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November
Zodiac:
Scorpio Oct
23 - Nov 21 Flower:
Chrysanthemum Birthstone:
Topaz
As
the 9th month
of the former
calendar,
November’s
name relates
to Novem,
the Latin
word for "nine." The
Romans suggested
to their
emperor,
Tiberius
Caesar, that
the month
be renamed
in his honor;
however,
he modestly
refused by
commenting, What
will you
do if you
have thirteen
emperor’s
and only
12 months?
History
Month
National Month
Heritage Month
National Awareness
Month |
| 1 |
was enacted
by British Parliament in order
to defray the cost of maintaining
the military presence protecting
the colonies, 1765. |
| 2 |
29th
President (1921), born 1865.
became
the 40th state (settled
in 1859), 1889.
bay
discovered by Gaspar
de Portola, 1769.
became
the 39th state (settled
in 1812), 1889.
Queen
of France, born 1755,
guillotined October
16, 1793.
11th
President (1845), born
1795.
. "Fall back" 1 hour, 2:00 a.m. [2008] |
| 3 |
Culture
Day |
| 4 |
American
newscaster,
born
1916.
Election Day 2008 |
| 5 |
Crossword first
published in America, 1924. |
| 6 |
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| 7 |
, French
Scientist and winner of 2 Nobel
Prizes, born 1867. FACTOID: discovered
by Marie and Perrie Curie,
December 21, 1989.
opened
New
York
City,
1929. FACTOID: Painting
in
Museum
of
Modern
Art,
New
York,
discovered
as
having
been
hung
upside
down
for
47
days
in
1961. web
site:
http://www.moma.org/ |
| 8 |
became
the 41st
state (settled
in 1809), 1889.
opened
Paris, France 1793 (construction
began in 1204!)
National Day 2008 |
| 9 |
American
inventor/mathematician, who
laid out the streets of Washington,
D.C., born 1731.
World Freedom Day -
Commemorates the day the in 1989.
Awareness Week 2008 (9-15th)
Youth Appreciation Week 2008 (9-15th) |
| 10 |
services
coast to coast with no operator
assistance, 1951.
established
by Continental Congress,
1775.
releases "Microsoft
Windows" platform
in 1985. |
| 11 |
First (Compulsory
attendance) passed by Massachusetts,
1647.
(Honors
all who served in wars
and is observed on the ending of WWI, 1918.)
became
the 42nd state (settled
in 1811), 1889. |
| 12 |
, the immigration
processing station that served over 12 million
immigrants in its 40 year history. Once immigrants
passed a physical exam they had to go
through a rigorous screening process by government
officials, 1954. |
| 13 |
Scottish
author of "Child's
Garden
of Verse," "Treasure
Island," "Kidnapped," and "Dr.
Jekyll & Mr.
Hyde;" born
1850.
Artificial introduced
in America, 1946. |
| 14 |
French
landscape artist, born 1840.
Children's
author and illustrator,
born 1907.
Robert Fulton, American inventor of born
1765. |
| 15 |
Artists
born in Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
1887.
America Day
National Day 2008 |
| 16 |
became
the 46th state (settled in 1889),
1907.
formally
opened in 1869, seized
by on
July 26, 1956. |
| 17 |
I
succeeded
to the
throne
of England,
1558.
National American Education Week 2008 (17-21st)
National Week 2008 (17-23rd)
National Week 2008 (17-23rd)
Awareness Week 2008 (17-23rd)
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| 18 |
discovered
by US Navy Captain Nathaniel
B. Palmer, 1820.
discovered
by Europeans, 1493;
declared self-governing,
July 25, 1952. |
| 19 |
The
ship, , docked
off the coast of Cape Cod, Massachusetts,
1620.
20th
President (1881), born 1831.
Abraham Lincoln delivered
the , 1863. For more information
http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/gadd/
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| 20 |
Peregrine
White, first child born on while
docked off , 1620. (First
record of in
America)
Senator born
1925. FACTOID: Shot
in Los Angeles, 1968; he
died the following morning.
of leaders
opened in ,
1945.
Great American 2008 |
| 21 |
became
the 12th state (settled
in 1660), 1789. FACTOID: One of the original 13
colonies.
first
meets in Washington, 1776.
The signed,
1620. |
| 22 |
,
French explorer who sailed
the and claimed
it for France, born 1643.
The Pilgrims had much for which to be thankful.
Ninety native men and 50 Pilgrims attended
the feast known today as . The
feast was probably held sometime between Sept.
20 and Nov. 9, 1621.
, our 35th president, was as
he rode in his motorcade along the streets
of Dallas, Texas in 1963. Web
site www.jfklibrary.org
former
President of France, born 1890.
, American pioneer who's
credited for his exploration and
settlement of Kentucky, made more
famous by folktale's, born
1734. [d. 9.26.1820]
signal "SOS" adopted.
National Day
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| 23 |
, 14th
President (1853), born 1804.
First bones
of Lystrosaurus, a four foot reptile
that lived 200 million years ago, were
discovered in while
digging near the in 1969. |
| 24 |
12th
President (1849),
born 1784. |
| 25 |
Scottish-American
industrialist/philanthropist,
born 1835. |
| 26 |
Charles
Dodgson sent
an early
Christmas
gift to 12
year old
Alice Liddell.
It was a
handwritten
story he
had created
for Alice,
called "Alice's
Adventures
Underground." Today,
we know it
as "The
Misadventures
of and
Dodgson by
his pen name,
Lewis Carroll.
First lion to be seen in America at the Boston ,
1716.
President passed away at the age of
93, 2006. A national day of mourning
will be November 28th. |
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Day [2008] |
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| 29 |
Lord
Carnarvon of England and his
American assistant, Howard Carter,
discovered the Tomb of in ,
1922. |
| 30 |
former
prime minister of England,
born 1874.
American, ,
(), author of "Adventures
of Huck Finn" and "Tom
Sawyer," born
1835. FACTOID: Died
April 21,
1910 at age of 75.
Irishman author
of "Gulliver's
Travels," born 1667. |
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