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October 26th: National Financial Crime Fighter Day, National Tennessee Day, National Day of the Deployed, National Mule Day, National Pumpkin Day, National Mincemeat Day, National Pharmacy Buyer Day, National Frankenstein Friday, and National Breadstick Day. Pic bird, butterfly, 2flowers, ladybugbeetle, turtle,

🥊National Financial Crime Fighter Day recognizes the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) professionals who protect the United States financial industry, including the law enforcement officers and other government personnel. During the 1960s and 70s, the drug wars created an increase in illicit and illegal earnings entering the United States financial system, funding more criminal activity. Congress passed the Banking Secrecy Act (BSA) in 1970 to create better anti-money laundering (AML) efforts and prevent financing of criminal activities. Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the BSA was reinforced. Congress introduced the USA PATRIOT Act. Signed on October 26, 2001, it cemented the critical role of BSA and AML professionals. BSA and AML professionals work tirelessly around the clock to protect our financial system. While banking regulations evolved and enforcement increased, the mandate of the BSA Officer remains the same. They are the first line of defense in the protection of our financial system from illegal and terrorist activity. They stop drug cartel money from returning to their country of origin. BSA Officers prevent human traffickers from financing their operations. Their investigations uncover movements that preclude terrorists from funding their activities. Throughout their work, the BSA Officer works interminably and monitors it all. This role also comes with substantial ramifications, large amounts of stress and little tolerance for errors. In recent years, BSA professionals have been held personally liable with jail time or hefty fines for loose BSA/AML programs at their institutions. Combined, these characteristics demonstrate the significance of their role and its importance to our national security. Banker’s Toolbox, a leading enterprise risk management solution, founded National Financial Crime Fighter Day on October 26, 2018, to encourage the country to show gratitude toward BSA and AML professionals and everything these specialists do for the financial industry in the United States.

