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Wednesday Titanic News: Writer Reveals His Thoughts Diving To Titanic

January 28, 2026 Mark Taylor Leave a comment

Colorised photo of Ned Parfett, best known as the “Titanic paperboy”, holding a large newspaper about the sinking, standing outside the White Star Line offices at Oceanic House on Cockspur Street near Trafalgar Square in London SW1, April 16, 1912.
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Mike Reiss, who has been involved with The Simpsons for years, recalls taking a submersible to the Titanic wreck in a Reader’s Digest article. Stockton Rush, who later perished on the infamous dive a year later that took his and others, was the pilot. Reiss describes the descent as boring, with nothing to see, and the craft buffeted by currents. They reached the wreck, had a few minutes to observe and take pictures, then returned to the surface. Reiss does not fully agree with the official inquiry blaming Rush for inattention to safety, arguing that it took time to reach the moon despite terrible disasters that did not stop the program.

Source:

Reiss, Mike. “The True Story Behind My (Reluctant) Trip to the Titanic.” Reader’s Digest, January 26, 2026. https://www.rd.com/article/titanic-trip-true-story/.

Titanic Suggested Reading

Rossignol, K. (2012). Titanic 1912: The Original News Reporting of the Sinking of the Titanic. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform.

Wilson, A. (2012). Shadow of the Titanic: The Extraordinary Stories of Those Who Survived. Simon and Schuster.

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Titanic News: 3D Being Used to Recreate Titanic

January 22, 2026 Mark Taylor Leave a comment

Titanic Wreck Bow
Image: Public Domain (NOAA:http://www.gc.noaa.gov/images/gcil/ATT00561.jpg)

A full 3D scan of Titanic will result in the ability to explore Titanic without visiting the wreck itself according to a report at Earth.com. The project by Magellan and Atlantic productions has collected 715,000 deep-sea images of the wreck in striking clarity. The scan will allow researchers to really look at Titanic in a whole different way. Using all the data about Titanic from blueprints and other things, the 3D replica can be used to watch exactly what happened as the ship collided with the iceberg and see in detail about its sinking.

Quite remarkable technology. It will allow people who attend exhibitions to experience Titanic in a whole new way.

Source

Joseph, Jordan. “Images From Underwater Robots Help Scientists Create a Full-sized 3D Replica of the Titanic.” Earth.Com, January 20, 2026. https://www.earth.com/news/images-from-underwater-robots-create-a-full-sized-3d-model-of-the-titanic/

In Other News

Kokkinidis, Tasos. “The “Greek Titanic”: The Worst Naval Disaster in Modern Greek History.” GreekReporter.Com. Last modified January 19, 2026. https://greekreporter.com/2026/01/19/greek-titanic-worst-naval-disaster/.

The sinking of the Greek passenger steamer Himara near South Evia on January 19, 1947, claimed at least 383 lives and has gone down in history as the “Greek Titanic.” Previously named Hertha, the vessel was handed over to Greece from Germany following WWII as part of war reparations.

McMullen, Justin. “Great Lakes Science Center to Open ‘TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition’ in May.” Wkyc.Com, January 16, 2026. https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/local/cleveland/great-lakes-science-center-titanic-the-artifact-exhibition-cleveland-may-21-2026/95-1d98a75b-f875-4951-ba82-d18eea7b5a42.

Cleveland’s Great Lakes Science Center will offer a new way for guests to immerse themselves in one of history’s most iconic disasters with “TITANIC: The Artifact Exhibition.” The exhibition, opening May 21, features over 200 artifacts recovered from the site of the shipwreck, life-size reconstructions of rooms on the Ship of Dreams and a virtual reality experience billed as “the most detailed and complete VR tour of Titanic ever created, including areas of the Ship that weren’t previously visible to the public.”

For information about dates, pricing, and other things, go to https://greatscience.com/Titanic.

Barber, Imogen. “Major Titanic Exhibition Set for Liverpool in 2026.” The Mail, January 6, 2026. https://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/25741457.major-titanic-exhibition-set-liverpool-2026/.

A major Titanic exhibition is set to come to Liverpool in 2026. Titanic in Focus: White Star Line Hotel, will run from January 8 to March 10 and is set to be held in the former White Star Line headquarters, which is now the White Star Line Hotel. The White Star Line headquarters is the building where the liner was planned, managed, and intimately connected to the city’s maritime history.

