The 2009 forecast for turkey sale receipts to farmers is $3.8 billion. Source: Census Bureau Read More →
President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address on Nov. 19, 1863. Source: Library of Congress Read More →
At noon on Nov. 18, 1883, the U.S. Naval Observatory changed its telegraphic signals to correspond to the four standard time zones that were created in the continental U.S. The railroads were responsible for prompting the introduction of time zones. Source: Library of Congress Read More →
This week, readers sent us comments on the federal health plan, our Just The Facts! vidcast and the H1N1 vaccine. 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. Click to read more Read More →
California’s American Indian and Alaska Native population, the highest of any state, was 738,978, as of July 1, 2008. Oklahoma’s population, 406,492, was the second highest. Source: Census Bureau Read More →
As of July 1, 2008, 4.9 million American Indians and Alaska Natives were living in the U.S. That’s 1.6 percent of the total population. Source: Census Bureau Read More →
In 1990, President George H.W. Bush was the first president to designate November as "National American Indian Heritage Month." Source: Census Bureau Read More →
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 Read More →
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 Read More →
Women’s rights advocate Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born on Nov. 12, 1815, in Johnstown, N.Y. Source: Library of Congress Read More →
