Today in History

Aunt Bea said:
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Thank you for posting that Bea. It always amazed me that Gordon Lightfoot was able to write a song that is such a tribute to the men of the "Fitz" , recording such a tragedy in such a respectful way, and yet make it entertaining at the same time. It tells the story so well, [or at least as we assume] . Even the arrangement , the haunting guitar , and the drum rhythm etc.........
 
15th November

1532 Pope Clemens VII tells Henry VIII to end relationship with Anna Boleyn.

1620 Myles Standish leads 16 men in a foot exploration of the northern portion of Cape Cod.

1777 Articles of Confederation, the first constitution of the United States, is approved by the Continental Congress.
 

Nov 16th
1915
Coca-Cola had its prototype for a contured bottle patented.The bottle debuted in 1916
1938
LSD{lysergic acid diethylamide} is 1st synthesized by Swiss chemist,Dr Albert Hofmann in Sandoz lab in Basel,Switzerland
1969
Pres Richard Nixon becomes 1st Pres in office to attend a regular NFL football game, Dallas Cowboys defeating Washington Redskins 41-28
 
Today in 1910...'Black Friday'. A demonstration of around 300 suffragettes outside the Houses of Parliament results in 6 hours of police brutality as the women are manhandled and even sexually assaulted. At least two women die from their injuries and over 100 are arrested.
 
1820
U.S. Navy Capt,Nathaniel Palmer is 1st American to sight Antarctica
1928
Walt Disney's 1st sound animated cartoon'Steamboat Willie' starring Mickey Mouse released
1932
At the 5th Academy awards ceremonies, the 1st time there was a tie for Best Actor
Frederic March- "Dr Jekyll&Mr Hyde
Wallace Berry'"The Champ"
1993
U.S House of Representatives passes NAFTA{North American Free Trade Agreement}
 
Nov 19th
1863
Pres.Abraham Lincoln delivers his Gettsburg address'Four score and 7 years ago"
1895
American inventor,Frederick Blaisdell patents the pencil
2007
Amazon Kindle was 1st released
 
Nov 20th
1923
Garrett Morgan patents his traffic signal design an important development in auto safety
1945
Nuremberg War Trails begin with 24 Nazi leaders put on trial before judges representing Allied Powers
1983
ABC's TV movie'The Day After" depicting nuclear war draws 100 million viewers
1986
World Health Org. announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS
 
21st November

Today in 1906...the Great Glasgow Whisky Flood. An unfortunate accident resulted in a massive flood of over 150,000 gallons of hot whisky engulfing both the distillery yard and the neighbouring street. One man drowned and many others were lucky to escape.
 
1620
Pilgrim fathers reach America in Provincetown Harbor,Mass
1974
Freedom of Information Act passed by Congress
1980
CBS TV show "Dallas" famous episode'Who Shot JR"? was watched by 83 million viewers,culprit was 'Kristin',{Mary Crosby} sister of JR's wife'SueEllen'
 
November 22nd.

1809 Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen.

1869...the British tea clipper 'Cutty Sark' is launched in Dumbarton on the banks of the River Clyde in Scotland.

1968 1st interracial TV kiss (Star Trek - Captain Kirk and Uhura)
 
1935
The flying boat'China Clipper' departs from Alamedia,Calif to carry 100,00 pieces of mail on 1st Trans-Pacific airmail flight
1963
Pres John F.Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas,Texas by Lee Harvey Oswald
2005
Angela Merkel becomes the 1st female Chancellor of Germany
 
Nov 23rd
1869
The clipper 'Cutty Sark is launched in Dumbarton,Scotland.Its one of the last clippers ever built
1984
one of the exciting finishes to a college football game,Boston College QB,Doug Flutie tosses a 47 yard'Hail Mary' pass,caught by team mate,Gerald Phelan in end zone.BC beats Miami 47-45
2005
Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia,1st woman to lead African country.
In 2011 she wins Nobel Peace Prize for her non-violent role promoting peace,democracy and gender equality
 
Today in 1499...Perkin Warbeck is hanged at Tyburn after attempting to escape from the Tower of London. The pretender to the throne had invaded England in 1497, claiming to be Richard Duke of York, the younger of the two Princes in the Tower.
 
Nov 24
1874
American inventor,Joseph Glidden patents barbed wire
1896
The 1st absentee voting law is enacted in Vermont
1971
Dan"DB" Cooper parachutes out of a Northwest airplane with $200,000
 
Nov 25th
1807
Swedish chemist Alfred Nobel patents dynamite
1979
ex NFL football coach,John Madden and CBS sportscaster,Pat Summerall debut as a NFL football announcing team which becomes one of the best known partnerships in TV sports history.It lasts for 22 yrs
 
1789
The 1st national Thanksgiving in America
1865
Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland' is published in America
1917
The National Hockey League forms
1983
The world's greatest robbery of gold,diamonds,sterling silver,cash was stolen from a warehouse at Heathrow Airport.England
 
Nov 27th
1895
Swedish chemist Albert Nobel's will establishes the Nobel Prize
1910
NYC's Penn Station opens as the world's largest railway station
2005
The first partial human face transplant is completed for Isabelle Dinore in Amins,France
 
Nov 28th
1895
The 1st U.S. car race was organized by Chicago Times-Herald. 6 cars traveled 55 miles from Chicago to Evanston,Illinois. Frank Duryea was the winner,his avg speed 7 mph
1919
U.S.born Lady Nancy Astor was elected as first female member of British House of Commons
 


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