Sienra, Regina. “Titanic Museum Exhibit Invites Visitors to Feel How Cold the Water Was When the Ship Sank.” My Modern Met. Last modified January 1, 2026. https://mymodernmet.com/titanic-museum-water-cold-exhibit/.

On top of injuries from the wreck, the frigid temperature of the northern Atlantic Ocean resulted in many losing their lives to hypothermia. According to the Titanic Museum in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, the water was 28°F—just below freezing, but kept liquid by the high concentrations of sea salt. To illustrate this fact, the Titanic Museum installed an exhibit that allows visitors to put their hands inside a container with 28ºF water. Multiple videos capture visitors trying their best, but giving up just a few seconds later. Those who held a little longer reported feeling a burning sensation on their hands.

Titanic News: Story of Titanic Survivor Rescued By Lifeboat

January 14, 2026 Mark Taylor

Thomas Patrick Dillon is referred to as the “luckiest survivor” of the Titanic.

Thomas Patrick Dillon signed aboard the Titanic on April 6, 1912, as a trimmer, though rated as an able seaman. Trimmers ensured coal was evenly distributed in the ship’s bunkers to heat the massive boilers, a grueling task involving shovels and wheelbarrows in dark, hot conditions. Dillon was performing this duty when the Titanic struck the iceberg and was later ordered to the steerage deck to evacuate. By then, the lifeboats were gone, so he ended up in the water. Unexpectedly, a passing lifeboat plucked him out, and he survived. He later testified before the British Titanic Inquiry about what he witnessed that night. The Liverpool Echo recently reprinted his testimony, which is quite riveting. He continued serving on other ships, never married, and died in 1939, buried at Ford Cemetery, Sefton. His grave remained unmarked for 89 years until a descendant of his sister petitioned for a headstone.

Thomas Patrick Dillion was buried in an unmarked grave. A descendant of his sister petitioned to have a proper grave marker put up. British Titanic Society helped raise the funds for it.
Image: MSN

Source

Holmes, Wesley. “Titanic Crew Member’s Incredible First-hand Account of Survival.” Liverpool Echo, January 11, 2026. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/titanic-crew-members-incredible-first-33199556.

In other news

Rees, Hannah. “I Visited the New Titanic Exhibition in Liverpool and These Three Objects Blew Me Away.” Liverpool Echo, January 10, 2026. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/visited-new-titanic-exhibition-liverpool-33201479.

The exhibition itself isn’t huge. I managed to get around it in about half an hour. Although there are not a museum’s-worth of artefacts on display, the things it has are pretty incredible. From a letter written onboard the ship to playing cards claimed to have been used by someone during the time the iceberg struck, it’s definitely a must visit for anyone with an interest in the Titanic story.

Molyneux, Jess, and Wesley Holmes. “Daughter of Titanic Survivor Spent ‘her Whole Life’ Searching for the Truth.” Liverpool Echo, January 6, 2026. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/daughter-titanic-survivor-spent-her-33176751.

A “love child of the Titanic” spent her “whole life” searching for the truth after her mum narrowly escaped the sinking cruise ship with her life. Ellen Mary Walker was born to Kate Florence Philips on January 13 1913, nine months after the doomed vessel went down in the in the North Atlantic Ocean. Her dad, Henry Samuel Morley, died in the disaster. Ellen tirelessly fought all of her adult life to be recognised as Henry’s daughter but died in 2005 without that proof. For more than 20 years, her granddaughter Beverley Lynn Roberts carried out vast research on their family history and links with the Titanic, finally getting the proof her grandmother always wanted. Ellen tirelessly fought all of her adult life to be recognised as Henry’s daughter but died in 2005 with her dream unfulfilled. Finally, in December 2020, Beverley and Duncan Morley, the grandson of Henry’s younger brother Louis Morley, took DNA tests which confirmed that Henry Samuel Morley was indeed Ellen’s father. Beverley said: “We’ve got a plaque up in Worcestershire where one of his shops was in his memory. It was really special for me to do for gran because over the years people kept saying he wasn’t the father and things like that – so I needed to prove that for her.

