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October 3  Kelis "Blindfold Me" is a hip-hop song by American singer Kelis (pictured) from her fourth studio album, Kelis Was Here. The song was written and produced by Sean Garrett and Polow da Don. A remix, featuring American rapper Nas, was released as the album's second single in the United States on October 3, 2006. The song's lyrics focus on erotic talk. Music critics associated the track's style with pop rap and club music. "Blindfold Me" received a mixed response; some critics cited it as a highlight from Kelis Was Here, and others criticized its placement on the album's track listing as resulting in a jarring tonal shift. Marc Klasfeld directed the song's music video, which features Nas tying up Kelis. Premiering on September 6, 2006, the video was shown on an episode of the documentary series Access Granted alongside a behind-the-scenes feature. The song was further promoted with a twelve-inch single, released on October 3, 2006. The song peaked at number 91 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. (Full article...)
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October 4 .jpg) The Pennsylvania State Capitol is located in Harrisburg. The building was designed by Joseph Miller Huston and completed in 1906 in a Beaux-Arts style with decorative Renaissance themes. It houses the legislative chambers for the Pennsylvania General Assembly, the Harrisburg chambers for the Supreme Court and Superior Court of Pennsylvania, and the offices of the state's governor and lieutenant governor. The capitol project was the subject of a graft scandal, as the construction and furnishing cost three times more than the General Assembly had appropriated for the project. The Pennsylvania State Capitol is often referred to as a "palace of art" because of its many sculptures, murals, and stained-glass windows, most of which are Pennsylvania-themed or were made in Pennsylvania. The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 and designated a National Historic Landmark in 2006. (Full article...)
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October 4: Cinnamon Roll Day in Sweden and Finland  Engraving of the Siege of Smolensk
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October 5 .jpg) The white-headed fruit dove (Ptilinopus eugeniae) is a species of bird in the pigeon family, Columbidae. It was described by John Gould in 1856, and the specific name eugeniae honours Eugénie de Montijo. Adults of the species have white heads, a purplish-red breast patch, a grey shoulder patch, olive-green upperparts, greenish underparts with a blue tinge, and a yellowish vent. Juveniles have green heads with the white restricted to the forehead and upper throat, a much smaller grey shoulder patch, and the red breast patch restricted to the centre of the breast. The species is endemic to Makira and the nearby islands of Ugi and Malaupaina in the Solomon Islands. It inhabits lowland, hill, and ridge forest, along with neighbouring agricultural areas, and is especially common in foothills. Its diet consists of small-seeded fruits and berries. The IUCN considers it a least-concern species. Although it can adapt to disturbed habitat, it is threatened by deforestation and habitat loss. (Full article...)
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October 5: Child Health Day in the United States (2026); World Teachers' Day  Samuel Griffith
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October 5 There are 90 Grade I listed buildings in Mendip, a former local government district in the English county of Somerset. In the United Kingdom, the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural, historical or cultural significance; Grade I structures are those considered to be "buildings of exceptional interest". Most such buildings in Mendip are Norman- or medieval-era churches, many of which are included in the Somerset towers, a collection of distinctive, mostly spireless Gothic church towers. The greatest concentrations of Grade I listed buildings are in Wells and Glastonbury. In Wells these are clustered around the 10th-century Cathedral Church of St Andrew, better known as Wells Cathedral, and the 13th-century Bishop's Palace. Glastonbury is the site of the Abbey, where construction started in the 7th century, and its associated buildings. (Full list...)
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October 6  2nd Duke of Richmond The early history of cricket began with a children's game in southeast England, possibly traced to Flemish immigrants to that area. The earliest definite reference to cricket is dated 17 January 1597 (Old Style) in a deposition in a legal case regarding the usage of a parcel of land. Around that time, it evolved into an adults' game, and there are many references to it in the 17th century. The earliest-known "big match" was played in Sussex in 1697, when the sport was already acquiring wealthy and influential patrons such as Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond (pictured). They hired the first professional players, and matches were played for high stakes to satisfy gambling interests. During the first quarter of the 18th century, cricket became the foremost sport in England's southeastern counties. By 1725, it was increasingly widespread and became the country's national summer sport. Meanwhile, overseas trade had taken it to both India and North America. (Full article...)
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October 7  Nintendo 3DS, for which the game was published Mario Party: Star Rush is a party video game developed by NDcube and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo 3DS (pictured) in 2016. The game deviates from the turn-based gameplay present throughout the Mario Party series and the car-based gameplay introduced in Mario Party 9, with players rolling dice and moving simultaneously on non-linear, grid-like game boards. Gameplay revolves around multiplayer game modes, including a main mode in which up to four playable characters compete in a board game featuring various minigames, sharing the objective of obtaining the most stars. The game sold more than 88,000 copies and received mixed reviews; some critics praised the series's new direction and the removal of the car-oriented gameplay featured in Mario Party 9 and Mario Party 10, while criticism was directed toward the repetitive game modes and the lack of game boards and minigames. Star Rush was followed by Mario Party: The Top 100, a 2017 minigame compilation for the 3DS. (Full article...)
