DATE TITLE NAME DESCRIPTION November 1, 2014 ALGERIA: REVOLUTION DAY ALGERI National holiday. Commemorates beginning of revolt against France in 1954.

Roman Catholic Holy Day of Obligation. Commemorates the blessed, especially those who have no special feast days. Observed on Nov 1 since Pope Gregory IV set the date of recognition in AD 835. November 1, 2014 ALL HALLOWS or ALL SAINTS' DAY ALL HAL All Saints' Day is a legal holiday in Louisiana. is the evening before All Hallows Day.

American Diabetes Month is designed to communicate the seriousness of diabetes and the importance of proper diabetes control and treatment to those diagnosed with the disease and their families. Throughout the month, the American Diabetes Association holds special events and Nov 1‐30 AMERICAN DIABETES MONTH AMERICAN DIABETES MO programs on a variety of topics related to diabetes care and treatment. November 1, 2014 ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA: INDEPENDENCE DAY ANTIGU NAT National holiday. Commemorates independence from Britain in 1981.

Anniversary of aeronautical experiments in November 1782 (exact dates unknown) by Joseph Michel Montgolfier and Jacques Etienne Montgolfier, brothers living at Annonay, France. Inspired by Joseph Priestley's book Experiments Relating to the Different Kinds of Air, the brothers experimented with filling paper and fabric bags with smoke and hot air, leading to the invention of the hot‐air balloon, Nov 1‐30 AVIATION HISTORY MONTH AVIATI HI man's first flight and the entire science of aviation and flight. What sweet memories we share of family sitting down together eating their banana pudding dessert. Banana Pudding Lovers Month is a for families to re‐create the memories of their happy childhood, or start creating memories for your own children! Let's pass the tradition from one Nov 1‐30 BANANA PUDDING LOVERS MONTH BANANA PUDDING generation to another. American author (The Red Badge of Courage), born at Newark, NJ. Died June 5, 1900, at Nov 1, 1871 CRANE, STEPHEN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CRANE STE Badenweiler, . Can people with diabetes prevent the onset of diabetic eye disease? During this observance, Prevent Blindness Americar will offer information to help the 5.3 million Americans aged 18 and older who Nov 1‐30 DIABETIC EYE DISEASE MONTH DIABETIC EYE DISEASE suffer from diabetic eye disease. Black publishing entrepreneur John H. Johnson launched Ebony on this date‐‐three years to the day after his first successful African‐American lifestyle magazine, Negro Digest (1942). By 1946 Ebony had a circulation of more than 300,000 copies. On Nov 1, 1951, Johnson launched the equally November 1, 1945 f8EBONYf7 MAGAZINE: ANNIVERSARY EBONY MAGAZINE successful publication Jet.

The Maastricht Treaty went into effect on this day, formally establishing the European Union. The treaty was drafted in 1991. By 1993, 12 nations had ratified it. In 1995 three more nations ratified the treaty. The European Union grew out of the European Economic Community (also known as the November 1, 1993 EUROPEAN UNION ESTABLISHED: ANNIVERSARY EUROPEAN UNION Common Market), which was established in 1958. Since 2009, a day recognizing the capacity we each have to create positive change in our families, organizations and communities when we go the extra mile. More than 400 cities participate in this November 1, 2014 EXTRA MILE DAY EXTRA MILE DAY event. Annually, Nov 1.

Long ago, when evil spirits disturbed the good spirits in the local , a magician told the townspeople a secret way to get rid of the evil spirits‐‐by flying kites (because the evil spirits were frightened by the noise of wind against paper). Since then, the kite festival has been held at the cemetery each year on Nov 1 or Nov 2, and it is said that "to this day no one knows of bad spirits roaming the streets or the cemetery of Santiago Sacatepequez," a village about 20 miles from Guatemala City. Nowadays the youths of the village work for many to make the giant, November 1, 2014 GUATEMALA: KITE FESTIVAL OF SANTIAGO SACATEPEQUEZ GUATEM KI elaborate kites to fly on All Saints' Day (Nov 1) or All Souls' Day (Nov 2). Tired of stopping hockey pucks with his face, Montreal Canadiens goalie Jacques Plante, having received another wound, reemerged from the locker room with seven new stitches‐‐and a face mask he had made from fiberglass and resin. Cliff Benedict had tried a leather mask back in the '20s, but the idea didn't catch on until Plante wore his. Then goalies throughout the NHL began wearing November 1, 1959 HOCKEY MASK INVENTED: 55th ANNIVERSARY HOCKEY protective plastic face shields.

A powerful earthquake struck Lisbon, Portugal, on this day. The earthquake probably had a Richter scale magnitude of 9 and caused a tsunami to sweep over the capital. In the resulting deluge and fires, more than 75 percent of Lisbon was destroyed. Some 90,000 people died in Portugal, and an Nov 1, 1755 LISBON EARTHQUAKE: ANNIVERSARY LISBON EARTH additional 10,000 people died in other parts of the Mediterranean. LCAM is a national campaign dedicated to increasing attention to lung cancer issues‐‐early detection, increased research funding and increased support for those living with lung cancer. The Lung Cancer Allliance is the leading organization dedicated to helping people at risk for and living with lung Nov 1‐30 LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH LUNG CANCER AWARENES cancer. Support and education resources are available free of charge by phone, mail or Internet.

Founded in Boston, MA, by Samuel Gregory, a pioneer in medical education for women, the Boston Female Medical School opened as the first medical school exclusively for women. The original MEDICAL SCHOOL FOR WOMEN OPENED AT BOSTON: enrollment was 12 students. In 1874 the school merged with the Boston University School of Nov 1, 1848 ANNIVERSARY MEDICAL SCHOOL Medicine and formed one of the first coed medical schools in the world.

Observance begins during last days of October when bakeries sell "dead men's bread"‐‐round loaves decorated with sugar skulls. Departed souls are remembered not in but with a spirit of Nov 1‐2 MEXICO: MEXICO DA DE friendliness and good humor. are visited, and graves are decorated. mission founded on this date, collapsed during the 1812 earthquake. The swallows of Capistrano nest in the ruins of the old mission church, departing each year on Oct 23 and returning Nov 1, 1776 MISSION SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO: FOUNDING ANNIVERSARY MISSIO SAN JU the following year on or near St. Joseph's Day (Mar 19).

Every November, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men's faces around the world. These men raise vital funds and awareness for men's health, specifically prostate cancer and other cancers that affect men. Once registered at www.movember.com, men start Movember 1 clean shaven. For the rest of the month, these selfless and generous men, known as Mo Bros, groom, trim and wax their way into the annals of fine moustachery. Mo Bros raise funds Nov 1‐30 MOVEMBER MOVEMBER by seeking out sponsorship for their Mo‐growing efforts. Nov 1‐30 procNATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH NATIONAL ADOPTION MO To raise awareness of the needs of children waiting to be adopted and to recognize those who have Nov 1‐30 NATIONAL ADOPTION MONTH NATIONAL ADOPTION MZ adopted or were adopted. A celebration of adoption! To increase awareness of Alzheimer's disease and what the Alzheimer's Association is doing to Nov 1‐30 NATIONAL ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AWARENESS MONTH NATIONAL ALZ advance research and help patients, their families and their caregivers. Nov 1‐30 procNATIONAL NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH NATIONAL AMERICAN IN

This observance was adopted by the General Federation of Women's Clubs in 1929 and in 1949 was given a place on the list of special days, weeks and months prepared by the US Department of Commerce. The resolution states in part: "By celebrating an Authors' Day as a nation, we would not only show patriotism, loyalty, and appreciation of the men and women who have made American literature possible, but would also encourage and inspire others to give of themselves in making a better America." It was also resolved "that we commemorate an Authors' Day to be observed on November 1, 2014 NATIONAL AUTHORS' DAY NATIONAL AUT November First each year." This day focuses on pet nutrition and encourages people to make sure their pets are properly fed. November 1, 2014 NATIONAL COOK FOR YOUR PETS DAY NATIONAL COOK FOR YO Treat your pet to a nutritious home‐cooked meal today! Nov 1‐30 procNATIONAL DIABETES MONTH NATIONAL DIABETES

To increase public awareness that despite dramatic gains in treatment, epilepsy is a serious and Nov 1‐30 NATIONAL EPILEPSY AWARENESS MONTH NATIONAL EPILEPSY chronic health condition for which there is no cure. Annually, the month of November. Nov 1‐30 procNATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH NATIONAL FAMILY CARE To honor family members who care for aging relatives or those with disabilities. Nov 1‐30 NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVERS MONTH NATIONAL FAMILY CARZ A nationwide month of recognition for the 65 million family caregivers. Celebrated all over the country with special activities and events that showcase the importance of family literacy programs. Family literacy programs bring parents and children together in the classroom to learn and support each other in efforts to further their education and improve their life November 1, 2014 NATIONAL FAMILY LITERACY DAYr NATIONAL FAMILY LITE skills. Annually, Nov 1. To herald the pecan harvest and recognize Georgia's status as the nation's top pecan‐ Nov 1‐30 NATIONAL GEORGIA PECAN MONTH NATIONAL GEORGIA PEC producing state.

To acknowledge the impact that contemporary and historic role models have on our lives. Individuals chosen for recognition may include celebrities, historic figures, relatives, friends, colleagues, associates, etc. Celebrate with creative projects and activities featuring historic role models and spend time with contemporary role models. Theme for 2014: "Celebrating the Nov 1‐30 NATIONAL INSPIRATIONAL ROLE MODELS MONTH NATIONAL INSPIRA ROL Inspiration of Art, Literature and Music‐‐and Their Creators." Annual event organized by the American Association for Long‐Term Care Insurance (AALTCI) and supported by association members and leading industry organizations. The goal is to create heightened awareness of the need for long‐term care and the importance of planning options Nov 1‐30 NATIONAL LONG‐TERM CARE AWARENESS MONTH NATIONAL LONGTERM CA available to Americans and their families.

A special nationwide effort to recruit volunteer marrow, blood stem cell and umbilical cord blood donors and to increase patient awareness of the option of unrelated transplantation. For info: US Dept of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Ave SW, Washington, DC 20201. Phone: Nov 1‐30 NATIONAL MARROW AWARENESS MONTH NATIONAL MARROW AWAR (877) 696‐6775 or (202) 619‐0257. Web: www.organdonor.gov.

An opportunity to celebrate ourselves and our families by committing our life stories to writing. Preserving our autobiographies through memoir writing allows us to know ourselves better and to share our stories with future generations. As part of the monthlong celebration, free weekly memoir‐ Nov 1‐30 NATIONAL MEMOIR WRITING MONTH NATIONAL MEMOIR WRIT writing teleclasses, memoir‐writing prompts and community workshops are available.

National Novel Writing Month, or NaNoWriMo, the world's largest writing challenge and nonprofit literary crusade‐‐first observed in 1999. Participants pledge to write 50,000 words in a month, starting from scratch and reaching "The End" by Nov 30. There are no judges, no prizes, and entries are deleted from the server before anyone even reads them. More than 650 regional volunteers in more than 60 countries hold write‐ins, hosting writers in coffee shops, bookstores and libraries. Write‐ins offer a supportive environment and surprisingly effective peer pressure, turning the Nov 1‐30 NATIONAL NOVEL WRITING MONTH NATIONAL NOVEL WRITI usually solitary act of writing into a community experience. The purpose of this is to increase awareness that physicians need, and are obligated to have, accessible health‐care facilities for patients who are older, obese or disabled in order to provide the Nov 1‐7 NATIONAL PATIENT ACCESSIBILITY WEEK NATIONAL PATIENT ACC requisite level of quality care. Annually, Nov 1‐7.

Branson, MO. More than 1.4 million visitors relish the opportunity to celebrate the season by combining a traditional ambiance with a dash of dazzle as only Branson can offer. The Nov 1‐Dec 31 OZARK MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS/BRANSON FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS OZARK MOUNTAIN area is illuminated in twinkling lights, with special holiday events and shows galore. Nov 1‐30 PEANUT BUTTER LOVERS' MONTH PEANUT BUTTER LOVERS Celebration of America's favorite food and number one sandwich.

Peddler's Village, Lahaska, PA. Craftspeople gather to show their wares and demonstrate their skills. Enjoy country apple butter, cider, fritters and dumplings. Live entertainment and pie‐eating contests Nov 1‐2 PEDDLER'S VILLAGE APPLE FESTIVAL PEDDLE APPLE FESTIV add to the festivities of this traditional fall celebration. Free admission. To educate consumers, patients, students and professionals on the prevention of AIDS and sexually Nov 1‐30 PPSI AIDS AWARENESS MONTH PPSI AIDS AWAREN transmitted diseases. Kit of materials available for $15. Philadelphia, PA, had served as the nation's capital from 1790 to 1800. On Nov 1, 1800, President John Adams and his family moved into the newly completed White House, as Washington, DC, Nov 1, 1800 PRESIDENT OCCUPIES THE WHITE HOUSE: ANNIVERSARY PRESIDENT OCCUPIES became the new capital.

Delegates from 25 nations met in October at Washington, DC, at the International Meridian Conference to set up time zones for the world. On this day the treaty adopted by the conference took effect, making Greenwich, England, the Prime Meridian (i.e., 0d longitude) and setting the International Date Line at 180d longitude in the Pacific. Every 15d of longitude equals one hour, and there are 24 meridians. While some countries do not strictly observe this system (for example, while stretches over five time zones, it is the same time everywhere in China), it has brought Nov 1, 1884 PRIME MERIDIAN SET: ANNIVERSARY PRIME MERIDIAN predictability and logic to time throughout the world. Widely observed in US, usually on the first Saturday in November. Tradition established in "Li'l Abner" comic strip in 1930s by cartoonist Al Capp. A popular occasion when women and girls are encouraged to take the initiative in inviting the man or boy of their choice for a date. A similar November 1, 2014 SADIE HAWKINS DAY SADIE HAWKINS DAY tradition is associated with Feb 29 in leap years. In a special match race at Pimlico in Laurel, MD, Seabiscuit, ridden by George Wolff, defeated favored War Admiral before a crowd of 40,000. Seabiscuit captured the winner‐take‐all purse of November 1, 1938 SEABISCUIT DEFEATS WAR ADMIRAL: ANNIVERSARY SEABISCUIT DEFEATS $15,000. Pine Mountain, GA. An eight‐race steeplechase meet where riders match their horses for speed and split‐second timing over brush jumps. Box seating and infield tailgating spaces available. Annually, November 1, 2014 STEEPLECHASE AT CALLAWAY GARDENS STEEPLECHASE CALLAWA the first Saturday in November.

November 1, 2014 SWEDEN: ALL SAINTS' DAY SWEDEN ALL Honors the memory of deceased friends and relatives. Annually, the Saturday following Oct 30. Officially "D. Hamilton Jackson ," commemorating establishment of the first press in November 1, 2014 US VIRGIN ISLANDS: LIBERTY DAY US VIRGIN IS LIB the Virgin Islands in 1915.

This outreach event encourages everyone to GO VEGAN! Vegans choose to neither eat nor use any animal products (meat, poultry, seafood, dairy products, eggs, gelatin, leather, fur). A growing number of caring, compassionate people are adopting this conscientious lifestyle. Primarily ethical Nov 1‐30 VEGAN MONTH VEGAN MONTH reasons, but also health and environmental concerns, motivate them to GO VEGAN. Visitation Parish, Forest Grove, OR. 80th annual event features crafts, Bingo, raffles, beer garden, local produce, home‐baked goods and, of course, famous Verboort sausage and kraut. Annually, the November 1, 2014 VERBOORT SAUSAGE AND KRAUT DINNER VERBOORT SAUSAGE first Saturday in November.

Claremore and Oologah, OK. Festival celebrating the birth and life of the famed Oklahoma humorist with a variety of events and activities at the Will Rogers Birthplace Ranch at Oologah and at the Will Rogers Memorial Museum in Claremore. Includes a birthday party (at ranch), parade in downtown Nov 1‐4 WILL ROGERS DAYS WILL ROGERS DAYS Claremore and wreath‐laying ceremony at the museum.

This month promotes support for bereaved siblings. Often people don't know what to say to or do for grieving siblings. So sometimes, they turn away and do nothing. We encourage people to turn back and begin to reach out to bereaved siblings by giving them a listener (not an adviser), a Nov 1‐30 WORLDWIDE BEREAVED SIBLINGS MONTH WORLDWIDE BEREAVED S shoulder to cry on or a hug when appropriate and needed. November 2, 2014 ALL SOULS' DAY ALL SOULS DAY Commemorates the faithful departed. Catholic observance.

In a letter to the Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland, British Foreign Secretary Arthur James Balfour expressed the support of the British government for the formation of a "national home for the Jewish people." Following World War I, the Ottoman Empire ceded Palestine to Britain, and both the peace treaty and the British Mandate for Palestine expressed the same goals, including November 2, 1917 BALFOUR DECLARATION: ANNIVERSARY BALFOUR DECLARATION the stipulation that the civil and religious rights of non‐ living in Palestine be respected.

(New Style date.) American frontiersman, explorer and militia officer, born at Berks County, near Reading, PA. In February 1778 he was captured at Blue Licks, KY, by Shawnee Indians, under Chief Blackfish, who adopted Boone when he was inducted into the tribe as "Big Turtle." Boone escaped after five months and in 1781 was captured briefly by the British. He experienced a series of personal and financial disasters during his life but continued a rugged existence, hunting until his 80s. Boone died at St. Charles County, MO, Sept 26, 1820. The bodies of Daniel Boone and his wife, Nov 2, 1734 BOONE, DANIEL: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BOONE DAN Rebecca, were moved to Frankfort, KY, in 1845. Standard time resumes at 2 AM on the first Sunday in November in each time zone, as provided by the Uniform Time Act of 1966 (as amended in 1986 by Public Law 99‐359). The Energy Policy Act of 2005 extended the period of daylight saving time beginning in 2007. Many people use the popular rule "spring forward, fall back" to remember which way to turn their clocks. See also: "Daylight Nov 2‐Mar 8, 2015 DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME ENDS; STANDARD TIME RESUMES DAYL SA TI END Saving Time" (Mar 9).

London. A 60‐mile run for approximately 500 veteran cars, along the A23 road from Hyde Park, London, to Madeira Dr, Brighton, starting at 6:58 AM. Only cars (three wheels or more) manufactured before Dec 31, 1904, are eligible to participate. Celebrates the November 1896 English law raising the speed limit of "light locomotives" from 4 mph to 14 mph. Annually, the first November 2, 2014 ENGLAND: LONDON TO BRIGHTON VETERAN CAR RUN ENGLAN LONDON BRIGH Sunday in November. (Saturday, Nov 1, is the concours display, Regent Street.)

Station KDKA at Pittsburgh, PA, broadcast the results of the presidential election. The station got its November 2, 1920 FIRST SCHEDULED RADIO BROADCAST: ANNIVERSARY FIRST SCHEDULED RADI license to broadcast Nov 7, 1921. By 1922 there were about 400 licensed radio stations in the US. The 29th president of the US was born at Corsica, OH. His term of office: Mar 4, 1921‐Aug 2, 1923 (died in office). His undistinguished administration was tainted by the Teapot Dome scandal, and his sudden in San Francisco, CA, while he was on a western speaking tour prompted many Nov 2, 1865 HARDING, WARREN GAMALIEL: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY HARDIN W rumors.

New York, NY. About 38,000 runners from all over the world gather to compete, with more than 2.5 November 2, 2014 THE ING MARATHON ING NEW YO CI M million spectators watching from the sidelines. Annually, the first Sunday in November. Distinguished American actor, born Burton Stephen Lancaster, who began his career in show business as a circus acrobat. In a career spanning 45 years, he appeared in nearly 80 films. Some of his more memorable roles are in From Here to Eternity (1953), The Bird Man of Alcatraz (1962) and The Leopard (1963); he received an Academy Award for his performance in the title role of Elmer Gantry (1961). His later popular movies include Atlantic City (1981), Local Hero (1983) and Field of November 2, 1913 LANCASTER, BURT: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LANCASTER BURT Dreams (1989). Born at New York City, he died Oct 20, 1994, at , CA.

The Brighton Beach Express, exceeding its speed limit five times over (going 30 mph) while approaching the station near the Malbone Street tunnel at Brooklyn, jumped the tracks, killing 97 people and injuring 100. The supervisor‐engineer, taking the place of a striking motorman of the November 2, 1918 NEW YORK SUBWAY ACCIDENT: ANNIVERSARY NEW YO SU Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, was tried and acquitted of charges of negligence. November 2, 2014 NORTH DAKOTA: ADMISSION DAY: 125th ANNIVERSARY NORTH DA AD Became 39th state in 1889. Dedicated to the proposition that a forgettable gravestone is a fate worse than death and that everyone can be in the same league with William Shakespeare and W.C. Fields. Annually, coincides November 2, 2014 PLAN YOUR EPITAPH DAY PLAN YOUR EPITAPH DA with the Day of the Dead. The 11th president of the US was born at Mecklenburg County, NC. His term of office: Mar 4, 1845‐ Mar 3, 1849. A compromise candidate at the 1844 Democratic Party convention, Polk was awarded the nomination on the ninth ballot. He declined to be a candidate for a second term and declared himself to be "exceedingly relieved" at the completion of his presidency. He died shortly thereafter Nov 2, 1795 POLK, JAMES KNOX: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY POLK J at Nashville, TN, June 15, 1849. The only woman who attended the historic Seneca Falls Women's Rights Convention in 1848 who lived long enough to exercise her right to vote under the 19th Amendment, Charlotte Woodward November 2, 1920 SENECA FALLS CONVENTION ATTENDEE VOTES: ANNIVERSARY SENECA voted at Philadelphia, PA, in the general election on Nov 2, 1920. November 2, 2014 SOUTH DAKOTA: ADMISSION DAY: 125th ANNIVERSARY SOUTH DA ADM Became 40th state in 1889.

On Oct 31, 2000, a Soyuz shuttle left with the first crew to live in the International Space Station, consisting of American commander Bill Shepherd and two Russian cosmonauts, Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko. The flight left from the same site in central Asia where Sputnik was launched in 1957, beginning the Space Age. The astronauts stayed on board the International Space Station (ISS) until March 2001, when they were replaced by a crew that arrived on the shuttle Discovery. Currently, November 2, 2000 SPACE MILESTONE: INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION INHABITED SPACE MILE INTERNATI crew members rotate among astronauts of 16 nations; expanded to a crew of six in 2009.

The mammoth flying boat Hercules, then the world's largest airplane, was designed, built and flown (once) by Howard Hughes. Its first and only flight was about one mile and at an altitude of 70 feet over Long Beach Harbor, CA. The $25 million, 200‐ton plywood craft was nicknamed the "Spruce November 2, 1947 SPRUCE GOOSE FLIGHT: ANNIVERSARY SPRUCE Goose." It is now displayed at the Evergreen Aviation Museum in McMinnville, OR.

Today is the day daylight saving time ends‐‐when we turn our clocks back and "gain" an hour. Instead of filling that extra 60 minutes with more work and stress, use that hour to do nothing more November 2, 2014 ZERO‐TASKING DAY ZEROTASKING DAY than take a breath, relax, reenergize, refresh and deload (opposite of overload).

Islamic date: Muharram 10, 1436. For Shia Muslims, commemorates death of Muhammad's grandson at the Battle of Karbala. A time of fasting, reflection and meditation. Jews of Medina fasted on the 10th day in remembrance of their salvation from Pharoah. Different methods for "anticipating" the visibility of the new moon crescent at Mecca are used by different groups. US date November 3, 2014 ASHURA: TENTH DAY ASHURA TENTH DAY may vary. Began at sunset the preceding day.

A principal founder of Texas, for whom its capital city was named, Austin was born at Wythe County, VA. He first visited Texas in 1821 and established a settlement there the following year, continuing a colonization project started by his father, Moses Austin. Thrown in prison when he advocated formation of a separate state (Texas still belonged to Mexico), he was freed in 1835, lost a campaign for the presidency (of the Republic of Texas) to Sam Houston in 1836 and died (while serving as Nov 3, 1793 AUSTIN, STEPHEN FULLER: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY AUSTIN STEPHEN FULLE Texas secretary of state) at Austin, TX, Dec 27, 1836. November 3, 2014 AUSTRALIA: RECREATION DAY AUSTRALIA RECREA The first Monday in November is observed as Recreation Day at Northern Tasmania. Movie tough‐guy Charles Bronson was born Charles Buchinsky at Ehrenfeld, PA. One of 15 children, he was raised in poverty and was working in the coal mines by age 16. He discovered acting after a stint in the army and was soon making low‐budget films, usually violent. His best‐known films include The Magnificent Seven (1960), The Great Escape (1963), Death Wish (1974) and four Death November 3, 1921 BRONSON, CHARLES: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BRONSON CHARLES Wish sequels. He died at Los Angeles, CA, Sept 6, 2003.

Nov 3, 1794 BRYANT, WILLIAM CULLEN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BRYANT WILLIAM CULLE American poet ("Thanatopsis"), born at Cummington, MA. Died at New York, NY, June 12, 1878. Canada's Inuit people voted to accept a federal land‐claim package granting them control over a new territory, Nunavut, to be carved out of the existing Northwest Territories by 1999. The voting on Nov 3‐5, 1992, indicated that 69 percent of the 9,648 eligible Inuit voters accepted the settlement. In exchange for the new territory, approximately 135,000 square miles, the Inuits gave up their rights to a territory of 775,000 square miles. See also: "Canada: Nunavut Independence: Anniversary" (Apr November 3, 1992 CANADA: NEW INUIT TERRITORY APPROVED: ANNIVERSARY CANADA NEW INUIT 1). Use cliche acus as much as possible today. Hey, why not? Give it a shot! Win some, lose some. You'll November 3, 2014 CLICHE acu DAY CLICHE DAY never know 'til you try it. Annually, Nov 3. (c2006 by WH.) This headline in the Tribune notwithstanding, Harry Truman defeated Republican candidate November 3, 1948 DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN HEADLINE: ANNIVERSARY DEWEY DEF Thomas E. Dewey for the US presidency. November 3, 2014 DOMINICA: NATIONAL DAY DOMINICA National holiday. Commemorates independence from Britain in 1978. November 3, 2014 : CULTURE DAY JAPAN CUL National holiday. A day of empowerment for workers and job‐seekers‐‐to put your career and job in the forefront, November 3, 2014 JOB ACTION DAY JOB ACTION DAY making plans, taking action steps. Annually, the first Monday in November. November 3, 2014 MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF: INDEPENDENCE DAY MICRON National holiday commemorating independence from US in 1980. Bronislau ("Bronko") Nagurski, College Football Hall of Famer and charter member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Born at Rainy River, ON, Canada, he played football at the University of Minnesota, earning All‐American honors at both tackle and fullback, and for the Chicago Bears. After retiring from football, Nagurski wrestled professionally. He died at International Falls, MN, Jan 7, November 3, 1908 NAGURSKI, BRONKO: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY NAGURSKI 1990. A day honoring radio and TV traffic departments, which schedule programs and announcements on the nation's broadcast stations. Annually, Nov 2 (observed on the following Monday if Nov 2 falls on November 3, 2014 NATIONAL TRAFFIC DIRECTORS DAY NATIONAL TRAFFIC DIR a Saturday or Sunday). November 3, 2014 PANAMA: INDEPENDENCE DAY PANAMA IND Panama declared itself independent of Colombia in 1903. A string of local educational TV channels united on this day under the Public Broadcasting System November 3, 1969 PUBLIC TELEVISION DEBUTS: 45th ANNIVERSARY PUBLIC TELEVIS banner. Today there are more than 350 PBS stations. A day to recognize the inventor of the sandwich, John Montague, Fourth Earl of Sandwich, born at London, England. England's first lord of the admiralty, secretary of state for the northern department, postmaster general and the man after whom Captain James Cook named the Sandwich Islands in 1778. A rake and a gambler, he is said to have invented the sandwich as a time‐saving nourishment while engaged in a 24‐hour‐long gambling session in 1762. He died at London, Apr 30, Nov 3, 1718 SANDWICH DAY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN MONTAGUE SANDWI BI 1792. On this date the Radio Telegraphic Conference at Berlin, Germany, proposed a new wireless distress signal: SOS. After its use during the sinking of the Titanic in 1912, SOS became the standard distress signal at sea. No longer used as a maritime distress signal since 1999, SOS is November 3, 1906 SOS ADOPTED: ANNIVERSARY SOS ADOPTED still a widely recognized code. A dog named Laika became the first animal sent into space. Total weight of craft and dog was 1,121 pounds. The satellite was not capable of returning the dog to Earth, and she died when her air November 3, 1957 SPACE MILESTONE: f8SPUTNIK 2 f7(USSR) SPACE MILE SPU TW supply was gone. Nicknamed "Muttnik" by the American press. Ninth chief justice of the US, born at Lafourche Parish, LA. During the Civil War he served in the Confederate army, after which he returned to New Orleans to practice law. Elected to the US Senate in 1891, he was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Grover Cleveland in 1894. He became chief justice under President William Taft in 1910 and served until 1921. He died at Washington, DC, Nov 3, 1845 WHITE, EDWARD DOUGLASS: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY WHITE EDW May 19, 1921.

Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne. First run in 1861, the Cup is one of the world's great horse races‐ ‐celebrated throughout Australia and a public holiday in Melbourne. The handicapped race is 3,200 meters with prize money of AU$5.1 million. Famous winners include Phar Lap (1930) and Makybe November 4, 2014 AUSTRALIA: MELBOURNE CUP AUSTRALIA MELBOURNE Diva (2003, 2004, 2005). Annually, the first Tuesday in November. November 4, 1919 BALSAM, MARTIN: 95th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BALSAM Actor (Twelve Angry Men), born at New York, NY. Died at Rome, Italy, Feb 13, 1996. Born at Mount Vernon, NY, this comedian and actor got his start on the vaudeville circuit. He appeared in dozens of Broadway shows and feature films, winning the Oscar for Harry and Tonto in 1974, but will always be best remembered for his role of sewer worker Ed Norton on the television classic "The Honeymooners." He played Jackie Gleason's upstairs neighbor on this show for many November 4, 1918 CARNEY, ART: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CARNEY ART years, winning six Emmys. He died at Chester, CT, Nov 9, 2003.

Legendary American broadcast journalist, Walter Leland Cronkite anchored the "CBS Evening News" from 1962 to 1981, covering such monumental events as President John Kennedy's assassination and the Apollo 11 moon landing. A standard bearer for exceptional television journalism, Cronkite's integrity earned him the nickname "the most trusted man in America." Born at St. Joseph, MO, November 4, 1916 CRONKITE, WALTER: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CRONKITE WALTER Cronkite died at New York, NY, July 17, 2009.

Annually, the Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Many state and local government elections are held on this day, as well as presidential and congressional elections in the appropriate years. All US congressional seats and one‐third of US senatorial seats are up for election in even‐ numbered years. Presidential elections are held in even‐numbered years that can be divided equally November 4, 2014 GENERAL ELECTION DAY GENERA ELECTI by four. This day is a state holiday in 12 states. Commemorates the signing of a WWI treaty by Austria in 1918, which resulted in the transfer of November 4, 2014 ITALY: VICTORY DAY ITALY VICTORY Trentino and Trieste from Austria to Italy.

In 1922 one of the most important archaeological discoveries of modern times occurred at Luxor, Egypt. It was the tomb of Egypt's child‐king, Tutankhamen, who became pharaoh at the age of nine and died, probably in the year 1352 BC, when he was 19. Perhaps the only ancient Egyptian royal tomb to have escaped plundering by grave robbers, it was discovered more than 3,000 years after Tutankhamen's death by English archaeologist Howard Carter, leader of an expedition financed by Lord Carnarvon. The priceless relics yielded by King Tut's tomb were placed in Egypt's National November 4, 1922 KING TUT TOMB DISCOVERY: ANNIVERSARY KING TUT Museum at Cairo.

Born at Floral Park, NY, Mapplethorpe was one of photography's most controversial artists, known initially for his photographs of sadomasochistic rituals and later for his still lifes, nudes and portraits. Mapplethorpe died at Boston, MA, Mar 9, 1989. Exhibits of his work sparked controversy in 1989 and 1990, leading to intense political debate about the funding practices of the National Endowment for the Arts when its charter was up for renewal by Congress. An exhibition of his work in Cincinnati, OH, led to the arrest of the museum's curator, causing an additional uproar over First Amendment November 4, 1946 MAPPLETHORPE, ROBERT: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MAPPLE freedoms and obscenity issues. Observed in England, Australia and New Zealand. Nov 4, the eve of Guy Fawkes Day, is an occasion for and firecrackers to commemorate failure of the plot to blow up the Houses of November 4, 2014 MISCHI Parliament Nov 5, 1605. See also: "England: Guy Fawkes Day" (Nov 5).

Miami, FL. The Chicken Lady has helped thousands to learn the art of public speaking through her nonprofit organization The Professional Speakers Network, Inc. Each year as a thank‐you, people come out and have a celebration to show their appreciation for what she has done to help them. November 4, 2014 NATIONAL CHICKEN LADY DAY NATIONAL CHICKEN LAD More than 200 of them, thanks to the Chicken Lady, have published their own books. November 4, 2014 PANAMA: FLAG DAY PANAMA FLA Public holiday. William Penn Adair Rogers, American writer, actor, humorist and grassroots philosopher, born at Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oklahoma). With aviator Wiley Post, he was killed in an airplane crash near Point Barrow, AK, Aug 15, 1935. "My forefathers," he said, "didn't come over on the Nov 4, 1879 ROGERS, WILL: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ROGERS WI Mayflower, but they met the boat." Public holiday created in 2004 to commemorate the liberation of Moscow from occupying Polish troops in 1612. (Replaced Revolution Day, Nov 7, in the civic calendar.) Observed on following November 4, 2014 : UNITY DAY RUSSIA UNITY DAY Monday when falls on a Saturday or Sunday.

About 500 Iranians seized the US Embassy in Tehran, taking some 90 hostages, of whom 66 were Americans. They vowed to hold the hostages until the former shah, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (in the US for medical treatments), was returned to for trial. The shah died July 27, 1980, in an Egyptian military hospital near Cairo. Fourteen Americans were released in 1979 and 1980, but the remaining 52 hostages weren't released until Jan 20, 1981, after 444 days of captivity. The release occurred on America's Presidential Inauguration Day, during the hour in which the American presidency was November 4, 1979 SEIZURE OF US EMBASSY IN TEHRAN: 35th ANNIVERSARY SEIZUR US transferred from Jimmy Carter to Ronald Reagan. November 4, 1946 UNESCO: ANNIVERSARY UNESCO The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization was formed. A day celebrating common sense in business and in life‐‐on Will Rogers's birthday. Rogers said, "Common sense ain't all that common." On this day don't ignore your common sense‐‐use it. Do at least one thing your common sense tells you to do: stop smoking for a day, have a talk with your November 4, 2014 USE YOUR COMMON SENSE DAY USE YOUR COMMON SENS children, begin an exercise program, etc. November 4, 2014 WILL ROGERS DAY WILL RD Oklahoma. Branson, MO. An areawide celebration honoring America's veterans. Annually, the seven days in Nov 5‐11 BRANSON VETERANS HOMECOMING WEEK BRANSON VETERANS HOM November ending with the 11th.

American politician, first president of the American Railway Union, founder of the Social Democratic Party of America, and Socialist Party candidate for president of the US in 1904, 1908, 1912 and 1920; sentenced to 10‐year prison term in 1918 (for sedition) and pardoned by President Warren Harding Nov 5, 1855 DEBS, EUGENE VICTOR: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY DEBS E in 1921. Debs was born at Terre Haute, IN, and died at Elmhurst, IL, Oct 20, 1926.

American author and popularizer of history and philosophy. Among his books: The Story of Philosophy and The Story of Civilization (a 10‐volume series of which the last four were coauthored Nov 5, 1885 DURANT, WILL: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY DURANT W by his wife, Ariel). Born at North Adams, MA, and died Nov 7, 1981, at Los Angeles, CA.

November 5, 2014 EL SALVADOR: DAY OF THE FIRST SHOUT FOR INDEPENDENCE EL SALVADOR DAY National holiday. Commemorates the first Central American battle for independence in 1811.

United Kingdom. Anniversary of the "Gunpowder Plot." Conspirators planned to blow up the Houses of Parliament and King James I, Nov 5, 1605. Twenty barrels of gunpowder, which they had secreted in a cellar under Parliament, were discovered on the night of Nov 4, the very eve of the intended explosion, and the conspirators were arrested. They were tried and convicted, and Jan 31, 1606, eight (including Guy Fawkes) were beheaded and their heads displayed on pikes at London Bridge. Though there were at least 11 conspirators, Guy Fawkes is most remembered. In 1606 the Parliament, which was to have been annihilated, enacted a law establishing Nov 5 as a day of public thanksgiving. It is still observed, and on the night of Nov 5, the whole country lights up with bonfires and celebration. "Guys" are burned in effigy and the old verses repeated: "Remember, remember the fifth of November,/Gunpowder treason and plot;/I see no reason why Gunpowder November 5, 2014 ENGLAND: GUY FAWKES DAY ENGLAN GUY Treason/Should ever be forgot." Chuck Connors of the Boston Celtics became the first NBA player to shatter a backboard, doing so during the pregame warm‐up in Boston Garden. Connors also played major league baseball with the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs and gained fame as star of the television series "The November 5, 1946 FIRST SHATTERED BACKBOARD: ANNIVERSARY FIRST SHATTERED BACK Rifleman."

A shooting rampage at Fort Hood, TX, left 13 dead and wounded 30 others. The accused gunman, Major Nidal Hasan, was a psychiatrist stationed at the Army base. While initial reports speculated November 5, 2009 FORT HOOD KILLINGS: 5th ANNIVERSARY FORT HOOD KILLINGS the shooting was rooted in radical Islamic beliefs, a clear motive for the attack is unknown.

Born Vivien Mary Hartley at Darjeeling, , Leigh stunned Hollywood by her brilliant performance as Scarlett O'Hara in Gone with the Wind (1939). She received an Academy Award for that role and again for her portrayal of Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). Midcareer, Leigh battled an extreme bipolar disorder that affected her ability to work and her marriage to fellow actor Lawrence Olivier; they divorced in 1960. Suffering from tuberculosis since the 1940s, she died from the disease on July 8, 1967, at London, England. George Cukor called her "a consummate November 5, 1913 LEIGH, VIVIEN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LEIGH VIVIeN actress, hampered by beauty." After months of increasing frustration with General George McClellan's reluctance to go on the offensive against Robert E. Lee's forces, President Abraham Lincoln issued orders removing McClellan from command and placing General Ambrose Burnside at the head of the Army of the Nov 5, 1862 LINCOLN REMOVES McCLELLAN FROM COMMAND: ANNIVERSARY LINCOL RE Potomac.

Raymond Fernand Loewy, the "father of streamlining," an inventor, engineer and industrial designer whose ideas changed the look of 20th‐century life, was born at Paris, France. His designs are evident in almost every area of modern life‐‐the US Postal Service logo; the president's airplane, Air Force One; and streamlined automobiles, trains, refrigerators and pens. "Between two products equal in price, function and quality," he said, "the better looking will outsell the other." Loewy died at Monte Nov 5, 1893 LOEWY, RAYMOND: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LOEWY Carlo, Monaco, July 14, 1986. Born Jan Ludwig Hoch in 1923 to a poor farm family in the Carpathian Mountains of Czechoslovakia, Maxwell became a billionaire with a media empire that included TV stations in France, the Macmillan Publishing Company in the US, newspapers in Hungary and the former East Germany, MTV Europe, the only official English‐language newspaper in China and two of the biggest tabloids in the English‐speaking world: New York's Daily News and London's Daily Mirror. After a brief career as a member of Parliament, he began his rise as a media baron. Maxwell died after falling overboard from his yacht near the Canary Islands. After his death, his empire was found to be in significant November 5, 1991 MAXWELL, ROBERT: MAXWEL R financial disrepair. American actor Joel McCrea was born at South Pasadena, CA. His more than 80 films include Wells Fargo (1937), Union Pacific (1939), Sullivan's Travels (1941) and Foreign Correspondent (1940). He November 5, 1905 McCREA, JOEL: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MCCREA died Oct 20, 1990, at Los Angeles, CA.

Popular African‐American pianist and singer Cole hosted his own variety show for NBC. The Nelson Riddle Orchestra and the Randy Van Horne Singers also appeared as regulars on the show. It began as a 15‐minute program, which was expanded to half an hour. Sponsors wouldn't back the show, November 5, 1956 THE NAT KING COLE SHOW TV PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY NAT KING COLE however, and many affiliates declined to carry it. As a result, it was canceled. John Peter Zenger, colonial American printer and journalist, published the first issue of the New York Weekly Journal newspaper. He was arrested and imprisoned on Nov 17, 1734, for libel. The trial remains an important landmark in the history of the struggle for freedom of the press. See also: Nov 5, 1733 f8NEW YORK WEEKLY JOURNALf7 FIRST ISSUE: ANNIVERSARY NEW YO WE "Zenger, John Peter: Arrest Anniversary" (Nov 17). Known as the "King of the Cowboys," Rogers was born Leonard Slye at Cincinnati, OH. He made his acting debut in Under Western Stars in 1935 and later hosted his own TV series, "The Roy Rogers Show," in 1951; his wife, Dale Evans, was his leading lady. Sitting atop their horses, Trigger and Buttermilk, Rogers and Evans serenaded their audience at the conclusion of each show with "Happy Trails to You." Rogers died at Apple Valley, CA, on July 6, 1998. See also: "'The Roy Rogers Show' TV November 5, 1911 ROGERS, ROY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ROGERS ROY Premiere: Anniversary" (Dec 30). American writer born at Erie County, PA. She edited the muckraking journal McClure's Magazine, which exposed the political and industrial corruption of the day and emphasized the need for Nov 5, 1857 TARBELL, IDA M.: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY TARBEL reform. Died at Bethel, CT, Jan 6, 1944.

So called by Native American tribes of New England and the Great Lakes because at this time of year, November 6, 2014 BEAVER MOON BEAVER MOON beavers are industriously preparing themselves for the coming winter. The November Full Moon.

This ABC morning program, set in a living room, is a mixture of news reports, features and interviews with news makers and people of interest. It was the first program to compete with NBC's "The Today Show" and initially aired as "A.M. America." Hosts have included David Hartman, Nancy Dussault, November 6, 1975 GOOD MORNING AMERICA TV PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY GOOD MORNING AMERICA Sandy Hill, Charles Gibson, Joan Lunden, Lisa McRee, Kevin Newman and Diane Sawyer. Celebrating the birth of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. Date can vary depending on whether November 6, 2014 INDIA: GURU NANAK'S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY INDIA GUR lunar or is used. Italian founder of criminology, born at Verona, Italy. A professor of psychiatry, Lombroso believed that criminality could be identified with certain physical types of people. He died at Turin, Italy, Oct Nov 6, 1835 LOMBROSO, CESARE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LOMBROSO CESARE 19, 1909.

Meet the Press holds the distinction of being the oldest program on TV. It originally debuted on radio in 1945. The show has changed its format little since it began: a well‐known guest (usually a politician) is questioned on current, relevant issues by a panel of journalists. The moderators have been Martha Rountree, Ned Brooks, Lawrence E. Spivak, Bill Monroe, Roger Mudd, Marvin Kalb, November 6, 1947 MEET THE PRESS TV PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY MEET PRESS Chris Wallace, Garrick Utley, Tim Russert, Tom Brokaw and David Gregory. November 6, 2014 MOON PHASE: FULL MOON MOON P FU Moon enters Full Moon phase at 5:23 PM, EST. National holiday. Commemorates the march into the Spanish Sahara in 1975 to claim the land for November 6, 2014 MOROCCO: ANNIVERSARY OF THE GREEN MARCH MOROCCO ANNIV Morocco.

Born at Almonte, ON, Canada, Naismith was an athlete who became a physical education instructor and administrator. At a YMCA in Springfield, MA, he invented the game of "basket ball" out of the need for a safe and fun indoor winter sport. Naismith died on Nov 28, 1939, at Lawrence, KS, where he had been a physical education professor from 1917 until 1937. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Nov 6, 1861 NAISMITH, JAMES: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY NAISMITH JAM Hall of Fame was established in Springfield in 1959, and James Naismith was the first inductee. One day set aside for "Non‐Cooking Men Only" in the kitchen. Give wives a break, and let the men whip up some culinary delight with no help from family members. In the true spirit of Men Make November 6, 2014 NATIONAL MEN MAKE DINNER DAY NATIONAL MEN MAKE DI Dinner Day, barbecues are not allowed. Annually, the first Thursday in November.

Polish composer, pianist, patriot born at Kurylowka, Podolia, Poland. He died at New York, NY, June 29, 1941. When Poland fell into the hands of the Soviets after WWII, his family decided he would remain buried in Arlington National Cemetery. In May 1963 President John F. Kennedy dedicated a plaque to Paderewski's memory and declared that the pianist would rest in Arlington until Poland was free. Paderewski's remains were returned to his native country on June 29, 1992, the 51st anniversary of his death, after Poland held its first parliamentary election following its independence Nov 6, 1860 PADEREWSKI, IGNACY JAN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY PADEREWSKI from the . The first talk show with audience participation went on the air on this date at Dayton, OH. The first guest interviewed by host Phil Donahue was atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair. In 1970 the program went national; it moved to Chicago in 1974 and to New York in 1985. In later years the program was titled "Donahue." After winning 19 , the show left daytime TV in 1996. Phil Donahue briefly aired a show on the MSNBC cable network, but it was canceled after six months on Feb 25, November 6, 1967 THE PHIL DONAHUE SHOW TV PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY PHIL DONAHUE 2003.

Georgetown, DE. The day when officially tabulated election returns are read from the balcony of Georgetown's redbrick, Greek Revival courthouse to the throngs of voters assembled below. Always November 6, 2014 RETURN DAY RETURN DA the second day after a general election. An official "half‐holiday" in Sussex County.

A day to recognize the birth anniversary of Adolphe Sax, Belgian musician and inventor of the saxophone and the saxotromba. Born at Dinant, Belgium, in 1814, Antoine Joseph Sax, later known as Adolphe, was the eldest of 11 children of a musical instrument builder. Sax contributed an entire family of brass wind instruments for band and orchestra use. He was accorded fame and great November 6, 2014 SAXOPHONE DAY (ADOLPHE SAX 200th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY) SAXOPH wealth, but business misfortunes led to bankruptcy. Sax died in poverty at Paris, France, Feb 7, 1894.

American composer and band conductor, remembered for stirring marches such as "The Stars and Stripes Forever," "Semper Fidelis" and "El Capitan," born at Washington, DC. Died at Reading, PA, Nov 6, 1854 SOUSA, JOHN PHILIP: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SOUSA JOHN PHILIP Mar 6, 1932. See also: "'The Stars and Stripes Forever' Day" (May 14). November 6, 2014 SWEDEN: GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS DAY SWEDEN GUS Honors Sweden's king and military leader killed in 1632. UNITED NATIONS: INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR PREVENTING THE A day calling attention to the irreparable damage to ecosystems and natural resources caused by EXPLOITATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WAR AND ARMED armed conflict. For info: United Nations, Dept of Public Info, New York, NY 10017. Web: November 6, 2014 CONFLICT UNIT N INDA PRE EX www.un.org. November 7, 2014 : SOLIDARITY DAY BANGLADESH SOLID National holiday. Commemorates a coup in 1975.

William Henry Harrison, governor of the Indiana territory, defeated the Shawnee under Tecumseh at the Battle of Tippecanoe and burned their town. Harrison later ran for the presidency under the Nov 7, 1811 BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE: ANNIVERSARY BATTLE OF TIPPECANOE slogan "Tippecanoe and Tyler, Too." (John Tyler was his vice president.)

The French writer and philosopher, winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1957, was born at Mondavi, Algeria. Camus is renowned for his novels, particularly The Stranger (1942), which proffered themes‐‐widely reflective of the feelings of the postwar intellectual‐‐of the isolation of man and the estrangement of the individual from himself. With Jean‐Paul Sartre, Camus is seen as the leading existential novelist of the era, although he rejected that or any other label. Camus was November 7, 1913 CAMUS, ALBERT: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CAMUS albert killed in an automobile accident in Paris, France, Jan 4, 1960. At 9:30 AM the last spike was driven at Craigellachie, British Columbia, completing the Canadian CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY: TRANSCONTINENTAL COMPLETION: Pacific Railway's 2,980‐mile transcontinental railroad track between Montreal, QC, in the east and Nov 7, 1885 ANNIVERSARY CANADI PAC Port Moody, BC, in the west. Cultural Center for the Arts, Canton, OH. 43rd annual. Fine arts and crafts show and sale. Sponsored Nov 7‐9 CHRISTKINDL MARKT CHRISTKINDL MARKT by the Canton Fine Arts Associates to benefit the Canton Museum of Art. Nov 7‐9 COIN, JEWELRY & STAMP EXPO: CALIFORNIA COIN STAMP EXPO CALI Pasadena Convention Center, Pasadena, CA.

Denver Merchandise Mart, Denver, CO. More than 400 booths of holiday gifts and specialty foods. Colorado Cookin' features local chefs performing cooking demonstrations. Bring the little ones to Nov 7‐9 COLORADO COUNTRY CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOW COLORA COUNTRY CHR visit with Santa and have their pictures taken. Free parking. Richmond Raceway Complex, Richmond, VA. 35th annual. Features work from more than 450 talented artists and craftspeople. All juried exhibitors' work has been handmade by the exhibitors and must be their own original design and creation. See the creative process in action with several exhibitors demonstrating throughout the weekend. Visit Christmas Tree Village to view the uniquely Nov 7‐9 CRAFTSMEN'S CHRISTMAS CLASSIC ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL CRAFTSMENS CHRISTMAS decorated Christmas trees by some of the exhibitors. Polish chemist and physicist, born at Warsaw, Poland. In 1903 she was awarded, with her husband, the Nobel Prize in Physics for their discovery of the element radium. Died near Sallanches, France, Nov 7, 1867 CURIE, MARIE SKLODOWSKA: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CURIE MARIE SKLODOWS July 4, 1934. Nov 7‐13 DEAR SANTA LETTER WEEK DEAR SANTA LETTER WE Consumer advocate Bob O'Brien answers "Dear Santa" letters for the holiday season. Nov 7‐8 ESSENCE OF MOTOWN LITERARY JAM ESSENCE OF MOTOWN Detroit, MI. Literary celebration for readers, writers, poets and authors. The CBS counterpart to NBC's "Meet the Press," this show employs a similar format: panelists interview a well‐known guest. In 1983 the panel was changed to include experts in addition to journalists. Though usually produced at Washington, DC, the show occasionally interviews people November 7, 1954 FACE THE NATION TV PREMIERE: 60th ANNIVERSARY FACE NATION elsewhere (such as Khrushchev in Moscow in 1957). L. Douglas Wilder was elected governor of Virginia, becoming the first elected black governor in US history. Wilder had previously served as lieutenant governor of Virginia, becoming the first black November 7, 1989 FIRST BLACK GOVERNOR ELECTED: 25th ANNIVERSARY FIRST BLA GO elected to statewide office in the South since Reconstruction.

The Bolshevik Revolution began at Petrograd, Russia, on the evening of Nov 6, 1917. A new government headed by Lenin took office the following day under the name Council of People's Commissars. Leon Trotsky was commissar for foreign affairs, and became commissar of national minorities. Formerly a holiday until cancelled by the Russian Duma in 2004. According to the old Russian calendar, the revolution took place Oct 25, 1917. Soviet caused the November 7, 1917 GREAT OCTOBER SOCIALIST REVOLUTION: ANNIVERSARY GREAT OCTOBER SOCIAL observance to fall on Nov 7 (Gregorian). Greensboro Coliseum Complex Special Events Center, Greensboro, NC. 25th annual. Commercial holiday gift show that is a true feast for all the senses. Of course there is shopping with a capital SHOP! Features more than 360 specialty boutiques, shops and vendors offering holiday gifts for everyone on your list. Enjoy the singing of the Victorian‐costumed strolling carolers, and let the children visit with Santa. You'll come away with ideas, recipes, samples, beauty makeovers and lots Nov 7‐9 HOLIDAY MARKET HOLIDA MA of holiday gifts and ideas.

American actor Dean Jagger was born at Columbus Grove, OH. Predominantly a character actor, he appeared in more than 120 films, including Twelve O'Clock High (1950), for which he won an Oscar November 7, 1903 JAGGER, DEAN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY JAGGER DEAN for Best Supporting Actor. He died Feb 5, 1991, at Santa Monica, CA. Dyersville, IA. The "granddaddy" of farm toy shows, held since 1978. This slice of Americana features farm toys and farm collectibles as far as the eye can see‐‐and much more. Annually, the first full Nov 7‐9 NATIONAL FARM TOY SHOW NATIONAL FARM T weekend in November.

NATIONAL MEDICAL SCIENCE LIAISON (MSL) AWARENESS AND Created to educate the public on the role of medical science liaisons and what they do across the November 7, 2014 APPRECIATION DAY NATIONAL MEDICAL SCI pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology industries. Annually, the first Friday in November.

