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November History Facts

Birthdays

  • Daniel Boone - Nov. 2, 1734
  • Dennis Miller - Nov. 3, 1953
  • Bob Feller - Nov. 3, 1918
  • Will Rogers - Nov. 4, 1879
  • Roy Rogers - Nov. 5, 1911
  • John Philip Sousa - Nov. 6, 1854
  • George S. Patton - Nov. 11, 1885
  • Fyodor Dostoyevsky - Nov. 11, 1821
  • Condoleezza Rice - Nov. 14, 1954
  • Claude Monet - Nov. 14, 1840
  • Quentin Roosevelt - Nov. 19, 1897
  • Billy Sunday - Nov. 19, 1862
  • Josh Turner - Nov. 20, 1977
  • Troy Aikman - Nov. 21, 1966
  • Robert Vaughn - Nov. 22, 1932
  • Abigail Adams - Nov. 22, 1744
  • Zachary Taylor - Nov. 24, 1784
  • Bernie Kosar - Nov. 25, 1963
  • Norman Tokar - Nov. 25, 1919
  • Andrew Carnegie - Nov. 25, 1835
  • John Bunyan - Nov. 28, 1628
  • C. S. Lewis - Nov. 29, 1898
  • Winston Churchill - Nov. 30, 1874

Events

  • Seabiscuit wins "Match of the Century" - Nov. 1, 1938
  • 4.2 Million Americans Lose Health Insurance - Nov. 7, 2013
  • Fall of the Berlin Wall - Nov. 9, 1989
  • Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 Premieres - Nov. 9, 1881
  • Virginia Military Institute established - Nov. 11, 1839
  • Mayflower Compact Signed - Nov. 11, 1620
  • John Bunyan arrested for preaching; imprisoned - Nov. 12, 1660
  • Vietnam Veterans Memorial Dedicated - Nov. 13, 1982
  • First Helicopter Flight - Nov. 13, 1907
  • Lincoln delivers The Gettysburg Address - Nov. 19, 1863
  • Nuremberg Trials begin - Nov. 20, 1945
  • The Battle of Tarawa Begins - Nov. 20, 1943
  • Hostess Brands, Inc. Goes Out Of Business - Nov. 21, 2012
  • Shackleton's Endurance Begins To Sink, Is Abandoned - Nov. 21, 1915
  • Pilgrims arrive in America - Nov. 21, 1620
  • Black Beauty Sold - Nov. 24, 1877
  • Washington proclaims first national day of Thanksgiving - Nov. 26, 1789
  • Battle of the Washita - Nov. 27, 1868
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