Today in History: Today is Sadie Hawkins Day. Sadie Hawkins Day is an American folk event and pseudo-holiday originated by Al Capp's classic hillbilly comic strip Li'l Abner (1934-1978). This inspired real-world Sadie Hawkins events, the premise of which is that women ask men for a date or dancing. In the comic, Hekzebiah Hawkins, worried that his homely daughter Sadie might never find a boyfriend, organized a race in which his daughter would chase all the unmarried men in town to the finish line. If she caught one, he was legally obligated to wed her.
However, November has no shortage of obscure holidays, such as Clean out your Fridge Day (15), International Tongue-Twister Day (8), Saxophone Day (6), Guy Fawkes Days (remember remember the fifth of November), King Tut Day (4) Cliche Day (3), Plan your Epitaph Day (2), World Toilet Day (19) and Name Your PC Day (20)
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