november facts

1. November is one of 4 months in the Gregorian Calendar that has 30 days
2. November comes from the Latin word root “novem”, which means nine. It was originally the 9th month in the Roman Calendar.
3. In Finland they call November “marraskuu” which translates as “month of the dead”
4. November is National Beard Month
5. John Kennedy was assassinated
7. U S President Abraham Lincoln gave a famous speech in November 1863 that became known as The Gettysburg Address
8. The infamous Berlin Wall began to come down on November 9, 1989
9. The flower that represents November is the Chrysanthemum.