Cook Something Bold Day
Cook Something Bold Day falls on November 8, timed for the point in autumn when the windows are shut and a long-cooked dish can fill the whole house.
Sunday, November 8, 2026
5 holidays celebrated today.
Dunce Day
Dunce Day falls on November 8, the anniversary of the death of the medieval scholar John Duns Scotus, whose followers' name gave English the word dunce.
National STEM Day
National STEM Day falls on November 8. It encourages interest in science, technology, engineering and math, and many listings credit a toy company's 2015 campaign. Some versions add the…
Tongue Twister Day
Tongue Twister Day falls on November 8, celebrating phrases engineered to defeat the mouth, and which linguists use to study how speech is actually assembled.
X-Ray Day
X-Ray Day falls on November 8, the date in 1895 when Wilhelm Rontgen noticed a glow he could not explain and named the unknown rays with an algebraic placeholder.