Oh, November. It’s one month that’s got a bit of a bad – or boring – rap. Falling smack-dab in-between Halloween and Christmas, it’s easy to forget that a lot of important holidays happen in the month of November. Here are some of our favorite days to celebrate this month – from important days set aside to heroic soldiers to yummy days like National Cake Day and everything in-between.
Happy Birthday Cookie Monster!
Before we get started, lets not forget about all the month-long and week-long observances in November: Education Week (third week of November).
November is Peanut Butter Lover's Month
- November 1 All Saint's Day; National Family Literacy Day
- November 2: Cookie Monster's Birthday;
- November 3: U.S.A. Election Day
- November 4: National Candy Day
- November 5: National Donut Day
- November 6: Daylight Saving Time
- November 7: Hug-a-Bear Day
- November 8: X-Ray Day (the X-ray was discovered on this day in 1895)
- November 9: Parade Day
- November 10: Sesame Street Debuted
- November 11: Remembrance Day (Canada); Veteran's Day (U.S.)
- November 12: First balloon crosses the Pacific in 1981
- November 13: Fantasia Released (in 1940)
- November 14: National Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day; Prince Charles' Birthday (born in 1948)
- November 15: America Pack Your Mom Lunch Day
- November 16: Button Day
- November 17: Young Reader's Day; Take A Hike Day
- November 18: Mickey Mouse's Birthday (created in 1928); William Tell Day
- November 19: Gettysburg Address Delivered (in 1863 by President Lincoln)
- November 20: Mexican Revolution Day
- November 21: World Hello Day
- November 22: Stop the Violence Day
- November 23: National Cashew Day
- November 24: Zachary Taylor's Birthday (the 12th president of the U.S.A. was born in 1784); American Thanksgiving Day
- November 26: Charles Schulz's Birthday (born in 1922)
- November 27: Pins and Needles Day
- November 28: Mark Twain's Birthday (born in 1835; his real name was Samuel Clemmens)
- November 29: King Tut's Tomb Opened (in 1922)
- November 30: Stay At Home Because You're Well Day
The Famous Gettysburg Address happened in November