Richard M. Nixon, having been narrowly defeated in his bid for the presidency by John F. Kennedy in the 1960 election, returned to politics two years later as a candidate for governor of California in the election of Nov 6, 1962. Defeated again (this time by incumbent governor Edmund G. Brown), Nixon held his "last" press conference with assembled reporters in Los Angeles at midmorning the next day, at which he said: "Just think how much you're going to be missing. You won't have Nixon to kick November 7, 1962 NIXON'S "LAST" PRESS CONFERENCE: ANNIVERSARY NIXONS LAS around anymore, because, gentlemen, this is my last press conference." Thomas Nast used an elephant to represent the Republican Party in a satirical cartoon in Harper's Weekly. Today the elephant is still a well‐recognized symbol for the Republican Party in political Nov 7, 1874 REPUBLICAN SYMBOL: ANNIVERSARY REPUBLI SYM cartoons. Defeating Thomas Dewey, Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first, and only, person elected to four terms as president of the US. Roosevelt was inaugurated the following Jan 20 but died in office Apr November 7, 1944 ROOSEVELT ELECTED TO FOURTH TERM: 70th ANNIVERSARY ROOSEV ELE 12, 1945, serving only 53 days of his fourth term. Formerly a national holiday in Russia and Ukraine, it was cancelled by the Russian Duma in 2004. Still observed unofficially by some of the population. Commemorates the Great Socialist Revolution, November 7, 2014 RUSSIA: REVOLUTION DAY RUSSIA OCT which occurred in October 1917 under the Old Style calendar.

November 7, 2014 SAMOA: ARBOR DAY SAMOA AR The first Friday in November is observed as Arbor Day in Samoa (formerly Western Samoa). Born to Scottish parents at Sydney, Australia, Sutherland began her professional career as a singer at the age of 18. She rose through the ranks of the opera world, gaining a reputation as one of the greatest sopranos of all time, with a range able to reach coloratura with ease. She revitalized the bel canto repertory and style of opera in a career that spanned decades. Sutherland was dubbed "La Stupenda" by the Italian media, and Queen Elizabeth II made her a Dame Commander of the Order November 7, 1926 SUTHERLAND, DAME JOAN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SUTHERLAND DAME JOA of the British Empire in 1978. She died Oct 11, 2010, at Les Avants, Switzerland.

On this date, Navy Secretary Ray Mabus officially commissioned the state‐of‐the art amphibious transport dock. Six thousand spectators turned out for the ceremony at New York City's Intrepid Sea‐ Air‐Space Museum. The bow of the $1 billion warship contains 73/4 short tons of steel salvaged November 7, 2009 USS f8NEW YORKf7 COMMISSIONED: 5th ANNIVERSARY USS NEW YORK COMMISS from the World Trade Center after its destruction in the terrorist attack of 9/11. Laugh instead of groan at incredibly dreadful puns. All‐time greatest triple pun: "Though he's not very humble, there's no police like Holmes," from the register of worst puns of Punsters Unlimited. November 8, 2014 ABET AND AID PUNSTERS DAY ABET AND AID PUNSTER (Originated by Earl Harris, retired, and the late William Rabe.) Pioneering heart surgeon, born at Beaufort West, South Africa. Barnard performed the first human heart transplant on Dec 3, 1967, after years of practicing the procedure, mainly on dogs. The patient, Louis Washkansky, lived for 18 days before dying from an infection. Today heart transplants are performed regularly and with good success. Barnard died at Paphos, Cyprus, Sept 2, 2001, of heart November 8, 1922 BARNARD, CHRISTIAAN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BARNARD CHRIS failure. Especially for those of us who have tightly closed up the house against chilly weather for the next six months. Now is the time to create the heavenly, homey odor of pungently bold cooking. Don't November 8, 2014 COOK SOMETHING BOLD AND PUNGENT DAY COOK SOMETHING BOLD forget the sauerkraut and garlic! (c2006 by WH.) After landing on the Yucata acun peninsula in April, Spaniard Herna acun Corte acus and his troops marched into the interior of Mexico to the Aztec capital and took the Aztec emperor Montezuma Nov 8, 1519 CORTE acuS CONQUERS MEXICO: ANNIVERSARY CORTES CONQUERS MEXI hostage.

This popular daytime serial, like many others, has undergone many changes throughout its run. It expanded from 30 minutes to an hour; it went to number one in the ratings and slipped to 9 out of 12 in the 1980s; and it dropped or de‐emphasized older characters, which angered its audience. The soap is set in Salem and centers around the Horton and Brady families. Notable cast members have included , , Susan Oliver, Mike Farrell, Kristian Alfonso, Garry Marshall, John Aniston, Josh Taylor, Wayne Northrop, John DeLancie, Andrea Barber, Deidre Hall, Thaao Penghlis, Jason Bernard, Marilyn McCoo, Charles Shaughnessy, Peter Reckell, Francis Reid, Patsy Pease and November 8, 1965 TV PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY DAYS O OU Genie Francis. The City of London. Each year a colorful parade steps off at 11 AM from the Guildhall to the Royal Courts of Justice to mark the inauguration of the new Lord Mayor, who pledges allegiance to the November 8, 2014 ENGLAND: LORD MAYOR'S SHOW ENGLAN LORD MAYORS Crown. Annually, the second Saturday in November. Pioneering female war correspondent who covered more than a dozen wars, from the Spanish Civil War to . She was the author of numerous nonfiction and fiction works. She was married to Ernest Hemingway from 1940 to 1945 when both were covering WWII. Born at St. Louis, MO, November 8, 1908 GELLHORN, MARTHA: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY GELLHORN MARTHA Gellhorn died at London, England, Feb 15, 1998.

(Old Style date.) Astronomer and mathematician born at London, England. Astronomer Royal, 1721‐ 42. Died at Greenwich, England, Jan 14, 1742 (OS). He observed the great comet of 1682 (now named for him), first conceived its periodicity and wrote in his Synopsis of Comet Astronomy: "I may venture to foretell that this Comet will return again in the year 1758." It did, and Edmund Halley's memory is kept alive by the once‐every‐generation appearance of Halley's Comet. There have been 28 recorded appearances of this comet since 240 BC. Average time between appearances is 76 Nov 8, 1656 HALLEY, EDMUND: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY HALLEY edmund years. Halley's Comet is next expected to be visible in 2061. American novelist who won a Pulitzer Prize (1937) for her only book, Gone with the Wind, a romantic novel about the Civil War and Reconstruction. Gone with the Wind sold about 10 million copies and was translated into 30 languages. Born at Atlanta, GA, Mitchell died there after being November 8, 1900 MITCHELL, MARGARET: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MITCHE MARG struck by an automobile Aug 16, 1949. November 8, 2014 MONTANA: ADMISSION DAY: 125th ANNIVERSARY MONTAN AD Became 41st state in 1889. The first college for women in the US was founded as Mount Holyoke Seminary in 1837 at South Hadley, MA. While many colleges for women became coeducational institutions in the 1970s and Nov 8, 1837 MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE FOUNDED: ANNIVERSARY MOUNT HOLYOKE 1980s, Mount Holyoke remains a women's college. To pay tribute to the thousands of organizations offering Parents as Teachers services across the country and around the world. These affiliates give all parents of young children support and November 8, 2014 NATIONAL PARENTS AS TEACHERS DAY NATIONAL PARENTS AS information so all children will learn, grow and develop to realize their full potential. Singer Patti Page's sugary, adult pop sound danced effortlessly on the line between traditional vocal country and easy listening, and early hits like "The Tennessee Waltz" (1950) and "(How Much Is) That Doggie In the Window?" (1953) became standards of her lengthy career as a performer. Page sold millions of records in the 1950s‐‐she was the top female singer of that decade‐‐and while the explosion of rock and roll slowed her down, she continued to record and perform throughout the next several decades. Born Clara Ann Fowler at Claremore, OK, she died on Jan 1, 2013, at Encinitas, November 8, 1927 PAGE, PATTI: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY PAGE PATTI CA.

Psychiatrist born at Zurich, Switzerland, who used his youthful interest in art and sketching to create the unusual and controversial inkblot test that now bears his name. In 1918 Rorschach began showing his patients inkblots on cards‐‐created at random‐‐and asked for their interpretations to gain insight into their unconscious. Rorschach, a psychoanalyst, continued his experimentation Nov 8, 1884 RORSCHACH, HERMANN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY RORSCHACH HERMANN before publishing a comprehensive volume of his findings in 1921. He died Apr 2, 1922.

Printer Isaac Jaggard registered the first collected works of William Shakespeare (1564‐1616) at Stationer's Hall, St. Paul's Churchyard, London, England. Entitled Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories & Tragedies, it was missing two plays, a problem corrected in subsequent editions. Shakespeare's friends and fellow actors, John Heminge and Henry Condell, were the Nov 8, 1623 SHAKESPEARE'S FIRST FOLIO PUBLISHED: ANNIVERSARY SHAKESPEARES FIRST F editors. The "First Folio" is now one of the most valuable books in the world.

On this day, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Ro diantgen (1845‐1923) discovered x‐rays, beginning a new era in physics and medicine. Although x‐rays had been observed previously, it was Ro diantgen, a professor at the University of Wu diarzburg (Germany), who successfully repeated x‐ray Nov 8, 1895 X‐RAY DISCOVERY DAY: ANNIVERSARY X‐RAY discovery day experimentation and who is credited with the discovery.

The 39th vice president of the US, born at Baltimore, MD. Twice elected vice president (1968 and 1972), Agnew became the second person to resign that office, Oct 10, 1973. Agnew entered a plea of no contest to a charge of income tax evasion (on contract kickbacks received while he was governor of Maryland and after he became vice president). He died Sept 17, 1996, at Berlin, MD. See also: "Vice Presidential Resignation: Anniversary" (Dec 28) and "Calhoun, John Caldwell: Birth November 9, 1918 AGNEW, SPIRO THEODORE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY AGNEW SPI Anniversary" (Mar 18).

American astronomer, mathematician, clock maker, surveyor and almanac author, called "first black man of science." Took part in original survey of Washington, DC. Banneker's Almanac was published 1792‐97. Born at Elliott's Mills, MD, he died at Baltimore, MD, Oct 9, 1806. A fire that started during his destroyed his home, library, notebooks, almanac calculations, clocks and virtually all Nov 9, 1731 BANNEKER, BENJAMIN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BANNEK belongings and documents related to his life.

After 28 years as a symbol of the Cold War, the Berlin Wall was opened on this evening, and citizens of both sides walked freely through an opening in the barrier as others danced atop the structure to celebrate the end of a historic era. Coming amid the celebration of East Germany's 40‐year anniversary, prodemocracy demonstrations led to the resignation of Erich Honecker, East Germany's head of state and party chief. It was Honecker who had supervised the construction of the 27.9‐mile wall across the city during the night of Aug 13, 1961, because US president John F. Kennedy had November 9, 1989 BERLIN WALL OPENED: 25th ANNIVERSARY BERLIN WAL IS OP ordered a troop buildup in response to the blockade of West Berlin by the Soviets. Though Boston, MA, had experienced several damaging fires, the worst one started on this Saturday evening in a dry‐goods warehouse. Spreading rapidly in windy weather, it devastated several blocks of the business district, destroying nearly 800 buildings. Damage was estimated at more than $75 million. It was said that the fire caused a bright red glare in the sky that could be seen from nearly 100 miles away. The Boston fire came one year, one month and one day after the Great Chicago Fire Nov 9, 1872 BOSTON FIRE: ANNIVERSARY BOSTON FIR of Oct 8, 1871. November 9, 2014 : INDEPENDENCE DAY: 65th ANNIVERSARY CAMBODIA INDEPENDENC National Day. Declared independence from France in 1949. Actress and singer Dandridge was a child star, born at Cleveland, OH, who toured with her sisters, Vivian and Etta Jones, as the Dandridge Sisters. They played at the Cotton Club, sharing the stage with artists such as Cab Calloway and W.C. Handy. Dandridge went solo in 1941 to perform in Hollywood movies and on stage with the Desi Arnaz Band. Her big break came with the lead role in Otto Preminger's musical Carmen Jones. Dandridge received an Oscar nomination for her performance. Unfortunately, she could not overcome Hollywood's racism and tendency to typecast, November 9, 1923 DANDRIDGE, DOROTHY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY DANDRIDGE DOROTHY and her career foundered. She died at West Hollywood, CA, Sept 8, 1965. Massive electric power failure starting in western New York state at 5:16 PM cut electric power to much of northeastern US as well as Ontario and Quebec in Canada. More than 30 million people in an area of 80,000 square miles were affected. The experience provoked studies of the vulnerability November 9, 1965 EAST COAST BLACKOUT: ANNIVERSARY EAST C B of 20th‐century technology.

Cenotaph, Whitehall, London. Wreath‐laying ceremony to commemorate the dead of both World Wars by Her Majesty the Queen, members of the royal family, government and service organizations. Annually, the Sunday closest to Nov 11. For info: Public Info Office, HQ London District November 9, 2014 ENGLAND: ENGLAN REMEMBRANCE S Military, Horse Guards, Whitehall, London, England SW1A 2AX.

US senator, born at Sumner, MO. He sponsored the legislation that created the Fulbright November 9, 1905 FULBRIGHT, J. WILLIAM: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY FULBRIGHT J WIL scholarships for international study for graduate students, faculty and researchers. Died Feb 9, 1995.

During the evening of Nov 9 and into the morning of Nov 10, 1938, mobs in Germany destroyed thousands of shops and homes, carrying out a pogrom against Jews. Synagogues were burned down or demolished. There were bonfires in every Jewish neighborhood, fueled by Jewish prayer books, Torah scrolls and volumes of philosophy, history and poetry. More than 30,000 Jews were arrested Nov 9‐10, 1938 KRISTALLNACHT (CRYSTAL NIGHT): ANNIVERSARY KRISTA and 91 killed. The night got its name from the smashing of glass store windows.

Widely regarded one of the most beautiful woman of her era, actress and inventor Hedy Lamarr was born Hedwig Eva Maria Kiesler in Vienna, Austria. Starring alongside Hollywood legends like Clark Gable, Judy Garland and Spencer Tracy during a career that spanned nearly three decades, her most famous performance was in Samson and Delilah (1949). Insistent on being esteemed equally for her intelligence, in 1942 Lamarr, with composer George Antheil, patented a frequency hopping device November 9, 1913 LAMARR, HEDY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LAMARR HEDY that is now used in satellite and wireless technology. She died Jan 19, 2000, at Casselberry, FL.

In Philadelphia, PA, Margaret Roselle Hawkins and Sarah Strickland Scott founded a nonpartisan, volunteer organization called The Links, "linking" their friendship and resources in an effort to better the lives of disadvantaged African Americans after WWII. From a first group of nine, The Links grew to an incorporated organization of 8,000 women in 240 local chapters in 40 states plus the District of Columbia and two foreign countries. The Links promotes educational, cultural and community activities through a variety of projects here and in Africa. In May of 1985 The Links became an official November 9, 1946 THE LINKS, INC: ANNIVERSARY LINKS nongovernmental organization of the UN. American newspaper publisher and abolitionist born at Albion, ME. Died Nov 7, 1837, at Alton, IL, in Nov 9, 1802 LOVEJOY, ELIJAH P.: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LOVEJO a fire started by a mob angry about his antislavery views. The National Child Safety Council (NCSC) at Jackson, MI, is the oldest and largest nonprofit organization in the US dedicated solely to child safety. Distributes comprehensive safety education materials to children, adults and seniors through local law enforcement and the Council's mascot, November 9, 1955 NATIONAL CHILD SAFETY COUNCIL FOUNDED: ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL CHIL Safetypupr.

This eclectic series deserved its name, offering a variety of presentations, including dramas, documentaries and musicals, for more than 10 years. Alistair Cooke hosted the program, which was the first major TV project to be underwritten by the Ford Foundation. Notable presentations included James Agee's "Mr Lincoln"; Die Fledermaus, with Eugene Ormandy conducting the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Agnes DeMille's ballet Three Virgins and the Devil (presented as November 9, 1952 OMNIBUS TV PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY OMNIBU Three Maidens and the Devil); and documentaries from underwater explorer Jacques Cousteau. Astronomer, biologist, author (Broca's Brain, Cosmos), born at New York, NY. Died at Seattle, WA, November 9, 1934 SAGAN, CARL: 80th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SAGAN CARL Dec 20, 1996. November 9, 2014 TUNISIA: TREE FESTIVAL TUNISI TRE National agricultural festival. Annually, the second Sunday in November. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was completed by the addition of a statue, Three Servicemen (sculpted by Frederick Hart), which was unveiled on this date. The statue faces the black granite wall VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL STATUE UNVEILING: 30th on which are inscribed the names of more than 58,000 Americans who were killed or missing in November 9, 1984 ANNIVERSARY VIETNA VE action in the Vietnam War. American architect who designed the old Madison Square Garden, the Washington Square Arch, and the Players Club, Century and Metropolitan Club at New York City. Stanford White was born at New York City and was shot to death on the roof of Madison Square Garden by Harry Thaw, June 25, Nov 9, 1853 WHITE, STANFORD: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY WHITE STA 1906.

As WWI was coming to a close and it became clear their cause was lost, a revolt broke out in Germany. The kaiser was advised by his military staff that the loyalty of the army could not be guaranteed. On Nov 9, 1918, it was announced in Berlin that Kaiser Wilhelm II had abdicated his throne. The former leader then fled to Holland. Philipp Scheidemann, a Socialist leader, proclaimed a November 9, 1918 WILHELM II ABDICATES: ANNIVERSARY WILHEL THE German Republic and became its first chancellor.

The 10‐digit North American Numbering Plan, which provides area codes for Canada, the US and many Caribbean nations, was devised in 1947 by AT&T and Bell Labs. Eighty‐four area codes were assigned. However, all long‐distance calls at that time were operator‐assisted. On this date in 1951, the mayor of Englewood, NJ (area code 201), direct‐dialed the mayor of Alameda, CA. By 1960 all telephone customers could dial long‐distance calls. The system is administered by the North November 10, 1951 AREA CODES INTRODUCED: ANNIVERSARY AREA CODES American Numbering Plan Administration. For info: www.nanpa.com.

Welsh‐born stage and film actor who led an intense and tempestuous personal life and career. Richard Burton was never knighted and never won an Oscar, but he was generally regarded as one of the great acting talents of his time. Born Richard Jenkins at Pontrhydyfen, South Wales, the son of a coal miner, he later took the name of his guardian, schoolmaster Philip Burton. Burton played King Arthur in the original production of Camelot. His films include Cleopatra, Becket, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Anne of the Thousand Days and Equus. Burton died at Geneva, Switzerland, Aug 5, November 10, 1925 BURTON, RICHARD: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BURTON 1984. Noon‐6 PM, Split Rock Lighthouse, Two Harbors, MN. Includes information on the Edmund Fitzgerald and other shipwrecks on Lake Superior; beacon lighting at dusk in memory of the 29 men lost on the Edmund Fitzgerald on Nov 10, 1975, and of all those who lost their lives in other Great November 10, 2014 f8EDMUND FITZGERALD f7MEMORIAL BEACON LIGHTING EDMUND FIT MEM Lakes shipwrecks. Lighthouse open. The ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald broke in two during a heavy storm in Lake Superior (near Whitefish Point). There were no survivors of this, the worst Great Lakes ship disaster of the decade, November 10, 1975 f8EDMUND FITZGERALD f7SINKING: ANNIVERSARY EDMUND FIT SIN which took the lives of 29 crew members.

Irish writer, author of the play She Stoops to Conquer. Born at Pallas, County Longford, Ireland, he died Apr 4, 1774, at London, England. "A book may be amusing with numerous errors," he wrote Nov 10, 1728 GOLDSMITH, OLIVER: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY GOLDSM (Advertisement to The Vicar of Wakefield), "or it may be very dull without a single absurdity."

English painter and engraver, famed for his satiric series of engravings (A Harlot's Progress, A Rake's Nov 10, 1697 HOGARTH, WILLIAM: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY HOGART Progress, Four Stages of Cruelty, etc). Born at London, England, he died there, Oct 26, 1764.

The Augustinian monk who was a founder and leader of the Protestant Reformation was born at Eisleben, Saxony. Luther tacked his 95 Theses "On the Power of Indulgences" on the door of Wittenberg's castle church, on Oct 31, 1517, the eve of All Saints' Day. Luther asserted that the Bible was the sole authority of the church, called for reformation of abuses by the Roman and denied the supremacy of the pope. Tried for heresy by the Roman Church, threatened with excommunication and finally banned by a papal bull (Jan 2, 1521), he responded by burning the bull. In 1525 he married Katherine von Bora, one of nine nuns who had left the convent due to his Nov 10, 1483 LUTHER, MARTIN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LUTHER BIR teaching. Luther died near his birthplace, at Eisleben, Feb 18, 1546. Commemorates the Marine Corps's establishment in 1775. Originally part of the navy, it became a Nov 10, 1775 MARINE CORPS BIRTHDAY: ANNIVERSARY MARINE separate unit July 11, 1789.

Pizza Hut and the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress established National Young Reader's Week to remind Americans of the joys and importance of reading for kids. Schools, libraries, families and communities nationwide use this week to celebrate reading in a variety of creative and Nov 10‐14 NATIONAL YOUNG READER'S WEEK NATIONAL YOUNG READE educational ways. Annually, the second week in November. November 10, 2014 PANAMA: FIRST SHOUT OF INDEPENDENCE PANAMA FIRST National holiday. Commemorates Panama's first battle for independence from Spain in 1821.

Stage, film and television actor, born at London, England. Rains trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts and overcame a speech impediment. Exposed to poison gas during WWI, his vocal chords were damaged, giving his deep voice a raspy quality that he used to great effect in The Invisible Man (1933), where he is only a voice until the film's final minutes, and as the corrupt Captain Louis Renault in Casablanca (1942). Rains's other notable films include The Phantom of the Nov 10, 1889 RAINS, CLAUDE: 125th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY RAINS CLAUDE Opera (1943) and Notorious (1946). Died May 30, 1967, at Laconia, NH.

An important, successful, long‐running children's show, "" educates children while they have fun. It takes place along a city street, featuring a diverse cast of humans and puppets. Through singing, puppetry, film clips and skits, children are taught letters, numbers, concepts and other lessons. Shows are "sponsored" by letters and numbers. Human cast members have included Loretta Long, Matt Robinson, Roscoe Orman, Bob McGrath, Linda Bove, Buffy Sainte‐Marie, Ruth Buzzi, , Northern J. Calloway, Emilio Delgado and Sonia Manzano. Favorite Jim Henson Muppets include Ernie, Bert, Grover, Oscar the Grouch, the Cookie Monster, Big Bird and Mr November 10, 1969 SESAME STREET TV PREMIERE: 45th ANNIVERSARY SESAME Snuffleupagus. Having begun his search the previous March for the then two‐years‐missing explorer‐missionary David Livingstone, explorer Henry M. Stanley found him on this day at Ujiji (Africa) and uttered those Nov 10, 1871 STANLEY FINDS LIVINGSTONE: ANNIVERSARY STANLE FI AN now immortal words, "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" Born at Marbach, Wu diarttemberg, von Schiller was the leading German dramatist of his age. His works include Don Carlos (1787), the Wallenstein trilogy (1798‐1801) and Wilhelm Tell (1804). His "An die Freude" ("Ode to Joy") was used by Beethoven in the choral finale to his Symphony No 9 in D Nov 10, 1759 VON SCHILLER, FRIEDRICH: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY VON SCHILLER Minor. Died May 9, 1805, at Weimar, Germany. To facilitate public awareness of social issues surrounding orphans and displaced children, to highlight the current year's statistics on the AIDS orphans pandemic and to engage community November 10, 2014 WORLD ORPHANS DAY WORLD ORPHANS DAY support for the causes. Annually, the second Monday in November. November 11, 2014 ANGOLA: INDEPENDENCE DAY ANGOLA National holiday. Angola gained its independence from Portugal in 1975.

To celebrate when the number of the day is the same as the number of the month. Bonza Bottler November 11, 2014 BONZA BOTTLER DAYtm BONZA k Daytm is an excuse to have a party at least once a month. For more information see Jan 1. November 11, 2014 CANADA: REMEMBRANCE DAY CANADA REM Honors those who died in WWI and WWII. Public holiday. CHURCH OF ENGLAND VOTES TO ALLOW WOMEN PRIESTS: The Church of England, one of 28 national churches within the international Anglican Communion, November 11, 1992 ANNIVERSARY CHURCH OF E V voted Nov 11, 1992, to allow women to become priests. National holiday. Commemorates declaration of independence from Spain of the city of Cartagena in November 11, 2014 COLOMBIA: CARTAGENA INDEPENDENCE DAY COLOMB CARTAGENA 1811. Honoring soldiers on both sides who died on Nov 11, 1918, the day of the armistice that ended the fighting in WWI, 1914‐18. The order was to stop fighting at 11 AM, rather than on receipt of the November 11, 2014 DEATH/DUTY DAY DEATHDUTY DAY order.

Russian novelist, author of The Brothers Karamazov, Crime and Punishment and The Idiot, was born at Moscow, Russia, and died at St. Petersburg, Russia, Feb 9, 1881. A political revolutionary, he was arrested, tried, convicted and sentenced to death, but instead of execution he served a sentence in a Nov 11, 1821 DOSTOYEVSKY, FYODOR MIKHAYLOVICH: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY DOSTOY Siberian prison and later served in the army there. Prolific novelist, best known for Spartacus (1953), born at New York, NY. Was blacklisted in the 1950s for refusing to cooperate with HUAC, and served three months in prison for contempt of Congress. Other key works are Citizen Tom Paine (1943), Freedom Road (1944) and The Immigrants November 11, 1914 FAST, HOWARD: 100th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY FAST HOWARD (1977). He died Mar 12, 2003, at Old Greenwich, CT.

World‐renowned Mexican author, born Carlos Fuentes Maci acuas at Panama City, Panama. Fuentes wrote across genres, penning a prolific oeuvre that includes political journalism, screenplays and novels. Combining realism, social protest and psychological insight, his postmodern works, which include The Death of Artemio Cruz (1962) and Christopher Unborn (1989), add depictions of Mexican identity previously ignored in the literary cannon. He was awarded numerous prestigious awards, notably the Cervantes Prize (1987), the preeminent Spanish‐language literary award. Fuentes died May 15, 2012, at Mexico City, Mexico. He wrote, "You start by writing to live. You end by writing so November 11, 1928 FUENTES, CARLOS: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY FUENTES CARLOS BIRTH as not to die." Irving Berlin wrote this song especially for Kate Smith. She first sang it during her regular radio broadcast. It quickly became a great patriotic favorite of the nation and one of Smith's most November 11, 1938 GOD BLESS AMERICA FIRST PERFORMED: ANNIVERSARY GOD BLESS AMERICA FI requested songs.

Sponsored by the Nippon Origami Association, an opportunity to learn and celebrate origami. Observed on World Peace Memorial Day/WWI Armistice Day. For info: Nippon Origami Assn, 2‐064, November 11, 2014 JAPAN: ORIGAMI DAY JAPAN ORIGAMI DAY Domir‐Gobancho, 12 Gobancho Chiyoda‐ku, Tokyo 102‐0076, Japan. Web: www.origami‐noa.com. November 11, 2014 MALDIVES: REPUBLIC DAY MALDIVES REPUB National holiday. Commemorates the abolition of the sultanate in 1968.

Feast day of St. Martin of Tours, who lived about AD 316‐397. A bishop, he became one of the most popular saints of the Middle Ages. The period of warm weather often occurring about the time of his November 11, 2014 MARTINMAS MARTINM feast day is sometimes called St. Martin's Summer (especially in England).

