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Unscramble the Thanksgiving words & then use thehighlighted letters to form the secret message. You’ll haveto unscramble the secret message as well!“Kindness is the language which thedeaf can hear and the blind can see.”-Mark Twain (b. Samuel Clemenson 11/30/1835)www.puzzles-to-print.com

Aviation History Month American Indian Heritage Month American Diabetes Month National Stamp Collecting Month National Peanut Butter Lover’sMonth11/4 Daylight Savings Time Ends11/6 Election Day11/11 Veterans Day (Observed onMonday, 11/12)11/22 Thanksgiving11/23 Black FridayOn November 13, 1982, near theend of a weeklong national saluteto Americans who served in theVietnam War, the VietnamVeterans Memorial was dedicated inWashington after a march to its siteby thousands of veterans of theconflict. The long-awaited memorialwas a simple V-shaped black-granitewall inscribed with the names of the57,939 Americans who died in theconflict, arranged in order of death,not rank, as was common with other memorials.Many veterans’ groups were opposed to the design, whichlacked a standard memorial’s heroic statues & stirring words.However, a remarkable shift in public opinion occurred in themonths after the memorial’s dedication. Veterans & familiesof the dead walked the black reflective wall, seeking thenames of their loved ones killed in the conflict. Once a namewas located, visitors often made an etching or left a privateoffering, from notes & flowers to dog tags & cans of beer.The Vietnam Veterans Memorial soon became one of themost visited memorials in the nation’scapital. “The Wall” has drawntogether both those whofought & those whomarched against thewar & served to promotenational healing in theyears after the divisiveconflict’s end.www.history.com

Nov 15th1877 Thomas Edisonannounces the invention ofthe phonograph (11/21)1897 The pencil sharpener ispatented (11/23)1904 The vacuum tube isinvented by John AmbroseFleming (11/16)1951 Direct-dial coast-to-coasttelephone service begins in theUS (11/10)1970 The computer mouse ispatented by DouglasEngelbart (11/17)1971 Intel releases the first commercialsingle-chip microprocessor (11/15)1990 Tim Berners-Leepublishes a formalproposal for the WorldWide Web (11/12), & thefirst known “www” pageis written (11/13)2001 First iPod sold (11/10)Nearly 38 million Americansstill smoke cigarettes, &smoking remains the singlelargest preventable cause ofdeath & illness in the world.For more than 40 years, theAmerican Cancer Societyhas hosted the GreatAmerican Smokeout on the3rd Thursday of November. The GreatAmerican Smokeout is an opportunity forsmokers to commit to healthy, smoke-freelives not just for a day, but year-round.The Great American Smokeout provides anopportunity for individuals, communitygroups, businesses, health care providers, &others to encourage people to use the dayto make a plan to quit, or plan in advance &initiate a smoking cessation plan on the dayof the event. The Great American Smokeoutchallenges people to stop smoking & helpspeople learn about themany tools they canuse to help them quit& stay quit.For more information,visit www.cancer.org.

Let’s celebrate with somehigh-flying humor Checking in for his flight, the man told the gate agent, "Pleasesend one of my bags to New York, send one to Los Angeles,and send one to Miami.""Sir, we can't do that!", said the agent.To which the man replied, "Why not? You did it the last timeI flew on your airline!"Q: What do you call when you're sick of being in the airport?A: Terminal illnessQ: What do you get when you cross an airplane with a magician?A: A flying sorcererAn airplane was flying from Los Angeles to New York. Aboutan hour into the flight, the pilot announced, "We have lost anengine, but don't worry, there are 3 left. However, instead of5 hours it will now take 7 hours to get to New York." A littlelater, the pilot announced, "A 2nd engine has failed, but westill have 2 left. However, it will now take 10 hours to get toNew York." Somewhat later, the pilot came on the intercomagain, "A 3rd engine has died. Never fear, because the planecan fly on a single engine. However, it will now take18 hours to get to New York."To which an over-served passenger in 1st class remarked, "Gee,I hope we don't lose that last engine, or we'll be up here forever!"

national healing in the years after the divisive conflict’s end. www.history.com Aviation History Month American Indian Heritage Month American Diabetes Month National Stamp Collecting Month National Peanut Butter Lover’s Month 11/4 Daylight Savings Time Ends 11/6 Election Day 11/11 Veterans Day (Observed on