Titanic News for the New Year

January 1, 2026 Mark Taylor

Lee, Sue. “‘They Called Him the Coward of the Titanic but I Can Tell You the Real Story.’” Liverpool Echo, December 30, 2025. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/they-called-him-coward-titanic-33110286.

It was other people’s reactions to his surname which later set him off on a quest for the truth about what really happened the night the magnificent ocean liner sank on her maiden voyage with the loss of 1,500 passengers and crew. “I used to meet people, on a business or social level, introduce myself and they’d often ask me: ‘Are you related to the coward of the Titanic?’ ” That’s how he’s been portrayed down the years in films and books – as a villain – but I wanted to know the truth,” says Cliff, who has written a book on his ancestor. “I don’t think he was a hero but he was no coward either. During my own research I found he was responsible for actually saving lives as he patrolled the boat deck boats, both starboard and port sides, encouraging women and children to get into the lifeboats.

Davies, Hannah J. “Titanic Sinks Tonight Review – It’s Like You’re Reliving That Terrifying Night.” The Guardian, December 28, 2025. https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2025/dec/28/titanic-sinks-tonight-review-its-like-youre-reliving-that-terrifying-night.

Titanic Sinks Tonight is a part-documentary, part-drama series playing across four nights, its episodes constructed from letters and diaries written by those on board, as well as interviews the survivors would give in the decades after. On the strength of the two episodes released for review, there’s no denying that it sates our appetite for Titanic-themed content. However, in centring the words and memories of those who lived through the terror of that night, it restores much-needed agency to those people. It also does well to bring a sense of reality to events that can sometimes feel unreal on account of their ubiquity, and that uncanny valley of Titanic-themed media. Central to its success is the presence of experts such as historian Suzannah Lipscomb and former Royal Navy admiral Lord West, to sharpen the corners of the story that Hollywood has sanded down.

Lloyd, Howard. “The Man From Cornwall Who Was at Titanic’s Wheel When Disaster Struck.” Cornwall Live, December 22, 2025. https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/man-cornwall-who-titanics-wheel-10719329.

When Robert Hichens, the quartermaster, took over the helm of RMS Titanic at 10pm on 14 April 1912, he had no inkling that in a few hours, he would be at the heart of one of the most catastrophic maritime disasters in history. Less than two hours into his shift, the 29 year old found himself wrestling with the wheel of the colossal ocean liner as it desperately tried to evade an iceberg in the icy North Atlantic. Hichens’ legacy has been marred by controversy. Post the sinking, he faced accusations ranging from steering in the wrong direction to avoid the iceberg, to being intoxicated in his lifeboat. He also declined to return to the site of the sinking to search for survivors – despite his lifeboat only being half-full – and later served time in prison for attempted murder.

Titanic News for the Christmas Holiday

December 23, 2025 Mark Taylor

Christmas is coming,
The geese are getting fat,
Please put a penny
In the old man’s hat.

If you haven’t got a penny,
A ha’penny will do,
If you haven’t got a ha’penny,
Then God bless you!
(19th Century British nursery rhyme)

Christmas is almost here! Here are some Titanic news stories for the Christmas holiday.

Whittingham, Stewart. “Titanic Hero Who Kept the Lights on as Doomed Liner Sank.” Last modified December 22, 2025. Accessed December 23, 2025. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c93nyz9k0l2o.

He was given the ominous task of keeping the lights on and the lifeboats working as the doomed Titanic began to sink. Wigan electrician William Parr bravely kept working in the engine room even as the liner broke in two in April 1912, after it had hit an iceberg. Parr’s little-known story can now be told after Titanic enthusiast Caroline Heaven uncovered details of his last moments alive. Mrs. Heaven, a retired nurse, found a letter by an engine room worker who told the electrician’s family that he was seen still working below deck to keep the generators working moments before the Titanic sank.

Morvai, Bence. “The Tragedy of the Titanic: Where Exactly Did the Famous Ocean Liner Sink?” DailyNewsHungary, December 19, 2025. https://dailynewshungary.com/tragedy-of-the-titanic/.

For decades, many imagined that the tragedy of the Titanic happened somewhere in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, far from any land. In reality, the location is far more astonishing. The accident occurred roughly 640 kilometres from Newfoundland, in the eastern Canadian province, meaning the ship was already relatively close to North America, having completed a significant portion of its journey – over 3,200 kilometres across the ocean. That the ship was so close to America has only become widely recognised in recent years, with maps showing the precise location of the wreck becoming more accessible to the public.

