Thanksgiving Day in Canada is celebrated on the second Monday in October. The first Canadian Thanksgiving Day was observed on April 15, 1872, to celebrate the recovery of the prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) from a serious illness.
Daily Calendar for Monday, October 10, 2022
Indigenous Peoplesβ Day, observed in the United States on the second Monday in October, recognizes the culture, contributions, and history of Native Americans. Ways to celebrate include attending community events, supporting indigenous businesses and art, and expanding knowledge via museums and other resources. The holiday is celebrated in certain areas in lieu of Columbus Day (a federal holiday) because of the devastation that European exploration brought to indigenous peoples of the Americas. Learn more about Indigenous Peoplesβ Day here.
On October 12, 1492, Christopher Columbus landed on a small island in the Bahamas, convinced that he had reached the East Indies. The anniversary of his landing in the New World was first formally celebrated in 1792, by the Columbian Order (Society of St. Tammany) in New York City. Now, it is celebrated nationally on the second Monday in October.
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Born
- Henry Cavendish (chemist) β
- Benjamin West (painter) β
- The Viscount Monck (first Governor General of Canada 1867 - 1868.) β
- Cassie Chadwick (con artist, also known as Elizabeth Bigley, Emily Heathcliff, and Lydia DeVere) β
- Helen Hayes (actress) β
- Claude Simon (author) β
- James Clavell (author) β
- Ed Wood (filmmaker) β
- Ben Vereen (actor) β
- David Lee Roth (singer) β
- Tanya Tucker (country music singer) β
- Jodi Benson (singer, voice of Ariel in The Little Mermaid) β
- Brett Favre (football player) β
- Dale Earnhardt Jr. (race car driver) β
- Mya (singer) β
Died
- Cassie Chadwick (con artist) β
- Yul Brynner (actor) β
- Orson Welles (actor & director) β
- Joseph Cates (director & producer) β
- Christopher Reeve (actor) β
- Ken Caminiti (baseball player) β
- Alex Karras (football player & actor) β
Events
- The United States Naval Academy (then named the Naval School) is founded in Annapolis, Maryland.β
- Tobacco heir Griswold Lorillard shocked his contemporaries by showing up to the autumn ball in a tailless dinner jacket, thus making the Tuxedo knownβ
- Sir Robert Borden became the 8th prime minister of Canadaβ
- In Washington, D.C., President Woodrow Wilson pushed the button that relayed the signal to blow up the center of the Gamboa Dike that was keeping Atlantic waters from Pacific waters in the Panama Canalβ
- The American opera Porgy and Bess opened on Broadwayβ
- The movie Lassie Come Home premieredβ
- The Red Baron first appeared in Peanuts comic stripβ
- The Supremes appeared on the Ed Sullivan Showβ
- London Bridge dedicated, Lake Havasu City, Arizonaβ
- Soyuz 25 mission scrapped after docking troublesβ
- President Jimmy Carter signed a bill authorizing the minting of the Susan B. Anthony dollar coinβ
- Asteroid Cruithne (quasi-satellite of Earth) discoveredβ
- The New England Patriots set an NFL record for consecutive victories with their 19th straight winβ
- An unidentified boom was heard in parts of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Maine around 11:30 am. In some areas, shaking was also felt. An earthquake or military plane sonic boom were ruled out as possible causes.β
Weather
- Washington, D.C., had its earliest measurable snow of the 20th centuryβ
- Worcester, Massachusetts, was blanketed with 7.5 inches of snow.β