Did You Know? - About November

November comes from the Latin word root "novem", which means nine. It was originally the 9th month in the Roman calendar.

The birthstone for November is Topaz.

First regular radio broadcasts began over station KDKA in Pittsburgh, November 1920.

Suez Canal opened November 17, 1869.

November is National Beard Month.

November is one of 4 months in the Gregorian calendar that has 30 days. Originally, there were 30 days in November, then 29, then 31.

Daniel Boone, American frontiersman, was born November 2, 1734.

Montana became the 41st state, November 8,1889.

Holland Tunnel opened in New York City, in November 1927.

Congress first met in Washington, D.C., in November 1800.

The first national Thanksgiving Day in the United States was proclaimed by President George Washington, November 26, 1789.

Mark Twain, American author, born November 30, 1835.

British statesman Sir Winston Churchill born November 30, 1874.


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