Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Sunday, November 1, 2026
Holidays
From Holiday Insights:
“2026
November Daily Holidays”
2026
November Calendar with Holidays - Monthly Celebrations
International
Drum Month
Adoption
Awareness Month
Aviation
History Month
Caregivers
Appreciation Month
Child
Safety Protection Month
Diabetes
Awareness Month
Epilepsy
Month
Model
Railroad Month
Novel
Writing Month
Native
American Heritage Month
Peanut
Butter Lovers Month
Real
Jewelry Month
Sleep
Comfort Month
World
Vegan Month
Weekly
Events in November
Week
1 Chemistry Week
Week
3 Game and Puzzle Week
Daily
November 2026 Calendar with Holidays
November
1
All Saint’s Day
Daylight
Savings Time
Dios
Los Muertos
National
Author’s Day
World
Vegan Day
November
2
All
Soul’s Day
Deviled
Egg Day
Look
for Circles Day
Plan
Your Epitaph Day
November
3
Cliché
Day
Housewife’s
Day
Pumpkin
Toss Day
Sandwich
Day
U.S.
General Election Day
King
Tut Day
Check
Your Blood Pressure Day
Use
Your Common Sense Day
November
5
Gunpowder
Day
National
Chinese Takeout Day
Men
Make Dinner Day
November
6
Marooned
without a Compass Day
National
Nacho Day
Saxophone
Day
November
7
Bittersweet
Chocolate with Almonds Day
Book
Lovers Day
International
Merlot Day
National
Bison Day
November 8
Cook
Something Bold Day
Dunce
Day
Hindu
Diwali Day
November
9
Chaos
Never Dies Day
World
Freedom Day
November
10
Forget-Me-Not
Day
USMC
Day
World
Science Day for Peace and Development
Young
Readers Day
Pilgrim
and Turkey
November
11
Veteran’s
Day
World
Origami Day
November
12
Chicken
Soup for the Soul Day
National
French Dip Day
World
Pneumonia Day
November
13
Caregiver
Appreciation Day
Friday
the 13th
National
Indian Pudding Day
Sadie
Hawkins Day
World
Kindness Day
November
14
Loosen
Up Day
National
Pickle Day
Operating
Room Nurse Day
Pumpkin
Destruction Day
World
Diabetes Day
November
15
America
Recycles Day
Clean
Your Refrigerator Day
National
Philanthropy Day
November
16
Button
Day
Have
a Party With Your Bear Day
International
Tolerance Day
National
Fast Food Day
November
17
Electronic
Greeting Card Day
Homemade
Bread Day
Take
A Hike Day
World
Peace Day
November
18
Apple
Cider Day
National
Princess Day
Occult
Day
November
19
Great
American Smokeout
Have
a Bad Day Day
Play
Monopoly Day
November
20
Absurdity
Day
Beautiful
Day
Universal
Children’s Day
November
21
Adoption
Day
False
Confession Day
World
Hello Day
November
22
Go
For a Ride Da
Love
Your Freckles Day
November
23
Eat
a Cranberry Day
National
Cashew Day
National
Espresso Day
November
24
All
Our Uncles Are Monkeys Day
Evolution
Day
November
25
Blasé
Day
National
Jukebox Day –
National
Parfait Day
Tie
One On Day
November
26
International
Cake Day
Shopping Reminder Day
Thanksgiving
November
27
Black
Friday
Buy
Nothing Day
You’re
Welcome Day
Pins
and Needles Day
November
28
French
Toast Day
Make
Your Own Head Day
Red
Planet Day
Small
Business Saturday
November
29
Advent
Begins –
Chia
Pet Day
Square
Dance Day
November
30
Cyber
Monday
National
Mason Jar Day
Stay
At Home Because You Are Well Day
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Senior Dog
November is Adopt a Senior
Shelter Dog Month (of course every Month is a good Month to Adopt a Senior Dog
Month.)
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Saturday, October 31, 2026
Friday, October 30, 2026
Repression Day
Today is Day of Remembrance of
the Victims of Political Repressions in Russia (День памяти жертв политических
репрессий.) It was officially remembered in the Soviet Union from October 30,
1991 to December 25, 1991 and in Russia since December 26, 1991.
The repressed were called the
“Enemies of the People” (Враги народа) by the Soviets. Punishments by the State
included summary executions, sending innocent people to Gulags, forced
resettlement, and stripping of Citizen's Rights. If one member of the family
was found to be an “Enemy of the People” then the whole family was considered
one and punished.
