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November is the eleventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. November begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Scorpio and ends in the sign of Sagittarius. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Libra, passes through Scorpius from approximately the 24th through the 29th and ends in the constellation of Ophiuchus, which is the only zodiacal constellati ...

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• November - Events in November
• November - Trivia
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October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. October begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Libra and ends in the sign of Scorpio. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Virgo and ends in the constellation of Libra. The name is from the Latin Word "octo" for "eight". October was the eighth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter period (summer in the southern hemisph ...

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• October - Other names
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April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. April begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Aries and ends in the sign of Taurus. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Pisces and ends in the constellation of Aries. The derivation of the name (Latin aprilis) is uncertain. The traditional etymology from the Latin aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," is support ...

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• April - The Tragic Month of April
• April - Trivia
• April - April Events
• April - Monthlong events in April
• April - Weeklong events in April
• April - April Movable Daily Holidays
• April - April Indeterminate Holidays

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December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. December begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Sagittarius and ends in the sign of Capricorn. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Ophiuchus, which is the only zodiacal constellation that is not counted as an astrological sign, and ends in the constellation of Sagittarius. The name is from the Latin decem for "ten". December was the tenth month in the Roman calendar until a monthless winter p ...

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• December - Trivia
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May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. May begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Taurus and ends in the sign of Gemini. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Aries and ends in the constellation of Taurus. The month may have been named for the Greek goddess Maia, who was identified with the Roman goddess of fertility, ...

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• May - Events in May
• May - Trivia

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February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. It is the shortest Gregorian month and the only month with the length of 28 or 29 days. The month has 29 days in leap years, when the year number is divisible by four (except for years that are divisible by 100 and not by 400). In other years the month has 28 days. February begins, astronomically speaking, with the sun in the constellation of Capricornus and ends with the sun in the constellation of Aquarius. Astrologically speaking, February begins with the sun in the s ...

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• February - Trivia

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March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. March begins (astrologically, non-sidereal) with the sun in the sign of Pisces and ends in the sign of Aries. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Aquarius and ends in the constellation of Pisces. In ancient Rome, March was called Martius, so named after the Roman god of war and ...

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• March - Events in March
• March - Trivia

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January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. January begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Capricorn and ends in the sign of Aquarius. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Sagittarius and ends in the constellation of Capricornus. January is named for Janus, the ...

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• January - Trivia

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July is the seventh month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. July begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Cancer and ends in the sign of Leo. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Gemini and ends in the constellation of Cancer. July was renamed for Julius Caesar; previously, it was called Quintilis in Latin, since it was the fifth month in the Roman calendar which started in March. It also was named because it wa ...

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April - Monthlong events in April. Chocolate Eaters Month Grass Month Pets Are Wonderful Month Uh-huh Month Poetry Month Cancer Control Month Marcus H. Birthday (National Holiday in Australia) Child Abuse Prevention Month Freedom Shrine Month International Guitar Month Keep America Beautiful Month Mathematics Education Month Multicultural Communication Month National Anxiety Month Na ...

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April, April - The Tragic Month of April, April - Trivia, April - April Events, April - Monthlong events in April, April - Weeklong events in April, April - April Movable Daily Holidays, April - April Indeterminate Holidays

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Wars that started/ended in April include American Revolution Started (Paul Revere's Ride: April 18-19 1775) American Civil War (Started April 1861, Ended April 1865, thus "Across 5 Aprils") The Rwandan Genocide began in April 1994 The Bosnian War began in the first days April 1992 World War II (Germany Surrenders in April, 1945) Other Tragedies that have occurred in the month of April include President Abraham Lincoln's Assassination (April 14, 1865) 1906 Sa ...

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April, April - The Tragic Month of April, April - Trivia, April - April Events, April - Monthlong events in April, April - Weeklong events in April, April - April Movable Daily Holidays, April - April Indeterminate Holidays

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