Thursday, October 12, 2017

Day 285 - This day in legal and military history

October 12
 

WORLD Sight Day
 

WORLD Arthritis Day
 

NATIONAL Cookbook Launch Day
 

NATIONAL Old Farmers Day
 

NATIONAL Moment of Frustration Day 

NATIONAL Gumbo Day
 

NATIONAL Savings Day
 


Today in legal and military [and occasional oddities] history
 

1492 Christopher Columbus and his crew land in the Bahamas
 

1792 First celebration of Columbus Day in the USA held in New York City
 

1810 Crown Prince Ludwig of Bavaria ("Mad King Ludwig") weds Princess Therese of Saxony-Hildburghausen, in Munich, initiating what is now known as "Oktoberfest"
 

1892 The American Pledge of Allegiance was first recited in public schools to commemorate Columbus Day
 

1971 The House of Representatives passes the Equal Rights Amendment 354-23

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