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November 2016
November is “National American Indian Heritage Month“
November is “National American Indian Heritage Month“
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Tue. Nov. 1
Day of the Dead
Alfred L. Wegener (geologist) born, 1880
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Wed. Nov. 2
Haile Selassie crowned emperor of Ethiopia, 1930
North Dakota became a state, 1889
South Dakota became a state, 1889
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Thu. Nov. 3
Culture Day, Japan
Sputnik 2 launched with a dog (Laika) as passenger (1957)- the first living being in orbit
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Fri. Nov. 4
First Wagon Train reached California (it left Missouri on May 1), 1841
Will Rogers (humorist) born, 1879
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Sat. Nov. 5
Guy Fawkes Day
Make a glitter fireworks picture.
The first picture of a full side of Earth was taken from space, 1967
Read about the Earth, then take a quiz.
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Sun. Nov. 6
Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States, 1860
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Tue. Nov. 8
Election Day (US)
Christiaan Barnard (heart surgeon who performed the first heart transplant) born, 1922
Montana became a state, 1889
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Wed. Nov. 9
The first giant panda was collected alive in China, 1927
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Thu. Nov. 10
US Marine Corps Founded by the Continental Congress in Philadelphia, PA, 1775
Great Wall of China opened to the world for tourism, 1970
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Fri. Nov. 11
Veterans Day (US)
Washington became a state, 1889
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Sat. Nov. 12
Elizabeth Cady Stanton born (one of the first leaders of the American woman's rights movement), 1815
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Sun. Nov. 13
First spacecraft to orbit Mars (Mariner 9), 1971
Read about Mars, then take a quiz.
World Kindness Day
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Wed. Nov. 16
Hungary became a Republic, 1918
Oklahoma became a state, 1907
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Fri. Nov. 18
Spain became a democracy, 1976
Four standard time zones for the continental USA were introduced, 1883
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Sat. Nov. 19
Gettysburg Address delivered, 1863
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Sun. Nov. 20
Universal Children's Day (UNICEF)
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Mon. Nov. 21
North Carolina became a state, 1789
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Tue. Nov. 22
Vasco da Gama was the first to sail around Cape of Good Hope, 1497
Read about da Gama, then label his route from Europe to India around Africa.
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Wed. Nov. 23
Labor Thanksgiving Day (Kinrou-kansha-no-hi), Japan
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Thu. Nov. 24
Darwin's Origin of Species was published, 1859
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Sat. Nov. 26
Howard Carter became the first to enter the sealed tomb of King Tutankhamen (King Tut died in 1323 B.C.), 1922
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Sun. Nov. 27
Nobel Prize established, 1895
Have a competition (for example, a spelling bee) and give the winner an award.
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Mon. Nov. 28
Ferdinand Magellan passed through the Magellan Strait to the Pacific Ocean, 1520
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Tue. Nov. 29
The Beatles released 'I Want to Hold Your Hand,' 1963
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Wed. Nov. 30
St. Andrew's Day
Mark Twain born, 1835
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