Bloodworth, Adam. “Why People Are Flocking to Experience the Titanic Disaster.” Last modified December 19, 2025. Accessed December 23, 2025. https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20251217-why-people-are-flocking-to-experience-the-titanic.

The multiple VR segments, which allow you to stride along the deck in the sunshine and wander through the boat’s opulent interiors, as well as venture in a submersible to the wreck, are genuinely transportative. But the aforementioned part of the experience in which you are surrounded by 360-degree video projections of the ship filling up with water, feels distasteful, and more voyeuristic than educational or emotional. There’s certainly a big audience wanting to set sail: more than 45,000 people have donned a headset to experience Echoes of the Past since it opened in February, organisers tell the BBC. But some say these immersive experiences specifically centred on disasters are exploitative because they turn real-life historical tragedy into entertainment.

Thompson, Holly. “‘A Story That Unites Generations’: Why Do Titanic Artefacts Draw Crowds Halfway Across the World?” WAtoday, December 13, 2025. https://www.watoday.com.au/national/western-australia/a-story-that-unites-generations-why-do-titanic-artefacts-draw-crowds-halfway-across-the-world-20251210-p5nmhr.html.

If you ask anyone across the world to name a ship, including children, almost all of them would say the Titanic. That is a statement Swedish historian Claes-Goran Wetterholm makes with pride. Wetterholm says it’s the human element of the 1912 disaster – the stories of those on board and their families – that keeps people’s attention. He has dedicated his entire life to studying the Titanic, spending time in archives, reaching out to shipyards, and writing to authors and newspapers starting from when he was a teenager back in the 1960s. “It’s really the drive behind everything, to meet people, to talk to people – stories keep coming up all the time,” he said. “You come to know people, and then you have a connection with other Titanic buffs – it connects people all around the world.”

Raise the Titanic!

December 10, 2025 Mark Taylor

Titanic at the docks of Southampton, 10 April 1912
Unknown Author
Public Domain via Wikimedia Commons

Before and after the wreck was found in 1985, various people proposed interesting and sometimes bizarre ways to bring it to the surface. Before its discovery, it was assumed to be in one piece; although 1912 testimony claimed it had split in two, this was not believed at the time. Here are some notable ideas, most from Slashgear:

1) Vaseline
After discovery but before realizing the bow was embedded in the seabed, one plan was to place 180,000 tons of Vaseline in polyester bags around the wreck. The cold-hardened Vaseline would lift it to about 200 feet below the surface.

2) Liquid Nitrogen
Wire mesh would enclose the wreck, then liquid nitrogen pumped in to freeze the water inside, turning the ship into a giant iceberg that would float up—ironically fitting, given the original iceberg collision.

3) Ping-Pong Balls
One idea was to inject millions of ping-pong balls for buoyancy. Cool in theory, but hard science shows they would crush under the immense pressure at Titanic’s depth.

4) Glass Spheres
A variation used hollow glass spheres instead. The concept looked impressive in art, but the estimated cost was around $240 million.

5) Balloons (1960s, not from Slashgear)
Douglas Woolley proposed attaching gas-filled balloons to float the ship. He founded the Titanic Salvage Company, raised funding, and planned to tow it to Liverpool as a museum. The main problem was filling the balloons with gas at depth—impossible with 1960s diving technology. The idea likely inspired Clive Cussler’s novel Raise the Titanic!, an excellent book (though the movie is forgettable except for the raising scene), where compressed air and other buoyancy aids are used.

Sources

Shayotovich, Eli. “Is It Possible to Raise the Titanic?” SlashGear. Last modified November 28, 2025. https://www.slashgear.com/2035479/is-it-possible-raise-titanic/.

“The Most Outrageous Schemes to Raise the Titanic.” Sky HISTORY TV Channel. Accessed December 10, 2025. https://www.history.co.uk/articles/outrageous-schemes-to-raise-the-titanic.

Video
Goji98. “Raise the Titanic.” Video. YouTube, April 3, 2018. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAl8dO9tdlE.

