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 — Birthday of Bruce Lee
November 27 1841 Thirty-five Amistad survivors return to Africa. 1852 Lord Byron’s daughter Ada died. She had assisted Charles Babbage with his “analytical engine” and…
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This Day in History – The Start of Thanksgiving
November 26 1789 The first national Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. was proclaimed by President George Washington. 1922 Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the…
View More This Day in History – The Start of ThanksgivingThis Day In History — The British evacuate the colonies
November 25 1758 The British captured Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh) in the French and Indian Wars. 1783 The British evacuated New York City, their last military…
View More This Day In History — The British evacuate the coloniesThis Day In History — Barbed Wire is patented
November 24 1642 Abel Tasman discovered Van Diemen’s land, later renamed Tasmania. 1859 Darwin’s Origin of Species was published. 1871 The National Rifle Association was…
View More This Day In History — Barbed Wire is patentedThis Day In History — Assassination of JFK
November 22 1497 Portuguese explorer Vasco de Gama became the first navigator to sail around the Cape of Good Hope in his search for a…
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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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November 20 1789 New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights. 1910 Francisco Madero began an armed revolt against the president…
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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 18 1820 Captain Nathaniel Palmer discovered Antarctica. 1883 Standard time began in the United States. 1886 Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the…
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