October is National Book Month!
October 1 — Yosemite National Park Created (1890)
October 2 — San Diego Zoo Founded (1916)
October 3 — James Herriot, English Veterinarian, Born (1916)
October 4 — Feast Day of St. Francis of Assisi, Patron Saint of Ecology
October 5 — Catherine Cooper Hopley, British Herpetologist, Born (1817)
October 7 — Henry A. Wallace, Secretary of Agriculture, Born (1888)
October 9 — Vajont Dam Disaster (1963)
October 10 — Dnieper Dam Began Operation (1932)
October 11 — Big Cypress and Big Thicket National Preserves Created (1974)
October 12 — William Laurance, Tropical Conservationist, Born (1957)
October 13 — International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction
October 14 — Timpanogos Cave National Monument Created (1922)
October 15 — Isabella Bird, Pioneering Eco-traveler, Born (1831)
October 17 — Oliver Rackham Born (1939)
October 18 — Clean Water Act Established (1972)
October 19 — Research Vessel Albatross Launched (1882)
October 20 — OPEC Oil Embargo (1973)
October 21 — “Ding” Darling Born (1876)
October 23 — Cumberland Island National Seashore established (1972)
October 24 — Antoni von Leeuwenhoek Born (1632)
October 25 — Secretary of the Interior Convicted in Teapot Dome Scandal (1929)
October 26 — Erie Canal Opens (1825)
October 27 — Golden Gate and Gateway National Recreation Areas Created (1972)
October 28 — Henry Mosby, Wild Turkey Biologist, Born (1913)
October 28 — First Ticker-tape Parade Held (1886)
October 29 — Stanley Park, Vancouver, Dedicated (1889)
October 30 — UNESCO Designates 9 Natural World Heritage Sites (1981)