November 17: Nixon

November 17, 1973: Beleaguered US President Richard M. Nixon tells newspaper editors, "I'm not a crook." In an unrelated development, a bear tells newspaper editors, "I don't poop in the woods."

November 16: Jadwiga

November 16, 1384: Jadwiga is crowned King of Poland. Jadwiga is a woman.

November 15: Jefferson Memorial

November 15, 1939: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial. Afterwards, he smokes a cigarette.

November 14: National parks

November 14, 1995: A budget standoff between Republicans and Democrats in the United States Congress results in the temporary closure of national parks. Bears and elk at Yellowstone Park riot in retaliation.

November 13: Ethan Allen

November 13, 1775: Ethan Allen leads a small force and attacks Montreal during the American Revolutionary War. The attack is routed and Allen is captured by the British despite his protests that he was only trying to sell them some furniture.

November 12: James Young Simpson

November 12, 1847: British physician James Young Simpson is the first to use chloroform as an anesthetic. He is later acquitted of date rape.

November 11: Calista Flockhart

November 11, 1964: Actress Calista Flockhart is born. She maintains her birth weight as an adult.