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. Halloween 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 time 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, Germany. 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 cemetery, 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 weeks 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 mourning but with a spirit of Nov 1‐2 MEXICO: DAY OF THE DEAD MEXICO DA DE friendliness and good humor. Cemeteries are visited, and graves are decorated. California 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 Georgia 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.