International Day of the Girl Child Is Today!

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United Nations Flag

International Day of the Girl Child is today! The United Nations created the day in 2012, and this year’s theme is Digital Generation. Our Generation. The United Nations states, “On 11 October, International Day of the Girl, we are working alongside all girls to expand existing learning opportunities, chart new pathways and calling on the global community to rethink how to prepare them for a successful transition into the world of work.” Children can learn more at: Girl Child.

General Pulaski Memorial Day Is Today!

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Oct 112024
 
Pułaski

Casimir Pulaski
Portrait by Jan Styka

General Pulaski Memorial Day is celebrated by Presidential Proclamation. The first proclamation was issued in 1929. Casimir Pulaski was a Polish hero who died in the Battle of Savannah in 1779. The day remembers his death and honors all Polish-Americans. Children could learn more at: Casimir Pulaski.

Collapsible Tubing Was Patented by John Goffe Rand in 1841

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Oct 112024
 

Collapsible tubing was patented by John Goffe Rand in 1841. A painter and inventor, Rand invented the tubing to store oil paints. Prior to his invention, oil paints were compounded on palettes, so often oil paints were wasted. Rand received Patent Number 2,252. Children could view his patent at: Collapsible Tubing. Idea: Children could list other substances contained in collapsible tubes today.

Comptometer Patented in 1887

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Oct 112024
 
Macaroni Box Comptometer

Macaroni Box Comptometer

Comptometer, the first accurate adding machine, was patented by Dorr Eugene Felt in 1887. Made from a macaroni box and rubber bands, the prototype earned patent number 371,496. Felt and his partner became financially successful, and he held 46 other patents. The original macaroni box prototype is now part of the Smithsonian collection. Older children could learn more at: Comptometer.

Space Accomplishments

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Oct 112024
 

Apollo 7 lifted off in 1968. The first successful three-person team, the mission lasted eleven days. Walter Schirra, Donn F. Eisele, and R. Walter Cunningham were the crew. Children could learn more at: Apollo 7.

Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan became the first American woman to walk in space. She was part of the 1984 Challenger crew. The mission was completed October 13, 1984. Children could learn more at: Kathryn D. Sullivan.

Space Shuttle in 2000 was launched on its one hundredth mission, to help with the International Space Station.

Children could choose from an index of space missions at: https://www.nasa.gov/missions.