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Holidays and Observances
- Freethought Day
- Equatorial Guinea - Independence Day
- Malawi - Mothers day
- Spain - National Day
- United States - Columbus Day (Traditionally)
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Famous Birthdays
- 1968: Hugh Jackman - X-Men 3
- 1947: Chris Wallace - Fox News Anchor
- 1935: Luciano Pavarotti - Opera Singer
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NHL Leaders on this Day
- 2008: Filip Kuba, OTT - 3 PTS
- 2008: Dany Heatley, OTT - 3 Goals
- 2008: Henrik Lundqvist, NYR - 2 WinsNHL.com: NHL Stat Leaders
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NFL Leaders on this Day
- 2008: Drew Brees, NO - 1673 Pass YDS
- 2008: Michael Turner, ATL - 543 Rush YDS
- 2008: Cortland Finnegan, TNE - 4 InterceptionsNFL: Player Stat Leaders
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October 12 Questions
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Answer of the Day Contest for October 12th ***Weekend Edition*** Still time to vote! 7 AnswersI try to find newbies to showcase here, but @buddawiggi had such a sobering answer to @shadowbear's question What is the most expensive cocktail in the world? W... read more -
Answer of the Day Contest for October 13th! 4 AnswersToday I will be proud to nominate @bbrookin for a terrific answer to this question. "Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh are working on their Gay March "Outrage" speec... read more -
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Answer of the Day Contest October 2! 5 AnswersI nominate @shadowbear for his well-researched answer to What is one significant event that happened on October 1? shadowbear's Answer @shadowbear provided an ... read more
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The 1990s
- 1999: Democratically elected Pakistani President, Nawaz Sharif is ousted from office during a military coup led by Pervez Musharraf
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The 1970s
- 1973: President Richard Nixon names Gerald Ford as his new Vice President after Spiro Agnew was forced from office.
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The 1400s
- 1492: Christopher Columbus reached North America. On a journey commissioned by Queen Isabella, Columbus was looking for India instead he landed in the Bahamas.






