November 9th facts
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9th November is known as the ‘day of fate’ in German history- on the same day, Robert Blum was executed in 1848, Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated in 1918, Hitler’s Munich Putsch occurred in 1923, Kristallnacht occurred in 1938, and the Berlin Wall came down in 1989.
In Germany November 9th is called Schicksalstag (Fateful day) it was the day that Robert Blum was executed in 1848, Kaiser Wilhelm abdicated in 1918, Hitler's Beer Hall Putsch in 1923, Kristallnacht in 1938, and the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
In my opinion, it is useful to put together a list of the most interesting details from trusted sources that I've come across. Here are 16 of the best facts about November 9th I managed to collect.
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The Roman calendar used to have ten months and that the word October means "8th month", November means "9th month", and December means "10th month."
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Overnight from November 9th to the 10th, 1938, the Nazis burned synagogues, destroyed Jewish-owned businesses and attacked Jews. This night was called ‘Night of Broken Glass". On this night around 30,000 Jews were arrested and then sent to concentration or labor camps.
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Russia has eight public holidays including the New Year, Christmas (January 7th), Defender of the Fatherland Day (Feb 23rd), International Women's Day (March 8th), National Flag Day (Aug. 22nd), Spring and Labour Day, Victory Day (May 9th), Russia Day (June 12th), and Unity Day (November 4th).
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The official date of the fall of the Berlin Wall is November 9th, 1989. Actual demolition did not begin until June 13th, 1990. Between these dates the border controls still existed but were less strict.
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September, October, November, and December were the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th months (as the prefixes suggest), before the Romans added January and February to the beginning of the year, putting things out of order.
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There is a pitch drop experiment which were started in 1927 and it's still being performed. The 8th drop fell on November 2000, the 9th drop fell on April 2014.
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September, October, November and December were named as such because they were the 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th months of the Roman calendar respectively.
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The months SEPTember, OCTober, NOVember, and DECember used to be the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th months until Julius Ceaser and Augustus came into power and added the months July and August.
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On November 9th, 2014, three tractor-trailers full of meat, eggs, and cheese crashed on I-24 near Monteagle, TN. All of the ingredients for an omelette were combined on the highway.
September, October, November, and December used to be the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th months of the year, as their prefixes would logically suggest. - source
September, October, November, and December were once the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th months - source
The months September, October, November, and December have prefixes for 7,8,9, and 10, but are the 9th,10th,11th, and 12th months, respectively
