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EVENTS
4-6, Railroad Heritage Weekend, Durbin, WV,
mountainrailwv.com
25, Annual Lighting of the Village, Helen, GA, helenga.
org
25-26, Festival of the Mountain Masters, Harlan, KY,
harlantourism.com
Nov-Jan, Christmas at Biltmore, Asheville, NC,
biltmore.com
Late Nov-Dec, Illuminights, Roanoke, VA,
roanokecountyparks.com
Nov-Dec, Anderson Christmas Lights, Anderson, SC,
andersonchristmaslights.org
Nov-Jan, Dollywood's Smoky Mountain Christmas, Pigeon
Forge, TN, mypigeonforge.com
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Day of
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NOV MONTH AT A GLANCE
SIGNIFICA
Day of
Week
305 Tu
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Age
7
306 W 8
307 Th
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311 M 13
312 Tu
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313 W 15
314 Th
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318 M 20
319 Tu
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320 W 22
321 Th
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325 M 27
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332 M 5
333 Tu
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334 W 7
First medical school for women opened, 1848
James K. Polk born, 1795
Famous " Dewey Defeats Truman " headline, 1948
Walter Cronkite born, 1916
Flood of '85, Roanoke, VA
Daylight Saving Time ends
Billy Graham born, 1918
Election Day
The Great Boston Fire, 1872
U.S. Marine Corps established, 1775
Veterans Day (USA)
Vietnam Memorial dedicated, 1982
G.W. Vanderbilt born, 1862
First stock ticker unveiled, New York City, 1867
" Sound of Music " premieres on Broadway, 1959
Civil War siege begins, Knoxville, TN, 1863
First appearance of Mickey Mouse, 1928
James Garfield born, 1831
North Carolina becomes 12th state, 1789
President Kennedy assassinated, 1963
Thanksgiving Day
Battle of Chattanooga, 1863
First American holiday (Thanksgiving), 1789
Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting, 1925
C.S. Lewis born, 1898
Winston Churchill born, 1874
North Carolina's
Mt. Mitchell
is twice as tall
as the average
Appalachian
Mountain height.
GETTY IMAGES
Factoids
With an elevation of 6,684 feet, more than
double the average Appalachian Mountain
elevation of 3,000 feet, Mount Mitchell
is the highest point in the United States,
east of the Mississippi River.
It takes 500 years for average sized plastic
water bottles to fully decompose.
If you were to drive in a straight line
upwards into the atmosphere at a speed
of 60 mph you would reach outer space
in one hour.
Recipe or kitchen hint
HOW TO COOK THE PERFECT
TURKEY
Buy a turkey.
Have a glass of wine.
Stuff the turkey.
Have another glass of wine.
Put the turkey in the oven.
Have two glasses of wine.
Turk the bastey.
Wink some more drine.
Take the oven out of the turkey.
Unbork another
cottle.
Turk the carvey.
Give thanks and
find someone else to
serve. You're gonna'
need a nap.
Old Saws
IF WE ONLY KNEW...
If the front of your car says 'DODGE', do you really
need a horn?
If corn oil comes from corn, where does baby oil come
from?
Why are they called apartments when they are all
stuck together?
skywatch
 New moon - 23rd
) First quarter - 30th
 Full moon - 8th
( Last quarter - 16th
November's full moon is the beaver moon.
sunrise sunset
Nov. 6 - sun rises 6:50; sun sets 17:16; length of day 10h 26m
Nov. 13 - sun rises 6:57; sun sets 17:10; length of day 10h 12m
Nov. 20 - sun rises 7:05; sun sets 17:06; length of day 10h 1m
Nov. 27 - sun rises 7:12; sun sets 17:03; length of day 9h 51m
Weather Aphorisms
When a chickadee attacks a bird feeder in the fall, it's a
sign that bad weather is coming.
Winter will not come 'till the swamps are full.
It's so dry that the trees are bribing the dogs.
Regional Notes
Big hairy encounters of the Sasquatch kind have been
documented and displayed at the world's largest
Bigfoot museum in Blue Ridge, Georgia. With 3,700
square feet of displays, there's a lot of evidence that
perhaps the hairy biped really does exist. Come and
decide for yourself. RJ2F+WG Blue Ridge, Georgia
Gardening Hints
With bird mortality on the rise it's important to keep an
eye on the health of birds visiting your feeders. If you
see signs of illness, remove the feeder for at least two
weeks so sick birds aren't congregating together.
Disinfect it with a 10% bleach solution, leaving it on
for 15 minutes.
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