October 10th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsTable of Contents |
October 10th History Highlights |
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World Mental Health Day |
To raise awareness of mental health, October 10 has been recognized by the World Health Organisation as World Mental Health Day. Mental health struggles affect everyone and we need to remember that mental illness is not just about mental illness, but also about physical health problems such as depression, anxiety, and substance abuse. While we recognize the importance of World Mental Health Day, it is also important to remember that mental health problems are widespread and that most people will face mental health challenges at some point in their lives. |
October 10th is… |
Angel Food Cake Day Cake Decorating Day Handbag Day Motorsport Memorial Day US Naval Academy Day World Homeless Day World Mental Health Day |
October 10th Birthday Quotes |
“From your parents, you learn to love and laughter and how to put one foot before the other. But when books are opened you discover that you have wings.” “This story’s gonna grab people. It’s about this guy, he’s crazy about this girl, but he likes to wear dresses. Should he tell her? Should he not tell her? He’s torn, Georgie. This is drama.” “I guess if you keep making the same mistake long enough, it becomes your style.” “I just got an apartment here in Nashville, and I invested in a Queen-sized bed because I’m like, “I haven’t had a big bed since I was a kid.” I woke up this morning on one side, like, in ‘coffin position’.” “At the end of the day, give up your worries and give thanks for the journey.” “Money can’t buy you happiness, but it can buy you a yacht big enough to pull up right alongside it.” |
October 10th Birthdays |
1900 – Helen Hayes, American actress (died in 1993) 1917 – Thelonious Monk, American jazz pianist, and composer (died in 1982) 1924 – Ed Wood, American actor, director, producer screenwriter (died in 1978) 1927 – Jon Locke, American character actor (died in 2013) 1933 – Jay Sebring, American hair stylist, and businessman (died in 1969) 1941 – Peter Coyote, American actor 1946 – John Prine, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 2020) 1946 – Ben Vereen, American actor, singer, and dancer 1953 – Midge Ure, Scottish singer-songwriter 1954 – David Lee Roth, American singer-songwriter 1958 – Tanya Tucker, American singer-songwriter 1959 – Julia Sweeney, American comedic actress 1965 – Chris Penn, American character actor (died in 2006) 1966 – Bai L ng, Chinese-American model and actress 1969 – Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress 1973 – Mario Lopez, American actor, and television personality 1984 – Lzzy Hale, American singer-songwriter 1988 – Rose McIver, New Zealand actress 1989 – Aimee Teegarden, American actress |
October 10th History |
October 10 annually (fiction) Predators hunt Xenomorphs on Earth, Aliens vs. Predator, Film 1780 – The Great Hurricane of 1780 killed 20,000 to 30,000 people in the Caribbean region. 1845 – The Naval School (now the United States Naval Academy) opened in Annapolis, Maryland. 1871 – The Great Chicago Fire finally dissipated. 1871 – Tau Epsilon Phi was founded at Columbia University (other organizations did not allow Jewish members) 1918 – The Cloquet Fire, northern Minnesota, USA 1953 – #1 Hit October 10, 1953 – November 20, 1953: Stan Freberg – St. George And The Dragonet 1957 – The finance minister of Ghana, Komla Agbeli Gbedemah, was refused service in a Howard Johnson’s restaurant in Dover, Delaware. It was a bit of an international incident. He later was invited to dine with US President Dwight D. Eisenhower. 1960 – #1 Hit October 10, 1960 – October 16, 1960: Larry Verne – Mr. Custer 1964 – NBC aired the 1964 Summer Olympics opening ceremony at Tokyo, Japan, with the first time of live Olympic telecast program, by geostationary communication satellite, Syncom 3. 1970 – #1 Hit October 10, 1970 – October 16, 1970: Neil Diamond – Cracklin’ Rosie 1971 – The television program Upstairs, Downstairs premiered. 1973 – Vice-president Spiro Agnew resigned from office, the second person to do so. 1983 – Adam, a TV movie about the mysterious disappearance of Adam Walsh, premiered on NBC. 1987 – #1 Hit October 10, 1987 – October 16, 1987: Whitesnake – Here I Go Again 2010 – Cable channel The Hub (Now Discovery Family) made its debut in the United States. 2012 – Nashville premiered on ABC #1 Hit October 10, 2020 – October 16, 2020: Franchise – Travis Scott featuring Young Thug and M.I.A. |
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
Clarence Nash was not only the voice of Donald Duck for 50 years but also performed the role when the cartoons were dubbed into other languages. An alpaca’s gestation period lasts almost one year (~350 days). During the filming of “Conan The Barbarian”, Arnold Schwarzenegger had to cut down his workout routine because his arm and chest muscles were so big that he couldn’t wield a sword properly. The Capital of Kiribati is Tarawa Atoll Sugar Ray Robinson – Real Name: Walker Smith Batman spends most of his money on expensive electronics, has little to no social life, and when he’s not dressing up and pretending to be a superhero he spends most of his time sitting in front of a computer in his parents’ basement. #soundfamiliar “Whenever I’m caught between two evils, I take the one I never tried.” – The Frisco Doll (Mae West) #moviequotes Roulette Odds: Two number combination: Payoff: 17:1 True Odds: 5.26% The old movies were right: there are blinking lights everywhere in the future. #science Goldfish can live beyond 20 years if you take good care of them. The oldest goldfish on record was 43 years. The pizza was first mentioned over 1000 years ago in a Latin text written in southern Italy in 997 AD. “Barbra Streisand OoooOOOooOOOO OOOOoooOOOO OOOOoooOOOO ooo, oooOOOOooooOOOOO OOOOoooOOOO OOOOoooOOOO ooo” #songlyrics The Capital of Kenya is Nairobi |
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