Repression was conducted by the
Cheka, the NKVD, the KGB and other State Organs. While Political Repression was
an everyday occurrence in the Soviet Union - as in all Communist countries -
there were special campaigns throughout the USSR’s existence (1917-1991.)
The Red Terror (1917 to 1922):
3,284,000 people murdered.
The New Economic Period
(1923-1928): 2,200,000 people murdered.
Collectivization (1928-1935):
14,400,000 people murdered.
Forced Psychiatry Treatments Part
1 (1921-1955): 1,802 people murdered.
The Great Purge (1936-1938):
4,345,000 people murdered.
Holodomor Man-Made Famine
(1932-1933): 3,500,000 people murdered.
Katyn Massacre (1940): 22,000
Poles murdered.
Forced Population Transfers
(1930-1952): 389,521 Kulaks murdered, 400,000 Chechens murdered, 90,000 Poles
murdered, 40,000 Soviet Koreans murdered, 5,400 Estonians murdered, 17,400
Latvians murdered, 28,000 Lithuanians murdered, 18,800 Finns murdered, 20,000
Hungarians murdered, 19,000 Karachais murdered, 228,800 Soviet Germans
murdered, 360,000 non-Soviet Germans murdered, 16,000 Kalmyks murdered, 23,000
Ingush murdered, 11,000 Balkars murdered, 195,471 Crimean Tatars murdered,
50,000 Meskhetian Turks murdered.
Gulags (1919-1953): 1.7 Million
died as a direct result of their detention (doesn’t include those who died from
starvation, the extreme cold, forced labor, etc.)
Forced Psychiatry Treatments Part
2 (1964-1989): Out of the 10,347 officially punished people 96% of them were
murdered through extreme usage of dangerous chemicals and medicines.
After Joseph Stalin died in 1953
and until Nikita Khrushchev was overthrown in 1964, the Soviet Government had a
process called Legal Rehabilitation (Юридическая реабилитация) in which
innocent men, women and children that were tortured, imprisoned and/or killed
or their relatives could apply to have them officially made full legal Soviet
Citizens again (with all the pensions and other benefits restored.
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32 million men, women and children were officially Rehabilitated by the
Soviet Government from 1953-1964. 13 million of those were from the Russian
Civil War Period (1917-1923) alone. The vast majority of the Rehabilitated had
died during their official imprisonment.
From 1988-1991 different Soviet
Republics (like the Russian Soviet Federated Socialist Republics in April 1991)
of the Soviet Union created different Political Rehabilitation Laws. In 1993,
the Russian Federation created their first Rehabilitation Law.
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From 1993 to 2004, the Russian Prosecutor's Office reviewed 978,891
applications for Legal Rehabilitation of which 797,532 were allowed and 388,412
were satisfied, 636,335 cases against 901,127 people were reviewed and 634,165
were recognized as victims of Political Repression and Legally Rehabilitated.
In 2004 the Russian Government stopped announcing official Legal Rehabilitation
numbers. That is when President Putin moved away from blaming Stalin and the
USSR to praising, promoting and
rehabilitating Stalin and the USSR.
Note: These are only the men,
women and children that the Russian Government has declassified that the Soviet
Communists officially admit to murdering from 1917-1991. The actual number is
much higher. It also doesn’t include the millions upon millions of men, women
and children that the Soviet Communists repressed and imprisoned and that
survived.
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Sir Stewart
From Newsbreak:
“Patrick
Stewart, best known for "Star Trek" and "X-Men," dies at 86”
Legendary
actor Sir Patrick Stewart, best known for his work in the "Star Trek"
and "X-Men" franchises and his prolific award-winning stage career,
has died at 86 years old, his spokesperson confirmed.
Stewart
died at home on Wednesday, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said in a statement.
His death followed "a brief and poignant journey with Alzheimer's Disease
and Lewy Body Dementia," Novak said. "He has been held in the warm
embrace of family and friends, surrounded by live music, prayer, tears,
laughter, and the kind of profound emotion that only he could inspire after a
lifetime of devotion to us all," Novak said.
