11-10 USMC Day
November 10th, 2009
USMC Day:
(excerpted from http://www.holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/November/usmcday.htm)
USMC Day celebrates the birth of the United States Marine Corps. The Marine Corps were created during the Revolutionary War.
The Continental Congress of the newly created United States of America, authorized the creation of the Continental Marines on November 10, 1775. It was later renamed the U.S. Marine Corps. It is often abbreviated as USMC.
(excerpted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Marine_Corp)
The United States Marine Corps (USMC) is a branch of the United States armed forces responsible for providing force projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to rapidly deliver combined-arms task forces. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States. In the civilian leadership structure of the United States military, the Marine Corps is a component of the Department of the Navy, often working closely with U.S. naval forces for training, transportation and logistic purposes; however, in the military leadership structure the Marine Corps is a separate branch.
National Young Readers Day:
(excerpted from http://www.bookitprogram.com/teachers/nyrd.asp)
Hundreds of schools across the country celebrate reading by participating in National Young Readers Week each year. This is an annual event that was co-founded in 1989 by Pizza Hut® and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress.
Set aside as a special day to recognize the joys and benefits of reading, schools recruited local “celebrities” to read aloud a favorite children’s book to their classrooms. Local reading role model “celebrities” included local officials, sports figures, public safety officers, parents, and other guests from the public and private sector.
National Forget Me Not Day:
(excerpted from http://holidayinsights.com/moreholidays/November/forgetmenotday.htm)
Forget-Me-Not Day is a day to remember family, friends, and loved ones.
People use this day to get in touch with family, friends and loved ones, especially those who we haven’t seen in a while. You don’t want them to forget you, do you!? This day is intended to remember the living. But, some people have used it to memorialize a loved one who is no longer with us.
Area Code Day:
(excerpted from http://alydaze.blogspot.com/2007/11/november-10-area-code-day.html)
Here we have another holiday that I am convinced is totally made up. I could not find any information about this celebration online. I’m not even sure why we would want/need to celebrate area codes.
Great Wall Opened for World Tourism (1970):
(excerpted from http://www.chinatour.com/attraction/greatwall.htm)
The Great Wall was first built as a defense line against nomadic incursions. Its military and strategic importance was unmatched by any other projects in ancient China. The construction of the wall began around the 7th-4th century BC during the Spring and Autumn Period (770-476BC). At that time, feudal states built walls for self-defense against the invasion of nomadic tribes. In 221 BC, after unifying China, Qinshihuang, the first emperor of China, had the walls linked up, reinforced and extended to form the Great Wall. During succeeding dynasties in later years, renovations were made in line with local geographic conditions, creating many enchanting sights.
Salute to EMTs and All That Answer 911 Calls:
(excerpted from http://www.bls.gov/oco/ocos101.htm#nature)
People’s lives often depend on the quick reaction and competent care of emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics. Incidents as varied as automobile accidents, heart attacks, slips and falls, childbirth, and gunshot wounds all require immediate medical attention. EMTs and paramedics provide this vital service as they care for and transport the sick or injured to a medical facility.
In an emergency, EMTs and paramedics are typically dispatched by a 911 operator to the scene, where they often work with police and fire fighters. (Police and detectives and firefighting occupations are discussed elsewhere in the Handbook.) Once they arrive, EMTs and paramedics assess the nature of the patient’s condition while trying to determine whether the patient has any pre-existing medical conditions. Following medical protocols and guidelines, they provide appropriate emergency care and, when necessary, transport the patient. Some paramedics are trained to treat patients with minor injuries on the scene of an accident or they may treat them at their home without transporting them to a medical facility. Emergency treatment is carried out under the medical direction of physicians.
** Personal Note: I picked November 10 to salute these dedicated individuals because it is one year today I suffered a heart attack. If it was not for the quick response of two North Brunswick policemen and Robert Wood Johnson EMTs, I would not be alive today. I was told that only 10% of people that arrest in the field, survive. What better reason to celebrate life and the people that preserve it!!
Celebrity Birthdays:
(excerpted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Burton)
Richard Burton, CBE (10 November 1925 – 5 August 1984) was a Welsh actor. He was nominated seven times for an Academy Award (without success) and was at one time the highest-paid actor in Hollywood. He remains closely associated in the public consciousness with his second wife, actress Elizabeth Taylor; the couple’s passionate relationship was rarely out of the news.
He was nominated six times for an Academy Award for Best Actor and once for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor – but he never won. From 1982, he and Becket co-star Peter O’Toole shared the record for the male actor with the most nominations (7) for a competitive acting Oscar without ever winning. In 2007, Peter O’Toole was unsuccessfully nominated for an eighth time, for Venus (however, O’Toole also received an “honorary” Academy Award in 2003). Ironically, both Burton and O’Toole were nominated for the film Becket.
(excerpted from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Scheider)
Roy Richard Scheider (November 10, 1932 – February 10, 2008) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as police chief Martin Brody in Jaws, as choreographer and film director Joe Gideon in All That Jazz, and as detective Buddy Russo in The French Connection. Scheider’s final performance is to be released posthumously in the 2010 thriller Iron Cross.
In Loving Memory of Carol Reed on Her Birthday:
Sadly Missed and Forever Loved By Her Family
