November - week of 22nd 22 nd Stop the Violence Day 26 th National Cake Day Thanksgiving Day 27 th Pins and Needles Day 30 th Mark Twain born 1835 Samuel Langhorne Clemens was Mark Twain’s real name, and the celebrated author of several novels, including two major classics of American literature: The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Adventures of Huckleberry Finn . He was also a riverboat pilot, journalist, lecturer, entrepreneur and inventor His early years Mark Twain was born in the tiny village of Florida, Missouri, on November 30, 1835, the sixth child of John and Jane Clemens. At 4 years old, his family moved to nearby Hannibal, a bustling river town of 1,000 people. M. Twain, stayed in Hannibal until age 17. The town, situated on the Mississippi River, inspired several of M. Twain's fictional locales, including "St. Petersburg" in Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn. Good Nutrition Month Tha...