Stewart
began his acting career doing stage plays in the United Kingdom, joining the
Royal Shakespeare Company in the 1960s. Stewart's most recognizable role began
in 1987, when he started playing Enterprise Captain Jean-Luc Picard on
"Star Trek: The Next Generation." The show ran for seven seasons and
also spawned four "Star Trek" films featuring Stewart as Picard and
the rest of the "Next Generation" cast. Stewart later reprised the
role for Paramount+ series "Star Trek: Picard," which ran for three
seasons. He also played X-Men leader Charles Xavier in over half a dozen films
in the "X-Men" franchise. He reprised the role for the upcoming
"Avengers: Doomsday," which will be released in December 2026. Marvel
Studios said on social media that it was "deeply saddened" by
Stewart's passing, calling him a "singular talent" who defined the
character "for generations of fans."
Stewart
appeared in dozens of other film and television roles, including voice work on
Seth MacFarlane's animated shows "Family Guy" and "American
Dad." But the bulk of his work was on the stage: He was a frequent
presence on Broadway and in London's West End, where he played characters from
Shakespearean villains to Charles Dickens' Ebenezer Scrooge. He appeared with
"X-Men" co-star Ian McKellen in "Waiting for Godot" in
London in 2010, then again in New York City in 2013. He also performed his
one-man version of "A Christmas Carol" frequently over the decades.
Stewart
appeared in over 60 Royal Shakespeare Company productions. The company named
him an "Honorary Associate Artist" to celebrate his contributions to
their work. He has also been awarded three Olivier Awards for his London stage
performances and received one Tony nomination for his work on Broadway. Stewart
was nominated for multiple Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG awards for his on-screen
roles. He won a Grammy Award in 1995 for "Best Spoken Word Album for
Children."
In
2001, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Stewart an Officer of the Order of the
British Empire. In 2010, Stewart received a knighthood, again from Elizabeth
II, for his services to drama. In 2023, Stewart published the memoir
"Making It So." The book landed him on the New York Times'
best-sellers list. He also recorded a companion audiobook.
Stewart
was actively working until 2026. In addition to his role in "Avengers:
Doomsday," he recorded an audiobook where he narrated and commented on all
154 of William Shakespeare's sonnets. He also had a voice role in the animated
comedy "The Sheep Detectives."
Stewart
was married three times. He wed Sheila Falconer in 1966. The pair had two
children — Daniel and Sophia — before divorcing in 1990. From 2000 to 2003, he
was married to producer Wendy Neuss. In 2008, he began dating singer-songwriter
Sunny Ozell. The two married in 2013 and were wed until his death. Novak said
Ozell was at Stewart's side when he died.
Stewart
was also "a fierce advocate for causes he strongly believed in," his
spokesperson said. Those causes included social justice, women's rights,
domestic abuse advocacy, veterans' rights, the refugee crisis, animal rights
and political reform. "We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and
reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invincible grace,"
Novak said. "His sonorous voice and singular talent will forever be
synonymous with indelible performances in every genre. … He will be remembered
for the dignity, compassion and humanity he brought to every role — in his art
and life."
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
Ukrainian History
Ukrainian Language Day
Today
(October 27th) is The Day of Ukrainian Literature and Language (День
української писемності та мови.)
37
Million People speak Ukrainian as their First Language.
15
Million People speak Ukrainian as their 2nd, 3rd, etc. Language.
The
Ukrainian Language is a separate Language from the Russian Language in the same
way as English is separate from German.
History
of the Ukrainian Language in Ukraine:
15th
Century to 1945 in western Ukraine:
The everyday Official Language was Polish. Ukrainian or Yiddish were used at
home in secret.
1650s
to 1917 in the rest of Ukraine:
Most of Ukraine was forced into the Russian Czarist Empire. The everyday
Official Language was Russian. Ukrainian and Yiddish were used at home in
secret.
1720: Czar Peter 1 forbade anything to be
printed using the Ukrainian Language.
1864: Adoption of the Charter of the Primary
School at which education was to be conducted only in Russian. This Charter
only legalized the use of only the Russian Language in Schools in Ukraine – a
practice done since the 1650s.
1876: Czar Alexander II's Ems Decree banned
the printing and importing of any text in Ukrainian from outside the Czarist
Empire.
The
Ems Decree also banned Stage Performances, Public Recitations and schooling in
Ukraine, as well as it ordered removal of all Ukrainian Books from School
Libraries, Teachers that were suspected of promoting the Ukrainian Language
were to be transferred outside of Ukraine.
1911:
The Resolution VIIth Congress of the Nobility in Moscow made it illegal to use
any Language, except Russian, in any School in the Czarist Empire.
1914: Prohibition of celebrating the 100th
Anniversary of Taras Shevchenko (who promoted the Ukrainian Language and
Culture), the Decree of Czar Nicholas II’s Prohibition of the Ukrainian Press.
