Hello Okanagan! Let’s start your day and week!
Fun fact: Yesterday (Sunday, October 23) was the 28th all-time sporting equinox. Then NHL, MLB, NFL and NBA all play on the same day. MLS and college football were also played that day.
On that day
Jackie Robinson, the first African American baseball player, died in 1972 at the age of 53.
In 1988, Mike Bossy of the New York Islanders announced his retirement.
In 1992, the Toronto Blue Jays won their first World Series, defeating the Atlanta Braves in six games.
American civil rights activist Rosa Parks died in 2005 at the age of 92.
In 2008, many of the world’s major stock markets experienced their worst decline in 10 years, with most falling 10%, known as “Bloody Friday”.
2009 the first international day of action for the climate.
In 2021, quarterback Tom Brady will become the first player to throw 600 touchdowns.
public holidays
Today is Diwali, United Nations Day, National Food Day, National Kangaroo Day and National Bologna Day.
Environment weather forecasts for Canada
In Kelowna
In Penticton
In Revelstoke
In the salmon arm
In Vernon
In case you missed it
Plant propagation paradise in a new store in Kelowna. Learn more here.
“The Legacy of Love”: A woman from Vernon celebrates her 105th birthday. Learn more here.
More than 50 tons of rubber end up in Okanagan waterways each year: study. Learn more here.
tendency
It’s in stores now, so we’re all in trouble…
uh oh… pic.twitter.com/9rjgnazX2v
— Susan Mitchell 🇺🇦 (@mitchel_susan) October 22, 2022
Celebrity Birthdays
If it’s your birthday today, share a birthday with rapper Drake, 36, and footballer Wayne Rooney, 37.
Have a nice day and a nice week everyone!
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