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Rated: E · Crossword Puzzle · Activity · #2285381
Events that occurred in November throughout history.
There are so many events in history to remember, especially since we are adding to them every day! One way that can help to remember when the events happened is to group them into months. Given the context clues, can you figure out what happened when?
Across:
 4 Nov. 23, 1887 - Actor Boris _____ was born in London. Best known for the title role in Frankenstein.
 5 Nov. 28, 1757 - William _____, British artist and poet, was born in London. Best known for Songs of Innocence.
 6 Nov. 4, 1842 - Abraham Lincoln married Mary _____ in Springfield, IL.
 7 Nov. 26, 1832 - Mary Edwards Walker was born in Oswego, NY. First female surgeon in the U.S. Army and the first and only woman to receive the Medal of _____.
 8 Nov. 2, 1947 - The "_____ Goose" flying boat experienced its first and only flight.
 11 Nov. 20, 1889 - _____ Edwin Hubble was born in Marshfield, MO. The Hubble Space Telescope named after him.
 12 Nov. 11 - Celebrated in the U.S. as _____ Day.
 15 Nov. 29, 1832 - Louisa May _____, author of Little Women, was born in Philadelphia, PA.
 16 Nov. 25, 1835 - American financier Andrew _____ was born in Dunfermline, Scotland. Made his fortune in steel, then became a major philanthropist, among his gifts were 2,500 libraries.
 18 Nov. 15 , 1887 - _____ O'Keeffe, an artist known for painting desert landscapes and flowers, was born in Sun Prairie, WI.
 19 Nov. 10, 1775 - The U.S. _____ Corps was established as part of the U.S. Navy.
 21 Nov. 14, 1900 - Composer Aaron _____ was born in Brooklyn, NY. Known for Fanfare for the Common Man.
 22 Nov. 27, 1701 - Anders _____ was born in Sweden. He invented the centigrade temperature scale.
Down:
 1 Nov. 26, 1789 - First American holiday occurred proclaimed by George _____ to be Thanksgiving Day.
 2 Nov. 7, 1885 - Canada's first transcontinental railway, the Canadian _____, was completed.
 3 Nov. 19, 1863 - U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the _____ Address.
 5 Nov. 21, 1783 - First free hot air _____ flight took place in Paris.
 7 Nov. 8, 1922 - Christiaan Barnard was born. He was head of the team that achieved the first human _____ transplant.
 9 Nov. 13, 1956 - Racial segregation on public buses was ruled _____ by the U.S. Supreme Court.
 10 Nov. 9 - 1989 - The _____ Wall opened after standing as a symbol of the Cold War for 28 years.
 13 Nov. 18, 1883 - Charles F. Dowd, a Connecticut school _____ proposed a uniform time zone plan for the U.S.
 14 Nov. 6, 1854 - American conductor John Philip _____ was born. Known for The Stars and Stripes Forever.
 16 Nov. 30, 1835 - American author Samuel _____ was born in Florida, MO. Known as Mark Twain, he was famous for writing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
 17 Nov. 12, 1929 - Award-winning actress Grace _____ was born in Philadelphia, PA.
 20 Nov. 1, 1848 - First _____ school for women opened in Boston.
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