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Not your everyday calendar, here you can find important events in literary history, authors' birthdays, and a variety of holidays, all with related activities and resources that make them more relevant to students. View by day, by week, or by month.

  November, 2012  

SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
				1 November is National American Indian Heritage Month.   Celebrate National Family Literacy Day!	2	3 Stellaluna author Janell Cannon was born in 1957.
4	5 Susan B. Anthony voted on this date in 1872, leading to her arrest.	6 James Naismith, inventor of the game of basketball, was born in 1861.   November 6 is Election Day.	7	8 In 1847, Bram Stoker, the author of Dracula was born.	9 Kristallnacht occurred in 1938.	10
11	12 Veterans Day is celebrated in the United States today.	13	14	15 The Lewis and Clark Expedition reached the Pacific Ocean in 1805.	16	17
18 Mickey Mouse appeared in his first animated feature.	19 Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address in 1863.	20 Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein was published in 1974.	21 Today is World Hello Day!	22 America celebrates Thanksgiving Day today.	23	24
25	26	27	28 Poet William Blake was born in 1757.	29 Louisa May Alcott was born in 1832.	30 Jonathan Swift was born on this day in 1667.

Types of Calendar Activities

• Authors & Texts

  Birthdays, publication dates, and more

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• Historical Figures & Events

  Notable people and happenings in history

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• Holidays & School Celebrations

  Special days and how to observe them

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• Literacy-Related Events

  Celebrations that promote and encourage literacy

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