American military officer, graduate of West Point (1909), George Smith Patton, Jr, was born at San Gabriel, CA. Ambitious and flamboyant, he lived for combat. He served in the punitive expedition into Mexico (1916), in Europe in WWI, and in North Africa and Europe in WWII. He received world attention and official censure in 1943 for slapping a hospitalized shell‐shocked soldier. While a full general, owing to his critical public statements, he was relieved of his command in 1945. He died at Nov 11, 1885 PATTON, GEORGE S., JR: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY PATTON Heidelberg, Germany, Dec 21, 1945, of injuries received in an automobile accident. Poland regained independence in 1918, after having been partitioned among Austria, Prussia and November 11, 2014 POLAND: INDEPENDENCE DAY POLAND INDEPENDEN Russia for more than 120 years. Shuttle Columbia launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL, with four astronauts: Vance Brand, Robert Overmyer, William Lenoir and Joseph Allen. "First operational mission" delivered two satellites into orbit for commercial customers. Columbia landed at Edwards Air Force Base, CA, Nov November 11, 1982 SPACE MILESTONE: f8COLUMBIA STS‐5 f7(US) SPACE MILE COL FI 16, 1982. Last Project Gemini manned Earth orbit launched. Buzz Aldrin spent five hours on a space walk, November 11, 1966 SPACE MILESTONE: f8GEMINI 12 f7(US) SPACE MILE GEM TW setting a new record.

Originally in memory of St. Martin of Tours; also associated with Martin Luther, who is celebrated November 11, 2014 SWEDEN: SAINT MARTIN'S DAY SWEDEN SAI MAR the day before. Marks the end of the autumn's work and the beginning of winter activities. Sursee, Canton Lucerne. At 3 PM on Martinmas, the "Gansabhauet" is staged in front of Town Hall. Blindfolded participants try to bring down, with a single sword stroke, a dead goose suspended on a November 11, 2014 SWITZERLAND: MARTINMAS GOOSE (MARTINIGIANS) SWITZE MAR wire.

Veterans Day was observed on Nov 11 from 1919 through 1970. Public Law 90‐363, the "Monday Holiday Law," provided that, beginning in 1971, Veterans Day would be observed on the fourth Monday in October. This movable observance date, which separated Veterans Day from the Nov 11 anniversary of WWI armistice, proved unpopular. State after state moved its observance back to the traditional Nov 11 date, and finally Public Law 94‐97 of Sept 18, 1975, required that, effective Jan 1, 1978, the observance of Veterans Day revert to Nov 11. As Armistice Day this is a holiday in Belgium, France and other European countries. At the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month fighting November 11, 2014 VETERANS DAY VETERA DAY ceased in WWI.

Presidential Proclamation. Formerly called Armistice Day and proclaimed each year since 1926 for Nov 11. PL 83‐380 of June 1, 1954, changed the name to Veterans Day. PL 90‐363 of June 28, 1968, required that, beginning in 1971, it would be observed the fourth Monday in October. PL 94‐97 of November 11, 2014 procVETERANS DAY VETERA DAY Sept 18, 1975, required that, effective Jan 1, 1978, the observance would revert to Nov 11.

Last king of Italy Victor Emmanuel III was born at Naples, Italy, and became king upon the assassination of his father in July 1900. For the first 20 years of his reign, Victor Emmanuel followed Italy's constitutional custom of selecting a prime minister based on the parliamentary majority, but with parliament in disarray after WWI, he named Benito Mussolini to form a cabinet and then failed to prevent Mussolini and the Fascists from seizing power. The king became little more than a figurehead. In 1946 Victor Emmanuel abdicated the throne, and he and the crown prince went into Nov 11, 1869 VICTOR EMMANUEL III: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY VICTOR EMMANU exile. He died at Alexandria, Egypt, Dec 28, 1947. In recognition of the 11,500 women who served in the Vietnam War, the bronze sculpture erected at November 11, 1993 VIETNAM WOMEN'S MEMORIAL DEDICATION: ANNIVERSARY VIETNA WOM Washington, DC, was dedicated this day. Novelist and playwright, born at Indianapolis, IN. His idiosyncratic, semiautobiographical, blackly comic works were campus favorites in the Vietnam‐roiled 1960s and '70s, especially Cat's Cradle (1963) and Breakfast of Champions (1973). Slaughterhouse‐Five (1969), part of which was based on his WWII experience as a German prisoner of war, is frequently cited as one of the 100 best novels November 11, 1922 VONNEGUT, KURT, JR: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY VONNEGUT of the 20th century. Vonnegut died Apr 11, 2007, at New York, NY. November 11, 2014 WASHINGTON: ADMISSION DAY: 125th ANNIVERSARY WASHIN ADM Became 42nd state in 1889.

Anniversary of armistice between Allied and Central Powers ending WWI, signed at 5 AM, Nov 11, 1918, in Marshal Foch's railway car in the forest of Compie gragne, France. Hostilities ceased at 11 AM. Recognized in many countries as Armistice Day, Remembrance Day, Veterans Day, Victory Day or WWI Memorial Day. Many places observe a silent memorial at the 11th hour of the 11th day of November 11, 1918 WORLD WAR I ARMISTICE: ANNIVERSARY WORLD WAR I ARMISTIC the 11th month each year. See also: "Veterans Day" (Nov 11). Baha'i observance of the anniversary of the birth of Baha'u'llah (born Mirza Husayn Ali) at Nur, Persia. Baha'u'llah was prophet‐founder of the Baha'i Faith. One of the nine days of the year when Nov 12, 1817 BIRTH OF BAHA'U'LLAH: ANNIVERSARY BIRTH BAHAULLAH Baha'is suspend work. Former associate justice of the US, nominated by President Richard Nixon Apr 14, 1970. He retired from the Supreme Court Aug 3, 1994. Justice Blackmun was born at Nashville, IL, and died at November 12, 1908 BLACKMUN, HARRY A.: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BLACKM Arlington, VA, Mar 4, 1999.

Hilton San Diego Bayfront, San Diego, CA. 65th annual. More than 2,000 teachers, administrators, speech‐language pathologists, researchers and other professionals from across the US and around the world attend the premier professional development conference discussing dyslexia and related INTERNATIONAL DYSLEXIA ASSOCIATION READING, LITERACY AND learning disabilities. The four‐day program includes more than 125 educational sessions as well as Nov 12‐15 LEARNING CONFERENCE INTERNAITONAL DYSLEX four full‐day symposia, keynote speakers, social events, networking opportunities and more. American award‐winning actress (Oscar for The Country Girl; Rear Window, To Catch a Thief) who became Princess Grace of Monaco when she married that country's ruler, Prince Rainier III, in 1956. Born at Philadelphia, PA, she died of injuries sustained in an automobile accident, Sept 14, 1982, at November 12, 1929 KELLY, GRACE PATRICIA: 85th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY KELLY GRACE Monte Carlo, Monaco. Every year on "Di acua del cartero," Mexicans show their appreciation for their postal carriers by November 12, 2014 MEXICO: POSTMAN'S DAY MEXICO POSTMANS DAY leaving a little something in their mailboxes.

Nov 12, 1840 RODIN, AUGUSTE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY RODIN French sculptor (The Kiss, The Thinker), born at Paris, France. Died Nov 17, 1917, near Paris. Shuttle Columbia, launched from Kennedy Space Center, FL, with Joe Engle and Richard Truly on board, became the first spacecraft launched from Earth for a second orbiting mission. Landed at November 12, 1981 SPACE MILESTONE: f8COLUMBIA STS‐2 f7(US) SPACE MILE COL TW Edwards Air Force Base, CA, Nov 14, 1981.

Women's suffragist and reformer, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born at Johnstown, NY. "We hold these truths to be self‐evident," she said at the first Women's Rights Convention, in 1848, "that all Nov 12, 1815 STANTON, ELIZABETH CADY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY STANTO men and women are created equal." She died at New York, NY, Oct 26, 1902. Although his actual birth date in 1866 is not known, Dr. Sun Yat‐sen's traditional birthday commemoration is held Nov 12. Heroic leader of China's 1911 revolution, he died at Beijing, China, Mar 12, 1925. A holiday in . His death anniversary is also widely observed. See also: "Sun Yat‐ November 12, 2014 SUN YAT‐SEN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY (TRADITIONAL) SUN YA BI sen: Death Anniversary" (Mar 12). First wife of John Tyler, 10th president of the US, born at New Kent County, VA. Died at Washington, Nov 12, 1790 TYLER, LETITIA CHRISTIAN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY TYLER LE DC, Sept 10, 1842.

Oahu, HI. 33rd annual. The Triple Crown includes three professional big‐wave surf meets on Oahu's North Shore that mark the conclusion of the yearlong Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) Nov 12‐Dec 20 VANS TRIPLE CROWN OF SURFING VANS TRIPLE CROWN SU world tour. Following the Triple Crown, the ASP Men's and Women's Champions are crowned.

Famed American actor and founder of the Players Club, born near Bel Air, MD. His brother, John Nov 13, 1833 BOOTH, EDWIN (THOMAS): BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BOOTH ED Wilkes Booth, assassinated President Abraham Lincoln. Died at New York, NY, June 7, 1893. American jurist, associate justice of US (1916‐39), born at Louisville, KY. Died at Washington, DC, Oct Nov 13, 1856 BRANDEIS, LOUIS DEMBITZ: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BRANDE 5, 1941. The Holland Tunnel, running under the Hudson River between New York, NY, and Jersey City, NJ, was opened to traffic. The tunnel was built and operated by the New York‐New Jersey Bridge and Tunnel Commission. Comprising two tubes, each large enough for two lanes of traffic, the Holland November 13, 1927 HOLLAND TUNNEL: ANNIVERSARY HOLLAN TUN was the first underwater tunnel built in the US. British physicist noted for his work in the field of electricity and magnetism. Born at Edinburgh, Nov 13, 1831 MAXWELL, JAMES CLERK: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MAXWEL J Scotland, he died of cancer Nov 5, 1879, at Cambridge, England. Baltimore, MD. 61st annual. Educational sessions for administrators, counselors, coordinators, November 13, 2014 NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR GIFTED CHILDREN CONVENTION NATIONAL ASS FO teachers and parents. Scottish author, born at Edinburgh, Scotland, known for his Child's Garden of Verses and novels such Nov 13, 1850 STEVENSON, ROBERT LOUIS: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY STEVENS RO as Treasure Island and Kidnapped. Died at Samoa, Dec 3, 1894. Carl Burton Stokes became the first black in the US elected mayor when he won the Cleveland, OH, November 13, 1967 STOKES BECOMES FIRST BLACK MAYOR IN US: ANNIVERSARY STOKES mayoral election Nov 13, 1967. Died Apr 3, 1996.

As the name implies, World Kindness Day is about being kind to the world. The "Lonely Planet" not only refers to a travel guide, it is descriptive of Earth‐‐the only planet in our solar system known to be teeming with life. It's all we have, and it's in everyone's best interest to make it the nicest place to live. There are many ways to share kindness on this day: Try to smile at 10 people today; leave something special on a neighbor's doorstep‐‐flowers, a baked good, an invitation to share a meal; November 13, 2014 WORLD KINDNESS DAY WORLD KINDNESS DAY write a thank you or draw a picture for someone you love; pick up some trash; and lots more.

Born at Cherryvale, KS, Brooks started out as a dancer before finding fame as an actress in the 1920s' cinema. She is best known for her performances in two 1929 German films: Pandora's Box (as Lulu) and Diary of a Lost Girl. Would‐be flappers the world over copied her trademark hairstyle: a sleek, helmetlike bob. Brooks wrote a well‐received book of reminiscences, Lulu in Hollywood (1982), November 14, 1906 BROOKS, LOUISE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BROOKS LOUISE before her death on Aug 8, 1985, at Rochester, NY. Nov 14‐16 COIN, JEWELRY & STAMP EXPO: AMERICA COIN JEWELRY STAMP A Radisson Hotel, Anaheim, CA.

American composer Aaron Copland was born at Brooklyn, NY. Incorporating American folk music and, later, the 12‐tone system, he strove to create an American music style that was both popular and artistic. He composed ballets, film scores and orchestral works including Fanfare for the Common Man (1942), Appalachian Spring (1944; for which he won the Pulitzer Prize) and the score November 14, 1900 COPLAND, AARON: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY COPLAND for The Heiress (1948; for which he won an Oscar). He died Dec 2, 1990, at North Tarrytown, NY. South Carolina State Fairgrounds, Columbia, SC. 39th annual. Features original work and designs from hundreds of talented artists and craftsmen from across the nation. All juried exhibitors' work has been handmade by the exhibitors and must be their own original design and creation. Visit with the artisans as you browse the booths. Something for every style, taste and budget with thousands of choices from traditional to contemporary, functional to whimsical and decorative to fun and Nov 14‐16 (tentative) CRAFTSMEN'S CHRISTMAS CLASSIC ART & CRAFT FESTIVAL CRAFTSMEN XMAS FEST funky.

November 14, 1972 DOW JONES TOPS 1,000: ANNIVERSARY DOW 1000 The Dow Jones Index of 30 major industrial stocks topped the 1,000 mark for the first time. Wife of Dwight David Eisenhower, 34th president of the US, born at Boone, IA. Died Nov 1, 1979, at Nov 14, 1896 EISENHOWER, MAMIE DOUD: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY EISENH MAM Gettysburg, PA. Everett Bowman Rodeo Grounds, Wickenburg, AZ. 35th annual old‐time fiddle, banjo, mandolin, flat‐ pick guitar championships. Includes gospel music. Special entertainment by nationally known bands Nov 14‐16 FOUR CORNER STATES BLUEGRASS FESTIVAL FOUR CORNER STATES as well as 13 competitive events. Nov 14, 1765 FULTON, ROBERT: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY FULTON R Inventor of the steamboat, born at Little Britain, PA. Died Feb 24, 1815, at New York, NY. November 14, 2014 GUINEA‐BISSAU: READJUSTMENT MOVEMENT'S DAY GUINEAB RE National holiday. November 14, 2014 INDIA: CHILDREN'S DAY INDIA CHI Holiday observed throughout India.

A day to build confidence in girls and celebrate the power of girls to realize their dreams. Girls and November 14, 2014 INTERNATIONAL GIRLS DAY INTERNATIO GIRLS DAY their supporters across the country can plan celebrations with the theme "She Can Do Anything!" November 14, 2014 LOOSEN UP, LIGHTEN UP DAY LOOSEN UP A day to remind people of all the benefits of joy and laughter.

Controversial politician born near Appleton, WI. As a Republican senator, McCarthy became a household name when he began making sweeping statements about the prevalence of secret Communists in the US. In this period of postwar uncertainty and distrust of the Soviets, Americans responded to his claims with fear and indignation. He soon spread his attacks, accusing politicians, State Department employees, journalists and members of the armed forces of being secret Communists. He held congressional hearings to uncover "traitors," using sensational methods that uncovered nothing of substance. After failing to prove any of his allegations, he soon fell out of favor and was censured by Congress for unbecoming conduct in December 1954. He died at Bethesda, November 14, 1908 McCARTHY, JOSEPH: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MCCARTHY JOSEPH MD, May 2, 1957. French Impressionist painter (Water Lilies), born at Paris, France. Died at Giverny, France, Dec 5, Nov 14, 1840 MONET, CLAUDE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MONET CLA 1926. November 14, 2014 MOON PHASE: LAST QUARTER MOON P LA Moon enters Last Quarter phase at 10:15 AM, EST.

This intelligent, often acerbic set in Washington, DC, starred Candice Bergen as an egotistical, seasoned journalist working for the fictitious TV news show "FYI." Featured were Grant Shaud as the show's high‐strung producer, Miles Silverberg (later replaced by Lily Tomlin); Faith Ford as the former Miss America‐turned‐anchor, Corky Sherwood; Joe Regalbuto as neurotic reporter Frank Fontana; Charles Kimbrough as uptight anchorman Jim Dial; Pat Corley as Phil, owner of the local watering hole; and Robert Pastorelli as Eldin Bernecky, perfectionist housepainter and aspiring artist. November 14, 1988 MURPHY BROWN TV PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY MURPHY BRO The series ended with the May 31, 1998, episode. To increase awareness about the dire need for organs and tissues for transplantation and to dispel fears that tissue and is incompatible with religion. Annually, the Friday, Saturday and Nov 14‐16 NATIONAL DONOR NATIONAL DONOR Sunday two weekends before Thanksgiving. Indian leader who worked for independence and social reform, emphasizing economic welfare. First Indian prime minister after independence in 1947 and architect of India's foreign policy of nonalignment, he was greatly influenced by his friend, Mohandas Gandhi. Born at Allahabad, India, Nov 14, 1889 NEHRU, JAWAHARLAL: 125th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY NEHRU Nehru died May 27, 1964, at New Delhi, India. American journalist Harrison Evans Salisbury was born at Minneapolis, MN. New York Times Moscow correspondent from 1949 to 1954. Salisbury won the Pulitzer Prize in 1955 for a series of November 14, 1908 SALISBURY, HARRISON: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SALISBURY articles on the Soviet Union. He died July 5, 1993, at Providence, RI.

Sandy, UT. A delightful holiday experience. Shoppers will find gifts, holiday decor, specialty foods and decorations from vendors across the nation. A festive shopping atmosphere with music, Nov 14‐16 SALT LAKE'S FAMILY CHRISTMAS GIFT SHOW SALT LAKE'S FAMILY entertainment, Santa Claus and a holiday cooking demonstration area for all to enjoy. Launched this date. This was the second manned lunar landing‐‐in Ocean of Storms. First pinpoint landing. Astronauts Pete Conrad, Alan Bean and Richard Gordon visited Surveyor 3 and took November 14, 1969 SPACE MILESTONE: f8APOLLO 12 f7(US): 45th ANNIVERSARY SPACE MILE APO TW samples. Earth splashdown Nov 24.

The National Speakers Association (NSA) has designated today as a national day of advocacy encouraging professional speakers to support one another. NSA members are encouraged to focus on giving back, providing genuine support to speaking colleagues and taking time to connect, help, November 14, 2014 SPIRIT OF NSA DAY SPIRIT OF NSA DAY mentor or refer business to other members without any expectation of reciprocation. Prolific cartoonist, satirist and illustrator, William Steig was born at Brooklyn, NY. The New Yorker published more than 1,600 of his drawings, including 117 covers, and he wrote more than 25 books for children. He won the Caldecott Medal in 1970 for Sylvester and the Magic Pebble and received two Newbery Honors, for Abel's Island and Dr. De Soto. Other favorites include The Amazing Bone, Brave Irene, CDB and Shrek, the basis for a series of animated films. Steig died at Boston, MA, Oct 3, November 14, 1907 STEIG, WILLIAM: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY STEIG WILLIAM 2003. Actor, born at Bloomington, IL, Stevenson is perhaps best known for his role as the bumbling and womanizing Lieutenant Colonel Henry Blake in the long‐running TV series "M*A*S*H." Stevenson November 14, 1929 STEVENSON, McLEAN: 85th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY STEVENS MC died Feb 15, 1996, at Los Angeles, CA. Welcoming the fact that the International Diabetes Federation has been observing World Diabetes Day globally since 1991, with cosponsorship of the World Health Organization, the UN General Assembly on Dec 20, 2006, designated this day as a United Nations Day, to be observed every year beginning in 2007 (Resolution 61/225). For info: United Nations, Dept of Public Info, New York, NY November 14, 2014 UNITED NATIONS: WORLD DIABETES DAY UNIT N WORLD DIAB 10017. Web: www.un.org.

Forrest Clare ("Phog") Allen, basketball player and Basketball Hall of Fame coach, born at Jamesport, MO. Over 46 years, Allen's record as a coach (primarily at University of Kansas, his alma mater) was 771 games won, only 233 lost. He was instrumental in having basketball added to the Olympic Nov 15, 1885 ALLEN, PHOG: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ALLEN PHOG program in 1936. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1959. Died at Lawrence, KS, Sept 16, 1974. November 15, 2014 procAMERICA RECYCLES DAY AMERICA RECYCLE November 15, 2014 AMERICA RECYCLES DAY AMERICA RECYCLES To promote recycling and buying recycled products. Annually, every Nov 15. November 15, 2014 BELGIUM: DYNASTY DAY BELGIU DYN National holiday in honor of Belgian monarchy. Commemorates the proclamation of the republic in 1889. Celebrated on the Monday nearest Nov November 15, 2014 BRAZIL: REPUBLIC DAY BRAZIL REP 15. Custer, SD. A live sale at 10 AM, MST, of 250‐350 surplus buffalo (calves, yearlings, mature cows and November 15, 2014 CUSTER STATE PARK BUFFALO AUCTION CUSTER STATE PARK BU two‐year‐old bulls). Believed to be the anniversary of George Spelvin's theatrical birth‐‐in Charles A. Gardiner's play Karl the Peddler on Nov 15, 1886, in a production at New York, NY. The name (or equivalent‐‐Georgina, Georgetta, etc) is used in play programs to conceal the fact that an actor is performing in more than one role. The fictitious Spelvin is said to have appeared in more than 10,000 Broadway November 15, 2014 GEORGE SPELVIN DAY GEORGE SP performances. See also: "England: Walter Plinge Day" (Dec 2) for British equivalent.

An order was issued by Heinrich Himmler for nomadic Gypsies and part‐Gypsies to be placed in concentration camps. In cases of doubt, it was up to local heads of police to determine who was a November 15, 1943 GYPSY CONDEMNATION ORDER: ANNIVERSARY GYPSY C Gypsy. Some estimates put the number of Gypsies killed in the Holocaust as high as half a million. Sir Friedrich Wilhelm (William) Herschel, born at Hanover, Germany, was the most renowned astronomer of his time, discovering the planet Uranus, as well as its two moons, more than 2,000 nebulae and star clusters and Jupiter's moons. Named the "King's Astronomer" and knighted by King George III, Herschel built a 20‐foot reflecting telescope with the king's grant money and systematically began to study the sky. He became the first to observe sunspots and confirm the gaseous nature of the sun, note the movement of the solar system through space and identify the infrared range of sunlight. A member of the Royal Society, he died at Slough, England, on Aug 25, Nov 15, 1738 HERSCHEL, WILLIAM: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY HERSCHEL WILLIAM 1822. Annual children's festival. The Shichi‐Go‐San (Seven‐Five‐Three) rite is "the most picturesque event in the autumn season." Parents take their three‐year‐old children of either sex, five‐year‐old boys and seven‐year‐old girls to the parish shrines dressed in their best clothes. There the guardian spirits are thanked for the healthy growth of the children, and prayers are offered for their further November 15, 2014 JAPAN: SHICHI‐GO‐SAN (7‐5‐3 FESTIVAL) JAPAN SHI development.

Acclaimed poet, critic and editor born at Kirkwood, MO. Her Collected Poems (1951) won the National Book Award, the Bollingen Prize and the Pulitzer Prize. She also received the National Medal for Literature‐‐America's highest literary honor. Moore was frequently seen in a tricorn hat Nov 15, 1887 MOORE, MARIANNE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MOORE MARIANNE and cape‐‐creating an indelible image that outlasted her death on Feb 5, 1972, at New York City.

A day for everyone young and old to pull the Bundt pans from the cupboards and get ready for baking delicious masterpiece cakes during the upcoming holiday season. The Bundt pan has stood the test of time for more than 50 years and is a fixture in nearly every home in America. The Bundt is the quintessential kitchenware icon. Bake a cake in the traditional design or choose one of the more November 15, 2014 NATIONAL BUNDT DAY NATIONAL BUMDT DAY than 40 Bundt shapes for your own special creation to share with family and friends.

Described as one of the major American artists of the 20th century, Georgia O'Keeffe was born at Sun Prairie, WI. In 1924 she married the famous photographer Alfred Stieglitz. His more than 500 photographs of her have been called "the greatest love poem in the history of photography." She Nov 15, 1887 O'KEEFFE, GEORGIA: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OKEEF painted desert landscapes and flower studies. She died at Santa Fe, NM, Mar 6, 1986. Waretown, NJ. Featuring families playing country, bluegrass and traditional music. No alcoholic November 15, 2014 PCS AND HOMEPLACE FESTIVAL PCS AND HOMEPLA beverages or smoking allowed. Gettysburg, PA. An annual event held in conjunction with the Gettysburg Address Anniversary, with a parade of Civil War Living History to the Soldiers' National Cemetery. Remembrance Illumination is November 15, 2014 REMEMBRANCE DAY PARADE AND CEREMONIES REMEMBRANCE DAY PARA at the cemetery from 5:30 to 9:30 PM.

Field marshal and commander of the German Afrika Korps in WWII, Erwin Rommel was born at Heidenheim, in Wu diarttemberg, Germany. Rommel commanded the Seventh Panzer Division in the Battle of France. He was considered an excellent commander, and his early success in Africa made him a legend as the "Desert Fox," but in early 1943 he was outmaneuvered by Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, and Germany surrendered Tunis in May of that year. Implicated in July 1944 in an attempted assassination of Hitler, he was given the choice of or a trial and chose the former. Nov 15, 1891 ROMMEL, ERWIN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ROMMEL ER Rommel died by his own hand at age 52, Oct 14, 1944, near Ulm, Germany. The Soviet Union's first reusable space plane, Buran, landed on this date, completing a smooth, unmanned mission at approximately 1:25 AM, EST, after orbiting Earth twice in 3 hours, 25 minutes. Launched at Baikonur, Soviet central Asia. The importance of this mission was in its computer‐ November 15, 1988 SPACE MILESTONE: f8BURAN f7(USSR) SPACE MILE BUR controlled liftoff and return. Elephant demonstrations in morning, elephant races and tug‐of‐war between 100 men and one elephant. Observed since 1961 on third Saturday in November. Special trains from Bangkok on November 15, 2014 THAILAND: ELEPHANT ROUNDUP AT SURIN THAILA ELE previous day. National holiday. Commemorates the 1988 Declaration of Sovereignty. Became independent from November 16, 2014 ESTONIA: DAY OF NATIONAL REBIRTH ESTONIA DAY OF the Soviet Union in 1991. Memorial Day and in all German states for victims of National Socialism and the dead of both World Wars. Observed on the Sunday before . See also: November 16, 2014 GERMANY: VOLKSTRAUERTAG GERMANY VOL "Germany: Totensonntag" (Nov 23). American composer, bandleader, "father of the blues," W.C. Handy was born at Florence, AL. He Nov 16, 1873 HANDY, WILLIAM CHRISTOPHER: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY HANDY died at New York, NY, Mar 28, 1958.

Playwright, director, producer and critic, born at Pittsburgh, PA. Working collaboratively on Broadway and in Hollywood from the 1920s through the 1950s, Kaufman was a theatrical rainmaker; his credits include The Cocoanuts, Animal Crackers, You Can't Take it With You, The Royal Family and Guys and Dolls. A drama critic for The New York Times (1917‐1930) and a member of the Algonquin Round Table, his incisive wit and sharp one‐liners were legendary: "I saw the play at a disadvantage," Nov 16, 1889 KAUFMAN, GEORGE S.: 125th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY KAUFMAN GEORGE he wrote, "the curtain was up." Died June 2, 1961, at New York, NY.