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Straus Watch Auctioned Off For Record Price

November 24, 2025 Mark Taylor

The Straus gold watch was auctioned off this weekend and set a record for the price of $2,227,110 ?(£1.78 million) exceeding a previous record set with a Roston gold watch last year. The 18-carat Jules Jurgensen engraved watch was a gift from Ida Straus to her husband Isidor on his 40th birthday. He had it with him when Titanic sank in 1912 and was recovered after the tragedy. It remained in the family for years until one of the heirs had it refurbished and put up for auction. It was auctioned off with other Titanic memorabilia such as a rare First-Class passenger list and a letter written by Ida Straus written on Titanic stationery.

The name of the buyer was not disclosed.

Source
Ramos, Jose. “Titanic Gold Pocket Watch Recovered From Elderly Couple Who Drowned in Disaster Sells for Record £1.78million at Auction – Almost Double What Was Expected.” Mail Online, November 22, 2025. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-15316975/Titanic-gold-pocket-watch-recovered-elderly-couple-drowned-disaster-sells-record-1-78million-auction-double-expected.html.

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Titanic Survivor Harold Bride’s Medals Up For Auction

November 12, 2025 Mark Taylor

Harold Bride, the surviving Titanic Marconi telegraph operator, will have his World War I medals (and other memorabilia) auctioned off on November 19 by Morton & Eden in London. He was awarded both the British War and Victory medals for his service. After serving in WWI, he married Lucy Downie and moved to Scone. Later the couple moved to Glasgow where he worked at the Provan Hall Museum as caretaker and manager. He passed away in 1956.

The medals and other items are expected to fetch up to £10,000 ($13,136 USD).

Harold Bride was awarded the British War and Victory medals for his service in World War I. Image is screenshot from Morton & Dean auction catalogue for November 19, 2025.

Source

Mair, George, and Jennifer Hyland. “War Medals Won by Hero Wireless Operator on Titanic Could Fetch £10,000 at Auction.” Daily Record, November 11, 2025. https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/war-medals-won-hero-wireless-36214166?service=responsive.

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Monday Titanic News (10 November 2025)

November 10, 2025 Mark Taylor

Kamau, Ruth. “Here’s the Chilling Reason Why There’s No Skeletons in the Titanic Wreckage.” Opposing Views. Last modified November 3, 2025. Accessed November 5, 2025. https://www.opposingviews.com/society/heres-the-chilling-reason-why-theres-no-skeletons-in-the-titanic-wreckage.

Deep-sea explorer Robert Ballard, who led the expedition that found the Titanic, told NPR that this environment makes bone preservation virtually impossible. “Once scavengers remove the flesh, the bones are exposed to water that’s undersaturated in calcium carbonate,” Ballard explained. “At that depth, they dissolve completely.”

News Video

“Couple Builds Spooky Titanic Display.” Video. Cbs19.Tv, October 31, 2025. Accessed November 5, 2025. https://www.cbs19.tv/video/news/local/couple-builds-spooky-titanic-display/501-bb403d6a-3b9d-4298-a714-90f49a9e0ded.

Meek, Natasha. “Titanic Mansion Fairseat House in West Yorkshire up for Sale.” Bradford Telegraph and Argus, October 30, 2025. https://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/25583665.titanic-mansion-fairseat-house-west-yorkshire-sale/.

Fairseat House, near Wetherby, Leeds, was once home to Maria Robinson, the fiancée of Wallace Hartley. Wallace was the violinist who led the Titanic’s band to their final haunting performance as it sank into the North Atlantic Ocean in 1912. The house, which is over 200 years old and originally known as St Ives, has since slowly faded from its status as one of Boston Spa’s grandest residences. In the 1970s, it was carved into four apartments, two of which eventually fell into complete disrepair. By the time Sharon Walton and her husband Dan first saw it, the shutters were fading and the building was tired, but even then she knew it was special.

Amin, Meghna. “BBC Antiques Roadshow Guest Gobsmacked by Staggering Worth of Titanic Artefact.” Liverpool Echo, October 21, 2025. https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/tv/bbc-antiques-roadshow-guest-gobsmacked-32720818.

