October 11th History, Trivia, and Fun Facts |
October 11th History Highlights |
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General Pulaski Memorial Day |
General Pulaski Memorial Day is the birthday of General Kazimierz PuAaskaPuAaskingi (Kasimir Pulaski). It is a holiday held by a presidential proclamation to commemorate the wounds suffered during the siege of Savannah on October 9, 1779, and to honor the legacy of the Polish-Americans. General Pulaski Day was recognized as a law by the state of Kentucky in 1942 and as General Pulaskingi Memorial Day by the United States in 1948. General Pulaski is embodied in the history of our nation and has dedicated his life to the service of the United States of America and its people. When Poland gained its own independence, the United States and America-Poland continued to have a related devotion to strengthening bilateral relations between the two countries. |
October 11th is… |
Coming Out Day General Pulaski Memorial Day It’s My Party Day Sausage Pizza Day Southern Food Heritage Day |
October 11th Birthday Quotes |
“If you take a bunch of superstars and put them in a room where they don’t have their assistants and entourage, it’s funny to see what happens.” “To do a common thing uncommonly well brings success.” “Why doesn’t Apple stop for a year and make medical devices? When people talk about technology, that’s where I start to get a little hot under the collar because I know that it’s the key to solving some of the world’s biggest problems. Having a faster, thinner telephone is not one of the world’s biggest problems.” “So go on and play, and if you make a mistake, make it loud so you won’t make it next time.” “Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” |
October 11th Birthdays |
1844 – Henry J. Heinz, American businessman, founded the H. J. Heinz Company (died in 1919) 1872 – Harlan Fisk, United States Supreme Court Justice (died in 1946) 1884 – Eleanor Roosevelt, American humanitarian and politician, 39th First Lady of the United States (died in 1962) 1905 – Fred Trump, American real estate entrepreneur (died in 1999) 1911 – Jerome Robbins, American choreographer, and dancer (died in 1998) 1913 – Joe Simon, American comic book author, and illustrator (died in 2011) 1919 – Art Blakey, American drummer, and bandleader (died in 1990) 1926 – Earle Hyman, American actor (died in 2017) 1932 – Dottie West, American singer-songwriter (died in 1991) 1946 – Daryl Hall, American singer-songwriter 1960 – Nicola Bryant, English actress 1964 – Michael J. Nelson, American actor, and writer 1965 – Sean Patrick Flanery, American actor 1966 – Luke Perry, American actor, and producer (died in 2019) 1968 – Jane Krakowski, American actress, and singer 1970 – MC Lyte, American rapper 1977 – Matt Bomer, American actor 1985 – Michelle Trachtenberg, American actress 1992 – Cardi B, American rapper |
October 11th History |
1138 (Earthquake) Aleppo, Syria 1811 1852 1885 1890 1958 1962 1968 1973 1975 1984 1985 1986 October 11, 19** Birthday (fictional) Hallie Parker and Annie James, The Parent Trap, Film 1997 2006 |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
The North Star is the 49th brightest star in the sky. The Wright Brother’s flight was in Kill Devil Hills, not Kitty Hawk. Kitty Hawk was where the brothers sent their message of success to their father. The crack from a whip is produced by a small sonic boom. “Toga! Toga!” – John “Bluto” Blutarsky (John Belushi) in National Lampoon’s Animal House, 1978 I trust the top comment a lot more than the title of an article. The Bayeaux Tapestry is technically an embroidery. “It hurts when you lose a friend to death, it hurts even more when you lose a friend still living.” – C.J. Tulli Leo the Lion is the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) Mascot. Someday an old man will say “back in my day we only had iPhones and VR, not this futuristic useless stuff.” Useless Pronunciation: O as in oh “Here’s Johnny!”- Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) #moviequotes A group of Oxen is called a Team or Yoke or Drove. Yen Sid, the sorcerer in “Fantasia”, is just “Disney” spelled backward. |
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