Lewis and Clark's Corps of Discovery reached the Pacific Ocean on this date. They had glimpsed it on Nov 7, moving Clark to write in his journal: "Great joy in camp! We are in view of the Ocean, this LEWIS AND CLARK EXPEDITION REACHES PACIFIC OCEAN: great Pacific Ocean which we have been so anxious to see. And the roaring or noise of the waves Nov 16, 1805 ANNIVERSARY LEWIS CLARK EXPE REA breaking on the rocky shoresnbs.nbs.nbs. may be heard distinctly." Actor (Of Mice and Men, Rocky) born at Cleveland, OH. Some sources give his year of birth as 1908 November 16, 1907 MEREDITH, BURGESS: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MEREDITH BUR or 1909. Died at Malibu, CA, Sept 9, 1997. November 16, 2014 OKLAHOMA: ADMISSION DAY: ANNIVERSARY OKLAHO ADM Became 46th state in 1907.

Born at St. Boniface, MB, Canada, Oct 23, 1844, Louis Riel, leader of the Metis (French/Indian mixed ancestry), was elected to Canada's House of Commons in 1873 and 1874 but never seated. Having been confined to asylums for madness (feigned or falsely charged, some said), Riel became a US citizen in 1883. In 1885 he returned to western Canada to lead the North West Rebellion. Defeated, he surrendered and was tried for treason, convicted and hanged, at Regina, Canada. Seen as a patriot and protector of French culture in Canada, Riel became a legend and a symbol of the Nov 16, 1885 RIEL, LOUIS: HANGING: ANNIVERSARY RIEL L problems between French and English Canadians. For the first time since 1563, the Roman Catholic Church issued a new universal catechism, which November 16, 1992 ROMAN CATHOLICS ISSUE NEW CATECHISM: ANNIVERSARY ROMAN IS addressed modern‐day issues. St. Eustatius, Leeward Islands. To commemorate the first salute to an American flag by a foreign government, from Fort Oranje in 1776. Festivities include sports events and dancing. During the American Revolution, St. Eustatius was an important trading center and a supply base for the Nov 16, 1776 SAINT EUSTATIUS, WEST INDIES: STATIA AND AMERICA DAY SAINT EUS colonies. The 30th manned US space flight was launched with three astronauts, Gerald P. Carr, William R. Page and Edward G. Gibson, who spent 84 days on the space station. Space walks totaled 22 hours. November 16, 1973 SPACE MILESTONE: f8SKYLAB 4 f7(US) SPACE MILE SKY FO Returned to Earth on Feb 8, 1974. Launched this date, this unmanned space probe crashed into Venus, Mar 1, 1966. First man‐made November 16, 1965 SPACE MILESTONE: f8VENERA 3 f7(USSR) SPACE MILE VEN TH object on another planet.

On Dec 12, 1996, the General Assembly established the International Day for Tolerance, to commemorate the adoption by UNESCO member states of the Declaration of Principles on Tolerance November 16, 2014 UNITED NATIONS: INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR TOLERANCE UNIT N INDAY FO TOL in 1995. For info: United Nations, Dept of Public Info, New York, NY 10017. Web: www.un.org.

On Oct 26, 2005, the General Assembly invited member states and the international community to annually recognize the third Sunday in November as the World Day of Remembrance for Road UNITED NATIONS: WORLD DAY OF REMEMBRANCE FOR ROAD Traffic Victims, as acknowledgment of victims of road traffic crashes and their families (Resolution November 16, 2014 TRAFFIC VICTIMS UNIT N WORLD DAY REM 60/5). For info: United Nations, Dept of Public Info, New York, NY 10017. Web: www.un.org. 93rd annual. This week, observed since 1921, spotlights the importance of providing every child in America with a quality public education from kindergarten through college and the need for everyone to do his or her part in making public schools great. Annually, the week preceding the Nov 17‐21 AMERICAN EDUCATION WEEK AMERICAN EDU B week of Thanksgiving. A day for the family to remember and enjoy the making, baking and eating of nutritious homemade November 17, 2014 HOMEMADE BREAD DAY HOMEMA bread. Born at Hamamatsu, Japan, Honda was the enterprising auto racer turned businessman who founded the Honda Motor Company, a central part of Japan's postwar emergence as an economic November 17, 1906 HONDA, SOICHIRO: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY HONDA SOICHIRO power. Honda retired in 1973 and died Aug 5, 1991, at Tokyo, Japan. German astronomer, mathematician, teacher and author, August Ferdinand Mo diabius was born at Schulpforte, Germany. Mo diabius was a pioneer in the field of topology and first described the Mo Nov 17, 1790 MO diaBIUS, AUGUST: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MOBIUS AU diabius net and the Mo diabius strip. He died at Leipzig, Germany, Sept 26, 1868.

Bernard Law Montgomery, who commanded the British Eighth Army to victory at El Alamein in North Africa in 1943, was born at St. Mark's Vicarage, Kennington Oval, London, England. He also led the Eighth Army in the Sicilian and Italian campaigns and commanded all ground forces in the 1944 Nov 17, 1887 MONTGOMERY, BERNARD LAW: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MONTGOM BE Normandy landing. Montgomery died Mar 24, 1976, at Alton, Hampshire, England. New York, NY. A week of festivities centered around the announcement of the winners for the Nov 17‐21 NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS WEEK NATIONAL BOOK AWRD National Book Awards, one of the nation's preeminent literary prizes. Inspired by late‐night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel, National Unfriend Day is the day in which Facebook users take an honest inventory of their friends list and eliminate all those who aren't true friends. By making cuts, they will be able to devote more time and energy to the people who really November 17, 2014 NATIONAL UNFRIEND DAY NATIONAL UNFRIEND DA matter in their lives. Annually, Nov 17. Anniversary of accession of Elizabeth I to English throne; celebrated as a holiday in England for more Nov 17, 1558 QUEEN ELIZABETH I: ACCESSION ANNIVERSARY QUEEN ELI FIR ASC than a century after her death in 1603.

Formal opening of the Suez Canal. It had taken 1.5 million men a decade to dig the 100‐mile canal. It shortened the sea route from Europe to India by 6,000 miles. An Anglo‐French commission ran the Nov 17, 1869 SUEZ CANAL: ANNIVERSARY SUEZ C canal until 1956, when Egypt's president, Gamal Abdel Nasser, seized it.

Colonial printer and journalist who established the New York Weekly Journal (first issue, Nov 5, 1733). Zenger was arrested Nov 17, 1734, for libel against the colonial governor but continued to edit his newspaper from jail. Trial was held during August 1735. Zenger's acquittal was an important early step toward freedom of the press in America. Zenger was born at Germany in 1697, came to Nov 17, 1734 ZENGER, JOHN PETER: ARREST ANNIVERSARY ZENGER ARR the US in 1710 and died July 28, 1746, at New York, NY.

French tax collector, theater scene‐painter, physicist and inventor, born at Cormeilles‐en‐Paris, France. Remembered for his invention of the daguerreotype photographic process‐‐one of the earliest to permit a photographic image to be chemically fixed to provide a permanent picture. It wasn't the first photographic process, but it was the most practically viable in that it dramatically reduced the time for an image to appear. The process was presented to the French Academy of Science Jan 7, 1839. In recognition of this accomplishment, Daguerre was admitted to France's Nov 18, 1787 DAGUERRE, LOUIS JACQUES MANDE acu: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY DAGUERRE Legion of Honour. He died near Paris, France, July 10, 1851. Acclaimed coloratura soprano and popular recording artist, a mainstay of New York City's Metropolitan Opera. Born at Milan, Italy, she made her American debut Nov 18, 1916, at Chicago, IL. Nov 18, 1882 GALLI‐CURCI, AMELITA: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY GALLIC Galli‐Curci retired in 1937 and died at La Jolla, CA, Nov 26, 1963. Nov 18‐19 GATEWAY FARM EXPO GATEWA F Buffalo County Fairgrounds, Kearney, NE. English author of librettos for the famed Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, born at London, England. Died May 29, 1911, at Harrow Weald, Middlesex, England, as a result of a heart attack experienced Nov 18, 1836 GILBERT, SIR WILLIAM SCHWENCK: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY GILBERT SIR WILLIAM while saving a woman from drowning.

Botanist and natural history professor at Harvard, born at Paris, NY. Gray was known as a pioneer in Nov 18, 1810 GRAY, ASA: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY GRAY ASA the field of plant geography and a chief advocate of Darwin. Died at Cambridge, MA, Jan 30, 1888.

November 18, 2014 HAITI: ARMY DAY HAITI ARM Commemorates the Battle of Vertie acures, Nov 18, 1803, in which Haitians defeated the French. Radio's pioneering shock jock Howard Stern began broadcasting with sidekick Robin Quivers on New York radio station WXRK‐FM. With outrageous humor and a gleeful disregard for taste, Stern quickly became popular nationally, but many remain outraged at his show elements. The FCC frequently fined his broadcasting company. Radio listeners at the show's peak of popularity were about 25 million. On Dec 16, 2005, Stern ended his show on regular radio and moved it to satellite radio in November 18, 1985 HOWARD STERN SHOW RADIO PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY HOWARD STERN 2006. On this date the Indiana‐born, 47‐year‐old Reverend Jim Jones, leader of the "People's Temple," was reported to have directed the of more than 900 persons at Jonestown, Guyana. US Representative Leo J. Ryan of California and four members of his party were killed in an ambush at Port Kaituma airstrip on Nov 18, 1978, when they attempted to leave after an investigative visit to the remote jungle location of the religious cult. On the following day Jones and his mistress killed themselves after watching the administration of Kool‐Aid laced with the deadly poison cyanide to November 18, 1978 JONESTOWN MASSACRE: ANNIVERSARY JONESTOWN MASSACRE members of the cult. At least 912 persons died in the biggest ‐suicide in history. National holiday. Commemorates the declaration of an independent Latvia from Germany and November 18, 2014 LATVIA: INDEPENDENCE DAY LATVIA Russia in 1918.

A worldwide day of remembrance to honor all those married to Scorpios and who suffer greatly. November 18, 2014 MARRIED TO A SCORPIO SUPPORT DAY MARRIED TO A SCORPIO Assert yourself today! Hide their household flowcharts. Annually, Nov 18. (c2006 by WH.)

American songwriter, singer, radio performer and actor, born at Savannah, GA. Johnny Mercer wrote lyrics (and often the music) for some of the great American popular music from the 1930s through the 1960s, including "Autumn Leaves," "One for My Baby," "Satin Doll," "On the Achison, Topeka, and the Santa Fe," "You Must Have Been a Beautiful Baby," "Come Rain or Come Shine," November 18, 1909 MERCER, JOHN HERNDON (JOHNNY): BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MERCER JOHN "Hooray for Hollywood" and "Jeepers Creepers." Mercer died June 25, 1976, at Bel Air, CA. The comical activities of squeaky‐voiced Mickey Mouse first appeared in 1928, on the screen of the Colony Theatre at New York City. The film, Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," was the first animated November 18, 2014 MICKEY MOUSE'S BIRTHDAY MICKEY MOUSES cartoon talking picture.

November 18, 2014 OMAN: NATIONAL HOLIDAY OMAN N Sultanate of Oman celebrates its national day, the birthday in 1942 of Sultan Qaboos bin Said.

See It Now was a high‐quality and significant public affairs show of the 1950s. Known for using its own film footage, unrehearsed interviews and no dubbing, "See It Now" covered many relevant and newsworthy stories of its time, including desegregation, lung cancer and anticommunist fervor. One of the most notable programs focused on Senator Joseph McCarthy, leading to McCarthy's appearance on the show‐‐an appearance that damaged his credibility. "See It Now" was hosted by Edward R. Murrow, who also produced it jointly with Fred W. Friendly. Its premiere was the first live commercial coast‐to‐coast broadcast. The show had premiered on radio the year before as "Hear It November 18, 1951 SEE IT NOW TV PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY SEE IT Now."

Former astronaut and the first American in space (in 1961), Shepard was born at East Derry, NH. He was one of only 12 Americans who have walked on the moon and was America's only lunar golfer, practicing his drive in space with a six iron. He was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor in November 18, 1923 SHEPARD, ALAN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SHEPARD ALAN 1979. Shepard died near Monterey, CA, July 21, 1998. After more than 300 years of white majority rule, basic civil rights were finally granted to blacks in South Africa. The constitution providing such rights was approved by representatives of the ruling November 18, 1993 SOUTH AFRICA ADOPTS NEW CONSTITUTION: ANNIVERSARY SOUTH AF ADO party, as well as members of 20 other political parties.

James Edward Sullivan, amateur sports promoter, born at New York, NY. Sullivan helped to establish the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) in 1888 to preserve pure amateurism. He also worked as president of the American Sports Publishing Company and edited Spalding's Athletic Library series. The AAU Sullivan Award has been presented annually since 1930 in his honor to the best amateur Nov 18, 1860 SULLIVAN, JAMES: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SULLIVAN JAMES athlete in the US. Died at New York, Sept 16, 1914.

Charles Ferdinand Dowd, a college professor and one of the early advocates of uniform time, proposed a time zone plan of the US (four zones of 15 degrees), which he and others persuaded the railroads to adopt and place in operation on this date. Because it didn't involve the enactment of any law, some localities didn't change their clocks. A year later, an international conference applied the same procedure to create time zones for the entire world. US time zones weren't nationally legalized until 1918, with the passage of the Standard Time Act. See also: "Prime Meridian Set: Anniversary" Nov 18, 1883 US UNIFORM TIME ZONE PLAN: ANNIVERSARY US UNIFORM (Nov 1) and "US Standard Time Act: Anniversary" (Mar 19). Public holiday celebrating the first arrival of black Caribs from St. Vincent and Rotan at southern November 19, 2014 BELIZE: GARIFUNA DAY BELIZE GAR Belize in 1823. Roy Campanella, one of the first black major leaguers and a star of one of baseball's greatest teams, the Brooklyn Dodgers' "Boys of Summer," was born at Philadelphia, PA. He was named the National League MVP three times in his 10 years of play, in 1951, 1953 and 1955. Campanella had his highest batting average in 1951 (.325), and in 1953 he established three single‐season records for a catcher‐‐ most putouts (807), most home runs (41) and most runs batted in (142)‐‐as well as having a batting average of .312. His career was cut short on Jan 28, 1958, when an automobile accident left him paralyzed. Campanella gained even more fame after his accident as an inspiration and spokesman for people with disabilities. He was named to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969. Roy Campanella November 19, 1921 CAMPANELLA, ROY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CAMPAN died June 26, 1993, at Woodland Hills, CA. A summit was held at Paris, France, with the leaders of the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE). The highlight of the summit was the signing of a treaty to dramatically reduce Nov 19‐21, 1990 COLD WAR FORMALLY ENDED: ANNIVERSARY COLD WA conventional weapons in Europe, thereby ending the Cold War. DEDICATION DAY: 151st ANNIVERSARY OF THE GETTYSBURG Gettysburg, PA. The anniversary of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address is celebrated with services at the November 19, 2014 ADDRESS DEDICATION DAY ONE H Soldiers' National Monument in Gettysburg National Cemetery.

Born at Vienna, Austria, Drucker was an economist, theorist, consultant, journalist, professor and author. Arriving in America in 1937 (after leaving his Nazi‐overrun homeland), Drucker grew to be one of the most important business thinkers of the century, practically inventing the idea of management as a profession. In 1954 he published his most famous work, The Practice of Management‐‐one of almost 40 works. In his long career, he moved from thinking of the corporation as a community builder to being a critical gadfly in the wake of business scandals at the end of the November 19, 1909 DRUCKER, PETER: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY DRUCKER PETER century. He died Nov 11, 2005, at his home in Claremont, CA. At the Union Toll Plaza on New Jersey's Garden State Parkway, motorists dropped 25 cents into a wire mesh hopper and a green light would flash. The first modern toll road was the Pennsylvania November 19, 1954 FIRST AUTOMATIC TOLL COLLECTION MACHINE: 60th ANNIVERSARY FIRST AUTOMATIC Turnpike, which opened in 1940. President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the cornerstone for his presidential library at Hyde Park, NY. He donated the land, but public donations provided funds for the building, which was dedicated on June November 19, 1939 FIRST PRESIDENTIAL LIBRARY: 75th ANNIVERSARY FIRST PRE LI 30, 1941.

The 20th president of the US (and the first left‐handed president) was born at Orange, OH. Term of office: Mar 4‐Sept 19, 1881. While walking into the Washington, DC, railway station on the morning of July 2, 1881, Garfield was shot by disappointed office seeker Charles J. Guiteau. He survived, in very weak condition, until Sept 19, 1881, when he succumbed to blood poisoning at Elberon, NJ (where he had been taken for recuperation). Guiteau was tried, convicted and hanged at the jail at Nov 19, 1831 GARFIELD, JAMES ABRAM: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY GARFIE J B Washington, DC, June 30, 1882.

Buss und Bettag (Repentance Day) is observed on the Wednesday before the last Sunday of the November 19, 2014 GERMANY: BUSS UND BETTAG GERMANY BUSS UND BET church year. Formerly a national holiday, it remains a legal public holiday in the state of Saxony. For those who are filled with revulsion at being told endlessly to "have a nice day," this day is a brief respite. Store and business owners are to ask workers to tell customers to "have a bad day." November 19, 2014 HAVE A BAD DAY DAY HAVE A BAD Annually, Nov 19. (c2006 by WH.) In 1863, 17 acres of the battlefield at Gettysburg, PA, were dedicated as a national cemetery. Noted orator Edward Everett spoke for two hours; the address that Lincoln delivered in less than two minutes was later recognized as one of the most eloquent of the English language. Five manuscript copies in Lincoln's hand survive, including the rough draft begun in ink at the executive mansion at Washington and concluded in pencil at Gettysburg on the morning of the dedication (kept at the Nov 19, 1863 LINCOLN'S GETTYSBURG ADDRESS: ANNIVERSARY LINCOLNS G Library of Congress).

More than 300 people were killed when a gas truck explosion set off a series of explosions at a butane and liquefied gas storage facility in the Mexico City suburb Tlalnepantla. An area of approximately 60 acres was razed by the blasts and resulting fires. The four storage tanks involved November 19, 1984 MEXICO CITY EXPLOSION: 30th ANNIVERSARY MEXICO CIT EX held more than three million gallons of liquefied gas. November 19, 2014 MONACO: NATIONAL HOLIDAY MONACO NAT A mandate of the delegates to the 1987 National Education Association Representative Assembly called for a special day during American Education Week to honor the contributions of school support employees. Local associations and school districts salute support staff on this annual November 19, 2014 NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS DAY NATIONAL EDU S observance, the Wednesday of American Education Week. Playing for the Santos team, legendary Brazilian soccer player Pele acu scored his 1,000th goal in competition on a penalty kick against the team Vasco de Gama. Pele acu dedicated this emotional and tremendous feat to Brazil's poor children and its elderly and suffering people. By the time Pele acu retired in 1977, he had scored an astounding 1,281 goals in 1,363 matches‐‐a world record that November 19, 1969 PELE acu SCORES 1,000th GOAL: 45th ANNIVERSARY PELE SCORES still stands.

November 19, 2014 PUERTO RICO: DISCOVERY DAY PUERTO DIS Public holiday. Columbus discovered Puerto Rico in 1493 on his second voyage to the New World.

This popular cartoon featured the adventures of a talking squirrel, Rocky (Rocket J. Squirrel), and his friend Bullwinkle, a flaky moose. The tongue‐in‐cheek dialogue contrasted with the simple plots in which Rocky and Bullwinkle tangled with Russian bad guys Boris Badenov and Natasha (who worked for Mr Big). Other popular segments on the show included "Fractured Fairy Tales," "Bullwinkle's Corner" and the adventures of Sherman and Mr Peabody (an intelligent talking dog). In 1961 the November 19, 1959 ROCKY AND HIS FRIENDS TV PREMIERE: 55th ANNIVERSARY ROCKY AN show was renamed "The Bullwinkle Show," but the cast of characters remained the same.

Testing the wording of the 14th Amendment stipulating that "no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States," 172 New Jersey suffragists, including four black women, attempted to vote in the presidential election. Denied, they Nov 19, 1868 SUFFRAGISTS' VOTING ATTEMPT: ANNIVERSARY SUFFRA cast their votes instead into a women's ballot box overseen by 84‐year‐old Quaker Margaret Pryer.

Born William Ashley Sunday at Ames, IA, Sunday rose from poverty to become a professional baseball player with the Chicago White Stockings in 1883. He quit baseball in 1891 to devote himself to evangelism after hearing gospel singers at a Chicago mission. Sunday's fiery, athletic sermons‐‐ especially against demon rum‐‐made him a star in the early 1900s, and at each revival he attracted about 100,000 listeners. At a typical revival in Detroit, MI, Sunday exhorted, "Help me, Jesus, help me save all in Detroit who are rushing to hell so fast that you can't see them for the dust." Sunday Nov 19, 1862 SUNDAY, BILLY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SUNDAY BILLY died Nov 6, 1935, at Chicago, IL.

Developed out of the Women's Temperance Crusade of 1873, the Women's Christian Temperance Union was organized at Cleveland, OH. The crusade had swept through 23 states with women going into saloons to sing hymns, pray and ask saloonkeepers to stop selling liquor. Today the temperance group, headquartered at Evanston, IL, includes more than a million members with chapters in 72 WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN TEMPERANCE UNION ORGANIZED: countries and continues to be concerned with educating people on the potential dangers of the use Nov 19, 1874 ANNIVERSARY WOMENS CHR of alcohol, narcotics and tobacco. Utah's Mukuntuweap National Monument, proclaimed July 31, 1909, and later incorporated in Zion National Monument by proclamation on Mar 18, 1918, was established as Zion National Park in November 19, 1919 ZION NATIONAL PARK ESTABLISHED: 95th ANNIVERSARY ZION N 1919. Orlando County Convention Center, Orlando, FL. Scientific sessions held on language, speech AMERICAN SPEECH‐LANGUAGE‐HEARING ASSOCIATION disorders, hearing science and hearing disorders and matters of professional interest to speech‐ Nov 20‐22 CONVENTION AMERICAN SPE language pathologists and audiologists.

The US began its offensive against Japan in the Central Pacific (Operation Galvanic) by attacking the Gilbert Islands, particularly the islets of Betio and Makin. The Japanese had heavily fortified the Tarawa chain of atolls, especially Tarawa, with pillboxes, blockhouses and ferroconcrete bombproofs. In the eight days it took the 5th Amphibious Corps, 2nd Marine Division and 27th Infantry Division to take the Tarawa and Makin Islands, 1,000 US soldiers were killed and 2,311 wounded. The Japanese loss was tallied at 4,700 men killed, 17 wounded and captured, and 129 Koreans surrendered. The US public, who through censorship previously had been kept in the dark November 20, 1943 BATTLE OF TARAWA‐MAKIN: ANNIVERSARY BATTLE OF TAR about the human cost of the war, was appalled by casualty figures and photographs from this battle.

New Jersey became the first state to ratify 10 of the 12 amendments to the US Constitution Nov 20, 1789 BILL OF RIGHTS: 125th ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST STATE RATIFICATION BILL O R ANN FIR proposed by Congress Sept 25. These 10 amendments came to be known as the Bill of Rights. The longest‐serving senator in US history, born Cornelius Calvin Sale, Jr, at North Wilkesboro, NC. Coming from humble origins, including the early death of his mother and subsequent adoption by an aunt and uncle in coal mining country in West Virginia, he was elected to the West Virginia House of Delegates in 1946, and from there continued a 64‐year political career in which he never lost an election. Byrd took night classes to earn his law degree while serving in the US House of Representatives, and finally earned a bachelor's degree in 1994 at the age of 77. A crusader of liberal causes, his youthful affiliation with the Ku Klux Klan did create some scandal. He authored a four‐ volume history of the US Senate and was a staunch defender of its pomp, circumstance and November 20, 1917 BYRD, ROBERT: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BYRD ROBERT traditions. He died at Fairfax, VA, June 28, 2010.

English poet Thomas Chatterton was born at Bristol, England, and killed himself at age 17 by taking arsenic at his London garret, Aug 24, 1770. A gifted but lonely child, before he reached his teens Chatterton had created a fantasy poet‐priest, Thomas Rowley, who lived in the 16th century. With his own pen, Chatterton created enough verses "by" Rowley to fill more than 600 printed pages. Chatterton's fantasy‐forgery poems attracted little attention during his short life, but they were later admired by Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats and Byron. In addition, he became the subject of Nov 20, 1752 CHATTERTON, THOMAS: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CHATTE at least one play, an opera and a novel.

Broadcast journalist and author Alfred Alistair Cooke was born at Salford, England. He came to the US in the 1930s and eventually became an American citizen. His program "Letter from America" was broadcast in more than 50 countries by BBC Radio for an astonishing 58 years. He was the chief American correspondent for the Guardian for 26 years, and he hosted PBS's "Masterpiece Theatre" for more than 20 years. Highly regarded for his sophisticated grace and style in both writing and broadcasting, he continued to broadcast "Letter from America" until his death at New York, NY, Mar November 20, 1908 COOKE, ALISTAIR: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY COOK ALASTAIR 30, 2004. By French law, Beaujolais Nouveau, a young red wine, can't be released for sale until the third Thursday of November. Once the third Thursday is reached, celebrations abound as the wine travels November 20, 2014 FRANCE: BEAUJOLAIS NOUVEAU RELEASE FRANCE BEAUJOLAIS NO to markets all over the world.

In 1931 Chester Gould created comic strip character Dick Tracy, the clean‐cut, square‐jawed, plainclothed detective who represented the code that "crime doesn't pay." The strip first appeared Oct 4, 1931, in the Detroit Daily Mirror and later was syndicated in nearly 1,000 newspapers worldwide. "Dick Tracy" (originally called "Plainclothes Tracy") featured Tess Trueheart (later Mrs Tracy) and a host of bad guys with ugly names and faces to match their ugly ways‐‐Mole, Pruneface, Flat Top, B‐B Eyes, Mumbles and others. Closely following actual police methods of crime prevention, it included a "Crimestopper Notebook" with tips on self‐protection. More violent than most comic strips, "Dick Tracy" was a combination of realism and science fiction. Chester Gould was November 20, 1900 GOULD, CHESTER: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY GOULD CHESTER born at Pawnee, OK, and died May 11, 1985, at Woodstock, IL.

American astronomer Edwin Hubble was born at Marshfield, MO. His discovery and development of the concept of an expanding universe has been described as the "most spectacular astronomical discovery" of the 20th century. As a tribute, the Hubble Space Telescope, deployed Apr 25, 1990, from US space shuttle Discovery, was named for him. The Hubble Space Telescope, with a 240‐ centimeter mirror, was to allow astronomers to see farther into space than they had ever seen from Nov 20, 1889 HUBBLE, EDWIN POWELL: 125th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY HUBBLE telescopes on Earth. Hubble died at San Marino, CA, Sept 28, 1953.

