November
November 1:
-November is National American Indian Heritage Month; it celebrates and recognizes the accomplishments of America’s original inhabitants, explorers, and settlers, as well as recognizes the many soldiers and veterans who have fought for American freedom in various wars. President George H.W. Bush declared November the National American Indian Heritage Month in 1990 to express the pride of the United States over the lasting contributions American Indians continue to make, benefitting our nation for many years to come.
-In 1848, the first medical school for women, The Boston Female Medical School, opened in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded by Samuel Gregory with just twelve students. In 1874, the school merged with the Boston University School of Medicine, becoming one of the first co-ed medical schools.
November 2:
-In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill establishing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a national holiday.
-In 1954, Charles Cole Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 - August 24, 1998) was elected Michigan's 1st black congressman. Diggs was an early member of the civil rights movement.
November 3:
-November 3 is Ashura, a holiday recognized by Muslims, to mark the martyrdom of Hussain. It also commemorates the day Noah left the ark, and Moses was saved from the Egyptians by God.
-Reverend John Eliot became the first Protestant minister in America to dedicate himself to the religious conversion of Indians. He arrived in Boston from England in 1631, and settled in Roxbury, which today is a part of the city of Boston. He began preaching to the Indians in 1646, and came to be known as the Apostle of the Indians.
November 4:
-In 2008, Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States.
-Patricia Bath was born on November 4, 1942 in Harlem, New York. Bath is the first African American to complete a residency in ophthalmology in 1973, and the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent. Additionally, she co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness. Bath also invented the Laserphaco Probe in 1986, improving cataract treatment for patients.
November 5:
-Women's suffrage was provided for in the constitution of Utah, and became effective January 4, 1896. Utah was the second state to give women the right to vote.
-The first issue of the New York Weekly Journal was published.
November 6:
-Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th U.S. President.
-In 2012, President Barack Obama was re-elected as President of the United States.
November 7:
-General William H. Harrison led 1,000 Americans to defeat Shawnee Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe Creek; Lafayette, Indiana
-President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term.
November 8:
-Martha Layne Collins (born December 7, 1936), was elected on November 8, 1983 as the first woman governor of Kentucky.
-X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Roentgent.
November 9:
-In 2013, Jewish people across the European Union continued to face insults, discrimination, harassment, and even physical violence which, despite efforts by the European Union and its Member States, showed no signs of fading into the past. Although many important rights are guaranteed legally, widespread and long-standing prejudice continued to hinder the Jewish people’s chances to enjoy these rights in reality.
-The Great Boston Fire started.
November 10:
-The U.S. Marine Corps was established.
-Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1493 and is known as one of the most influential, and often controversial, figures in the Reformation Movement. Luther worked his entire life to bring people closer to God, which led him to translate the Bible into the language of the people. This changed the relationship between church leaders and their followers forever.
November 11:
-Veterans Day is an annual American holiday, honoring military veterans. It is both a federal holiday and state holiday in all of the fifty states. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day on November 11, 1919. In 1938, the United States Congress made the 11th day of November a legal holiday to be celebrated and known as "Armistice Day." Congress amended this act in 1954, replacing "Armistice" with "Veterans," and since, the holiday has been known as Veterans Day.
-Irving Berlin’s God Bless America was first performed
November 12:
-November 12 1817 marks the birth of Baha’u’llah (“Glory GOD”), a day on which members of the Baha’i faith celebrate the birthday of the founder of the Baha’i religion, Baha'u'llah. Baha’u’llah claimed to be a messenger from God and taught his followers there is only one God in all the religions of the world, and it was time for all peoples to recognize this and unite. Baha’u’llah died May 29, 1892.
-The U.N. General Assembly suspended South Africa over its policy of apartheid.
November 13:
-On November 13, 1956, the United States Supreme Court ruled that segregation on city buses was unconstitutional and was a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. The defendants were represented by the lawyers Thurgood Marshall (who later became the first African-American on the Supreme Court), Robert L. Carter, Fred D. Gray and Charles D. Langford. The implementation of the Supreme Court's decision on the desegregation of buses officially took effect on December 20, 1956. Rosa Parks had finally won her battle.
