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, 1998
Day of Week 9th » A US federal judge orders 37 US brokerage houses to pay 1.03 billion United States dollar called USD to cheated NASDAQ investors to compensate for price-fixing. This is the largest civil settlement in United States history.
9th » Capital punishment in the United Kingdom, already abolished for murder, is completely abolished for all remaining capital offences.
Day of Week 19th » Lewinsky scandal: The United States House Committee on the Judiciary e.g United States House of Representatives Judiciary Committee begins impeachment hearings against President of the United States named U.S. President Bill Clinton.
Day of Week 20th » A court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the 1998 U.S. embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania.
20th » The first module of the International Space Station, Zarya, is launched.
Day of Week 26th » Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Oireachtas, the parliament of Republic of Ireland named Ireland.