US senator and younger brother of John F. Kennedy, 35th president of the US, was born at Brookline, MA. An assassin shot him at Los Angeles, CA, June 5, 1968, while he was campaigning for November 20, 1925 KENNEDY, ROBERT FRANCIS: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY KENNED ROB F BI the presidential nomination. He died the next day. Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of his murder.

Swedish author, member of the Swedish Academy and the first woman to receive the Nobel Prize Nov 20, 1858 LAGERLOF, SELMA: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LAGERL for Literature (1909) was born at Sweden's Varmland Province. She died there Mar 16, 1940. Baseball Hall of Fame executive born at Millville, OH. Landis, a federal judge, was named the first commissioner of baseball in 1920. He ruled with an absolutely firm hand and imposed his view of how baseball should operate upon owners and players alike. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1944. Nov 20, 1866 LANDIS, KENESAW MOUNTAIN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LANDIS KENESAW Died at Chicago, IL, Nov 25, 1944. Canadian statesman (premier, 1896‐1911), born at St. Lin, QC, Canada. Died Feb 17, 1919, at Ottawa, Nov 20, 1841 LAURIER, SIR WILFRED: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LAURIE ON, Canada. Influential mathematician and professor, born at Warsaw, Poland. Mandelbrot was "the father of fractals," and his theories affected economics and finance, computer science, astronomy and other November 20, 1924 MANDELBROT, BENOIT: 90th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MANDELBROT BENOIT fields of study. He died at Cambridge, MA, on Oct 14, 2010.

Screenwriter, author, journalist born at San Francisco, CA. Widely regarded as one of Hollywood's foremost screenwriters, and at one point its highest paid, Marion broke down barriers for women in the film industry. Her screenplays for The Big House (1930) and The Champ (1931) received Nov 20, 1888 MARION, FRANCES: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MARION FRANCES B Academy Awards. She died at Hollywood, CA, May 12, 1973

The Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary was wed to Philip Mountbatten on Nov 20, 1947. Elizabeth was the first child of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth. Philip, the former Prince Philip of Greece, had become a British subject nine months earlier and the title Duke of Edinburgh was bestowed on him. The bride later became Elizabeth II, Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and Head of the Commonwealth, upon the death of her father on Feb 6, 1952, her November 20, 1947 MARRIAGE OF ELIZABETH AND PHILIP: ANNIVERSARY MARRIA EL coronation taking place at Westminster Abbey on June 2, 1953.

November 20, 2014 MEXICO: REVOLUTION DAY MEXICO REV Anniversary of the social revolution launched by Francisco I. Madero in 1910. National holiday. Hey, why not? People name their boats! There are a lot more PCs than boats these days. "Binky" is November 20, 2014 NAME YOUR PC DAY NAME YOUR PC DAY already taken. Annually, Nov 20. (c2006 by WH.)

The first session of the German war crimes trials started at Berlin, Germany, with indictments against 24 former Nazi leaders. Later sessions were held at Nuremberg, Germany, starting Nov 20, 1945. One defendant committed suicide during his trial, and another was excused because of his physical and mental condition. The trials lasted more than 10 months, and delivery of the judgment was completed on Oct 1, 1946. Twelve were sentenced to death by hanging, three to life November 20, 1945 NUREMBERG WAR CRIMES TRIALS: ANNIVERSARY NUREMBERG WAR imprisonment, four to lesser prison terms, and three were acquitted.

The silent film that catapulted Rudolph Valentino into stardom was given a general release on this date after premieres in New York, NY, and Los Angeles, CA. The romantic melodrama, about a prince of the desert's obsession with an Englishwoman, was a hit that actually had women fainting in theaters. The film was scandalously frank for the times about sexual desire. "Sheik" even became slang for a man whom women couldn't resist. While the film made Valentino a reluctant sex symbol, it also typecast him‐‐to his frustration. A sequel, The Son of the Sheik, was released in September November 20, 1921 f8THE SHEIKf7 FILM RELEASE: ANNIVERSARY SHEIK FILM RELEASE 1926 a few weeks after Valentino's sudden death. Known best for the title role in the film Laura, actress Gene Tierney was born at Brooklyn, NY. Her other films include Heaven Can Wait, A Bell for Adano, Advise and Consent and her last film, The November 20, 1920 TIERNEY, GENE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY TIERNE BIR Pleasure Seekers. She died Nov 6, 1991, at Houston, TX.

A day honoring the memory of those murdered because of anti‐transgender prejudice. Initially November 20, 2014 TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE TRANSGENDER DAY OF R observed to call attention to the murder of Rita Hester on Nov 28, 1998. Annually, Nov 20.

The General Assembly proclaimed this day for the purpose of mobilizing the commitment of the international community to the industrialization of the continent (Resolution 44/237, Dec 22, 1989). November 20, 2014 UNITED NATIONS: AFRICA INDUSTRIALIZATION DAY UNIT N AFR IN For info: United Nations, Dept of Public Info, New York, NY 10017. Web: www.un.org.

Designated by the General Assembly as Universal Children's Day. First observance was in 1953. A time to honor children with special ceremonies and festivals and to make children's needs known to governments. Observed on different days and in different ways in more than 120 nations. For info: November 20, 2014 UNITED NATIONS: UNIVERSAL CHILDREN'S DAY UNIT N UNIV United Nations, Dept of Public Info, New York, NY 10017. Web: www.un.org.

This Nobel Prize‐winning ethologist, born at Vienna, Austria, gave the world astounding new knowledge about bees, his specialty. Von Frisch decoded the "dance" of the honeybee: actually a form of communication in which the dancer describes distance and location of pollen to its hive comrades. He also determined that bees use the sun as a compass and studied bees' sense of taste and smell. Von Frisch was jointly awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1973 along with Konrad Lorenz and Nicholaas Tinbergen for their work on animal behavior. He died at Munich, Nov 20, 1886 VON FRISCH, KARL: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY VON FRISCH KARL Germany, on June 12, 1982. Signer of the Declaration of Independence, governor of Connecticut, born at Windsor, CT. Died Dec Nov 20, 1726 WOLCOTT, OLIVER: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY WOLCOTT BIR 1, 1797, at Litchfield, CT. Plymouth Harbor and Waterfront, Plymouth, MA. 19th annual. Held at the birthplace of Thanksgiving, this festival has become a beloved holiday occasion as well as an important link to our nation's history and heritage. This celebration of Thanksgiving becomes history brought to life as pilgrims, Native Americans, soldiers, patriots and pioneers climb out of the history books and onto the streets of Plymouth. Includes Grand Parade, New England Food Festival, patriotic concerts, drum and performances, tours of the Mayflower, Crafters Pavilion, kids' activities and much more. Nov 21‐23 AMERICA'S HOMETOWN THANKSGIVING CELEBRATION AMERICAS HOMETOWN TH Annually, the weekend before Thanksgiving. Signer of the Declaration of Independence. Born at Amesbury, MA, he died at Kingston, NH, May 19, Nov 21, 1729 BARTLETT, JOSIAH: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BARTLETT JOSIAH 1795.

US Army surgeon whose contribution to classic medical literature and world fame resulted from another man's shotgun wound. When Canadian fur trapper Alexis St. Martin received a wound June 6, 1822‐‐a nearly point‐blank blast to the abdomen‐‐Beaumont began observing his stomach and digestive processes through an opening in his abdominal wall. His findings were published in 1833 in Experiments and Observations on the Gastric Juice and the Physiology of Digestion. St. Martin returned to Canada in 1834 and resisted Beaumont's efforts to submit him to further study. He outlived his doctor by 20 years and was buried at a depth of eight feet to discourage any attempt at Nov 21, 1785 BEAUMONT, WILLIAM: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BEAUMONT WILLIAM posthumous examination. Beaumont, born at Lebanon, CT, died Apr 25, 1853, at St. Louis, MO. Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, North Charleston, SC. 15th annual. Offering foods and fashions, gifts and glitter, music, and magic‐‐everything to make the holidays bright. This exciting Christmas extravaganza kicks off the season with specialty gift stores, fashion jewelry, clothing, gourmet foods, decorations and ideas, home accessories and de acucor, food and wine sampling, Nov 21‐23 (tentative) CHARLESTON'S HOLIDAY MARKET CHARLESTON HDAY MKT arts and crafts and, of course, Santa!

Congress met at Philadelphia, PA, from 1790 to 1800, when the north wing of the new Capitol at Washington, DC, was completed. The House and the Senate had been scheduled to meet in the new Nov 21, 1800 CONGRESS FIRST MEETS AT WASHINGTON: ANNIVERSARY CONGRESS FIRST MEETS building Nov 17, 1800, but a quorum wasn't achieved until Nov 21. Born at Halifax, NS, Canada, Cunard was already a successful businessman when he contracted with the British government to deliver mail across the Atlantic Ocean on May 4, 1839. With a team of engineers and financiers, Cunard built the steamships necessary for fast, dependable transatlantic mail delivery in a venture called the British and North American Royal Mail Steam Packet Company‐‐ later called the Cunard Line. Cunard later expanded into passenger service. He died Apr 28, 1865, at Nov 21, 1787 CUNARD, SIR SAMUEL: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CUNARD SAMUEL London, England.

November 21, 1995 DOW JONES TOPS 5,000: ANNIVERSARY DOW 5000 The Dow Jones Index of 30 major industrial stocks topped the 5,000 mark for the first time.

A shy, impoverished teenager, dressed in borrowed clothes and men's shoes, stepped onto the stage of Harlem, NY's Apollo Theater for Amateur Night on this date. Ella Fitzgerald, in her stage debut, was so nervous that she fumbled her first song, but prompted to restart, she sang "Object of My Affection" and "Judy" to a crowd that exploded with applause. She won the contest. Bandleader ELLA FITZGERALD WINS APOLLO AMATEUR NIGHT: 80th Benny Carter, whose orchestra was backing the amateurs that night, helped Fitzgerald make music November 21, 1934 ANNIVERSARY ELLA FITZGERALD WINS industry connections, and in 1935 she began to find success as a singer. Gerard d'Aboville completed a four‐month solo journey across the Pacific Ocean on this date. D'Aboville began rowing across the Pacific on July 11 when he left Choshi, Japan. His journey ended November 21, 1991 FRENCHMAN ROWS ACROSS PACIFIC: ANNIVERSARY FRENCHM at Ilwaco, WA.

Gettysburg, PA. Tours of decorated historic homes, live nativity scene, caroling and handbell choirs, Christmas parade, community concerts, tuba fest, candlelight walking tour and Adams County New Nov 21‐Dec 31 (weekends) GETTYSBURG HOLIDAY FESTIVAL GETTYS HOLIDAY FESTI Year's Eve Bash with fireworks. Annually, weekends in November‐December and New Year's Eve. Lahaska, PA. Santa switches on the village's outdoor light display on Friday at 6:15 PM to kick off the holiday season. Free cider and toasted marshmallows. Preview of new gift ideas in shops. Free November 21, 2014 GRAND ILLUMINATION CELEBRATION GRAND ILLUMINATION C admission. A day observed annually since 1977 to celebrate smoke‐free environments. Annually, the third November 20, 2014 GREAT AMERICAN SMOKEOUT GREAT AME SMO Thursday in November. Monroeville Convention Center, Monroeville, PA. Approximately 250 booths including pottery, jewelry, quilts, furniture, tole and decorative painting, toys and much more. Find that perfect gift for Nov 21‐23 GREATER PITTSBURGH ARTS & CRAFTS HOLIDAY SPECTACULAR GREATER PITTSBURGH A the holidays. Born at New Bedford, MA, Henrietta Howland Robinson Green was the richest woman in America during her lifetime. Although she hailed from a wealthy mercantile family, her spare Quaker upbringing taught her to live a simple, frugal life. In fact, her miserliness was legendary, and tales of her eccentric behavior were widely circulated at the time. She was a gifted financier, known as the "witch of Wall Street," who grew a substantial inheritance into a formidable fortune, which was Nov 21, 1834 GREEN, HETTY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY GREEN HETTY estimated to have been in excess of $100 million. She died at New York, NY, July 3, 1916. Wisconsin State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI. International festival featuring costumes, dancing, entertainment, exhibits, workshops, folk wares and cuisine from 65 cultures. Also children's Nov 21‐23 HOLIDAY FOLK FAIR INTERNATIONAL HOLIDAY FO activities. Annually, the weekend before Thanksgiving.

Lakemont Park, Altoona, PA. Drive‐through displays of more than 51 acres of animated holiday lights, plus a holiday gift shop, food, model train displays and visits from Santa Claus. Annually, from Nov 21‐Jan 4, 2015 HOLIDAY LIGHTS ON THE LAKE HOLIDAY LIGHTS the Friday before Thanksgiving Day through the Sunday after New Year's Day. Presidential Proclamation issued for a week in November since 1956, customarily for the week ending with Thanksgiving Day. Requested by congressional resolutions 1956‐58; since 1959 issued Nov 21‐27 procNATIONAL FARM‐CITY WEEK NATIONAL FARM C annually without request. Nov 21 and 23 NCAA DIVISION I FIELD HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA DIV O FIELD H Site TBD. 33rd annual. November 21, 2014 NORTH CAROLINA: RATIFICATION DAY: 225th ANNIVERSARY NORTH CA RA Became the 12th state to ratify the Constitution in 1789.

Lahaska, PA. More than 100 gingerbread house entries compete for more than $3,400 in cash prizes in such categories as traditional, authentic reproduction of a significant building, amateur, incredibly PEDDLER'S VILLAGE GINGERBREAD HOUSE COMPETITION & unusual three‐dimensional, Go Green, student and kids only! The creative masterpieces are Nov 21‐Jan 3, 2015 DISPLAY PEDDLE GINGERBREAD H displayed throughout the holiday season in the village gazebo. Free admission. Giacomo della Chiesa, 258th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, born at Pegli, Italy, and elected Nov 21, 1854 POPE BENEDICT XV: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY POPE B pope Sept 3, 1914. Died at Rome, Italy, Jan 22, 1922.

(Old Style date.) The great English composer of the early Baroque period, born in 1659 at London, England, had a tragically short life yet was a prolific composer. His fame rests on the proto‐operas Dido and Aeneas (1689) and The Fairy Queen (1692, based on Shakespeare's A Midsummer‐Night's Dream), ceremonial odes for the court of King Charles II and more than 100 songs. The holder of Nov 21, 1695 PURCELL, HENRY: DEATH ANNIVERSARY PURCELL HENRY various court musical positions, Purcell died at London. Lansing, MI. 30th annual. Michigan's capital city sparkles with hospitality and holiday cheer on the streets of downtown Lansing's business district for this celebration of lights, music and seasonal spirit. The festivities include an electric light parade, lighting of the official State of Michigan Christmas Tree and a fireworks display (weather permitting) over the state capitol dome. Annually, November 21, 2014 SILVER BELLS IN THE CITY SILVER BE the Friday before Thankgiving.

On Dec 17, 1996, the General Assembly proclaimed this day as World Television Day, commemorating the date in 1996 on which the first World Television Forum was held at the UN. For November 21, 2014 UNITED NATIONS: WORLD TELEVISION DAY UNIT N WORLD TELE info: United Nations, Dept of Public Info, New York, NY 10017. Web: www.un.org.

French author and philosopher to whom is attributed (perhaps erroneously) the statement: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it." His most famous Nov 21, 1694 VOLTAIRE, JEAN FRANC cedOIS MARIE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY VOLTAI work is the novel Candide. Born at Paris, France, he died there May 30, 1778.

A record 86.6 million viewers watched CBS's hit drama, "Dallas," to see who shot villainous tycoon J.R. (). An unseen assailant had gunned him down on the show's season finale Mar 21, 1980, and sparked international curiosity, a ubiquitous catchphrase ("Who shot J.R.?") and November 21, 1980 WHO SHOT J.R.?: ANNIVERSARY WHO SHOT J.R. Las Vegas bets. ('s sister, Kristin Shephard, shot J.R.) 42nd annual. Everyone who participates greets 10 people. People in 180 countries have participated in this annual activity for advancing peace through personal communication. Heads of state of 114 November 21, 2014 WORLD HELLO DAY WORLD HEL countries have expressed approval of the event. Nov 21‐22 YORK INTERNATIONAL POSTCARD FAIR YORK INTERNATIONAL P York Fairgrounds, York, PA.

Wife of John Adams, second president of the US, and mother of John Quincy Adams, sixth president of the US. An intelligent woman interested in politics and current affairs, she was a prodigious letter writer and an influence on her husband. Abigail Adams argued to her husband that Congress "should remember the ladies" as the new American government took form. Born at Weymouth, MA, she Nov 22, 1744 ADAMS, ABIGAIL SMITH: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ADAMS ABI died Oct 28, 1818, at Quincy, MA. One of the most important composers of the 20th century was born at Lowestoft, Suffolk, England. In addition to chamber and orchestral works, he was a composer of film scores, song cycles and experimental pieces in collaboration with poets such as W.H. Auden. His best‐known and acclaimed works are the tragic opera Peter Grimes (1945)‐‐its success made Britten a celebrity‐‐and War Requiem (1962), a moving response to the horror of WWII that premiered in the newly rebuilt Coventry Cathedral. Britten's other operas include Billy Budd, The Turn of the Screw and A Midsummer Night's Dream. Lord Britten, Baron Britten of Aldeburgh, died at Aldeburgh, Dec 4, November 22, 1913 BRITTEN, EDWARD BENJAMIN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BRITTEN EDWARD BENJA 1976.

Hoagland Howard Carmichael, an attorney who gave up the practice of law to become an actor and songwriter, was born at Bloomington, IN. Among his many popular songs: "Stardust," "Lazybones," Nov 22, 1899 CARMICHAEL, HOAGIE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CARMICHAEL HOAGIE "Two Sleepy People" and "Skylark." Carmichael died at Rancho Mirage, CA, Dec 27, 1981. A Pan American Martin 130 "flying boat" called the China Clipper began regular transpacific mail service on Nov 22, 1935. The plane, powered by four Pratt and Whitney Twin Wasp engines, took off from San Francisco, CA. It reached Manila, , 59 hours and 48 minutes later. About 20,000 persons watched the historic takeoff. Commercial passenger service was established the following November 22, 1935 f8CHINA CLIPPERf7: ANNIVERSARY CHINA CL year (Oct 21, 1936).

President of France from December 1958 until his resignation in April 1969, Charles de Gaulle was born at Lille, France. A military leader, he wrote The Army of the Future (1934), in which he predicted just the type of armored warfare that was used against his country by Nazi Germany in WWII. After France's defeat at the hands of the Germans, he declared the existence of "Free France" and made himself head of that organization. When the French Vichy government began to collaborate openly with the Germans, the French citizenry looked to de Gaulle for leadership. His greatest moment of triumph was when he entered liberated Paris on Aug 26, 1944. De Gaulle died at Nov 22, 1890 De GAULLE, CHARLES ANDRE acu MARIE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY DE GAULLE CHARLES AN Colombey‐les‐Deux‐Eglises, France, Nov 19, 1970. English novelist George Eliot, whose real name was Mary Ann Evans, was born at Chilvers Coton, Warwickshire, England. Her works include Silas Marner and Middlemarch. She died at Chelsea, Nov 22, 1819 ELIOT, GEORGE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ELIOT GEORGE England, Dec 22, 1880. The 32nd vice president of the US (1933‐41). Garner was a congressional representative from 1903 to 1933 and speaker of the House for two years (1931‐33). Garner worked closely with President Franklin D. Roosevelt on New Deal legislation but eventually split with the president over Roosevelt's plan to reorganize the Supreme Court. Garner was born at Red River County, TX; died at Uvalde, TX, Nov 22, 1868 GARNER, JOHN NANCE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY GARNER john nance Nov 7, 1967.

Norfolk, VA. A cherished tradition, the buildings of downtown Norfolk and Olde Towne Portsmouth illuminate their profiles to create a picture‐postcard skyline. On the first evening of the illumination, a downtown lighted street parade kicks off the celebration of the season. All of the floats, bands and November 22, 2014 HOLIDAYS IN THE CITY GRAND ILLUMINATION PARADE HOLIDAYS CITY GRAND entries in this nighttime parade are lighted. Annually, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. When the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) was founded by a handful of dedicated November 22, 1954 THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF THE UNITED STATES: 60th ANNIVERSARY HUMANE SOC visionaries, the modern concept of "animal welfare" barely existed. A day to increase awareness of the human energy body, or aura. Annually, the fourth Saturday in November 22, 2014 INTERNATIONAL AURA AWARENESS DAY INTERNATIONAL AURA A November.

President John F. Kennedy was slain by a sniper while riding in an open automobile at Dallas, TX. November 22, 1963 KENNEDY, JOHN F.: ASSASSINATION ANNIVERSARY KENNED JOHN F ASS Accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby while in police custody awaiting trial.

King Ranch, Kingsville, TX. A breakfast cooked and served outdoors at the world‐famous King Ranch. November 22, 2014 KING RANCH ANNUAL RANCH HAND BREAKFAST KING RANCH ANNUAL RA See longhorn cattle and real cowboys on horseback. Annually, the Saturday before Thanksgiving. November 22, 2014 LEBANON: INDEPENDENCE DAY LEBANO I National Day. Gained independence from France in 1943. November 22, 2014 MOON PHASE: NEW MOON MOON P NE Moon enters New Moon phase at 7:32 AM, EST. Rim Rock Farm, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS. Men compete on an 8k course and women NAIA MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS‐COUNTRY NATIONAL compete on a 5k course, with the top 30 individual finishers in each championship receiving All‐ November 22, 2014 CHAMPIONSHIPS NAIA ME AN C America honors. 58th men's championship; 34th women's.

Natchitoches, LA. A fairyland of multicolored lights, created by 350,000 Christmas bulbs strung along Nov 23‐Jan 4, 2015 NATCHITOCHES FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS NATCHITOCHES FESTIVA city streets and incorporated into 72 unique set pieces along Cane River Lake. November 22, 2014 NCAA DIVISION I CROSS COUNTRY CHAMPIONSHIP NCAA DIV O CROSS COU Site TBD. Charles Darwin's monumental work, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life, was published on this date by London publisher John Murray. The print run of 1,250 (priced at 15 shillings) sold out the same day. A second print run of 3,000 in December also sold quickly. The book immediately generated a firestorm of public and private discussion. The word evolution did not appear until the 1872 (last) edition of Nov 22, 1859 f8ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIESf7 PUBLISHED: ANNIVERSARY ON THE ORIGIN OF SPE Origin.

Barnstorming aviator, stunt parachutist and adventurer, Wiley Post was born at Grand Plain, TX. Post, who taught himself to fly, and his plane, the Winnie Mae, were the center of world attention in the 1930s. He was coauthor (with his navigator, Harold Gatty) of Around the World in Eight Days. In 1935 Post and friend Will Rogers started on a flight to Asia. Their plane crashed near Point Barrow, Nov 22, 1898 POST, WILEY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY POST WI AK, Aug 15, 1935; both were killed.

Margaret Thatcher announced that she would resign from her position as England's prime minister. She had been named prime minister in May 1979 and served until Nov 22, 1990. No other prime November 22, 1990 PRIME MINISTER THATCHER RESIGNS: ANNIVERSARY PRIME M minister in the United Kingdom in the 20th century served the post as long as she. In the astronomical/astrological zodiac that divides the sun's apparent orbit into 12 segments, the period Nov 22‐Dec 21 is traditionally identified as the sun sign of Sagittarius, the Archer. The ruling Nov 22‐Dec 21 SAGITTARIUS, THE ARCHER SAGITT planet is Jupiter.

The Roman virgin, Christian and patron of music and musicians lived during the second or third century. Survived sentence of suffocation by steam but succumbed to sentence of beheading. November 22, 2014 SAINT CECILIA: FEAST DAY SAINT CEC Subject of poetry and musical compositions, and her feast day is still an occasion for musical events. Anchorage, AK. To honor humor in general and Alaskan humor in particular. Event is named after November 23, 2014 ALASCATTALO DAY ALASCATTALO "alascattalo," said to be the genetic cross between a moose and a walrus.

Emmett Littleton Ashford, born at Los Angeles, CA, was the first black to officiate at a major league baseball game. Ashford began his pro career calling games in the minors in 1951 and went to the majors in 1966. He was noted for his flamboyant style when calling strikes and outs as well as for his November 23, 1914 ASHFORD, EMMETT LITTLETON: 100th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ASHFOR dapper dress, which included cuff links with his uniform. He died Mar 1, 1980, at Marina del Rey, CA.

Legendary outlaw of western US. Probably named Henry McCarty at birth (New York, NY), he was better known as William H. Bonney. Ruthless killer, a failure at everything legal, he escaped from jail at age 21 while under sentence of hanging. Recaptured at Stinking Springs, NM, and returned to jail, he again escaped, only to be shot through the heart by pursuing Lincoln County sheriff Pat Garrett at Fort Sumner, NM, during the night of July 14, 1881. His last words, answered by two shots, Nov 23, 1859 BILLY THE KID: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BILLY TH reportedly were, "Who is there?" A holiday inspired by the invaluable work of organizations such as Americans United for the Separation of Church and State, the Institute for First Amendment Studies and many others. Church/State Separation Week offers concerned and active citizens an opportunity to educate others about the importance of this subject. Annually, the week that includes the Thanksgiving Nov 23‐29 CHURCH/STATE SEPARATION WEEK CHURCHSTATE SEPARATI holiday.