-In 1982, the National Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. was dedicated after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans. The memorial wall was designed by Chinese American Maya Lin, who was 21 years old at the time.
November 14:
-In 1960, Ray Charles, a talented pioneer of soul music including R&B, gospel, pop, and country, went to the top of the music charts and earned his first Grammy Award with his song “Georgia on My Mind”. Some of his other greatest hits include “Unchain my Heart” and “Hit the Road Jack.” Charles was born on September 23, 1930 and died June 10, 2004.
-Nellie Bly set out to travel around the world - returned 72 days later.
November 15:
-The Articles of Confederation were adopted by Continental Congress
-Battle of Guadalcanal Won by US Fleet
November 16:
-First transmission of electricity between a power plant and a city was sent from the Niagara electra plant to Buffalo, New York.
-The Santa Fe Trail is used by a trader for the first time.
November 17:
-The first session of Congress is held in the United States Capitol building.
-NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 234 to 200.
November 18:
-The Blues Brothers appear for the first time on Saturday Night Live.
-William Caxton printed the first book in the English language. The Dictes and Sayings of the Phylosophers in 1477.
November 19:
-President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address.
-In 1620, the passengers aboard the Mayflower, reached Cape Cod and began exploring the Atlantic coast.
November 20:
-The 1st artificial blood transfusion occurs in the US.
-November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day established in 1998 to memorialize those who have been killed as a result of transphobia. The day raises awareness of the continued violence endured by the transgender community.
November 21:
-In 1977, Orioles first baseman, African American Eddie Murray (February 24, 1956), won the American League Rookie of Year. Murray currently ranks fourth in team history in both games played and hits.
-The invention of the phonograph is announced by Thomas Edison.
November 22:
-In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated.
-The first interracial kiss on television took place on Star Trek in1968 between William Shatner (Captain Kirk) and Nichelle Nichols (Uhura).
November 23:
-In 1980, the National Black Independent Party was formally created at the Party’s Founding Convention in Philadelphia. The gathering was set purposely on the 150th anniversary of the first black political convention.
-The first issue of Life magazine hits the newsstands.
November 24:
-JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is shot and killed on live national television.
-In 1971, African American Earl Williams (July 14, 1948 – January 28, 2013), a catcher and infielder for the Braves, won the National League’s rookie of the Year Award for the catcher position, even though he had never played catcher in the minor leagues. His story reminds everyone that a person can do anything they set their mind to and realize a dream.
-In 1957, African American Jim Brown (February 17, 1936), a fullback for the Cleveland Browns, set the club record of 237 rushing yards.
November 25:
-Solanus Casey was born November 25, 1870. He was an American Capuchin friar and priest who was known during his lifetime as a wonderworker. He was the first US born man to be declared venerable by the Roman Catholic Church and now is one step closer to becoming a saint. It is said that many miraculous cures have been associated with Solanus’s intercession. He was known for his great faith, humility, and role as a spiritual counselor and intercessor.
-In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated November 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
November 26:
-Dorothy and Fred Cordova founded the Filipino-American National Historical Society on November 26, 1982, a community-based organization whose mission is “to promote understanding, education, enlightenment, appreciation, and enrichment through the identification, gathering, preservation, and dissemination of the history and culture of Filipino Americans in the United States” with the goal “ to preserve, document, and present Filipino American history and to support scholarly research and artistic works which reflect that rich past.”
-George Washington declared November 26, 1989 as the first national Thanksgiving in the United States.
November 27:
-The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in New York City.
-Bruce Lee, an Asian American, was born November 27, 1940 in Chinatown, San Francisco. He is well known as a Hong Kong marital artist and instructor, a film maker and actor, and is considered one of the most influential martial artists of all time. During his lifetime, he changed the way Asians were presented in American films.