An Antiques Roadshow guest was left stunned by the incredible value of a shilling retrieved from the Titanic disaster site. During Sunday’s episode, the BBC One programme visited the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea, where one visitor shared the item salvaged from the 1912 maritime tragedy. The guest presented a photograph of her great-great-uncle, Reginald Hale, alongside an Edwardian silver shilling that had belonged to him, revealing that he had moved to America in his early twenties and worked there for several years. The shilling eventually made its way down through the family, landing in the hands of the guest’s great-grandfather. What happened to his other belongings remains a mystery, possibly shared amongst his 11 surviving siblings. “It’s a bit of a mystery,” she confessed. “If it were to come up for sale at auction, I’m fairly certain it would have a sale estimate of £10,000 to £15,000 and it would make that quite comfortably.” Stunned by the staggering amount, the guest responded: “Gosh, for something that in itself is seemingly so insignificant, that’s incredible.

Exhibition News

Titanic: The Exhibition opened in Salt Lake City in October 2025. It is billed a limited time though it does not state when it will end. For tickets, hours of operation, and other information go to https://www.fox13now.com/the-place/titanic-the-exhibition-is-open-at-the-shops-at-south-town.

Source:

“FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU).” FOX 13 News Utah (KSTU), November 3, 2025. https://www.fox13now.com/the-place/titanic-the-exhibition-is-open-at-the-shops-at-south-town.

Suggested Titanic Reading

Behe, G. (2012). On board RMS Titanic: Memories of the Maiden Voyage. The History Press.

Ballard, Robert D. Exploring the Titanic. Reprint. Madison Press Books, 2014.

Ballard, Robert D., and Rick Archbold. The Discovery of the Titanic. New York, N.Y.?: Warner Books, 1987.

Fitch, Tad, J. Kent Layton, and Bill Wormstedt. On a Sea of Glass: The Life & Loss of the RMS Titanic. Reprint. Amberley Publishing, 2015.

Lord, Walter, A NIGHT TO REMEMBER, Holt Rinehart and Winston, New York, New York, 1955. Multiple revisions and reprints, notably Illustrated editions (1976,1977,1978 etc.)

Miscellaneous, Titanic

Welcome To November

November 1, 2025 Mark Taylor

Le Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry-November
Jean Colombe (1430–1493)
Public Domain (Wikimedia)

November is the eleventh month and the last month of autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. It is late spring in the Southern Hemisphere. November comes from the Latin novem meaning nine, and on the old Roman calendar (which had no January or February), it was the ninth month. When the Julian calendar was adopted, the name remained the same although it was now the eleventh month. The Gregorian calendar kept the same name as well. Daylight Saving Time usually ends by November.

And the dead leaves lie huddled and still,
No longer blown hither and thither;
The last lone aster is gone;
The flowers of the witch-hazel wither …
–Robert Frost (1874–1963)

The Leonid Meteor Shower takes place around November 17-18. The first full moon of November is called the Beaver Moon in the U.S. This time coincides with when beavers build their dams before retiring to their lodges in cooler climates. Also in Colonial America, beaver traps were set up before swamps froze. Farmers have completed their harvests by this time, and in the old days, preparation for winter would begin by canning fruits and vegetables. Produce specific to fall and winter would also make a full appearance by this time.

There is a lot of weather folklore about November as well. Over at the Old Farmers Almanac, they list the following:

If there’s ice in November that will bear a duck, there’ll be nothing after but sludge and muck.
November take flail; let ships no more sail.
If trees show buds in November, the winter will last until May.
There is no better month in the year to cut wood than November.
Ice in November brings mud in December.

There are two major holidays in the United States. The first is Veterans Day (Remembrance Day/Poppy Day in the UK) on November 11. It was originally a holiday to commemorate those who served in World War I and later changed to honor all who served in war and peace. The other is Thanksgiving, created as a day to give thanks for our country. It always falls on the fourth Thursday in November.

For More Information

“The Month of November,” accessed October 29, 2025, https://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/months/november.html.

Bainbridge, Carol. “Holidays and Observances in November.” The Spruce, October 18, 2022. https://www.thespruce.com/special-days-and-observances-in-november-1448892.

Boeckmann, Catherine. “The Month of November 2025: Holidays, Fun Facts, Folklore.” Almanac.Com. Last modified October 23, 2025. Accessed October 29, 2025. https://www.almanac.com/content/november-holidays-fun-facts-folklore.

“November,” Grokipedia, last modified October 27, 2025, accessed October 29, 2025, https://grokipedia.com/page/November.

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