back to days when one income could support the family. It was also a time when women did not have equal rights. While those days are long gone, women’s views on working or staying at home, fall on both sides of the fence. Deciding to be a "housewife", or “stay-at-home-mom,” is still preferred by many. Cuz Dom and I throw kisses and salutes to our moms and all mothers staying at home or not.
 
FN2: APRIL 7: Technically speaking (for all my friends who check my holidays) “Public Television Day is celebrated April 7, because on that date in 1927, the company AT&T transmitted the first successful long-distance public broadcast of TV. But, PBS was established Nov 3, 1969, by Hartford N. Gunn Jr. (president of WGBH), John Macy (president of CPB), James Day (last president of National Educational TV) & Kenneth A. Christiansen (chair of department of broadcasting at Univ of Florida).
 
FN3: MORSE CODE: On Nov 3, 1906, an international conference approved S.O.S. as the radio telegraph distress call for ships at sea; with just 3 short dots . . . 3 long dashes _ _ _  and another 3 short dots . . ., S.O.S. was designed to grab attention. But with multiple distress calls already in use, it took years for S.O.S. to become  THE standard, helped along by the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. In Morse Code, “SOS” is a signal sequence of three dits, three dats, and another three dits spelling out the letters “S-O-S”. The expression “Save Our Ship” was probably coined by sailors to signal for help from a vessel in distress.
 
FN4: MONTAGU’S MEAL: Today celebrates of one of America’s favorite foods. No coincidence that Nov 3 is also birthday of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. This 18th century English noble wanted to eat his meal with one hand during a 24-hour gambling event, so he instructed his servants to serve him his lunchmeat between two slices of bread. To commemorate the birth of the world's first sandwich-maker, November 3 is now National Sandwich Day.
 
FN5: Gojira (ゴジラ): is the Godzilla character's name in Japan. It is a portmanteau of gorilla and kujira, the Japanese word for whale. The movie studio's foreign sales department anglicized the name to Godzilla when they sold it to American distributors. 

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Today is FANCY RAT & MOUSE DAY FN1, FN2, FN3 and NATIONAL CHICKEN SOUP FOR THE SOUL DAY FN4, and Cuz Dom says it’s NATIONAL PIZZA WITH THE WORKS DAY or GIORNATA NATIONALE della PIZZA CON LE OPERE. And, my cousin Rose from Brooklyn says today’s flower is the LEMON 레몬 – symbolizing sincere yearning. 

*1775: Americans Capture Montreal: Yankees captured Montreal as Gen. Richard Montgomery landed at Point St. Charles & marched into Montreal a day after the town was evacuated; all of Canada except Trois-Rivieres and Quebec City was now under occupation of the Army of the Continental Congress, and all the French habitants were being urged to join the American Revolution;

*1892: 1st Pro Footballer: William "Pudge" Heffelfinger became the 1st professional American football player on record, getting $500 to play his 1st paid game for Allegheny Athletic Association vs Pittsburgh Athletic Club;

*1938: 1st Jewish Badges: Reinhard Heydrich, Chief of Nazi Security, ordered all Jews to wear id badges following Kristallnacht pogrom;

*1942: The 5 Sullivans: during Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (12-15 Nov) US & Japanese ships engaged in intense, close-quarters surface naval battle in Solomon Islands; US Navy won, but the 5 Sullivan brothers were all killed shortly after their light cruiser, USS Juneau (CL-52) sunk;

*1945: Rabbis’ March: 600 rabbis marched to DC, stopping at White House & British Embassy pleading for Palestine to open immigration;

*1954: Oldest MVP: Philadelphia A's pitcher Bobby Shantz won AL’s MVP – age 96 he’s now the oldest living MVP + last living Philly A;

*2021: Ireland’s TÉ “Clean Air: Raidió Teilifís Éireann (Irish for 'Radio [and] Television of Ireland'; RTÉ) announced it was the 1st broadcaster in Europe to provide an on-screen aid to warn viewers of programs containing sex, violence or foul language.
   
FN1: RATTUS NORVEGICUS DOMESTICA: Fancy Rat & Mouse Day is a day when we celebrate these loveable pet rodents. The fancy rat (Rattus norvegicus domestica) is the domesticated form of the wild rat, which received its name from the time when having rats as pets actually became a hobby.
 
