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Today is the 2nd day of the 50th week, the 11th day of the 12th month, the 345th day of 2017 [only 13 shopping days until Christmas], and:
Green Monday
Holiday Food Drive for Needy Animals Day
International Mountain Day
Kaleidoscope Day
National App Day
National Noodle Ring Day
UNICEF Birthday – established in 1946
On this day in....
1620 - 103 Mayflower pilgrims land at Plymouth Rock
1931 - The British Parliament passes the Statute of Westminster, confirming the Balfour Declaration of November 18, 1926 and legally making the Dominions autonomous communities within the British Empire, free to conduct their own domestic and foreign affairs; gives complete legislative equality to the Parliaments of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Ireland and Newfoundland; marks the final independence of Canada from Britain.
1972 – Apollo 17 becomes the sixth and last Apollo mission to land on the Moon. It is said, some 45 years later, that it is time to return.
Quote of the day:
“Fear keeps us focused on the past or worried about the future. If we can acknowledge our fear, we can realize that right now we are okay. Right now, today, we are still alive, and our bodies are working marvelously. Our eyes can still see the beautiful sky. Our ears can still hear the voices of our loved ones.”
~ Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnamese Buddhist monk and peace activist