November 28:
-Eric Shinseki was born November 28, 1942. He was the first Asian American four-star United States Army general, and the first Asian American United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2009-2014. Shinseki is a veteran of two tours of combat in the Vietnam War, and the recipient of three Bronze Stars for valor and two Purple Hearts.
-In 1961, Ernest Davis (December 14, 1939 - May 18, 1963) became the first African American football player to win the Heisman Trophy. His other achievements include being a three time All American halfback, an inductee in the College Football Hall of Fame, and the first African American athlete to be chosen first overall in the NFL Draft.
November 29:
-In 1975, President Ford required all states to provide free education for people with physical disabilities.
-Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 - November 29, 1980), was an activist and true female American leader who worked for social causes such as pacifism and women’s suffrage through the Catholic Church. Day was arrested on many occasions for her involvement in protests, and in 1917, went on a hunger strike after being jailed for demonstrating for the voting rights of women in front of the White House. Additionally, Day was a writer and editor for The Catholic Worker which she co-founded with Peter Maurin.
November 30:
-Linda Bove, born on November 30, 1945, is a thriving deaf American actress who played the part of Linda the Librarian on the children's television program Sesame Street from 1971 to 2003. Her role as Linda on Sesame Street is currently the longest recurring role in television history for a deaf person. Bove introduced thousands of children to sign language and issues surrounding the Deaf Community.
-Shirley Chisholm became the first African American congresswoman in 1968, representing New York State in the U.S. House of Representatives for seven terms. She went on to run for the 1972 Democratic nomination for the presidency, the first major-party African-American candidate to do so. During her political career, Chisholm fought for educational opportunities and social justice. Chisholm left Congress in 1983 to teach. She died in Florida in 2005 at the age of 80.
-November is National American Indian Heritage Month; it celebrates and recognizes the accomplishments of America’s original inhabitants, explorers, and settlers, as well as recognizes the many soldiers and veterans who have fought for American freedom in various wars. President George H.W. Bush declared November the National American Indian Heritage Month in 1990 to express the pride of the United States over the lasting contributions American Indians continue to make, benefitting our nation for many years to come.
-In 1848, the first medical school for women, The Boston Female Medical School, opened in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded by Samuel Gregory with just twelve students. In 1874, the school merged with the Boston University School of Medicine, becoming one of the first co-ed medical schools.
November 2:
-In 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed a bill establishing Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day as a national holiday.
-In 1954, Charles Cole Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 - August 24, 1998) was elected Michigan's 1st black congressman. Diggs was an early member of the civil rights movement.
November 3:
-November 3 is Ashura, a holiday recognized by Muslims, to mark the martyrdom of Hussain. It also commemorates the day Noah left the ark, and Moses was saved from the Egyptians by God.
-Reverend John Eliot became the first Protestant minister in America to dedicate himself to the religious conversion of Indians. He arrived in Boston from England in 1631, and settled in Roxbury, which today is a part of the city of Boston. He began preaching to the Indians in 1646, and came to be known as the Apostle of the Indians.
November 4:
-In 2008, Barack Obama becomes the first African-American to be elected President of the United States.
-Patricia Bath was born on November 4, 1942 in Harlem, New York. Bath is the first African American to complete a residency in ophthalmology in 1973, and the first African American female doctor to receive a medical patent. Additionally, she co-founded the American Institute for the Prevention of Blindness. Bath also invented the Laserphaco Probe in 1986, improving cataract treatment for patients.
November 5:
-Women's suffrage was provided for in the constitution of Utah, and became effective January 4, 1896. Utah was the second state to give women the right to vote.
-The first issue of the New York Weekly Journal was published.
November 6:
-Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th U.S. President.
-In 2012, President Barack Obama was re-elected as President of the United States.
November 7:
-General William H. Harrison led 1,000 Americans to defeat Shawnee Indians at the Battle of Tippecanoe Creek; Lafayette, Indiana
-President Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term.
