October (Roman month) October (Roman month) October (from Latin "octo", "eight") or mensis October was the eighth of ten months on the oldest Roman calendar. It had 31 days. October followed September (from "septem", "seven") and preceded November ("novem", "nine"). After the calendar reform that resulted in a 12-month year, October became the tenth month, but retained its numerical name, as did the other months from September through December. Some of the observances in October marked the close of the season for military campaigning and farming, which commenced in March ("Martius", "Mars' month"). October was under the guardianship "(tutela)" of Mars. The Romans
DuPont Show of the Month Shakespeare's "Hamlet" immediately following its brief run on Broadway. Sally Benson's "Junior Miss", on Broadway from 1941 to 1943 came to television on December 20, 1957, as a production of "DuPont Show of the Month". Carol Lynley had the lead role of Judy Graves with Don Ameche and Joan Bennett as her parents and Susanne Sidney as Fuffy Adams. Others in the cast were Diana Lynn, Paul Ford, Jill St. John and David Wayne. DuPont Show of the Month DuPont Show of the Month was a 90-minute television anthology series that aired monthly on CBS from 1957 to 1961. The