🇺🇸National Tennessee Day! What is now Tennessee was initially part of North Carolina, and later part of the Southwest Territory. The Appalachian Mountains dominate the eastern part of the state, and the Mississippi River forms the state's western border. Tennessee borders eight other states: Kentucky and Virginia to the north; North Carolina to the east; Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi on the south; Arkansas and Missouri on the Mississippi River to the west. Tennessee ties Missouri as the state bordering the most other states. The state is trisected by the Tennessee River. Tennessee's capital and largest city is Nashville, though in the past Knoxville, Kingston, and Murfreesboro have all served as the states capital. Tennessee's nickname: The Volunteer State, Motto: Agriculture and Commerce, State song: "Nine songs", 🦎Amphibian: Tennessee cave salamander, 🕊Bird: Mockingbird and Bobwhite quail, 🦋Butterfly: Zebra swallowtail, 🐟Fish: Channel catfish and Smallmouth bass, 🌸Flower: Iris and Passion flower and Tennessee echinacea, 🐝🐞Insect: Firefly and Lady beetle and Honey bee, 🐴Mammal: Tennessee Walking Horse and Raccoon, 🐢Reptile: Eastern box turtle, 🌳Tree: Tulip poplar and Eastern red cedar, 🥛Beverage: Milk, Dance: Square dance, 🔫Firearm: Barrett M82, 🍅Food: Tomato, Fossil: Pterotrigonia (Scabrotrigonia) thoracica, 💎Gemstone: Tennessee River pearl, Mineral: Agate, Poem: "Oh Tennessee, My Tennessee" by William Lawrence, Rock: Limestone, Slogan: Tennessee–America at its Best. Tennessee was admitted to the Union as the 16th state on June 1, 1796. It was the first state created from territory under the jurisdiction of the United States federal government. It was the last state to leave the Union and join the Confederacy at the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. Occupied by Union forces from 1862, it was the first state to be readmitted to the Union at the end of the war. In the 20th century, Tennessee transitioned from an agrarian economy to a more diversified economy, aided by massive federal investment in the Tennessee Valley Authority and, in the early 1940s, the city of Oak Ridge. The Oak Ridge community was planned and built from scratch to provide accommodations for the facilities and workers of the Manhattan Project. The Manhattan Project's uranium enrichment facilities, helped to build the world's first atomic bombs, two of which were dropped (Imperial Japan) near the end of World War II. These sites are now Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the Y-12 National Security Complex, and the East Tennessee Technology Park. The highest point in the state and the highest point on the Appalachian Trail is Clingmans Dome at 6,643 feet (2,025 m) and it is the third highest peak in the United States east of the Mississippi River. The Gulf of Mexico is the dominant factor in the climate of Tennessee, with winds from the south being responsible for most of the state's annual precipitation, with highest average monthly precipitation generally in the winter and spring months, between December and April. The driest months, on average, are August to October. On average the state receives 50 inches (130 cm) of precipitation annually. Snowfall ranges from 5 inches (13 cm) in West Tennessee to over 16 inches (41 cm) in the higher mountains in East Tennessee. Summers in the state are generally hot and humid, with most of the state averaging a high of around 90 °F (32 °C) during the summer months. Winters tend to be mild to cool, increasing in coolness at higher elevations. Generally, for areas outside the highest mountains, the average overnight lows are near freezing for most of the state. The highest recorded temperature is 113 °F (45 °C) at Perryville on August 9, 1930, while the lowest recorded temperature is -32 °F (-36 °C) at Mountain City on December 30, 1917. The first recorded European excursions into what is now called Tennessee were three expeditions led by Spanish explorers, Hernando de Soto in 1540, Tristan de Luna in 1559, and Juan Pardo in 1567. Pardo recorded the name "Tanasqui" from a local Indian village, which evolved into the state's current name. Many major battles of the American Civil War were fought in Tennessee—most of them Union victories. The Union control the western and middle sections of Tennessee. Confederates held East Tennessee despite the strength of Unionist sentiment there, with the exception of extremely pro-Confederate Sullivan County. The last major battles came when the Confederates invaded Middle Tennessee in November 1864 and were checked at Franklin, then completely dispersed by George Thomas at Nashville in December 1864. Meanwhile, the civilian Andrew Johnson was appointed military governor of the state by President Abraham Lincoln. When the Emancipation Proclamation was announced, Tennessee was largely held by Union forces. This cause Tennessee not to be among the states enumerated in the Proclamation, and the Proclamation did not free any slaves there. Although enslaved African Americans escaped to Union lines to gain freedom without waiting for official action. Thousands of former slaves ended up fighting on the Union side, nearly 200,000 in total across the South. Tennessee's legislature approved an amendment to the state constitution prohibiting slavery on February 22, 1865. Voters in the state approved the amendment in March. It also ratified the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (abolishing slavery in every state) on April 7, 1865. In 1864, Andrew Johnson (a War Democrat from Tennessee) was elected Vice President under Abraham Lincoln. He became President after Lincoln's assassination in 1865. On August 18, 1920, Tennessee became the thirty-sixth and final state necessary to ratify the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which provided women the right to vote. Disfranchising voter registration requirements continued to keep most African Americans and many poor whites, both men and women, off the voter rolls. In 1953 state legislators amended the state constitution, removing the poll tax. In many areas both blacks and poor whites still faced subjectively applied barriers to voter registration that did not end until after passage of national civil rights legislation, including the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The state has had two major disasters that have been the worst and deadliest in U.S. history. The Great Train Wreck of 1918, and the maritime explosion of the Sultana on the Mississippi River near Memphis. In 2002, Tennessee amended the state constitution to allow for the establishment of a lottery. Tourism contributes billions of dollars every year to the state's economy and Tennessee is ranked among the Top 10 destinations in the US. Some of the top tourist attractions in the state are: the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Graceland, Dollywood, Beale Street, Pigeon Forge, Lower Broadway, the Ryman Auditorium, Gaylord Opryland Resort, Lookout Mountain, the Ocoee River, and the Tennessee Aquarium. Tennessee has played a critical role in the development of many forms of American popular music, including rock and roll, blues, country, and rockabilly. Beale Street in Memphis is considered by many to be the birthplace of the blues, with musicians such as W. C. Handy performing in its clubs as early as 1909. Memphis is also home to Sun Records, where musicians such as Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis, Roy Orbison, and Charlie Rich began their recording careers, and where rock and roll took shape in the 1950's. The 1927 Victor recording sessions in Bristol generally mark the beginning of the country music genre and the rise of the Grand Ole Opry in the 1930s helped make Nashville the center of the country music recording industry. Three brick-and-mortar museums recognize Tennessee's role in nurturing various forms of popular music: the Memphis Rock N' Soul Museum, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville, and the International Rock-A-Billy Museum in Jackson. The Rockabilly Hall of Fame, an online site recognizing the development of rockabilly in which Tennessee played a crucial role, is based in Nashville. I'm only listing the Sports Teams. 🏈🏀⚾️⚽️🏒. 🏈Tennessee Titans American football-National Football League, 🏀Memphis Grizzlies Basketball-National Basketball Association, 🏒Nashville Predators-Ice hockey-National Hockey League, ⚽️Nashville MLS team-Soccer-Major League Soccer, ⚾️Memphis Redbirds Baseball-Pacific Coast League (Triple-A), ⚾️Nashville Sounds Baseball-Pacific Coast League (Triple-A), ⚾️Chattanooga Lookouts Baseball-Southern League (Double-A), ⚾️Jackson Generals	Baseball-Southern League (Double-A), ⚾️Tennessee Smokies Baseball Southern League (Double-A), ⚾️Elizabethton Twins Baseball-Appalachian League (Rookie), ⚾️Greeneville Reds Baseball-Appalachian League (Rookie), ⚾️Johnson City Cardinals Baseball-Appalachian League (Rookie), ⚾️Kingsport Mets Baseball-Appalachian League (Rookie), 🏒Knoxville Ice Bears-Ice hockey-Southern Professional Hockey League, ⚽️Nashville SC Soccer-United Soccer League, ⚽️Chattanooga FC Soccer	National Premier Soccer League, ⚽️Knoxville Force Soccer-National Premier Soccer League. Capital punishment has existed in Tennessee at various times since statehood. Before 1913, the method of execution was hanging. From 1913 to 1915, there was a hiatus on executions but they were reinstated in 1916 when electrocution became the new method. Lethal injection was approved by the legislature in 1998. In May 2014, the Tennessee General Assembly passed a law allowing the use of the electric chair for death row executions when lethal injection drugs are not available. The Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians is the only federally recognized Native American Indian tribe in the state. It owns 79 acres (32 ha) in Henning, which was placed into federal trust by the tribe in 2012. This is governed directly by the tribe. And one more big fact said in seven words: Tennessee has over 70 colleges and universities.

