1776 The first scholastic fraternity in America, Phi Beta Kappa, was organized at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va. 1791 Composer Wolfgang…
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This Day In History — Illinois Becomes a State
December 03 1818 Illinois became the 21st state in the United States. 1833 Oberlin College in Ohio became the first coed institution of higher learning…
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This Day in History- November 30, 2018
November 30 Birthdays Winston Churchill 1874–1965, British Statesman, Soldier, and Author Andrea Palladio architect (1508) Jonathan Swift author (1667) Mark Twain writer, social observer (1835)…
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This Day In History – North Carolina Became a State
1783 With the Marquis d’Arlandes, Pilâtre de Rozier made the first free flight in a balloon, reaching a peak altitude of about 3,000 ft and…
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This Day In History — Jay’s Treaty Was Signed
November 19 1703 A masked man held prisoner in the Bastille in Paris died. His true identity was the cause of much intrigue, and his…
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November 17 1558 Queen Elizabeth I of England ascended to the throne upon the death of her half-sister Queen Mary. 1800 Congress met in Washington,…
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November 14 1851 Herman Melville’s novel Moby Dick was published. 1889 Nellie Bly set out to beat Jules Verne’s fictional Phileas Fogg’s time of 80…
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This Day in History-Abraham Lincoln was Elected President
This day in History: November 6 November 06 1860 Abraham Lincoln was elected president of the United States. 1861 Jefferson Davis was elected president of…
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1845 The U.S. Naval Academy opened in Annapolis, Md. 1886 The tuxedo dinner jacket made its debut at a ball in Tuxedo Park, N.Y. 1911…
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This Day in History– Nixon and Kennedy Participated in the First Televised Debate
1789 Thomas Jefferson was appointed America’s first Secretary of State. 1820 Frontiersman, Daniel Boone, died in Missouri. 1914 The Federal Trade Commission was established. 1950…
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