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October 7  Randy Moss, highest single-season touchdown receptions record-holder Since the 1932 season, the National Football League (NFL) has recorded which players have received the most touchdowns that season. In American football, passing, along with running, is one of the two main methods of advancing the ball down the field. A receiving touchdown is scored when a player catches the ball in the field of play and advances it into the end zone, or catches it while already being within the boundaries of the end zone. The record for receiving touchdowns in a season is 23, set by Randy Moss (pictured) during the 2007 season. Don Hutson led the league in receiving touchdowns nine times, the most of any player in league history. Hutson also holds the record for the two longest streaks leading the league in receiving touchdowns, doing so for four consecutive seasons (1935 to 1938) and then for five consecutive years from 1940 to 1944. (Full list...) | |||
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In five days (October 8)
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October 8 .jpg) Brian Vickers The 2006 UAW-Ford 500 was an American stock car racing competition. Held on October 8 at Talladega Superspeedway, it was the 30th race in the 2006 NASCAR Nextel Cup Series and the fourth in the ten-race, season-ending Chase for the Nextel Cup. Brian Vickers (pictured) of Hendrick Motorsports won the first race of his career; Kasey Kahne finished second, and Kurt Busch came in third. David Gilliland, who had the pole position, was passed by teammate Dale Jarrett. The race lead changed 63 times, with Dale Earnhardt Jr. leading for the most laps (37). On the final lap, Jimmie Johnson and Vickers made a move to pass Earnhardt; Vickers clipped Johnson, then Johnson clipped Earnhardt, and both were knocked into the infield. The race was halted, giving Vickers the win; he was later criticized for hurting his teammate Johnson in the points standings. After the race, Jeff Burton maintained his Drivers' Championship points lead, while Chevrolet maintained its lead in the Manufacturers' Championship. (Full article...)
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October 9 .jpg) Ian Fleming The Man with the Golden Gun was written by Ian Fleming (pictured) and is the final novel in the James Bond series. It was published by Jonathan Cape in the United Kingdom on 1 April 1965, eight months after the author's death. The story centres on the fictional British Secret Service operative James Bond, who returns to Britain via the Soviet Union, where he had been brainwashed. After being de-programmed, Bond goes to the Caribbean to kill Francisco Scaramanga, the titular "Man with the Golden Gun". The first draft and part of the editing process were completed before Fleming's death; the level of detail from previous novels was missing, as this was often added by Fleming in the second draft. The novel was serialised in 1965 and a daily comic strip adaptation was published the following year. In 1974, the book was adapted as the ninth film in Eon Productions' James Bond series. (This article is part of a featured topic: Ian Fleming's James Bond novels and short stories.)
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October 9: Leif Erikson Day in the United States and parts of Canada, Independence Day in Uganda (1962) .jpg) Mortimer War Memorial
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October 9 Liechtenstein has won two gold medals, two silver medals, and six bronze medals at the Olympic Games. Liechtenstein debuted at the Olympics in 1936 and has fielded a team at every Olympics since, except for the 1952 Winter Olympics and the 1956 and 1980 Summer Olympics. Liechtenstein won its first medal at the 1976 Winter Olympics, when alpine skier Hanni Wenzel won a bronze in the women's slalom. Wenzel also won the delegation's first gold medal upon winning the women's giant slalom at the following Winter Games. The delegation holds the distinction of being the only one to have earned all of its medals at the Winter Olympics while never winning a medal at the Summer Olympics. Liechtenstein is also the least populated nation to have won an Olympic gold medal. (Full list...) | |||
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October 10  Fridtjof Nansen (10 October 1861 – 13 May 1930) was a Norwegian explorer, scientist, diplomat and humanitarian. His research on the central nervous system of lower marine creatures helped establish modern theories of neurology. In 1888, he led the first crossing of the interior of Greenland, and obtained international fame for reaching a latitude of 86°14′ during his 1893–1896 North Pole expedition. His main scientific interest then switched to oceanography, where he contributed to the development of oceanographic techniques and equipment. In 1905, he helped to persuade Prince Charles of Denmark to accept the throne of Norway, and Nansen served as the Norwegian representative in London. He was awarded the 1922 Nobel Peace Prize for his work on behalf of displaced victims of conflict. After his death, the League of Nations established the Nansen International Office for Refugees to ensure that his work continued. His name is commemorated in geographical features, particularly in the polar regions. (Full article...)
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