November (Roman month) November (Roman month) November (from Latin "novem", "nine") or mensis November was originally the ninth of ten months on the Roman calendar, following October ("octo", "eight") and preceding December ("decem", "ten"). It had 29 days. In the reform that resulted in a 12-month year, November became the eleventh month, but retained its name, as did the other months from September through December. A day was added to November during the Julian calendar reform in the mid-40s BC. The outstanding event during November was the Plebeian Games from the 4th through the 17th. The month had few other festivals. It was
I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" is a song written and performed by American country music artist Merle Haggard and The Strangers. It was released in October 1968 as the only single from his album "Pride in What I Am". "I Take a Lot of Pride in What I Am" peaked at number three on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot Country Singles chart. It reached number-one on the Canadian "RPM" Country Tracks in January 1969. The song was covered by Dean Martin and released as a single