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Tomorrow's food holiday will be 'National Cake Day'.
Hankster says] I bet you thought it would be Turkey or Pumpkin Pie.
It's here. Tomorrow is 'Thanksgiving Day'. Fourth Thursday in November
Hankster says] I have been fasting for two days, relatively speaking, so I can pig out. No, there is no other way to put it. Well, maybe, Turkey out, but a feeding frenzy by any other name looks the same.
On the flip side. Tomorrow is 'Turkey-free Thanksgiving'. Fourth Thursday in November Fourth Thursday in November. A vegetarian and animal rights protest day.
Hankster says] I can go with this. I am not much of a Turkey fan. I could easily feast on the side dishes alone.
Awareness / Observance Days on: November 26
o Health
- 'Anti-Obesity Day'. In India and other Gulf States.
o Animal and Pets
- 'National Dog Show'. Always on Thanksgiving day. In 2015 it will be 12:00 p.m. on NBC, following the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.
o Other
- 'Unthanksgiving Day / National Day of Mourning'. Honors Native Americans and promotes their rights.
Historical events in the past on: November 26
In. 1789, A national Thanksgiving Day is observed in the U.S. as recommended by President George Washington and approved by Congress.
In. 1863, U.S. President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November. (Since 1941, it has been on the fourth Thursday.).
In. 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to enter the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun in over 3000 years. From Wikipedia: 'was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled ca. 1332–1323 BC in the conventional chronology), during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom.'.
In. 1922, The Technicolor film is introduced with the release of the movie 'Toll of the Sea'. The Gulf Between was the first film to do so, but it was not widely distributed.
In. 1941, FDR's modern Thanksgiving holiday is initiated.
In. 1941, The Japanese naval carrier force left its base and moved east toward Pearl Harbor. From Wikipedia:. 'Japan's final proposal, on 20 November, offered to withdraw their forces from southern Indochina and not to launch any attacks in Southeast Asia provided that the U.S., the UK, and the Netherlands ceased aiding China and lifted their sanctions against Japan.[39] The American counter-proposal of 26 November (November 27 in Japan) (the Hull note) required Japan to evacuate all of China
without conditions and conclude non-aggression pacts with Pacific powers. However the day before the Hull Note was delivered, on November 26 in Japan, the main Japanese attack fleet left port for Pearl Harbor'.
In. 1942, The world premiere of the movie 'Casablanca' .
In. 1948, The first polaroid camera sold for $89.75 in Boston at the Jordan Marsh department store. The Land Camera model 95 becomes the prototype for all Polaroid Land cameras produced for the next 15 years.
In. 1952, The first modern 3-D movie 'Bwana Devil' premieres.
In. 1956, The TV game show 'The Price Is Right' debuts on NBC,
In. 1965, France launched its first satellite the Diamant-A. It becomes the third country to launch it's own spacecraft. From Wikipedia: 'The Diamant rocket (Diamant is French for 'diamond') was the first exclusively French expendable launch system and at the same time the first satellite launcher not built by either the USA or USSR'.
In 1990, The Delta II rocket's maiden flight. From Wikipedia: 'Delta is an American versatile family of expendable launch systems that has provided space launch capability in the United States since 1960. There have been more than 300 Delta rockets launched, with a 95% success rate'.
In. 2011, The Mars Science Laboratory launches. From Wikipedia: 'Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is a robotic space probe mission to Mars launched by NASA on November 26, 2011, which successfully landed Curiosity, a Mars rover, in Gale Crater on August 6, 2012'.
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Monthly holiday / awareness days in November
Food
Banana Pudding Lovers Month
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Peanut Butter Lovers Month
National Pomegranate Month
Sweet Potato Awareness Month
Teff and Millet Month
Vegan Month
Animal / Pet
Adopt A Senior Pet Month
Adopt A Turkey Month
Manatee Awareness Month
National Adoption Month
National Pet Cancer Awareness Month
Pet Diabetes Month
Health
American and National Diabetes Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Movember (Mens Health)
National PPSI AIDS Awareness Month
National Alzheimer's Disease Month
National COPD Month
National Diabetes Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Home Care and Hospice Month
National Impotency Month
National Long-term Care Awareness Month
National Marrow Awareness Month
National Medical Science Liaison (MSL) Awareness and Appreciation Month
National PPSI Aids Awareness Month
Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
Prematurity Awareness Month
PTA Healthy Lifestyles Month
Stomach Cancer Awareness Month
Other
American Indian Heritage Month
Aviation History Month
Family Stories Month
Historic Bridge Awareness Month
MADD's Tie One On For Safety Holiday Campaign (11/16-12/31)
Military Family Appreciation Month
National Entrepreneurship Month
National Inspirational Role Models Month
National Memoir Writing Month
National Native American Heritage Month
National Family Literacy Month
National Novel Writing Month
National Runaway Prevention Month
National Scholarship Month
Picture Book Month
Worldwide Bereaved Siblings Month
World Sponge Month
November is:
November origin (from Wikipedia): 'November is the eleventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian
Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was
the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar. November retained its name
(from the Latin novem meaning 'nine') when January and February were added
to the Roman calendar.
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'November is a month of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and autumn in
the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere
is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice
versa.'
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