November 8 in History November 8th is… National Cappuccino Day Harvey Wallbanger Day National Parents as Teachers Day National STEM/STEAM Day 392 – Roman Emperor Theodosius declared the Christian religion the official state religion. He also dissolved the order of the Vestal Virgins in Rome, which had been in place for almost 400 years. 1519 […]
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November 7 in History November 7th is… Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day Canine Lymphoma Awareness Day International Merlot Day National Retinol Day 1492 – The Ensisheim Meteorite, the oldest meteorite with a known date of impact, struck the ground one afternoon in a wheat field outside the village of Ensisheim, Alsace, France. 1665 – The
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November 6 in History November 6th is… Nachos Day Saxophone Day 1572 – A supernova was observed in a constellation known as Cassiopeia. Queen Cassiopeia was the wife of Cepheus, King of Aethiopia, and mother of Princess Andromeda in Greek mythology. 1789 – Pope Pius VI appointed Father John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop
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November 5 in History November 5th is… Donut (Doughnut) Day II National Love Your Red Hair Day 1530 – St. Felix’s Flood, Netherlands 1605 – Gunpowder Plot – an attempt to blow up English Parliament. Plot discovered and leader Guy Fawkes was tortured and later executed. He was caught with 36 barrels of gunpowder at the House
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November 4 in History November 4th is… Candy Day National Chicken Lady Day 1667 (Earthquake) Shamakhi (now Azerbaijan) estimated 80,000 people killed. 1841 – First wagon train arrived in California. They left Independence, Missouri on May 1, 1841. 1846 – The first U.S. patent (#4,834) for an artificial leg was granted to Benjamin F. Palmer
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November 3 in History November 3rd is… Bison Day Sandwich Day International Stout Day November 3rd is National Sandwich Day! Not coincidentally, it is also the birthday of John Montagu, the Earl of Sandwich, who is credited with inventing everyone’s favorite one-handed meal when he had his meat brought to him between slices of bread
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November 2 in History November 2nd is… Deviled Egg Day National Ohio Day Pico de gallo Day Traffic Directors Day (on the following Monday, if it falls on a weekend) 1898 – Cheerleading was started at the University of Minnesota with Johnny Campbell leading the crowd in cheering on the football team with “Rah, Rah,
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November 1 in History November 1st is… Autistics Speaking Day Authors’ Day National Biologic Coordinators Day National Brush Day National Calzone Day National Cinnamon Day Cook for Your Pets Day Deep/French Fried Clams Day National Family Literacy Day National Half-Price Halloween Candy Day Vinegar Day National Author’s Day They say that writing is a lonely
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Special Days In November US Election Day is the second Tuesday in November (varies, November 2-8) This is not a holiday; though many government offices do close down on General Election Day, this day is a day of exercising the American Citizen’s right to vote and it is part of the integral running of The
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