There are 30 days in November - the 11th month of the year.
November's Birthstone is the Topaz or Citrine.

Holidays & Observances - November 16, 2008 (Sunday):

* Start of American Education Week - November 16 - 22, 2008
o American Education Week is always held the full week prior to Thanksgiving.
* Oklahoma becomes the 46th US State, admitted to the Union on Nov
* November 16, 1952 - Lucy first holds a football for Charlie Brown in the Peanuts cartoon strip.

Celebrity Birthdays November 16th:
* Ray Coniff
* Dwight Gooden, 1964 - Gift Suggestion
* Marg Helgenberger, 1958
* Burgess Meredith

Holidays & Observances - November 17, 2008 (Monday):

* First session of the US Congress was held at the US Capital building in Washington DC on November 17, 1800.
* Dulles International Airport was dedicated in Washington DC by President John F. Kennedy on November 17, 1962.
* The most watched event in TV Soap Opera history: General Hospital's Luke & Laura's wedding ceremony aired November 17, 1981.
* K-Mart announced it was buying Sears, Roebuck & Co. on November 17, 2004.
* NBC pre-empts the last minute of a very close NFL game between the New York Jets and the Oakland Raiders with the movie Heidi on November 17, 1968. Sports fans were outraged.
* Former President Richard Nixon claims "I am not a crook" (Watergate Scandal) in a press conference on November 17, 1973.
* Arnold Schwarzenegger was inaugurated Governor of California on November 17, 2003.
* World Peace Day (Observed November 17 every year)

Celebrity Birthdays November 17th:
* Gene Clark, Musician - Byrd's, , etc. - Born Harold Eugene Clark on November 17, 1944 in Tipton, Missouri.
* Howard Dean - Politician, former governor of Vermont. Born Howard Brush Dean III on November 17, 1948.
* Danny Devito, 1944
* Daisy Fuentes, 1966 - Gift Suggestion
* Rock Hudson, 1925 (Died 1985.)
* Lauren Hutton, 1943
* Gordon Lightfoot, 1938
* Lorne Michaels, 1944
* Martin Scorsese, 1942
* Tom Seaver, 1944
* Lee Strasberg, Director. Born November 17, 1901. (Died 1982.)

Holidays & Observances - November 18, 2008 (Tuesday):

* Mickey Mouse debuted in Steamboat Willie at the Colony Theater in New York on Nov. 18, 1928.
o History of Mickey Mouse

Celebrity Birthdays November 18th:
* Imogene Coca, 1908. Actress, comedienne. Born in Philadelphia, PA. Died June 2, 2001.
* Linda Evans, 1942. Actress - The Big Valley, Dynasty and more. Born Linda Evanstad in Hartford, Connecticut. Gift Suggestion
* Mickey Mouse, 1928
* Minnie Mouse, 1928
* Alan Shephard, 1923-1998 - Astronaut - first American in space, played golf on moon.
* Sinbad, 1956. Comedian, born David Adkins in Benton Harbor, Michigan - Gift Suggestion
* Brenda Vaccaro, 1939. Actress. Born in Brooklyn, NY but raised in Dallas, TX.