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Today is the 6th day of the 38th week, the 22nd day of the 9th month, the 265th day of 2017 [with only 93 shopping days until Christmas], and:
American Business Women's Day
Autumnal Equinox [AKA the first day of fall] in the Northern Hemisphere
Bright Pink Lipstick Day
Chainmail Day
Dear Diary Day
Elephant Appreciation Day
Hobbit Day
Independence Day: Bulgaria from the Ottoman Empire in 1908 and Mali from France in 1960.
International Day of Radiant Peace
Love Note Day
Mabon -- a harvest festival, the second of three [Lammas and Samhain are the other two], that encourages pagans to “reap what they sow,” both literally and figuratively.
National Centenarian's Day
National Elephant Appreciation Day
National Hobbit Day
National Ice Cream Cone Day
National Legwear Day
National White Chocolate Day
Native American Day
Proposal Day
Spring Equinox in the Southern Hemisphere
World Carfree Day
World Rhino Day
ON THIS DAY:
904 – The warlord Zhu Quanzhong kills Emperor Zhaozong, the penultimate emperor of the Tang dynasty, after seizing control of the imperial government.
1538 - Jacques Cartier receives 50 écus d'or from the French royal treasury for the instruction of Aboriginal youth
1692 – The last of those convicted of witchcraft in the Salem witch trials are hanged; the remainder of those convicted are all eventually released.
1823 – Joseph Smith states he found the golden plates on this date after being directed by God through the Angel Moroni to the place where they were buried.
1888 – The first issue of National Geographic Magazine is published.
1892 – Lindal Railway Incident, providing inspiration for "The Lost Special" by AC Doyle and the TV serial Lost. The locomotive involved still lies buried beneath the railway, though the depth remains a source of speculation.
1927 – Gene Tunney successfully defended his heavyweight boxing title against Jack Dempsey in the "long count" fight in Chicago. ((for some reason Alexa thought this was the most important news story for this day and went on at length about it))
1949 - The Soviet Union exploded its first atomic bomb.
1964 - The musical "Fiddler on the Roof" opened on Broadway, beginning a run of 3,242 performances.
1979 – A bright flash, resembling the detonation of a nuclear weapon, is observed near the Prince Edward Islands. Its cause is never determined.
1969 - Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants hit his 600th career home run during a game in San Diego.
2004 - "Lost" premiered on ABC.
2017 – OSIRIS-REx swings by Earth for a gravity assist to its speed
According to the meteorological calendar, the fall season started back on September 1st and will end on November 30th. While the date on the calendars are determined by astronomical calculations and thus very from year to year, the weather gurus broke the seasons into three month groups based on the annual average temperatures – which tends to match more closely with how we feel about the weather.
Fall has always been my favorite time of year. As a kid, I was always ready to leave summer behind and go back to school usually with new clothes and that feeling of starting afresh, a new beginning Never a fan of hazy, hot, humid weather, I enjoy the crisp mornings and nights of the new season. Despite having hayfever, the leaves and nuts falling from the trees has always fascinated me. And the trifecta of holidays that rolled out in my life – Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas -- one right after another in a glittering panoply! Other folks celebrate too – Eid al-Adha and Muharram, Rosh Soshana and Yom Kippur, Diwali, Bodhi, Chanukah and the Winter Solstice. So much to do, to see, to taste, to hear!
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