On This Day October 7th

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October 7th is the 280th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 85 days remain until the end of the year.

 

Events

3761 BC – The epoch reference date (start) of the modern Hebrew calendar.

1691 – The charter for the Province of Massachusetts Bay is issued.

1780 – American Revolutionary War: American militia defeated royalist irregulars led by British Major Patrick Ferguson at the Battle of Kings Mountain in South Carolina, often regarded as the turning point in the war's Southern theater.

1826 – The Granite Railway begins operations as the first chartered railway in the U.S.

1913 – Ford Motor Company introduced the first moving vehicle assembly line.

1950 – Mother Teresa established the Missionaries of Charity.

1958 – The U.S. crewed space-flight project is renamed to Project Mercury.

1988 – A hunter discovers three gray whales trapped under the ice near Alaska; the situation becomes a multinational effort to free the whales.

2001 – The U.S. invasion of Afghanistan began with an air assault and covert operations on the ground, starting the longest war in American history.

 

Birthdays

1576 – John Marston, English poet and playwright (d. 1634)

1746 – William Billings, American composer and educator (d. 1800)

1819 – Ann Eliza Smith, American author and patriot (d. 1905)

1849 – James Whitcomb Riley, American poet and author (d. 1916)

1870 – Uncle Dave Macon, American old-time country banjo player, singer-songwriter, and comedian (d. 1952)

1885 – Niels Bohr, Danish physicist and philosopher, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1962)

1931 – Cotton Fitzsimmons, American basketball player and coach (d. 2004)

1943 – Oliver North, American colonel, journalist, and author

1955 – Yo-Yo Ma, French-American cellist and educator

1976 – Charles Woodson, American football player.

1985 – Evan Longoria, American baseball player.

 

Holidays and Observances

World Cotton Day

 World Cotton Day was first launched on October 7th, 2019, following an initiative by the Cotton Four countries: Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, and Mali. The event was organized by the World Trade Organization (W.T.O.) Secretariat with the assistance of the secretariats of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O.), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (U.N.C.T.A.D.), the International Cotton Advisory Committee (I.C.A.C.), and the International Trade Centre (I.T.C.). It’s an opportunity to share knowledge about and showcase cotton-related activities and products.

 Cotton is a safety net for the least-developed and developing countries. It’s a significant source of income and livelihood for many rural laborers and smallholders. While occupying 2.1% of the world’s arable land, cotton meets 27% of the world’s textile needs, and almost nothing from the product is wasted. It’s used in animal feed, cosmetics, edible oils, fuel, textiles, and more and benefits more than 100 million families across 75 countries on five continents. Cotton is a natural fiber — breathable, comfortable, durable, versatile, and hypoallergenic.

 World Cotton Day reflects the importance of cotton as a global commodity. It’s meant to attract donors and beneficiaries and enhance cotton development assistance, recognize cotton and those involved in producing and trading it, advance related technology and research and development, and find new investors and partners within the private sector.

 

Others Include

Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

Bathtub Day

Bed & Breakfast Inn Mascot Day

Cephalopod Awareness Day

Digital Scrapbooking Day

Frugal Fun Day

Inter-American Water Day

LED Light Day

National Flower Day

National Forgiveness Day

National Inner Beauty Day

National Personal Safety Day

National Play Outside Day

Odd Socks Day

Team Margot Stem Cell and Bone Marrow Registration Day

Walk a Mile in Her Shoes Day

Woofstock

World Card-Making Day

World Cotton Day

You Matter to Me Day

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