Daily Calendar for Thursday, October 30, 2025
Question of the Day
Is it possible to grow rosemary in an outdoor bed in Nashville, Tennessee, without having to dig it up and bring it inside before the first frost? I am wondering whether heavy mulching at the base and a burlap cover over the plant would help it live through our mild winter freezes.
Since rosemary is a tender shrub that overwinters well in Zones 8 through 10 and Nashville is in Zone 6, you’ll be taking a risk by leaving yours outside through the cold season. But it’s worth a shot. Mulching heavily is a good idea—try surrounding the plant with leaves packed into black plastic bags—and consider building a cold frame for the plant. Also, if you can, put the plant on the south side of your house, up against a wall for protection, but in full sun. This may provide enough warmth to help the plant survive the winter.
Advice of the Day
Use vinegar to clean bathtub rings easily.
Home Hint of the Day
Add a few drops of ammonia to your pail of soapy water to cut any grease in the water.
Word of the Day
Conjunction
The time at which two or more celestial bodies appear closest in the sky. Inferior: Mercury or Venus is between the Sun and Earth. Superior: The Sun is between a planet and Earth.
Puzzle of the Day
How could the letter G surprise a farmer?
By changing oats into goats.
Born
- John Adams (2nd U.S. president) –
- Gertrude Atherton (author) –
- Ezra Pound (poet) –
- Charles Atlas (bodybuilder) –
- Ruth Gordon (actress) –
- Grace Slick (singer) –
- Joanna Shimkus (actress) –
- Henry Winkler (actor, director) –
- Andrea Mitchell (newscaster) –
Died
- Henri Dunant (founder of the Red Cross) –
- Steve Allen (comedian) –
- Robert Goulet (singer & actor) –
- Al Molinaro (actor) –
- Bernard Slade (television writer and playwright) –
Events
- Patent granted to Daniel Cooper for “workman’s time recorder” –
- The broadcast of Orson Welles’ radio drama, War of the Worlds, caused a national panic –
- Toronto’s first street vacuum debuted –
- The 24-second shot clock made its NBA debut –
- First Lamborghini car debuted –
- The film The Lion in Winter debuted, starring Katharine Hepburn and Peter O’Toole –
- Elton John appeared in a Royal Command Performance for the Queen of England –
- Mohammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in 8 rounds for the World Heavyweight Boxing championship title –
- Spectacular Northern Lights display was seen as far south as Florida –
- The Boston Red Sox won the World Series vs the St. Louis Cardinals. It marked the first time since 1918 that the Red Sox won a World Series on home turf at Fenway Park. –
- The Washington Nationals won the World Series (against the Houston Astros) for the first time in the club’s history –
Weather
- Buffalo Barracks, New York, received 30 inches of snow in a three-day storm –
- The Perfect Storm reached maximum intensity –
