A Submission from SASFAA's Global Issues' Committee
Ten Interesting Facts
about October
- October is cancer awareness month.
- October is domestic violence awareness month.
- On October 1, 1971, Walt Disney World opened in Orlando, Florida.
- October 6th is National Physician’s Assistant Day.
- The first Physician Assistant graduated Duke University on this date in 1965.
- On October 11, 1984, space shuttle Challenger astronaut Kathryn Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space.
- On October 14, 1964, Martin Luther King, Jr. was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
- On October 15, 1951, “I Love Lucy” premiered on television.
- On October 24, 1945, the United Nations was officially formed.
- On October 28, 1965, the Gateway Arch in St. Louis was completed.
- On October 28, 1886, France presented the United States with the Statue of Liberty.
How many did you know?
Compiled by
Joan Bailey, Chair
2014-2015 Global Issues' Committee
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