November 8:
-Martha Layne Collins (born December 7, 1936), was elected on November 8, 1983 as the first woman governor of Kentucky.
-X-rays were discovered by Wilhelm Roentgent.
November 9:
-In 2013, Jewish people across the European Union continued to face insults, discrimination, harassment, and even physical violence which, despite efforts by the European Union and its Member States, showed no signs of fading into the past. Although many important rights are guaranteed legally, widespread and long-standing prejudice continued to hinder the Jewish people’s chances to enjoy these rights in reality.
-The Great Boston Fire started.
November 10:
-The U.S. Marine Corps was established.
-Martin Luther was born on November 10, 1493 and is known as one of the most influential, and often controversial, figures in the Reformation Movement. Luther worked his entire life to bring people closer to God, which led him to translate the Bible into the language of the people. This changed the relationship between church leaders and their followers forever.
November 11:
-Veterans Day is an annual American holiday, honoring military veterans. It is both a federal holiday and state holiday in all of the fifty states. U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day on November 11, 1919. In 1938, the United States Congress made the 11th day of November a legal holiday to be celebrated and known as "Armistice Day." Congress amended this act in 1954, replacing "Armistice" with "Veterans," and since, the holiday has been known as Veterans Day.
-Irving Berlin’s God Bless America was first performed
November 12:
-November 12 1817 marks the birth of Baha’u’llah (“Glory GOD”), a day on which members of the Baha’i faith celebrate the birthday of the founder of the Baha’i religion, Baha'u'llah. Baha’u’llah claimed to be a messenger from God and taught his followers there is only one God in all the religions of the world, and it was time for all peoples to recognize this and unite. Baha’u’llah died May 29, 1892.
-The U.N. General Assembly suspended South Africa over its policy of apartheid.
November 13:
-On November 13, 1956, the United States Supreme Court ruled that segregation on city buses was unconstitutional and was a violation of the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. The defendants were represented by the lawyers Thurgood Marshall (who later became the first African-American on the Supreme Court), Robert L. Carter, Fred D. Gray and Charles D. Langford. The implementation of the Supreme Court's decision on the desegregation of buses officially took effect on December 20, 1956. Rosa Parks had finally won her battle.
-In 1982, the National Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. was dedicated after a march to its site by thousands of Vietnam War veterans. The memorial wall was designed by Chinese American Maya Lin, who was 21 years old at the time.
November 14:
-In 1960, Ray Charles, a talented pioneer of soul music including R&B, gospel, pop, and country, went to the top of the music charts and earned his first Grammy Award with his song “Georgia on My Mind”. Some of his other greatest hits include “Unchain my Heart” and “Hit the Road Jack.” Charles was born on September 23, 1930 and died June 10, 2004.
-Nellie Bly set out to travel around the world - returned 72 days later.
November 15:
-The Articles of Confederation were adopted by Continental Congress
-Battle of Guadalcanal Won by US Fleet
November 16:
-First transmission of electricity between a power plant and a city was sent from the Niagara electra plant to Buffalo, New York.
-The Santa Fe Trail is used by a trader for the first time.
November 17:
-The first session of Congress is held in the United States Capitol building.
-NAFTA, the North American Free Trade Agreement was approved by the U.S. House of Representatives by a vote of 234 to 200.
November 18:
-The Blues Brothers appear for the first time on Saturday Night Live.
-William Caxton printed the first book in the English language. The Dictes and Sayings of the Phylosophers in 1477.
November 19:
-President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address.
-In 1620, the passengers aboard the Mayflower, reached Cape Cod and began exploring the Atlantic coast.
November 20:
-The 1st artificial blood transfusion occurs in the US.
-November 20th is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a day established in 1998 to memorialize those who have been killed as a result of transphobia. The day raises awareness of the continued violence endured by the transgender community.
November 21:
-In 1977, Orioles first baseman, African American Eddie Murray (February 24, 1956), won the American League Rookie of Year. Murray currently ranks fourth in team history in both games played and hits.