1922: Ukraine was forced into the Soviet
Union after the 1917 Communist Revolution and Civil War.
The
Communist Party of the Soviet Union declared there to be two cultures in
Ukraine – the city (which used the Russian Language) and the Peasant (which
used the Ukrainian Language.) The CPSU declared the only acceptable outcome
would be a Modern Ukraine (ie one where everyone works in the Cities) and so
the Russian Language became the only Language Officially allowed in the
Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic.
1932: Stalin's Campaign to end
"Ukrainization” inside Ukraine began (making it illegal to use the
Ukrainian Language even at home.)
1932-1933:
The Man-Made Famine, the Holodomor, was created by the Soviets in Moscow to end
Ukrainian Nationalism. 5 Million Ukrainians died.
1941-1944: Nazi Germany occupied Ukraine. The
Nazis promised to make the Ukrainian Language a Co-Official Language (along
with German) if the Ukrainians fought with the Nazis.
In
reality German was the only Official Language with Russian as a 2nd Language.
1945: Western Ukraine was transferred from
Poland to the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. Poland received former Nazi
German Territory in exchange.
A
rapid period of Russification was carried out by the Communists in Moscow
throughout western Ukraine. The Laws making it illegal to use the Ukrainian
Language were extended to western Ukraine.
1945-1953: Any Ukrainian that had promoted the use
of the Ukrainian Language during the War Years were hunted down and sent to the
Gulags by the Soviet Communists.
1958
– The Principles of
Legislation of the USSR and the Union Republics on Public Education on the
Situation on the Free Choice of Language Learning was created.
Officially
it said that Parents across the Soviet Union could decide which Language their
Children learned in School. If the Parents chose a Language other than Russian
then the Children had to also learn the Russian Language as a 2nd Language.
Unofficially,
nothing changed throughout the USSR and all Education was carried out in the
Russian Language.
1964: After Nikita Khrushchev’s overthrow by
the Communists the Russian Language again became the sole Official Language
throughout the USSR.
1970: An Order of the Ministry of Education
of the USSR declared that an Academic Thesis could only be written and defended
in the Russian Language.
1984: An Order of the Ministry of Culture of
the USSR declared that all Soviet Museums only use the Russian Language.
1989:
A Decree of the Central Committee of the CPSU again declared the Russian
Language as the sole Official Language throughout the Soviet Union.
1990: The Supreme Soviet of the USSR approved
the Law on Languages of the USSR reaffirming the sole use of the Russian
Language.
1991: Ukraine became an Independent Country.
The Soviet Union collapsed.
The
Ukrainian Language became the Official Language of Ukraine for the first time
ever.
Russian
and other Foreign Languages were also allowed.
2014
to Present Day: The
Ukrainian Language (and Ukrainian Culture) have been banned in Russian-Occupied
Crimea, Russian-Occupied Luhansk and Russian-Occupied Donetsk. Anyone using the
Ukrainian Language or promoting the Ukrainian Culture is sent to Infiltration
Camps in Russia to have the “Ukrainian beaten out of them.)
2022
to Present Day: The
Ukrainian Language (and Ukrainian Culture) are banned in the Russian-Occupied
Parts of Ukraine. Anyone using the Ukrainian Language or promoting the
Ukrainian Culture is sent to Infiltration Camps in Russia to have the
“Ukrainian beaten out of them.)
At
least 700,000 Ukrainian Children have been kidnapped by the Russians and sent
to Russia to make sure they “grow up as Russians.” The International Community
has declared this to be a War Crime.
2024: In the Non-Russian Occupied Parts of
Ukraine; 81% of Ukrainians speak Ukrainian over Russian in their Daily Lives
with more Ukrainians (especially those over 50) learning Ukrainian every day.
Note: When I was in Kyiv, Ukraine in 2007 I
used Russian since I didn’t know Ukrainian.
I
heard Ukrainians (both Ethnic Ukrainians and Ethnic Russians) speak to each
other in both Ukrainian and in Russian. One would say something in Ukrainian
and the other would reply in Russian. No one seemed to mind.
Language Day
Today is Ukrainian Language Day.
As
you would expect Ukrainian is the Official Language of Ukraine (just like
Russian is the Official Language of Russia), but just because many Ukrainians
understand Russian (they were forced to learn it from the 1600s until 1991)
doesn’t mean that Russian and its Transliterations should be used in Modern-Day
Ukraine. By the way almost no Russian understands Ukrainian (including ethnic
Russians that have lived in Ukraine their whole life.)