The first episode of "Doctor Who" premiered on British TV with William Hartnell as the first Doctor. Traveling through time and space in the TARDIS (an acronym for Time and Relative Dimensions in Space), the Doctor and his companions found themselves in mortal combat with creatures such as the Daleks. The series aired until 1989, with a special film in 1996. "Doctor Who" didn't air in the US until Sept 29, 1975, but then attracted a huge cult following. A new version of the series began in 2005, with Christopher Eccleston and David Tennant as the ninth and tenth Doctors. Matt Smith November 23, 1963 DOCTOR WHO TV PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY DOCTOR W made his debut as Doctor #11 in 2010. FIRST PLAY‐BY‐PLAY FOOTBALL GAME BROADCAST: 95th The first play‐by‐play football game radio broadcast in the US took place on this day. Texas A&M November 23, 1919 ANNIVERSARY FIRST PLAYBY blanked the University of Texas 7‐0. In Germany, Totensonntag is the Protestant population's day for remembrance of the dead. It is November 23, 2014 GERMANY: TOTENSONNTAG GERMANY TOTENSONNTAG celebrated on the last Sunday of the church year (the Sunday before ). The US Second Marine Division took control of the Gilbert Islands after fierce fighting on the heavily fortified Tarawa Atoll. In the 76‐hour battle the Marines beat back a "death charge" in which the Japanese ran directly at the American guns. American troops sustained 3,500 killed and wounded. The Japanese suffered 5,000 killed and 17 wounded and captured. (The Gilbert Islands are the westernmost of the Polynesians, midway between Australia and Hawaii, and today are part of the November 23, 1943 GILBERT ISLANDS TAKEN: ANNIVERSARY GILBERT ISLANDS nation of Kiribati.) Starting in 2013, the Association of Image Consultants International (AICI) board of directors formally recognizes Nov 23 as International Image Consultant Day. This day was first celebrated in 2012 by AICI's Mexico City chapter members. International Image Consultant Day celebrates the acumen and science of image consultants worldwide as they serve others in the disciplines of image consulting by promoting the highest professional standards in the fields of appearance, behavior and communication. The AICI International board of directors held a formal reading and signing of the proclamation with an official declaration at the AICI International Conference in Glendale, AZ, on November 23, 2014 INTERNATIONAL IMAGE CONSULTANT DAY INTERNATIONAL IMAGE May 19, 2013. Annually, Nov 23. November 23, 2014 JAPAN: LABOR THANKSGIVING DAY JAPAN LAB National holiday. Born William Henry Pratt at London, England. An actor known for his portrayal of ghoulish figures, his movies included Frankenstein, The Body Snatcher and The Bride of Frankenstein. Karloff died Feb Nov 23, 1887 KARLOFF, BORIS: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY KARLOFFBORIS 2, 1969, at Sussex, England. The illustrated magazine Life debuted on this day. The first cover featured a dramatic photograph by November 23, 1936 f8LIFEf7 MAGAZINE DEBUTS: ANNIVERSARY LIFE MAGAZINE Margaret Bourke‐White of Fort Peck Dam.

Harpo (Adolph Arthur) Marx was born at New York, NY. He was the second‐born of the famed Marx Brothers, who were a popular comedy team of stage, screen and radio for 30 years. The silent brother, Harpo wore a red curly wig and communicated by honking a taxi horn at the most inopportune moments. He was a self‐taught and expert player of the harp. Marx died Sept 28, 1964, at Hollywood, CA. Other family members who participated in the comedy team were Groucho Nov 23, 1888 MARX, HARPO: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MARX H (Julius), Chico (Leonard) and, briefly, Zeppo (Herbert) and Gummo (Milton). El Cajon, CA. 68th annual. "A celebration of children." Floats depict Mother Goose rhymes and fairy tales and/or annual theme. Bands, equestrians and clowns. Traditionally, the Sunday before November 23, 2014 MOTHER GOOSE PARADE MOTHER GO P Thanksgiving.

Since 1941, an interfaith campaign to promote reading of the Bible. Free resources available. Governors and mayors across the country proclaim National Bible Week observance to their Nov 23‐30 NATIONAL BIBLE WEEK NATIONAL BIB constituencies. Annually, from the Sunday preceding Thanksgiving to the following Sunday. To celebrate the inclusive spirit of American families and applaud the commitment of those family Nov 23‐29 procNATIONAL FAMILY WEEK NATIONAL FAMILY members who encourage us to reach new heights.

20th annual event to increase appreciation of board games and puzzles while preserving the tradition of investing time with family and friends. Part of the Million Minute Family Challengetm, conducted Sept 1‐Dec 31. Special organizer materials and media information available, including Nov 23‐29 NATIONAL GAME & PUZZLE WEEKtm NATIONAL GAME PUZZLE press kits, interviews, etc. Annually, the Sunday through Saturday of Thanksgiving week.

The 14th president of the US was born at Hillsboro, NH. Term of office: Mar 4, 1853‐Mar 3, 1857. Not nominated until the 49th ballot at the Democratic Party convention in 1852, he was refused his Nov 23, 1804 PIERCE, FRANKLIN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY PIERCE FR party's nomination in 1856 for a second term. Pierce died at Concord, NH, Oct 8, 1869. Signer of the Declaration of Independence, governor of South Carolina, born at Charleston, SC. Died Nov 23, 1749 RUTLEDGE, EDWARD: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY RUTLED ED there Jan 23, 1800. The 35th vice president of the US (1949‐53) was born at Graves County, KY. Died at Lexington, VA, Nov 24, 1877 BARKLEY, ALBEN WILLIAM: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BARKLE Apr 30, 1956.

After reinforcing the besieged Union army at Chattanooga, TN, General Ulysses S. Grant launched the Battle of Chattanooga on this date. Falsely secure in the belief that his troops were in an impregnable position on Lookout Mountain, Confederate general Braxton Bragg and his army were overrun by the Union forces, Bragg himself barely escaping capture. The battle is famous for the Nov 24, 1863 BATTLE OF CHATTANOOGA: ANNIVERSARY BATTLE OF CHA Union army's spectacular advance up a heavily fortified slope into the teeth of the enemy guns. 14th annual. A time to have better conversations with friends, family and coworkers during Nov 24‐30 BETTER CONVERSATION WEEK BETTER CONVERSATION Thanksgiving week. Strengthen personal bonds with meaningful, enjoyable talk. Entertaining and influential postwar conservative standard‐bearer as well as author, editor, talk show host and master of polysyllabic parlance. Founded the National Review in 1955. Born at New November 24, 1925 BUCKLEY, WILLIAM F., JR: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BUCKLEY WILLIAM F York, NY, Buckley died Feb 24, 2008, at Stamford, CT. Evraz Place, Regina, SK. Canada's premier agricultural show and marketplace featuring more than 4,200 head of livestock including 13 purebred cattle breeds, commercial cattle, light and heavy horses, bison, dairy cattle, sheep and goats, as well as specialized livestock displays. The show is also known for its extensive trade show, the Canadian Cowboy's Association Finals Rodeo and western Nov 24‐29 CANADA: CANADIAN WESTERN AGRIBITION CANADA CAN WES entertainment and attractions. American inspirational lecturer and author Dale Carnegie was born at Maryville, MO. He was born into poverty and described himself as a "simple country boy." He began teaching public speaking in 1912 and parlayed his success there into his best‐known book, How to Win Friends and Influence People, published in 1936. The perennial bestseller is still in print and has sold 15 million copies. Nov 24, 1888 CARNEGIE, DALE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CARNEG D Carnegie died at New York, NY, Nov 1, 1955. We all have at least one extraordinary‐‐and many times weird‐‐ability. Now's the time to get out there and indulge in yours. Sponsored by the record holder for the football‐throwing game at ESPN November 24, 2014 CELEBRATE YOUR UNIQUE TALENT DAY CELEBRATE YOUR UNIQU Zone!

A middle‐aged man whose plane ticket was made out to "D.B. Cooper" parachuted from a Northwest Airlines 727 jetliner, carrying $200,000, which he had collected from the airline as ransom for the plane and passengers as a result of threats made during his earlier flight from Portland, OR, to Seattle, WA. He jumped from the plane over an area of wilderness south of Seattle and was never apprehended. Several thousand dollars of the marked ransom money turned up in November 24, 1971 D.B. COOPER HIJACKING: ANNIVERSARY DB COO February 1980, along the Columbia River, near Vancouver, WA. American actor Howard Duff was born at Bremerton, WA. He played detective Sam Spade on radio in the 1940s and then went on to films and television (""). He died July 8, 1990, at November 24, 1913 DUFF, HOWARD: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY DUFF H Santa Barbara, CA. American musician and composer famed for his piano rags, born at Texarkana, TX. Died at New York, Nov 24, 1868 JOPLIN, SCOTT: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY JOPLIN SCOTT BIRTH NY, Apr 1, 1917.

Considered by many to be the greatest strategist of WWII, Erich von Manstein was born at Berlin, Germany. His plan for Germany's invasion of France in 1940 was a complete success. He was Nov 24, 1887 MANSTEIN, ERICH VON: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MANSTE dismissed by Hitler in March 1944. Manstein died at Irschenhausen, Germany, June 10, 1973.

Priest and pioneer, born Miguel Jose Serra at Petra, Majorca, Spain, whose missionary outposts introduced Catholicism to California and organized the California frontier for Spain's colonial aims. Serra entered the Franciscan order in 1730 and taught philosophy at Lullian University (Majorica) and also in Mexico City before beginning missionary work in 1750. When Spain began colonizing Alta California, he joined the expedition and founded Mission San Diego in 1769. He founded eight more California missions, converting many Native Americans to Christianity and also teaching them how to Nov 24, 1713 SERRA, JUNIPERO: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SERRA JUNIPERO BIRTH farm and raise livestock. Serra died at Mission San Carlos Borromeo on Aug 28, 1784.

(Old Style date.) Dutch philosopher, born at Amsterdam, . Died at The Hague, Netherlands, Feb 21, 1677 (OS). "Peace is not an absence of war," wrote Spinoza, in 1670, "it is a Nov 24, 1632 SPINOZA, BARUCH: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SPINOZ virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice."

Renowned novelist and humorist, born at Clonmel, Ireland. Sterne's crowning achievement was the comic novel Tristram Shandy, published in installments from 1759 to 1767. The novel is notable for its use of unconventional narrative techniques, such as the nonlinear plotline and its demand of interactive participation on the part of the reader, as well as its references to Lockean philosophy. Nov 24, 1713 STERNE, LAURENCE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY STERNE LAURENCE Sterne died of tuberculosis at London, England, Mar 18, 1768. Berne. Best known and most popular of Switzerland's many autumn markets. Huge heaps of onions in front of Federal Palace. Fourth Monday in November commemorates granting of market right to November 24, 2014 SWITZERLAND: ONION MARKET (ZIBELEMARIT) SWITZE ONI people after great fire of Berne in 1405. The Mexican War hero and career soldier who became the 12th president of the US was born at Orange County, VA. Term of office: Mar 4, 1849‐July 9, 1850. He was nominated at the Whig Party convention in 1848, but the story goes he did not accept the letter notifying him of his nomination because it had postage due. He had cast his first vote in 1846, when he was 62 years old. Becoming ill July 4, 1850, he died at the White House, July 9. His last words: "I am sorry that I am about to Nov 24, 1784 TAYLOR, ZACHARY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY TAYLOR ZAC leave my friends."

French illustrator, lithographer, post‐Impressionist painter. Born at Albi, France, Lautrec, deformed at an early age, found in the bohemian demimonde of Paris, especially the nightclubs and brothels of Montmartre, an outsider atmosphere that enticed him both personally and professionally. His drawings and posters in particular evoke the nightlife and habitue acus of that world. "Ugliness, everywhere and always, has its enchanting side," Lautrec said. "It is fascinating to discover it where Nov 24, 1864 TOULOUSE‐LAUTREC, HENRI DE: 150th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY TOULOUSE LAU no one else had noticed it." He died Sept 9, 1901, at Cha cirteau Malrome acu, Gironde, France. The Philippines became a US colony at the turn of the last century when it was taken over from Spain after the Spanish‐American War. Though President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed a bill Mar 24, 1934, granting the Philippines independence to be effective July 4, 1946, before that date Manila and Washington signed a treaty allowing the US to lease military bases on the island. In 1991 the Philippine Senate voted to reject a renewal of that lease, and on Nov 24, 1992, after almost 100 November 24, 1992 US MILITARY LEAVES PHILIPPINES: ANNIVERSARY US MILITARY LEAVES P years of military presence on the island, the last contingent of US Marines left Subic Base. National holiday. Commemorates the declaration of statehood within the federation of Yugoslavia in November 25, 2014 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: NATIONAL DAY BOSNIA AND HERZ 1943. American financier, philanthropist and benefactor of more than 2,500 libraries, born at Dunfermline, Scotland. Carnegie Hall, the Carnegie Foundation and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace are among his gifts. Carnegie wrote in 1889, "Surplus wealth is a sacred trust which its possessor is bound to administer in his lifetime for the good of the community.nbs.nbs.nbs. The man who dies .nbs.nbs. rich dies disgraced." Carnegie died at his summer estate, Shadowbrook, MA, Aug Nov 25, 1835 CARNEGIE, ANDREW: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CARNEG A 11, 1919.

Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder, born at Martinez, CA. In 1941 he was on "the streak," getting a hit in 56 consecutive games. He was the American League MVP for three years, was the batting champion in 1939 and led the league in RBIs in both 1941 and 1948. DiMaggio was married to November 25, 1914 DiMAGGIO, JOSEPH PAUL (JOE): 100th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY DIMAGGIO JOE actress Marilyn Monroe in 1954, but they later divorced. He died at Harbour Island, FL, Mar 8, 1999.

Weinachtsmarkt auf dem Romerberg, the Christmas market in Frankfurt, is one of Germany's best. Bells are rung simultaneously from nine downtown churches. Glockenspiels are sounded by hand Nov 25‐Dec 23 GERMANY: FRANKFURT CHRISTMAS MARKET GERMANY FRA C and trumpets are blown from the old St. Nicolas Church.

Lawyer, editor (George magazine), born at Washington, DC. Son of John F. Kennedy (35th president of the US) and Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy. He died along with his wife, Carolyn, and his sister‐in‐ November 25, 1960 KENNEDY, JOHN F., JR: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY KENNED JOHN F JR B law, Lauren Bessette, when the plane he was piloting crashed off of Cape Cod, MA, July 16, 1999.

On this date Maria, Teresa and Minerva Mirabel, political activists in the Dominican Republic, were assassinated on orders of dictator Rafael Trujillo. The anniversary of their is now observed by November 25, 1960 MIRABEL SISTERS MURDERED: ANNIVERSARY MIRABEL SISTERS MU the United Nations as International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. American temperance leader, famed as hatchet‐wielding smasher of saloons, born at Garrard Nov 25, 1846 NATION, CARRY AMELIA MOORE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY NATION CAR County, KY. Died at Leavenworth, KS, June 9, 1911. Angelo Roncalli, 261st pope of the Roman Catholic Church, born at Sotte il Monte, Italy. Elected Nov 25, 1881 POPE JOHN XXIII: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY POPE JOH TWE pope on Oct 28, 1958. Died June 3, 1963, at Rome, Italy.

November 25, 2014 SAINT CATHERINE'S DAY SAINT CATS Patron saint of maidens, mechanics and philosophers, as well as of all who work with wheels. One month before Christmas, a reminder to shoppers that after today there are only 28 more November 25, 2014 SHOPPING REMINDER DAY SHOPPING REMINDER DA shopping days (excluding Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Eve) until Christmas. November 25, 2014 SURINAME: INDEPENDENCE DAY SURINA IND Holiday. Gained independence from the Netherlands in 1975.

Observed by the United Nations since 1993 on the anniversary of the 1960 of the Mirabel sisters in the Dominican Republic. In 2004 UN Secretary‐General Kofi Annan said, "Let us be encouraged that there is a growing understanding of the problem. But let us also pledge to do our UNITED NATIONS: INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF utmost to protect women, banish such violence and build a world in which women enjoy their rights November 25, 2014 VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN UNIT N INDAY FO T EL and freedoms on an equal basis with men." Annually, Nov 25. For info: www.un.org. Lewis Carroll's fun‐house novel was published on this date. Through the Looking‐Glass, and What f8ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLANDf7 PUBLISHED: Alice Found There followed in 1871. Lewis Carroll was the pen name of Oxford lecturer in Nov 26, 1865 ANNIVERSARY ALICES ADVENTURES mathematics Charles L. Dodgson. Because of the landing of the Allies in North Africa on Nov 8, the premiere and release of the film were moved up from June 1943 to Nov 26, 1942, when it premiered at New York City on Thanksgiving Day. The general nationwide release followed on Jan 23, 1943, during the Roosevelt‐ November 26, 1942 f8CASABLANCA f7PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY CASABLANCA Churchill conferences in Casablanca. President George Washington proclaimed Nov 26, 1789, to be Thanksgiving Day. Both houses of Congress, by their joint committee, had requested him to recommend "a day of public thanksgiving and prayer, to be observed by acknowledging with grateful hearts the many and signal favors of Almighty God, especially by affording them an opportunity to peaceably establish a form of government for their safety and happiness." Proclamation issued Oct 3, 1789. Next proclaimed by FIRST US HOLIDAY BY PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION: 225th President Abraham Lincoln in 1863 for the last Thursday in November. In 1939 President Franklin D. Nov 26, 1789 ANNIVERSARY FIRST US HOL Roosevelt moved Thanksgiving to the fourth Thursday in November. Vernon Louis ("Lefty") Gomez, Baseball Hall of Fame pitcher, born at Rodeo, CA. Gomez was a star pitcher with the New York Yankees from 1930 to 1942. He won six World Series games without a defeat and was the winning pitcher in the first All‐Star game. Inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1972. November 26, 1908 GOMEZ, LEFTY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY GOMEZ LEFTY Died at Greenbrae, CA, Feb 17, 1989. English clergyman and scholar. Born in England, he died Sept 24, 1638, at the Massachusetts Bay Colony. Harvard bequeathed part of his estate to a local college, which renamed itself Harvard in his Nov 26, 1607 HARVARD, JOHN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY HARVARD J honor. November 26, 2014 MONGOLIA: REPUBLIC DAY MONGOLIA REPUBLIC National holiday. Commemorates the declaration of the republic in 1924.

Over four days and three nights, 10 young, well‐trained Pakistani nationals armed with AK‐47s, hand grenades and timer bombs stalked and killed more than 160 people in Mumbai, the financial capital of India. Notable attacks took place in the historic Victoria Terminus train station, a Jewish Nov 26‐29, 2008 MUMBAI TERROR ATTACKS: ANNIVERSARY MUMBAI TERROR community center, a hospital and two luxury hotels frequented by foreign dignitaries and tourists.

Annual week organized by dealnews.com that celebrates the heaviest online spending period of the year, incorporating both Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This is a time when both brick‐and‐mortar stores and online retailers offer consumers great deals and deep discounts, and also marks the unofficial kickoff to the holiday shopping season. National Deal Week recognizes the progression of online shopping and e‐commerce activity throughout the past decade and celebrates the growth in Nov 26‐Dec 3 NATIONAL DEAL WEEK NATIONAL DEAL WEEK years to come. Annually, the week beginning the day before Thanksgiving. This popular show is also TV's longest‐running daily game show, surviving changes in format, networks, time slots and hosts. It began in 1956 with Bill Cullen as host and with Don Pardo as announcer; four contestants bid on an item, and the one who bid closest to the manufacturer's suggested price without going over won the item. In 1972, after a seven‐year hiatus, "The Price Is Right" came back in two versions. Bob Barker was the host of the network version until 2007. Drew November 26, 1956 THE PRICE IS RIGHT TV PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY PRICE IS Carey is the current host. Prime Minister John Major announced that Britain's monarch, Queen Elizabeth, had decided to November 26, 1992 QUEEN ELIZABETH II AGREES TO PAY TAXES: ANNIVERSARY QUEEN ELI AGR begin paying taxes on her personal income.

Cartoonist, born at Minneapolis, MN. Created the "Peanuts" comic strip, which debuted on Oct 2, 1950. The strip included Charlie Brown; his sister, Sally; his dog, Snoopy; friends Linus and Lucy and a variety of other characters. Schulz's last daily strip was published Jan 3, 2000, and his last Sunday strip was published Feb 13, 2000. The strip ran in more than 2,500 newspapers in many countries. Schulz won the Reuben Award in both 1955 and 1964 and was named International Cartoonist of the Year in 1978. Several TV specials were spin‐offs of the strip including, "It's the , Charlie Brown" and "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown." Schulz died at Santa Rosa, CA, Feb 12, November 26, 1922 SCHULZ, CHARLES: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SCHULZ CHARLES 2000. See also: "'Peanuts' Debuts: Anniversary" (Oct 2). American journalist Eric (Arnold) Sevareid was born at Velva, ND. He worked for CBS News as a radio reporter during WWII, appeared regularly on "The CBS Evening News" from 1964 to 1977, won the Peabody Award for news interpretations (1950, 1964 and 1967) and earned two Emmys in 1973. He November 26, 1912 SEVAREID, ERIC: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SEVAREID died July 9, 1992, at Washington, DC.

Give from the heart on Wednesday‐‐then give thanks on Thursday. This Thanksgiving Eve, Tie One On (an apron of course!) and bring joy to the life of someone in need. Participation is easy and uplifting: simply wrap a loaf of bread or baked good in an apron and tuck an encouraging note or prayer into the pocket; then present your offering to a neighbor, friend or person in your community who could benefit from a gesture of kindness. Tie One On‐‐and put the "give" back into November 26, 2014 TIE ONE ON DAY TIE ONE ON DAY Thanksgiving. Annually, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. A former slave who had been sold four times, Sojourner Truth became an evangelist who argued for abolition and women's rights. After a troubled early life, she began her evangelical career in 1843, traveling through New England until she discovered the utopian colony called the Northampton Association of Education and Industry. It was there she was exposed to, and became an advocate for, the cause of abolition, working with Frederick Douglass, Wendell Phillips, William Lloyd Garrison and others. In 1850 she befriended Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton and other feminist leaders and actively began supporting calls for women's rights. In 1870 she attempted to petition Congress to create a "Negro State" on public lands in the West. Born at Ulster County, NY, about 1790, with Nov 26, 1883 TRUTH, SOJOURNER: DEATH ANNIVERSARY TRUTH SO the name Isabella Van Wagener, she died Nov 26, 1883, at Battle Creek, MI.

This game show was based on the old guessing game. A celebrity panel had to guess the identity of an object (having been told only if it was animal, vegetable or mineral) by asking up to 20 questions. Bill Slater hosted two network versions of the show on NBC and DuMont. Jay Jackson took over when it switched from NBC to ABC. "Twenty Questions" began on radio. Regular panelists included November 26, 1949 TWENTY QUESTIONS TV PREMIERE: 65th ANNIVERSARY TWENTY QUE Fred Van Deventer, Florence Rinard, Herb Polesie and Johnny McPhee.

American physician and women's rights leader, born at Oswego, NY. First female surgeon in US Army (Civil War). Spent four months in Confederate prison. First and only woman ever to receive Medal of Honor (Nov 11, 1865). Two years before her death, on June 3, 1916, a government review board asked that her award be revoked. She continued to wear it, in spite of official revocation, until her death, Feb 21, 1919, at Oswego. On June 11, 1977, the secretary of the army posthumously restored Nov 26, 1832 WALKER, MARY EDWARDS: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY WALKER MA the Medal of Honor to Dr. Walker.

Marshall, TX. More than 10 million tiny white lights cover the city. Features lighted Christmas Nov 26‐Dec 31 WONDERLAND OF LIGHTS WONDERLAND LIGHTS parade, outdoor ice‐skating on the square, entertainment, carriage rides, bus tours and Santa Claus. Poet, critic, novelist (A Death in the Family), social historian (Let Us Now Praise Famous Men), November 27, 1909 AGEE, JAMES: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY AGEE JAMES scriptwriter, born at Knoxville, TN. Died at New York, NY, May 16, 1955.

Detroit, MI. One of Michigan's largest events, the parade has been a beloved Thanksgiving tradition November 27, 2014 AMERICA'S THANKSGIVING PARADEr AMERICAS THANKSGIVIN since 1924. The streets of downtown Detroit come alive with bands, floats and more for all ages. November 27, 2014 ATLANTA HALF MARATHON AND THANKSGIVING DAY 5K ATLANTA HALF MARATHO Atlanta, GA. A Thanksgiving tradition: 13.1‐mile race (USATF certified).

Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, FL. 41st annual car show of all makes of 1980 and older collector vehicles. Show includes display of classics, street rods, muscle cars, race cars, customs and special trucks on the speedway infield, with a large swap meet (2,200 vendors) of auto parts and Nov 27‐30 DAYTONA FALL TURKEY RUN DAYTONA FALL TURKEY accessories and car sales corral. Also a craft sale. Annually, Thanksgiving weekend. The man who attempted to give his country "socialism with a human face," Alexander Dubcek was born at Uhrocev, a village in western Slovakia. As first secretary of the Czechoslovak Communist Party during the "Prague Spring" of 1968, he moved to achieve the "widest possible democratization" and to loosen the dominant influence of the Soviet Union. As a result, Czechoslovakia was invaded by armed forces of the Warsaw Pact on Aug 21, 1968. Dubcek died Nov November 27, 1921 DUBCEK, ALEXANDER: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY DUBCEK 7, 1992, at Prague.

In a five‐hour operation, French surgeons transplanted the skin, muscles, veins, arteries, nerves and tissues of a brain‐dead patient onto the face of a woman who had lost her nose and the bottom part of her face after a dog attack. Doctors said the partial transplant, the first of its kind, created a November 27, 2005 FIRST FACE TRANSPLANT: ANNIVERSARY FIRST FACE TRANSPLAN "hybrid" face‐‐resembling neither the dead donor nor the original face of the recipient. Jamestown Settlement, Williamsburg, VA; and Yorktown Victory Center, Yorktown, VA. Explore the 17th‐ and 18th‐century culinary practices of Virginia at this three‐day event starting on Thanksgiving Day. At Jamestown Settlement, learn how food was gathered, preserved and prepared on land and at sea by Virginia's English colonists and Powhatan Indians. At Yorktown Victory Center, learn about typical soldiers' fare during the American Revolution and trace the bounty of a 1780s farm from field Nov 27‐29 FOODS & FEASTS OF COLONIAL VIRGINIA FOODS FEASTS COLONIA to kitchen. American musician and songwriter Jimi Hendrix was born at Seattle, WA. One of the greatest rock guitarists in history, he revolutionized the guitar sound with heavy use of feedback and incredible fretwork. His success first came in England, and then he achieved fame in the US after his appearance at the Monterey Pop Festival (1967). His albums included Are You Experienced?, Electric November 27, 1942 HENDRIX, JIMI: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY HENDRIX Ladyland and Band of Gypsys. He died Sept 18, 1970, at London, England.

The actor and martial artist was born at San Francisco, CA, but raised in . In 1959 he returned to the US to teach martial arts, opening schools in Seattle, WA, and Oakland, CA. Spotted at a competition by a TV producer, Lee was cast as Kato in TV's The Green Hornet in 1966. He moved on to film, where he displayed an intense charisma that would make him a star. Before he could enjoy this new success, Lee died of a cerebral edema on July 20, 1973, at Hong Kong. His films November 27, 1940 LEE, BRUCE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LEE BRUCE BIRTH include Fists of Fury (1972) and Enter the Dragon (1973). (Old Style date.) Member of the Continental Congress, farmer, diplomat and jurist, born at New York, NY. It was Livingston who administered the oath of office to President George Washington in Nov 27, 1746 LIVINGSTON, ROBERT R.: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LIVING RO 1789. He died at Clermont, NY, Feb 26, 1813. New York, NY. 88th annual. Starts at 9 AM, EST, at Central Park West. A part of everyone's Thanksgiving, the parade grows bigger and better each year. Featuring floats, giant balloons, marching bands and famous stars, the parade is televised for the whole country. For info: New York CVB, 810 7th Ave, 3rd Fl, New York, NY 10019. Phone: (212) 484‐1222. Web: www.nycvisit.com or November 27, 2014 MACY'S THANKSGIVING DAY PARADE MACYS THANKSGIVING P macysparade.com. Old American West gambler, saloon keeper, lawman and newswriter/editor. Born at Henryville, QC, Nov 27, 1853 MASTERSON, BAT: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY MASTERSON Canada; died Oct 25, 1921, at New York, NY.

