{"id":672,"date":"2019-10-14T00:02:00","date_gmt":"2019-10-14T04:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/?p=672"},"modified":"2019-10-14T09:59:54","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T13:59:54","slug":"get-ready-for-spreadsheet-day-2019-oct-17th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/2019\/10\/14\/get-ready-for-spreadsheet-day-2019-oct-17th\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Ready for Spreadsheet Day 2019 &#8211; Oct 17th"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"d942c2121bfbd137a3b44056a000f09c\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:10px 0 10px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Responsive Top -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-9531091850463532\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"6574318169\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Are you ready? Spreadsheet Day 2019 is almost here \u2013 <strong>Thursday, October 17, 2019<\/strong>. What plans do you have for this year&#8217;s celebrations?<\/p>\n<h3>Spreadsheet Day Beginnings<\/h3>\n<p>This is the 10th year that we&#8217;ve celebrated Spreadsheet Day, and thank you for helping to spread the word about this special day! You can read the <a title=\"how I started Spreadsheet Day\" href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">details about how I started Spreadsheet Day, on the About page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>VisiCalc Release Date<\/h3>\n<p>Why is Spreadsheet Day celebrated on October 17th? That was the date, in 1979, when <a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/spreadsheet-history\/visicalc\/\">VisiCalc was first released<\/a>. VisiCalc was the first spreadsheet for personal computers, and you can read <a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/spreadsheet-history\/visicalc\/\">more about VisiCalc<\/a> in the Spreadsheet History section.<\/p>\n<p>And, if you&#8217;re good at arithmetic, you&#8217;ve already figured out that this year is the 40th anniversary of the first VisiCalc ship date.<\/p>\n<h3>.See You on Spreadsheet Day<\/h3>\n<p>Be sure to tell all your friends, co-workers, and family members that Spreadsheet Day is on October 17th.<\/p>\n<p>Then, come back to visit this blog, to see the special Spreadsheet Day 2019 article..<\/p>\n<p>_______________________<\/p>\n<h3>Get Ready for Spreadsheet Day 2019<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/spreadsheetdayready2019b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: 0px currentcolor; display: inline; background-image: none;\" title=\"Get Ready for Spreadsheet Day 2019 \" src=\"https:\/\/spreadsheet-day.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/spreadsheetdayready2019b_thumb.jpg\" alt=\"Get Ready for Spreadsheet Day 2019 \" width=\"450\" height=\"225\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>_________________<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready? Spreadsheet Day 2019 is almost here \u2013 Thursday, October 17, 2019. What plans do you have for this year&#8217;s celebrations? 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