🇺🇸National Day of the Deployed honors all of the brave men and woman who have been deployed, are sacrificing, or have sacrificed their lives to defend our country. The day also acknowledges their families who are separated from them during deployment and the sacrifices they make in order for their family members to serve our country. Shelle Michaels Aberle founded National Day of the Deployed in 2006. Ms. Aberle approached then North Dakota 'Governor' John Hoeven for support of a North Dakota Proclamation for the day. Governor Hoeven was the first governor in the United States to recognize deployed troops in a formal proclamation. October 26 was chosen by Aberle’s cousin, Bottineau, ND native LTC David Hosna who was deployed to Iraq from Kaiserslautern, Germany. October 26 is the date of Hosna’s birthday. Grand Forks, North Dakota hosted the first event. The first units honored by this proclamation were: NDARNG 1-188th ADA SECFOR and JLENS deployed to Afghanistan. In 2011 'Senator' John Hoeven led the efforts and co-sponsored S.RES.295 for a national day of honor. On October 18, 2011, the resolution passed unanimously for the first national day honoring deployed troops and their families. And since 2012 all 50 states observed National Day of the Deployed.

🐎National Mule Day! A mule is a hybrid cross between a male donkey and a female horse. The mule possesses the strength, intelligence, patience, perseverance, endurance, sure-footedness and even temper of the donkey. From the horse, the mule inherits beauty, athletic ability, courage, vigor and speed. Mules appear to require less food than a horse of similar size. According to the American Mule Museum: George Washington played the significant role in the development of the mule population in America. He recognized the value of the sturdy animal in agriculture and became the first American breeder. Donkeys were already in America, as they came over with the early explorers, but they were quite small. Washington wished to breed the very best mules, but he faced a major obstacle – the Spanish government at that time prohibited the acquisition or exportation of the famous Andalusian donkey. Washington wrote to King Charles of Spain requesting permission to purchase good quality breeding stock. In October of 1785, a ship docked in Boston harbor carrying a gift from King Charles for George Washington – two fine jennies and a 4-year old Spanish jack named, appropriately, “Royal Gift’. That “royal gift” from the Spanish king is now credited with the development of the American mule.

