Today is Tuesday, November 15, 2011 

America Recycles Day

Today is America Recycles Day! Did you know that recycling 1 ton of paper saves 17 trees, 2 barrels of oil, 4100 kilowatts of energy, 3.2 cubic yards of landfill space, and 60 pounds of air pollution?

These environmental benefits should be enough of an incentive for everyone to take part in the simple activity of recycling. By reusing the Earth's natural resources, we reduce green house gas emissions and the need to build landfills. We also ensure that these natural resources will be around for future generations to use.

America Recycles Day celebrates all of the benefits associated with recycling and encourages people to do their part. Learn more about this holiday and what you can do to help!

Today is also National Raisin Bran Cereal Day

November is National Pomegranate Month & Peanut Butter Lover's Month & Family Literacy Month

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History
for November 151777 - The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, precursor to the U.S. Constitution. 

1889 - Brazil's monarchy was overthrown. 

1901 - Miller Reese patented an electrical hearing aid. 

1920 - The League of Nations met for the first time in Geneva, Switzerland. 

1939 - U.S. President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, DC. 

1990 - David Bowie opened on Broadway in the title role of "The Elephant Man." 

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 "Uncertainty and expectation are the joys of life. Security is an insipid thing, and the overtaking and possessing of a wish, discovers the folly of the chase." 

--William Congreve