In 1990, President George H.W. Bush was the first president to designate November as "National American Indian Heritage Month."
Source: Census Bureau
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November 14, 2009
The poppy was known as the flower that grew over the graves of soldiers in the Napoleonic Wars. After World War I, the poppy sprouted in France and Belgium in lime-rich soil due to rubble.
Source: Veterans Affairs Canada
November 13, 2009
Hurricane activity in October for the North Atlantic, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico was below the month’s average, which is one hurricane. There were two named storms, but neither became hurricanes.
Source: National Weather Service National Hurricane Center
November 12, 2009
Women’s rights advocate Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on Nov. 12, 1815, in Johnstown, N.Y.
Source: Library of Congress
November 11, 2009
Designated as Veterans Day in 1954, Nov. 11 is the day Allied powers signed a cease-fire agreement with Germany in 1918, ending World War I.
Source: Library of Congress
FactCheck Mailbag, Week of Nov. 3-Nov. 9
This week, readers sent us comments on energy costs, osteopathy and the New Jersey governors’ race.
In the FactCheck Mailbag we feature some of the e-mail we receive. Readers can send comments to editor@factcheck.org. Letters may be edited for length.
November 10, 2009
The children’s show "Sesame Street" has won 97 Emmy Awards. That’s the most Emmys won by any television show.
Source: Sesame Workshop
November 9, 2009
The Berlin Wall’s Checkpoint C (Checkpoint Charlie), where Allied forces crossed into East Berlin from West Berlin, got its name from the NATO alphabet.
Source: Governing Mayor of Berlin (Berlin.de)
November 8, 2009
Illinois produced 496 million pounds of pumpkin in 2008, the most of any state in the U.S.
Source: Census Bureau
November 7, 2009
Ninety-three percent of U.S. households with residents considered their neighborhood to be safe, according to 2003 Census data.
Source: Census Bureau