🎃National Pumpkin Day! Pumpkin is a fruit. Pumpkin is used in a variety of recipes, competitions, and festivals. (Pumpkin bars, cookies, coffee, cheesecake, pasta, oatmeal, pumpkin chunkin’, pumpkin patches, festivals, bake-offs, television specials and jack-o-lantern carving.) This squash is native to North America. The oldest evidence of pumpkin-related seeds dates back to somewhere between 7000 and 5500 BC to seeds found in Mexico. The word pumpkin originates from the word pepon, which means “large melon” in Greek. Within recent years, white pumpkins have become more popular in the United States. The United States produces 1.5 billion pounds of pumpkins, with Illinois producing more than any other state. In 2015 a 2,145-pound pumping from Streator, Illinois, grown by Gene McMullen holds the current North American record. The current world record pumpkin weights 2,323-pounds, from Switzerland grown in 2014. Canned pumpkin may be recommended by veterinarians as a dietary supplement for dogs and cats that are experiencing certain digestive ailments. Raw pumpkin can be fed to poultry as a supplement to their regular feed during the winter months to help maintain egg production.

National Mincemeat Day! A mixture of spiced meat and fruit, this English recipe dates back to the 15th century. Originally, mincemeat was developed as a way of preserving meat without salting or smoking. The filling was then used to make mince pies, which were considered a unique part of holiday dinners as they are still to some today. Many modern recipes contain only fruit, sometimes with liquor as an added ingredient.

💊National Pharmacy Buyer Day! Pharmacy buyers are the men and women who keep the shelves stocked with the necessary medications, supplies and small durable medical equipment pharmacies dispense on a daily basis. They shop wholesale markets and are in charge of managing inventory as well as costs for hospital pharmacies and large clinics. In 2005 Beth Meese, a former Pharmacy Purchasing Agent for Provena United Samaritan Medical Center in Danville, IL, promotes the recognition of National Pharmacy Buyer Day.

🔩⚡️National Frankenstein Friday recognizes author Mary Shelly, the novel Frankenstein, her characters, Dr. Frankenstein and the monster. Dating back to the 1800s, Frankenstein’s monster is one of the best-known horror characters of all times. Created by Mary Shelly at the age of 21, Frankenstein was first published in 1818. Frankenstein was made famous by Boris Karloff in the movie Frankenstein in 1931. August 30 is author Mary Shelly’s birthday. National Frankenstein Friday was created in 1997 by Ron MacCloskey of Westfield, New Jersey. It is said that Ron chose Friday as the date of celebration because of the “FR” connection in FRiday and FRankenstein.

🥖National Breadstick Day! Breadsticks come in many forms. They can be soft or crunchy. Breadsticks can be flavored with garlic, onion, salt or cheese. They can also be sweetened with cinnamon and sugar. However you like your breadsticks, have one today.

I didn't know there was such a thing as Financial Crime Fighters. Quite interesting what they do. It's always interesting to learn about another U.S. state. And Tennessee has a cute Lady. The deployed need their own day. I can't imagine how hard it is on them to leave their families. I did not know George Washington had a hand in promoting mules. However, I did know about the breeding part. Our baby Oakley try to eat her pumpkin. She has two baby teeth now. Mincemeat pie is one of my hubby's favorite, I don't like it. I'm thankful for those Pharmacy buyers, especially when they keep the shelves stock with all the over the counter products we buy. Not a real Frankenstein fan unless it's the one off of The Musters. Can't remember his name right off hand. Anyway Frankenstein is 200 years old. I love❤️ cheesy breadsticks.

Sending cheesy breadsticks hugs. There's an extra one for our cheesy loving toasted loaf.🎃👻💕🍂💕