Calendar: Week of October 19
Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:
Monday is White House Astronomy Night on the South Lawn. Among the invited students: Ahmed Mohamed, the Texas 14-year-old who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school.
- White House Astronomy Night, October 19 (whitehouse.gov)
- Muslim teen cuffed over clock mistaken for bomb speaks out (CBS News, 09/16/15)
- Top 5 discoveries from the Hubble Space Telescope (CBS News, 04/21/15)
- The biggest astronomy stories of 2014 (space.com)
- Can you ace this science quiz? Most Americans can't (CBS News, 09/10/15)
Tuesday is World Statistics Day, a day for statisticians to highlight the innumerable ways they help decision-makers develop informed policies ... by the numbers.
- World Statistics Day, October 20
Wednesday sees the annual Courage in Journalism Awards ceremony for women in journalism. Co-hosting the event are "CBS This Morning" co-anchor Norah O'Donnell and Cynthia McFadden of NBC News.
- Courage in Journalism Awards - New York, October 21 at 11:00 a.m. at Cipriani 42nd Street, Manhattan
- International Women's Media Foundation
On Thursday, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testifies before the House Select Committee investigating the attack that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya.
Friday is National Mole Day, a celebration NOT of that small burrowing mammal, but of Avogadro's Number (6.02 x 1023), a basic measuring unit that we all remember (and a few actually understood) from high school chemistry.
And Saturday is the day for the 25th annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade in New York.
- Annual Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade, October 24 from Noon to 3:00 p.m., in New York City
- Follow the Tompkins Square Halloween Dog Parade on Facebook
- GALLERY: 2012 Halloween Dog Parade