November 10

 Holidays and Observances
(Alphabetical Order)

2024 Daily Holidays that fall on November 10, include:

• Accounting Day - November 10, 2024 and May 19
• American Frog Day 
• Area Code Day 
• Forget-Me-Not-Day 
  
• International Accounting Day 
• National Vanilla Cupcake Day 
• Orphan Sunday - November 10, 2024 (Second Sunday in November)
• Sesame Street Day 
  
• US Marine Corps Birthday (USMC) 
• Windows Day (Microsoft) 
  
• World Keratoconus Day  
• World Science Day for Peace and Development 

2024 Weekly Holidays that include November 10, are:

• Dear Santa Letter Week - November 7-13
• International Week of Science and Peace - November 10-16, 2024 (The week in which November 11 falls)
• Kristallnacht - November 9-10
  
• National Book Awards Week - November 7-13, 2024
  
• National Children's Book Week - November 4-10, 2024 and May 6-12, 2024
  
• National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week - November 9-17, 2024 (Begins on Second Saturday in November for 9 Days)
  
• National Nurse Practitioner's Week - November 10-16, 2024
• Operating Room Nurse Awareness Week - November 10-16, 2024 (Second Full Week in November) - Also Known as Perioperative Nurse Week
• Orangutan Caring Week - November 10-16, 2024
• Perioperative Nurse Week - November 10-16, 2024 (Second Full Week in November) - Also Known as Operating Room Nurse Awareness Week
• World Antibiotic Awareness Week - November 9-15, 2024 (Begins Second Saturday to Friday)
  
• World Kindness Week - November 10-16, 2024 (Always has the 13th of November in it)
• World Origami Days - October 24 - November 11

2024 Monthly Holidays that include November 10, are:

There are too many monthly holidays to include here, so please check out our November Holidays page to see all of the holidays that are celebrated the entire month of November.

NOTE: A page on each holiday will be coming soon and linked above.

World Festivals and Events
(Date Order)

• Pirates Fest - Cayman Islands National Festival - November 1-24, 2024 (Little Cayman - November 1-3, 2024; Grand Cayman - November 8-17, 2024; Cayman Brac - November 22-24, 2024) This is the Cayman Islands, National Festival and features different events such as street dances, costumes, float parade, heritage days, underwater treasure hunt, games, controlled mayhem with a mock invasion, lots of music and events for kids and teens.

Astrological Sign

The Astrological Sign for November 10 is Scorpio.

Birth Flower of the Month

The Birth Flower(s) for the Month for November are:

• Chrysanthemum - abundance, cheerfulness, compassion, friendship, secret love

Birthstone

The Birthstone(s) for November is Topaz and Citrine.

Famous Birthdays

• 1483 - Martin Luther, German monk and priest, leader of the Protestant Reformation (d. 1546)
• 1923 - Hachiko, Japanese dog who was famous for his loyalty to his owner (d. 1935)
• 1925 - Richard Burton, Welsh actor and singer (Hamlet, Whose Afraid of Virginia Woolf) (d. 1984)
• 1947 - Dave Loggins, American singer and songwriter (Please Come to Boston)

Famous Deaths

• 1992 - Chuck Connors, American actor (The Rifleman) (b. 1921)
• 2022 - Keven Conroy - American voice actor who was the longtime voice of Batman (b. 1955)

Famous Weddings and Divorces

• 2001 - Actress Andie MacDowell (Four Weddings and a Funeral), marries businessman Rhett Hartzog 
  2007 - Actress Julianna Margulies (E.R.), marries lawyer Keith Lieberthal

Quote of the Day

Leaves are Falling! Coffee is so much more enjoyable in the Fall and Winter when it is cold and the coffee is nice and warming to the body and spirit!

Healthy Diet Habit Tip of the Day 
or a Recipe of the Day

The Science of Dieting indicates that it is best to eat a reduced fat diet without limiting calories. Eat Healthy Carbs, Lean Protein, and stop eating when you are full.

If you want to lose weight, the current research seems to show that it is best to eat a reduced fat diet without limiting calories. Eat healthy carbohydrates, lean protein, and stop eating when you are full. Eat healthy and lose weight! The dieting industry will not like this research!!!

Find out more about the Science of Dieting from Kerry's Healthy Diet Habits website!

This Day in History

• 1775 - The United States Marine Corps is founded in Philadelphia by Samuel Nicholas
• 1940 - The Vrancea earthquake hits Romania killing an estimated 1,000 and injuring 4,000 more
• 1944 - The ammunition ship USS Mount Hood explodes at Seeadler Harbour, Manus (Admiralty Islands), killing 432 and injuring 371
• 1946 - The Peruvian Andes mountains are hit with a 6.9 earthquake that kills at least 1,400 people
• 1951 - Dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States
• 1954 - The USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) in Arlington Ridge Park in Arlington, Virginia is dedicated by U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower
• 1958 - New York diamond merchant Harry Winston donates the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution
• 1975 - All 29 crew members on board are killed - when the 729 foot long freighter SS Edmund Fitzgerald sinks during a storm on Lake Superior
• 1989 - Germany begins to tear down the Berlin Wall
• 1997 - WorldCom and MCI Communications announce a $37 billion merger which is the largest merger in U.S. history at the time
• 2006 - U.S. President George W. Bush dedicates the opening of the National Museum of the Marine Corps in Quantico, Virginia
• 2008 - NASA announces the Phoenix mission conclusion after communications with the lander were lost over five months after landing on Mars

This Day in Music

• 1938 - Kate Smith sings God Bless America by Irving Berlin for the first time on her radio show (video below)
• 1969 - Sesame Street debuts on American public television, with many musicians appearing on the show through the years
• 1988 - After a 6 year break, Steve Miller starts touring again
• 2007 - For the first time ever, country artists hold the top three spots on the U.S. Album chart 1) Carrie Underwood - Carnival Ride 2) Robert Plant and Alison Krauss - Raising Sand and 3) Gary Allan - Living Hard

This Day in Sports

• 1971 - Joe Torre wins the National League MVP and Vida Blue wins the American League MVP
• 1977 - Major Indoor Soccer League is officially organized
• 1991 - Martina Navratilova ties Chris Evert's record with 157 pro tennis tournament wins

Word of the Day from Wiktionary

Wishing You a Great Day Today!