November 03 1839 The first Opium War between China and Britain broke out. 1903 Panama proclaimed its independence from Colombia. 1952 Clarence Birdseye marketed the…
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This Day In History — Flight of the “Spruce Goose”
November 02 1889 North Dakota and South Dakota became the 39th and 40th states, respectively. 1947 Howard Hughes flew the Spruce Goose on its first…
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November 01 1512 Michelangelo’s paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were shown to the public for the first time. 1755 Earthquake, fires, and…
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October 31 1517 Martin Luther posted the 95 Theses on the door of the Wittenberg Palace church, marking the start of the Protestant Reformation in…
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October 30 1534 The English parliament passed the Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church. 1938 Radio broadcast of The…
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October 29 1682 William Penn arrived in Pennsylvania. 1787 Mozart’s opera Don Giovanni debuted in Prague. 1911 American newspaperman Joseph Pulitzer died in Charleston, S.C.…
View More This Day In History — Hurricane Sandy Makes LandfallThis Day In History — “Lady Liberty” is dedicated
October 28 1793 Eli Whitney applied for a patent for the cotton gin. 1886 The Statue of Liberty was dedicated in New York Harbor by…
View More This Day In History — “Lady Liberty” is dedicatedThis Day In History — The Curse of the Bambino is Broken
October 27 1787 The first of the Federalist Papers, which called for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution, was published. 1904 New York City’s first…
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October 26 1774 The First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia. 1825 The Erie Canal, connecting Lake Erie to the Hudson River, opened. 1881 Wyatt Earp,…
View More This Day In History — Shootout at O.K. CorralThis Day In History — The Charge of the Light Brigade
October 25 1400 Geoffrey Chaucer died in London. 1415 The Battle of Agincourt between England and France during the Hundred Years War took place. 1760…
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