November is the eleventh month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars and one of four months with the length of 30 days. November was the ninth month of the ancient Roman calendar. November retained its name (from the Latin novem meaning nine) when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of spring in the Southern Hemisphere and autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa.
November symbols: The birthstones of November are the topaz (particularly, yellow) which symbolizes friendship and the citrine. Its birth flower is the chrysanthemum. The zodiac signs for the month of November are Scorpio (until November 21) and Sagittarius (November 22 onwards).
Historical Events for November, 1988
Day of Week 2nd » The Morris worm, the first internet-distributed computer worm to gain significant mainstream media attention, is launched from Massachusetts Institute of Technology called MIT.
Day of Week 13th » Mulugeta Seraw, an Ethiopian law student in Portland, Oregon is beaten to death by members of the Neo-Nazi group East Side White Pride.
Day of Week 15th » In the Soviet Union, the unmanned Buran (spacecraft) called Shuttle 'Buran' makes its only space flight.
15th » Israeli–Palestinian conflict: An independent State of Palestine is proclaimed by the Palestinian National Council.
15th » The first Fairtrade certification e.g Fairtrade label, Stichting Max Havelaar or Max Havelaar, is launched in the Netherlands.
Day of Week 16th » The Supreme Soviet of the Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Estonian Sovereignty Declaration or declares that Estonia is "sovereign" but stops short of declaring independence.
16th » In the first open election in more than a decade, voters in Pakistan elect populist candidate Benazir Bhutto to be Prime Minister of Pakistan.
Day of Week 18th » War on Drugs: U.S. President Ronald Reagan signs a bill into law allowing the Capital punishment e.g death penalty for drug trafficking known as drug traffickers.
Day of Week 19th » Serbian communist representative and future Serbian and Yugoslavia or Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic publicly declares that Serbia is under attack from Albanian people known as Albanian separatists in Kosovo as well as internal treachery within Yug
Day of Week 22nd » In United States Air Force Plant 42 e.g Palmdale, California, the first prototype Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit known as B-2 Spirit stealth bomber is revealed.