Monday, October 9, 2017

We start the week with ...

WH drama that will heat up.
  The White House has tied any new deal on young undocumented immigrants to a clampdown on illegal immigration, including a border wall with Mexico.   BBC - October 9, 2017


Congratulations ...The Nobel Prize in Economics goes to ... 'Nudge' Economist Richard Thaler Other 2017 Nobel Prizes


What's Hollywood talking about? Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein.
Harvey Weinstein has been fired. So what's next?   CNN - October 9, 2017




October 9, 2017


The First Thanksgiving - Painting by Jean Louis Gerome Ferris

Thanksgiving in Canada is celebrated
on the second Monday in October.




October 9, 2017

Indigenous Peoples' Day

Indigenous Peoples' Day (also known as Native American Day) is a holiday that celebrates the Indigenous peoples of North America. It is celebrated in various localities in the United States. It began as a counter-celebration to Columbus Day, promoting Native American culture and commemorating the history of Native American peoples.




October 9, 1000

Leif Ericson discovers Vinland becoming the first
known European to set foot in North America.


October 9, 2017 - Columbus Day

Celebrates the arrival of Christopher Columbus to the Americas on October 12, 1492

Did Christopher Columbus encounter UFOs along he way?

The "wax candle" that went up and down in the water


By prevailing over all obstacles and distractions,
one may unfailingly arrive at his chosen goal or destination.

Christopher Columbus Quotes 1

Christopher Columbus Quotes 2