FN2: THE “FANCY” ?: The “Fancy Rat” is the domesticated form of Rattus norvegicus, t brown rat & the most common species of rat kept as a pet. The name "fancy rat" derives from the use of the adjective "fancy" for a hobby, also seen in "animal fancy", a hobby involving appreciation, promotion, or breeding of pet or domestic animals.
 
FN3: WHAT’S THE DIFF?  What is the difference between a rat and a fancy rat? The body structure of domesticated rats differs from that of a wild rat as well. The body of a fancy rat is smaller, with larger ears and a longer tail. Domesticated rats have generally smaller and sharper facial features as well. Domesticated rats have a longer lifespan than that of wild rats. 
 
FN4: CONNECTICUT COMPANY: National Chicken Soup for the Soul Day is observed each year on Nov 12 to celebrate who you are, where you have been, where you are going and who you will be thankful to when you get there. Chicken Soup for the Soul is a publisher & consumer goods company founded in 1993 with its HQs in Cos Cob, Connecticut. The 1st book, as most subsequent titles in the series, was of true stories that were written by ordinary people about their own lives and soon became a best-seller.

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Today is INTERNATIONAL MEN DAY (IMD) FN1, FN2, and PLAY MONOPOLY DAY FN3, and LOVE YOUR RED HAIR DAY, and Cuz Dom says it’s NATIONAL MACCHIATO DAY FN4 or GIORNATA NATIONALE della LATTE MACHIATO. And, my cousin Rose from Brooklyn says today’s flower is AARON’S BEARD 범의귀 – symbolizing Secret. FN5   

*1794: Jay’s Treaty: US & Great Britain signed Jay's Treaty to resolve some lingering problems left over from the Revolutionary War;

*1805: KOR: Lewis & Clark Expedition aka KOR or Corps of Discovery reached Pacific Ocean, the 1st Europeans to cross the West;

*1863: Gettysburg Address: President Abraham Lincoln delivered his 272 word, 2 minute Gettysburg Address;

*1913: Battle of Monastir: the 4 day battle ended with Serbian troops looting Monastir and ending 5 century-long Ottoman rule of Macedonia;

*1940: Warsaw Killing: unnamed Christian was killed by German soldiers for throwing bread into the Warsaw Ghetto where 400,000 Jews were crammed within 37,200 apartments.

*1943: Janowska Murders: Nazis liquidated the entire Janowska concentration camp in Lemberg (Lviv), W. Ukraine murdering 6,000 Jews;

*1973: 1st Miracle: "The Miracle at the Meadowlands", Eagles CB Herman Edwards returned a fumble for a TD with 31 seconds left to give Philadelphia 19-17 victory over NY Giants – FYI: Meadowlands Miracle #2 was Dec 19, 2010 Eagles’ special teams play 4th quarter comeback;

*2010: Brice: Bryce Harper (23) became youngest unanimous MVP winner in MLB history despite his DC Nationals missing NL Playoffs;

*2020: CDC Warning:  with Coronavirus surging out of control the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention pleaded with Americans “NOT TO TRAVEL FOR THANKSGIVING,” and not to spend the holidays with people from outside their household.

FN1: IMD: International Men's Day is celebrated in Australia, Canada, Ghana, Hungary, India, Ireland, Jamaica, Malta, Singapore, South Africa, Trinidad and Tobago, United Kingdom, United States). The objectives of celebrating an International Men's Day are set out in “All The Six Pillars of International Men's Day” – it’s an occasion to celebrate boys' and men's achievements and contributions.
 
FN2: THE “SIX PILLARS”: The International Men's Day objectives are given as: To promote positive male role models; not just movie stars and sports men but everyday, working-class men who are living decent, honest lives. To celebrate men's positive contributions to (1) society, (2) community, (3) family, (4) marriage, (5) child care, and (6) the environment. 
 
FN3: THE ORIGINAL MONOPOLY PIECES: When Parker Brothers originally published Monopoly in 1935, the game contained 8 playing pieces known as tokens including a battleship, boot, cannon, thimble, top hat, and iron. Soon a race car, purse, lantern, and rocking horse were added, bringing the total to twelve.
 