-The invention of the phonograph is announced by Thomas Edison.
November 22:
-In Dallas, Texas, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated.
-The first interracial kiss on television took place on Star Trek in1968 between William Shatner (Captain Kirk) and Nichelle Nichols (Uhura).
November 23:
-In 1980, the National Black Independent Party was formally created at the Party’s Founding Convention in Philadelphia. The gathering was set purposely on the 150th anniversary of the first black political convention.
-The first issue of Life magazine hits the newsstands.
November 24:
-JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald is shot and killed on live national television.
-In 1971, African American Earl Williams (July 14, 1948 – January 28, 2013), a catcher and infielder for the Braves, won the National League’s rookie of the Year Award for the catcher position, even though he had never played catcher in the minor leagues. His story reminds everyone that a person can do anything they set their mind to and realize a dream.
-In 1957, African American Jim Brown (February 17, 1936), a fullback for the Cleveland Browns, set the club record of 237 rushing yards.
November 25:
-Solanus Casey was born November 25, 1870. He was an American Capuchin friar and priest who was known during his lifetime as a wonderworker. He was the first US born man to be declared venerable by the Roman Catholic Church and now is one step closer to becoming a saint. It is said that many miraculous cures have been associated with Solanus’s intercession. He was known for his great faith, humility, and role as a spiritual counselor and intercessor.
-In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated November 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women.
November 26:
-Dorothy and Fred Cordova founded the Filipino-American National Historical Society on November 26, 1982, a community-based organization whose mission is “to promote understanding, education, enlightenment, appreciation, and enrichment through the identification, gathering, preservation, and dissemination of the history and culture of Filipino Americans in the United States” with the goal “ to preserve, document, and present Filipino American history and to support scholarly research and artistic works which reflect that rich past.”
-George Washington declared November 26, 1989 as the first national Thanksgiving in the United States.
November 27:
-The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in New York City.
-Bruce Lee, an Asian American, was born November 27, 1940 in Chinatown, San Francisco. He is well known as a Hong Kong marital artist and instructor, a film maker and actor, and is considered one of the most influential martial artists of all time. During his lifetime, he changed the way Asians were presented in American films.
November 28:
-Eric Shinseki was born November 28, 1942. He was the first Asian American four-star United States Army general, and the first Asian American United States Secretary of Veterans Affairs from 2009-2014. Shinseki is a veteran of two tours of combat in the Vietnam War, and the recipient of three Bronze Stars for valor and two Purple Hearts.
-In 1961, Ernest Davis (December 14, 1939 - May 18, 1963) became the first African American football player to win the Heisman Trophy. His other achievements include being a three time All American halfback, an inductee in the College Football Hall of Fame, and the first African American athlete to be chosen first overall in the NFL Draft.
November 29:
-In 1975, President Ford required all states to provide free education for people with physical disabilities.
-Dorothy Day (November 8, 1897 - November 29, 1980), was an activist and true female American leader who worked for social causes such as pacifism and women’s suffrage through the Catholic Church. Day was arrested on many occasions for her involvement in protests, and in 1917, went on a hunger strike after being jailed for demonstrating for the voting rights of women in front of the White House. Additionally, Day was a writer and editor for The Catholic Worker which she co-founded with Peter Maurin.
November 30:
-Linda Bove, born on November 30, 1945, is a thriving deaf American actress who played the part of Linda the Librarian on the children's television program Sesame Street from 1971 to 2003. Her role as Linda on Sesame Street is currently the longest recurring role in television history for a deaf person. Bove introduced thousands of children to sign language and issues surrounding the Deaf Community.
-Shirley Chisholm became the first African American congresswoman in 1968, representing New York State in the U.S. House of Representatives for seven terms. She went on to run for the 1972 Democratic nomination for the presidency, the first major-party African-American candidate to do so. During her political career, Chisholm fought for educational opportunities and social justice. Chisholm left Congress in 1983 to teach. She died in Florida in 2005 at the age of 80.