Also early closures on Nov 26. The holiday schedules for the various exchanges are subject to change if relevant rules, regulations or exchange policies are revised. If you have questions, contact: CME Group (CME, CBOT, NYMEX, KCBT) (www.cmegroup.com), Chicago Board Options Exchange November 27, 2014 STOCK EXCHANGE HOLIDAY (THANKSGIVING DAY) STOCK EX TH (www.cboe.com), NASDAQ (www.nasdaq.com), NYSE Euronext (www.nyse.com). Legal public holiday. (Public Law 90‐363 sets Thanksgiving Day on the fourth Thursday in November.) Observed in all states. In most states, the Friday after Thanksgiving is also a holiday; in Nevada it is November 27, 2014 THANKSGIVING DAY THANKS DA called Family Day. Presidential Proclamation. Always issued for the fourth Thursday in November. See also: "First US November 27, 2014 procTHANKSGIVING DAY THANKS DA Holiday by Presidential Proclamation: Anniversary" (Nov 26).

This is a time for you to take turkey off your table, forgoing flesh foods "cold turkey" and having a harvest of health. Why not carve a compassionate celebration centerpiece‐‐a tasty mock turkey November 27, 2014 TURKEY‐FREE THANKSGIVING TURKEYFREE THANKSGI made from tofu, tempeh or seitan? The turkeys will thank you for having a humane holiday. Israeli statesman born near Pinsk, Byelorussia. He played an important role in bringing about the British government's Balfour Declaration, calling for the establishment of a national home for Jews Nov 27, 1874 WEIZMANN, CHAIM: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY WEIZMANN CHAIM at Palestine. He died at Tel Aviv, , Nov 9, 1952. November 28, 2014 ALBANIA: INDEPENDENCE DAY ALBANI Commemorates independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1912.

African‐American painter and sculptor born at Charlotte, NC, and died at New York, NY, Apr 27, 1977. Throughout his career, Alston experimented with styles ranging from realism to abstraction. His realistic WPA murals at Harlem Hospital depict a narrative in the style of Diego Rivera. The Cubist painting The Family (1955) is an excellent example of Alston's early work, influenced by Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani. Black Man, Black Woman USA has a decidedly Egyptian style of portraiture. Walking (1958), which depicts a silent crowd, almost prophesied the turmoil and social agitation of November 28, 1907 ALSTON, CHARLES H.: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ALSTON the Civil Rights movement. Town Square, Anchorage, AK. Join Santa and a live team of nine reindeer to celebrate the holiday season and the lighting of the Holiday Tree. Free cookies and cocoa. Annually, the Friday after November 28, 2014 AT&T HOLIDAY TREE LIGHTING AT ANCHORAGE ATT HOLIDAY TREE LIG Thanksgiving. Boyertown High School, Boyertown, PA. Sale of juried fine crafts. Annually, the first Friday and Nov 28‐29 BELSNICKEL CRAFT SHOW BELSNICKEL CRAFT Saturday after Thanksgiving.

The traditional beginning of the Christmas shopping season on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Called November 28, 2014 BLACK FRIDAY BLACK FRI "Black Friday" because traditionally retailers were in the "black" by this day of the year. English visionary poet and artist born at London, England. Composed "The Tyger," which begins memorably, "Tyger! Tyger! burning bright/In the forests of the night,/What immortal hand or Nov 28, 1757 BLAKE, WILLIAM: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BLAKE WILLIAM eye/Could frame thy fearful symmetry?" Blake died in poverty at London on Aug 12, 1827. (Old Style date.) English cleric and author of A Pilgrim's Progress, born at Elstow, Bedfordshire, Nov 28, 1628 BUNYAN, JOHN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BUNYAN England. Died at London, England, Aug 31, 1688 (OS). A 48‐hour moratorium on consumer spending. A celebration of simplicity, about getting our runaway consumer culture back onto a sustainable path. Annually, beginning on the first shopping Nov 28‐29 BUY NOTHING DAY BUY NOTHING DAY day after Thanksgiving.

Bancroft, ON. Combining winter road surfaces with the scenic, winding back roads of the Canadian Nov 28‐29 CANADA: RALLY OF THE TALL PINES CANADA RALLY TALL Shield makes this event of the Canadian Rally Championship Circuit one of the most popular. November 28, 2014 CHAD: REPUBLIC DAY CHAD REPUBLIC National holiday. Commemorates proclamation of the republic in 1958.

St. Charles, MO. Holiday festivities include caroling, chestnut roasting and authentically costumed Santas from around the world. Enjoy old‐fashioned holiday shopping all day and night on Nov 28‐Dec 24 CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Annually, from the day after Thanksgiving until Christmas.

Greensboro Coliseum Complex Special Events Center, Greensboro, NC. 41st annual. Features work from more than 450 talented artists and craftspeople. All juried exhibitors' work has been handmade by the exhibitors and must be their own original design and creation. See the creative process in action as many exhibitors demonstrate throughout the weekend. Visit Christmas Tree Nov 28‐30 CRAFTSMEN'S CHRISTMAS CLASSIC ARTS & CRAFTS FESTIVAL CRAFTSMENS CHRISTM g Village to view the uniquely decorated Christmas trees by some of our exhibitors. November 28, 2014 FAMILY DAY IN NEVADA FAMILY DAY NEVADA Observed annually on the Friday following the fourth Thursday in November.

French anthropologist and philosopher best known for advocating the intellectual movement "structuralism." Born at Brussels, Belgium, Le acuvi‐Strauss authored many books, including his acclaimed memoir Tristes Tropiques, which recounted his experiences among Brazilian tribes and challenged old ways of thinking about so‐called "primitive" cultures. Le acuvi‐Strauss died at Paris, November 28, 1908 LE acuVI‐STRAUSS, CLAUDE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LEVISTRAUSS France, Oct 30, 2009, at the age of 100.

Versatile musician and composer, born at Florence, Italy, who chose France for his homeland. Noted for his quick temper, it is said that he struck his own foot with a baton while in a rage. The resulting Nov 28, 1632 LULLY, JEAN BAPTISTE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LULLY wound led to blood poisoning, from which he died, at Paris, France, Mar 22, 1687.

Celebrating the First Nations of the Americas and the central role of corn in these cultures and cuisines. Almost every day, people throughout the Western Hemisphere enjoy foods cultivated by the indigenous people of North, Central and South America. On this day Americans celebrate living indigenous cultures, as well as cultures of the past. Families and friends gather to remember and talk about the cultures and to feast on the foods Native Americans have contributed to our amalgamated November 28, 2014 MAIZE DAY MAIZE DAY cultures. Annually, the Friday after Thanksgiving. November 28, 2014 MAURITANIA: INDEPENDENCE DAY MAURITA National holiday. Attained sovereignty from France in 1960.

First observed in 2008. On the day after Thanksgiving, StoryCorps asks all Americans to take an hour to record an interview with a loved one, using recording equipment that is readily available in most homes, such as computers, iPhones or tape recorders. This day provides a noncommercial alternative to "Black Friday" shopping sprees. Tens of thousands of Americans have participated in the National Day of Listening, and educators and community organizations have incorporated November 28, 2014 NATIONAL DAY OF LISTENING NATIONAL DAY OF LIST StoryCorps' interviewing techniques into their programs. Americans are encouraged to consider the role flossing has played in their lives and make plans to help spread "Peace of Mouth" in their own lives and the lives of others around them, in ways with and without floss. On this day children should also be made aware of the richness and health that November 28, 2014 NATIONAL FLOSSING DAY NATIONAL FLOSSING DA flossing can bring to life. The 111th Congress jointly approved this day June 26, 2009, to honor the achievements and contributions of Native Americans to the US (Public Law 111‐33). This day encourages the people of the US, as well as federal, state and local governments and interested groups and organizations to honor Native Americans with activities relating to (1) appropriate programs, ceremonies and activities to observe Native American Heritage Day; (2) the historical status of Native American tribal governments as well as the present‐day status of Native Americans; (3) the cultures, traditions and languages of Native Americans; and (4) the rich Native American cultural legacy that all Americans November 28, 2014 NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE DAY NATIVE AMERICAN HERI enjoy today. Annually, the Friday after Thanksgiving Day. Public holiday. Commemorates the independence of Panama (which at the time was part of November 28, 2014 PANAMA: INDEPENDENCE FROM SPAIN PANAMA IND Colombia) from Spain in 1821.

One of the world's oldest scientific academies, the Royal Society, was founded on this date at Gresham College, London, with King Charles II as its patron. Scientists, engineers and technologists make up the membership (which has included women since 1945). Prominent fellows past and present include Christopher Wren, Robert Boyle, Isaac Newton, Joseph Banks, Charles Babbage, Charles Darwin, Albert Einstein, Stephen Hawking and Tim Berners‐Lee. "If I have seen further," Nov 28, 1660 ROYAL SOCIETY: ANNIVERSARY ROYAL SOCIETY wrote Newton in tribute to his colleagues, "it is because I have stood upon the shoulders of giants."

Sinkies‐‐people who occasionally dine over the kitchen sink and elsewhere‐‐are encouraged to celebrate this time‐honored, casual‐yet‐tasteful cuisine culture. This is a particularly appropriate day to become acquainted with the sinkie style of dining. Christmas shopping and Thanksgiving leftovers provide the perfect reasons to enjoy a quick meal. Annually, the day after Thanksgiving. If it has November 28, 2014 SINKIE DAY SINKIE DAY anything to do with having a quick bite, it has everything to do with being a sinkie. Born Vickie Lynn Hogan at Houston, TX, this model and actress earned a certain degree of fame for appearing in Playboy and marrying an 89‐year‐old billionaire. Her life was one of publicity, scandal and drug abuse, and her death from a lethal drug interaction at Hollywood, FL, on Feb 8, 2007, sparked an unexpected media frenzy. The cause of her death, the paternity and custody of her infant daughter and the disposition of her estate were all subjects of intense interest by the tabloid and November 28, 1967 SMITH, ANNA NICOLE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SMITH ANNA NICOLE mainstream media. The first successful mission to Mars. Approached within 6,118 miles of Mars on July 14, 1965. Took November 28, 1964 SPACE MILESTONE: f8MARINER 4 f7(US): 50th ANNIVERSARY SPACE MILE MAR FO photographs and instrument readings. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British prime minister Winston Churchill and Soviet premier Joseph Stalin met at Tehran, Iran, to formulate a plan for an Allied assault, a second front, in western Europe. The resulting plan was "Operation Overlord," which commenced with the landing on Nov 28‐Dec 1, 1943 TEHRAN CONFERENCE: ANNIVERSARY TEHRAN CONFERENCE AN Normandy's beaches on June 6, 1944 ("D‐day"). Gordon‐Roberts House, Cumberland, MD. Victorian Christmas tea and candlelight tours with musical entertainment. Various workshops and children's programs. Theme decorating in an 1867 Victorian Nov 28‐Dec 31 VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION VICTORIAN CHR CELE mansion museum. Aitkin, MN. 24th annual special parade of uniquely and humorously decorated fish houses used for November 28, 2014 WORLD FAMOUS FISH HOUSE PARADE WORLD FAMOUS FISH H ice fishing during the winter. Annually, the Friday after Thanksgiving. American author, born at Philadelphia, PA. Died at Boston, MA, Mar 6, 1888. Her most famous novel Nov 29, 1832 ALCOTT, LOUISA MAY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ALCOTT is Little Women, the classic story of Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy.

William Berkeley Enos was born at Los Angeles, CA. After serving in WWI as an entertainment officer, he changed his name to Busby Berkeley and began a career as an actor. He turned to directing in 1921, and his lavish Broadway and Hollywood creations include Forty‐Second Street, Gold Diggers of 1933, Footlight Parade, Stage Struck, Babes in Arms, Strike Up the Band, Girl Crazy and Take Me Out to the Ball Game. He retired in 1962 but returned to Broadway in 1970 to Nov 29, 1895 BERKELEY, BUSBY: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY BERKEL supervise a revival of No, No, Nanette. He died Mar 14, 1976, at Palm Springs, CA.

Czechoslovakia ended 41 years of one‐party Communist rule when the Czechoslovak parliament voted unanimously to repeal the constitutional clauses giving the Communist Party a guaranteed leading role in the country and promoting Marxism‐Leninism as the state ideology. The vote came at the end of a 12‐day revolution sparked by the beating of protestors Nov 17. Although the Communist Party remained in power, the tide of reform led to its ouster by the Civic Forum, headed by playwright Va acuclav Havel. The Civic Forum demanded free elections with equal rights for all parties, a mixed economy and support for foreign investment. In the first free elections in November 29, 1989 CZECHOSLOVAKIA ENDS COMMUNIST RULE: 25th ANNIVERSARY CZECHO EN Czechoslovakia since WWII, Va acuclav Havel was elected president. Save a letter carrier, save a tree, save a stamp! Today's the day to send your greetings the free, November 29, 2014 ELECTRONIC GREETINGS DAY ELECTRONIC GREETINGS electronic way, via the Internet. (c2006 by WH.) Army played Navy for the first time in football, and Navy won, 24‐0. Red Emrich scored four touchdowns (worth four points each) and kicked two field goals (worth two points each), and Nov 29, 1890 FIRST ARMY‐NAVY GAME: ANNIVERSARY FIRST ARMY NAVY Moulton Johnson added the other touchdown to account for all the scoring.

This popular children's show featured puppets created and handled by Burr Tillstrom and was equally popular with adults. Fran Allison was the only human on the show. Tillstrom's lively and eclectic cast of characters, called the "Kuklapolitans," included the bald, high‐voiced Kukla, the big‐ toothed Oliver J. Dragon (Ollie), Fletcher Rabbit, Cecil Bill, Beulah the Witch, Colonel Crackie, November 29, 1948 KUKLA, FRAN AND OLLIE TV PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY KUKLA Madame Ooglepuss and Dolores Dragon. Most shows were performed without scripts. British scholar, novelist and author (The Screwtape Letters, Chronicles of Narnia), born at Belfast, Nov 29, 1898 LEWIS, C.S. (CLIVE STAPLES): BIRTH ANNIVERSARY LEWIS CS Ireland, died at Oxford, England, Nov 22, 1963.

Nov 29‐Dec 7 MEXICO: GUADALAJARA INTERNATIONAL BOOK FAIR MEXICO GUADALAJARA I Latin America's largest book fair with exhibitors from all over the Spanish‐speaking world. November 29, 2014 MOON PHASE: FIRST QUARTER MOON P FIRST Moon enters First Quarter phase at 5:06 AM, EST.

Nellie Tayloe Ross became the first female governor in the US when she was chosen to serve out the last month and two days of her husband's term as governor of Wyoming after he died in office. She was elected in her own right in the Nov 4, 1924, election but lost the 1927 race. Ross was appointed vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 1926 and named director of the US Mint by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933. She served in that capacity for 20 years. Born at St. Joseph, Nov 29, 1876 ROSS, NELLIE TAYLOE: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY ROSS N MO, she died Dec 20, 1977, at Washington, DC.

A day to celebrate and support small businesses and all they do for their communities. Originated by November 29, 2014 SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY SMALL BUSINESS SATUR American Express in 2010. For info: US Small Business Administration. Web: www.sba.gov/saturday. Samnaun. 14th annual. Santa Claus aspirants compete in nine disciplines in an effort to be world champion, including the Zipfybob Race, Sledge Race (with timed gift‐giving), geography bee, Nov 29 (tentative) SWITZERLAND: CLAUWAU‐‐SANTA CLAUS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SWITZERLAND CLAUWAU Chimney Climb (with bag of gifts), Capricorn Sprint and more. This popular German detective drama ("Crime Scene" in English) is unique in that there are a dozen versions of it produced by regional TV stations. There are different world‐weary detective teams for Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, etc. "Tatort" focuses on characters rather than violence and has been November 29, 1970 TATORT TV PREMIERE: ANNIVERSARY TATORT TV PREMIERE praised for taking on controversial societal issues.

America's first official record keeper. Chosen secretary of the First Continental Congress Sept 5, 1774, Thomson recorded proceedings for 15 years and delivered his journals together with tens of thousands of records to the federal government in 1789. Born in Ireland, he died Aug 16, 1824. It Nov 29, 1729 THOMSON, CHARLES: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY THOMSO was Thomson who notified George Washington of his election as president.

Annual observance proclaimed by General Assembly in 1977. At request of the Assembly, observance is organized by secretary‐general in consultation with Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People. Recommendations include a plan for return of the UNITED NATIONS: INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SOLIDARITY WITH THE Palestinians to their homes and the establishment of an "independent Palestinian entity." For info: November 29, 2014 PALESTINIAN PEOPLE UNIT N INDA OF SO United Nations, Dept of Public Info, New York, NY 10017. Web: www.un.org. Seventh chief justice of the US, born at Lyme, CT. Appointed chief justice by President Ulysses S. Grant Jan 19, 1874. The Waite Court is remembered for its controversial rulings that did much to rehabilitate the idea of states' rights after the Civil War and early Reconstruction years. Waite died at Nov 29, 1816 WAITE, MORRISON R.: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY WAITE Washington, DC, Mar 23, 1888.

November 30, 2014 ADVENT, FIRST SUNDAY ADVENT FIRST SUNDAY Advent includes the four Sundays before Christmas, Nov 30, Dec 7, Dec 14 and Dec 21 in 2014.

These provisional articles of peace, which were to end America's War of Independence, were signed at Paris, France. The refined and definitive treaty of peace between Great Britain and the US was signed at Paris on Sept 3, 1783. In it "His Britannic Majesty acknowledges the said United States .nbs.nbs. to be free, sovereign and independent states; that he treats them as such; and for himself, ARTICLES OF PEACE BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE US: his heirs and successors, relinquishes all claims to the government, propriety and territorial rights of Nov 30, 1782 ANNIVERSARY ARTICL PEA the same, and every part thereof.nbs.nbs.nbs." November 30, 2014 BARBADOS: INDEPENDENCE DAY BARBAD National holiday. Gained independence from Great Britain in 1966. Born at Brooklyn, NY, Shirley St. Hill Chisholm was an educator, author and politician who was the first African‐American woman elected to the US House of Representatives. A liberal Democrat, she was known for her strong opinions and outspoken nature as she represented the Bedford‐ Stuyvesant neighborhood of New York City in Congress during 1974‐82. She fought against poverty and discrimination and ran for the 1972 Democratic nomination for president just to prove that she November 30, 1924 CHISHOLM, SHIRLEY: 90th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CHISHOLM SHIRLEY could. She retired from politics in the 1980s and died at Ormond Beach, FL, Jan 1, 2005. Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, British statesman and the first man to be made an honorary citizen of the US (by an act of Congress, Apr 9, 1963), was born at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, England. Died Jan 24, 1965, at London, England. Dedicated to Britain and total victory over Germany, Churchill as minister of defense and prime minister was a strong leader during WWII. A stirring public speaker, Churchill said upon becoming prime minister in 1940, "I have nothing to offer but Nov 30, 1874 CHURCHILL, WINSTON: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CHURCHI W blood, toil, tears and sweat."

As influential host of television's "American Bandstand" from 1957 to 1987, Dick Clark helped to promote and codify rock and roll and black rhythm and blues to mainstream audiences as those sounds wound their way into the country's psyche. Richard Wagstaff Clark was born at Bronxville, NY. After early stops in New York radio he moved to Philadelphia, PA, where he became the host of a local music show called "Bandstand." The show went national in 1957, and soon Clark was talking to every teenager in America. His easygoing style and youthful, clean‐cut look became a constant in American popular culture. As the entrepreneur of a successful television production company and as the host of innumerable music shows, awards ceremonies and primetime specials, Clark became the engaging emcee to four decades of entertainment culture. "America's Oldest Teenager" died Apr 18, November 30, 1929 CLARK, DICK: 85th BIRTH ANNIVERSARY CLARK DICK BIRTH 2012, at Santa Monica, CA.

Celebrated American author, whose books include: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Prince and the Pauper. Born at Florida, MO, Twain is quoted as saying, CLEMENS, SAMUEL LANGHORNE (MARK TWAIN): BIRTH "I came in with Halley's Comet in 1835. It is coming again next year, and I expect to go out with it." Nov 30, 1835 ANNIVERSARY CLEMENS He did. Twain died at Redding, CT, Apr 21, 1910 (just one day after Halley's Comet perihelion). The use of computers and the concern for security increase daily. This annual observance, which began in 1988, reminds people to protect their computers, programs and data at home and at work. November 30, 2014 COMPUTER SECURITY DAY COMPUTER SECURITY DA More than 1,500 companies participate worldwide.

Richard Nixon Library and Birthplace, Yorba Linda, CA. Audience members are invited to join in singing the choruses of this beloved oratorio in the beautiful East Room of the Nixon Library. Performers include a master choir, orchestra and soloists. Seventeenth‐century costumes are November 30, 2014 HANDEL'S MESSIAH SING‐ALONG HANDELS MESSIAH encouraged. Free. Annually, the Sunday following Thanksgivng Day.

Political activist, born at Worcester, MA, Abbie Hoffman rose to prominence during the 1968 Democratic National Convention at Chicago, IL, and at his subsequent trial as a member of the Chicago Seven, a group of radicals accused of conspiring to disrupt the convention. Combining politics and street theater was a Hoffman trait. During the 1967 march on the Pentagon, he sought a permit to allow 1,200 demonstrators to encircle and levitate the military headquarters in an attempt to end the war in Vietnam. He, Jerry Rubin and Paul Krassner conceived the Yippie movement as a youth festival of life to run concurrently with the 1968 convention. Hoffman fled underground in 1974 to avoid trial on cocaine‐possession charges and remained a fugitive for nearly seven years. Surrendering to authorities in 1980, he served his sentence in a work‐release program. Hoffman died November 30, 1936 HOFFMAN, ABBOT (ABBIE): BIRTH ANNIVERSARY HOFFMA Apr 12, 1989, at New Hope, PA. November 30, 2014 JOHN F. KENNEDY DAY IN MASSACHUSETTS JOHN F KENNEDY DAY M Annually, the last Sunday in November.

America's favorite all‐purpose cookbook was self‐published on this date by Irma Rombauer (1877‐ 1962). Rombauer was a comforting voice for cooks during the Depression, and the book grew into an institution. The first commercial edition of the book appeared in 1936, and it offered a revolutionary "action format" (chronologically ordered ingredients followed by instructions) now commonplace in cookbooks. The numerous editions overseen by Rombauer and later her daughter November 30, 1931 f8THE JOY OF COOKINGf7 PUBLISHED: ANNIVERSARY JOY COOKING and grandson sold more than 14 million copies. and several other areas in the Netherlands. Midwinter horn blowing, folkloric custom of announcing the birth of Christ, begins with Advent and continues until Epiphany (Jan 6) of the Nov 30‐Jan 6, 2015 NETHERLANDS: MIDWINTER HORN BLOWING NETHER MIDWINTER HOR following year. Each year, thousands of babies go home from the hospital with undetected congenital heart defects. This day seeks to increase awareness of congenital heart defect screening, also called pulse oximetry November 30, 2014 NEWBORN HEART DEFECT SCREENING DAY NEWBORN HEART DEFECT screening, of newborns. Annually, Nov 30. Award‐winning and groundbreaking photojournalist and filmmaker, Parks was born the youngest of 15 children to a poor family at Fort Scott, KS. His photography career encompassed glamorous fashion shoots for Vogue, as well as portraits of world leaders and searing photo essays for Life, where he was that magazine's first black staff photographer. Parks became the first major black Hollywood film director, with such important works as The Learning Tree and Shaft. He died Mar 7, November 30, 1912 PARKS, GORDON: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY PARKS GORDON 2006, at New York, NY. Also known as National Heroes' Day. Commemorates birth of Andres Bonifacio, leader of the 1896 November 30, 2014 PHILIPPINES: BONIFACIO DAY PHILIPPIN BON revolt against Spain. Bonifacio was born in 1863. RADIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF NORTH AMERICA SCIENTIFIC ASSEMBLY Nov 30‐Dec 5 AND ANNUAL MEETING RADIOLOGICAL McCormick Place, Chicago, IL. 100th annual.

November 30, 2014 SAINT ANDREW'S DAY SAINT AND Feast day of the apostle and martyr Andrew, who died about AD 60. Patron saint of Scotland. English poet, statesman and soldier born at Penshurst, Kent, England. Best known of his poems is Arcadia (1580). Mortally wounded as he led an English detachment aiding the Dutch near Zutphen, Netherlands, Sept 22, 1586, Sidney gave his water bottle to another dying soldier with the words, "Thy necessity is yet greater than mine." He died at , Oct 17, 1586, and all England mourned Nov 30, 1554 SIDNEY, PHILIP: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SIDNEY his death.

Egyptian construction workers in the ancient provincial town of Akhimim, 300 miles south of Cairo, unearthed a statue of Ramses II. Akhimim was an important provincial district that included the city of Ipu, a mecca for worshippers of the fertility god Min. The statue was uncovered during an excavation to prepare a foundation for a post office. An additional statue was uncovered 33 feet November 30, 1991 STATUE OF RAMSES II UNEARTHED: ANNIVERSARY STATUE RA away, but the identity of its subject was unknown.

November 30, 2014 STAY HOME BECAUSE YOU'RE WELL DAY STAY H So we can call in "well," instead of faking illness, and stay home from work. (c2006 by WH.)

(Old Style date.) Clergyman and satirist born at Dublin, Ireland. Died there Oct 19, 1745 (OS). Author of Gulliver's Travels. "I never saw, heard, nor read," Swift wrote in Thoughts on Religion, "that the clergy were beloved in any nation where Christianity was the religion of the country. Nothing can Nov 30, 1667 SWIFT, JONATHAN: BIRTH ANNIVERSARY SWIFT render them popular but some degree of persecution."

Michael Jackson's sixth studio album is one of the most popular and important albums of all time, charting seven songs in the Top Ten: "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'," "The Girl Is Mine," "Thriller," "Beat It," "Billie Jean," "Human Nature" and "P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)." It broke the pop charts wide open for black artists, who had often been relegated to R&B charts, and simultaneously gave musical forms like R&B and funk a wider audience while experimenting with bold genre crossovers in its songwriting and production. Thriller stayed on the charts for three years and has sold more than 110 million copies. On May 14, 2008, the album was added to the Library of Congress's National November 30, 1982 f8THRILLERf7 RELEASED: ANNIVERSARY THRILLER RELEASED Recording Registry.

The Soviet Union invaded Finland on Nov 30, 1939, but weakened and demoralized by Stalin's purges, the Red Army was unable to conquer Finland, despite massive numerical superiority. Throughout the bitterly cold winter, the Finns waged a guerrilla‐style defense that included the use of Molotov cocktails. The Treaty of Moscow ended hostilities, with the Finns ceding 11 percent of their territory to the Soviets but retaining their sovereignty. The Soviet Union was expelled from the Nov 30, 1939‐Mar 13, 1940 WINTER WAR: 75th ANNIVERSARY WINTER WAR League of Nations over the invasion.