FN4: DID YOU KNOW: Here are today’s five things to know about Macchiatos: 1. Macchiato is milk added to freshly brewed espresso. 2. Macchiatos are known for having more foam, rather than simply hot milk. 3. Two of the most common variations are: macchiato clado (served hot) & macchiato freddo (served cold). 4. When Starbuck’s introduced ‘Macchiato’ on their menu in 1987 it quickly became one of their most popular beverages on the menu. 5. Some Italians – like my Cuz Dom and Uncle Bill – only drink cappuccinos in the morning and macchiatos in the afternoon.
 
FN5: HYPERICUM CALYCINUM: Hypericum calycinum: Commonly named: Aaron's Beard, Creeping Aaron's Beard, St. John's Wort. This plant has high severity poison characteristics. Aaron's Beard, or St. John's Wort, is a flowering deciduous herbaceous shrub or small tree, excellent for use on extreme slopes or sandy soils. It is one of about 400 species in the Hypericum genus

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Yesterday was the BRUMALIA (in Ancient Rome) FN1, THE BIRTHDAY OF THE TEXAS RANGERS FN2, and FN3. Cuz Dom says it’s NATIONAL SARDINES DAY FN4 or GIORNO NAZIONALE delle SARDINE.

*1440: Black Dinner: William Crichton & Alexander Livingston arranged a meeting with their rivals the powerful Douglases, at Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. With the young king James II present, they dragged 6th Earl of Douglas and his younger brother out to Castle Hill, gave them a mock trial, and beheaded the 2 brothers;

*1865: 1st “Black Code”: Mississippi became the 1st Southern state to enact laws which came to be called "Black Codes," aimed at limiting the rights of newly freed black slaves; other states of the former Confederacy soon followed;

*1877: 1st “Pony Book”: English author Anna Sewell's animal welfare novel Black Beauty, one of the 1st fictional animal autobiographies was published as Black Beauty: His Grooms and Companions, the Autobiography of a Horse;

*1904: “Tush-Toss”: Tennessee FB Sam McAllister was "thrown" for the winning TD and 7-0 win over Alabama; not a “tush-push,” Sam, wore a wide leather belt with side handles was thrown by 2 teammates over line of scrimmage for only TD of game;

*1932: FBI Lab: in D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory, aka the "FBI Crime Lab," officially opened;

*1948: Israeli Truce: UN Truce Mission announced “a provisional…truce line” between Arab & Israeli forces;

*1957: Jim Brown Record: Cleveland Browns' rookie FB Jim Brown sets the club record of 237 yards rushing in one game;

*1960: Wilt’s Record: Wilt Chamberlain (Philadelphia Warriors) set an NBA record with 55 rebounds vs. the Boston Celtics; 

*1971: D.B. Cooper: hijacker calling himself "Dan Cooper," popularly called "D.B. Cooper" parachuted from a Northwest Orient Airlines 727 over Pacific Northwest after receiving $200K in ransom. His fate remains unknown;

*1989: Velvet Revolution Ends: after 1 week of mass protests called “the Velvet Revolution,” Miloš Jakeš and the entire Politburo of the Czechoslovak Communist Party resigned from office; effectively ending Communist rule in Czechoslovakia;

*2019: Estallido Social (lit. social outburst): Riots in Chile's capital Santiago escalated into open battles at nearly all the city's 164 Metro stations; President Sebastián Piñera later announced a 15-day state of emergency in the capital.


FN1: “SHORTEST DAY”:  Brumalia is the ancient Roman solstice festival honoring Dionysus, generally held 25 December. The festival included drinking and merriment. The name is derived from Latin word bruma, meaning "shortest day." In Roman festivals, the Brumalia was a feast of Bacchus, celebrated during the space of 30 days, starting on 24 November. It was instituted by Romulus, who entertained the Senate during this time. During this feast, prophetic indications were taken of the prospects for the remaining part of the winter.
 
FN2: HORSE  POLICE: Texas Provincial Government authorizes creation of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (which is now the Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety).
 
FN3: NATURAL SELECTION: Evolution Day is the anniversary of the 1st publication of The Origin of Species on Nov 24, 1859 Also celebrated is Darwin Day which commemorates birthday of Charles Darwin who est'd the theory of natural selection which provided for a biological process behind evolution.
 
FN4: HERRING: Word sardine is actually a general term — it refers to a type fish, most often small herring, while slightly larger one is called a pilchard.