Alphabet: The Ukrainian Language uses the
Cyrillic Alphabet like the Russian Language does, but that doesn’t mean they
are the same Language or can be fully understood.
It’s
the same way that just because you know the English Language doesn’t mean you
automatically know the Spanish Language – both of which use the Latin Alphabet.
The
Ukrainian Language has Letters that the Russian Language doesn’t have. Just
look in the Ukrainian Name “Київ.” Russian doesn’t even have the Letter ї.
Russian also doesn’t have the Letters Ґ,
І or Є.
The
Russian Language has the Letters Ё, Ъ, ы and Э which Ukrainian doesn’t have.
Also,
when translating from Russian into English you say “the Ukraine”, but when
translating from Ukrainian into English you say “Ukraine.”
When
translating from Russian into English you say “the Crimea”, but when
translating from Ukrainian into English you say “Crimea.”
Phrases: Here are some Everyday Phrases
in both Ukrainian and Russian to help you see the difference between the two
Languages – even if you don’t know the Cyrillic Alphabet:
Welcome: Ukrainian (Ласкаво просимо) Russian (Добро
пожаловать!)
Hello:
Ukrainian (Вітаю) Russian (Здравствуйте!)
How
Are You?: Ukrainian (Як ти поживаєш?) Russian (Как дела?)
Goodbye:
Ukrainian (До побачення) Russian (До свидания!)
Yes:
Ukrainian (Так) Russian (Да)
No:
Ukrainian (Ні) Russian (Нет)
Thank
You: Ukrainian (Дякую) Russian (Спасибо!)
Ukrainian
Language: Ukrainian (українська мова) Russian (Украинский язык)
Russian
Language: Ukrainian (Російська мова) Russian (Русский язык)
Monday, October 26, 2026
Deployed
Today is Day of the Deployed.
Out of the 1,328,000 Men and
Women in the US Military 167,206 are deployed around the World.
Here are the numbers deployed
around the World according to location:
In Europe: 67,395 (including
35,068 in Germany; 12,375 in Italy; 10,058 in the UK, 3,292 in Spain; 299 in
Poland)
In The Former Soviet Union: 240
In East Asia and the Pacific:
84,093 (including 54,774 in Japan and 24,234 in South Korea)
In North Africa, Near East and
South Asia: 6,561
In Sub-Saharan Africa: 1,035
In the Western Hemisphere: 1,947
(including 616 at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba; 152 in Canada and 135 in Greenland)
On the Oceans on Ships and in
Unknown Destinations: 5,935
These numbers do include the US
Marines stationed at the American Embassies and Consulates around the World.
These numbers don’t include the
American Civilian Federal Employees working for the US Military around the
World.
These numbers don’t include the
American Civilian Contract Workers working for the US Military around the
World.
These numbers don’t include the
American Military Spouses and Military Children (Military Brats) living around
the World because their Spouse or Parent is in the US Military.
Sunday, October 25, 2026
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War Paws
THE
WAR PAWS CHRISTMAS 2026 & NEW YEAR RAFFLE IS NOW OPEN!
It
is official—our festive raffle has launched, and tickets are available now!
To
celebrate the launch, we have added a very special offer for the first 24 HOURS
ONLY:
BUY
5 TICKETS AND RECEIVE 10 FREE!
That
means you will receive 15 chances to win for the price of only five—but this
offer will disappear after the first 24 hours, so please do not miss out!
We
are doing things a little differently this year and keeping the raffle open
throughout Christmas and New Year, with the winners being drawn on Friday 15
January 2027.
We
all know how January can feel like the longest month of the year, so we wanted
to give everyone something exciting to look forward to once the festivities are
over and the decorations have come down!
Tickets cost just £2 each
You can enter from anywhere in the world
There
are already many wonderful prizes available
Even more prizes will be added over the coming
weeks and months
Whether
you are treating yourself, buying entries as a gift or simply supporting War
Paws, every ticket purchased will help us continue feeding, protecting and
providing veterinary care for the hundreds of animals relying upon us.
Take
a look at the prizes, purchase your tickets and please share the raffle with
your family and friends. The more people who enter, the more animals we can
help.
Enter
the raffle here:
Good
luck, everyone—and thank you for helping us make the War Paws Christmas 2026
& New Year Raffle our most successful raffle yet!
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