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The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is founded to build world peace through education. One of UNESCO's famous initiatives is the World Heritage List, which protects over 1,200 sites around the globe. November 26, 1922 Archaeologist Howard Carter finds the tomb of Tutankhamun (King Tut) in the Valley of Kings in Egypt. November 2, 2000 Bill Shepherd, Yuri Gidzenko, and Sergei Krikalev become the first crew to reside on the International Space Station (ISS). The trio spend four months onboard preparing the ISS for use. BIRTHSTONE Topaz THIS MONTH IN HISTORY November 16, 1945 PHOTOS: DREAMSTIME (OLD TOWN LUNENBURG); ADOBE STOCK (TOPAZ, CHRYSANTHEMUM) November 1, 1959 After being treated for a facial injury, NHL goalie Jacques Plante returns to the ice wearing a face mask, marking the beginning of safer practices for hockey players. Here's what some readers are looking forward to as they turn a year older! Being able to ride my bike farther. Skiing all winter! FLOWER Chrysanthemum owlkids.com 5 November 2025 M A X N O V E M B E R 2 7 M I T H R A N OV E M B E R 1 4 J A C K S O N N O V E M B E R 1 9 M I R A N O V E M B E R 2 4 F A Y N O V E MB E R 9 Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.