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SLASHER FILM PREMIERED ON THIS DAY

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John Carpenter’s "Halloween" premiered, sending chills
across small towns nationwide.

Produced for $300,000, the slasher movie grossed more
than $47 million in North America.

Jamie Lee Curtis, 19 at the time, was paid only $8,000 for
her film debut
.


Halloween
spawned a film franchise comprising 13 films
which helped construct an extensive backstory for Michael
Myers.

Halloween: Jamie Lee Curtis didn't get work after release of original  horror classic

Jamie Lee Curtis Pays Tribute to 'Halloween' Fans at N.Y. Comic Con
Jamie Lee Curtis will be 67 years young on November 22.

Original Michael Myers actor returning for 'Halloween Kills'
Nick Castle played Michael Meyers right.

John Carpenter on Love of Los Angeles, Music and If He'll Direct Again

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John Howard Carpenter (77)

13 Days of Terror: The Ultimate Halloween Movie Marathon

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10 Things You May Not Know About Christopher Columbus | HISTORY

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Have a Happy Friday and a Wonderful “Columbus Day” weekend!  —  #fblifestyle

Columbus Day is a national holiday in many countries of the
Americas and elsewhere, and a federal holiday in the United
States, which officially celebrates the anniversary of Christopher Columbus’s arrival in the Americas.

He went ashore at Guanahaní, an island in the Bahamas, on
October 12, 1492 [OS].
Wikipedia

Columbus Day 2025 - Facts, Celebrations & Controversy
Christopher Columbus  
(between 25 August and 31 October 1451 – 20 May 1506)

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Sunday Is Grandparents Day


Grandparents’ Day or National Grandparents’ Day is a secular
holiday celebrated in various countries; it is celebrated to show
the bond between
grandparents and grandchildren.

It occurs on various days of the year, either as one holiday or
sometimes as a separate Grandmother’s Day and Grandfather’s
Day. It was celebrated for the first time in Poland in 1965.

Grandparents Day 2024-2025

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4,330 Vintage Labor Day Stock Photos - Free & Royalty-Free Stock Photos  from Dreamstime

Beginning in the late 19th century, as the trade union and labor movements grew, trade unionists proposed that a day be set
aside to celebrate labor. "Labor Day" was promoted by the
Central Labor Union and the Knights of Labor, which organized
the first parade in
New York City.

By the time it became an official federal holiday in 1894, thirty
states in the U.S. officially celebrated Labor Day.

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P. J. McGuire
, Vice President of the American
Federation of Labor
, is frequently credited as
the father of Labor Day in the U.S.

(From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

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Illustration of the first American Labor parade held in New
York City on September 5, 1882 as it appeared in the
September 16, 1882 issue of Frank Leslie’s Illustrated Newspaper.

Labor Day 2025: Facts, Meaning & Founding | HISTORY

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