Sites
of the Month for October 2003
Adopt
a Shelter Dog Month
http://www.aspca.org
Sponsored by the ASPCA to promote the adoption of dogs from local
shelters.
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National
Disability Employment Awareness Month
http://www.dol.gov/odep/
Congress designated each October as National Disability Employment
Awareness Month to increase the public's awareness of the contributions
and skills of American workers with disabilities and also to highlight
the specific employment barriers that still need to be addressed
and removed.
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National Reading
Group Month
http://www.plsinfo.org/recommend/book_club.htm
Share the joy of reading by joining a reading group or book club.
Click here to see the
many PLS book clubs.
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Vegetarian
Month
http://www.vrg.org/
Promoting the ethical, environmental, economic, health, humanitarian,
and other benefits of a vegetarian lifestyle.
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Baseball
http://www.baseball-almanac.com
A great reference source for baseball facts, this site includes
links for team histories, player statistics, legendary lists,
hitting charts, famous firsts, and hall of fame information.
http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/index.jsp
The official site of Major League Baseball. Get scores, standings,
stats, player bios, and commentary.
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National
Latino Heritage Month
http://www.smcl.org/featured/latinoheritage.html
Observed September 15 – October 15 each year to acknowledge
and celebrate Latino culture.
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Dia
de los Muertos
http://www.azcentral.com/ent/dead
Dating back over 3,000 years, the Day of the Dead is still celebrated
in Mexico and in parts of the U.S. and Central America.
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National
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
http://www.nbcam.org/index.cfm
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. This comprehensive
site includes information on early detection and treatment, clinical
trials, mammography, and emerging therapies.
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Fire
Prevention Week
http://www.firepreventionweek.org
Annual campaign to increase awareness of fire hazards and how
to avoid them.
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National Metic Week
http://www.metric.org
Each year in the tenth month containing the tenth day of the month,
this event advocates the metric system as the national system
of measurement.
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Teen Read Week
http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/YALSA/Teen_Reading/Teen_Read_Week1/First_Time_Participating_.htm
Sponsored by the Young Adult Library Services Association, this
event encourages teens to read for the fun of it.
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Historical
Events and Birthdays
This
month we acknowledge the birthdays of authors, a journalist, an
illustrator.
October
1, 1924
Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States
http://www.cartercenter.org/
October
2, 1869
Mahatma Gandhi, Indian political and spiritual leader, advocate
of nonviolent resistance
http://www.mahatma.org.in/index.jsp
http://www.mkgandhi.org/index.htm
October
3, 1990
Reunification of Germany
http://www.germany-info.org/relaunch/culture/history/unification.html
October
6, 1876
Founding of the American Library Association
http://www.ala.org
October
11, 1884
Eleanor Roosevelt, wife of Frankline Delano Roosevelt, 32nd President
of the United States
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/eleanor/
October
21, 1805
The Battle of Trafalgar was fought on the 21st of October 1805
off Cape Trafalgar on the Spanish coast, between the combined
fleets of Spain and France and the Royal Navy. It established
England´s supremacy at sea for nearly a century and a half.
http://www.nelsonsnavy.co.uk/battle-of-trafalgar.html
Eyewitness
account: http://www.nelsonsnavy.co.uk/Trafalgar.html
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