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Clifton Wharton Jr., barrier-breaking leader in academia and business, dies at 98 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 323
On this day, November 19, 1915, Joe Hill was executed by a firing squad. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 504
On November 18, 1883, North America experienced "The Day of Two Noons." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 619
A century later, a taped message solves the mystery of a WWI doughboy's death 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 1468
On this day, Saturday, November 18, 1978, the Jonestown Massacre occurred. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 532
On this day, Sunday, November 18, 1928, "Steamboat Willie" was released. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 364
On this day, November 18, 1961, President Kennedy ordered 18,000 military advisors sent to South Vietnam. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 434
On this day, Thursday, November 18, 1999, the Texas A&M Aggie Bonfire collapsed, killing twelve. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 479
On this day, Tuesday, November 18, 2003, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 303
On this day, Tuesday, November 18, 1958, a freighter sank in a violent storm on one of the Great Lakes. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 462
On this day, Monday, November 18, 1963, President Kennedy arrived in Miami. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 426
Remains of 21-year-old WWII aviator recovered from sunken bomber 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 653
On this day, November 17, 1973, Richard Nixon said, "I'm not a crook." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 543
On this day, November 17, 1968, the Jets and the Raiders met in the "Heidi" Game. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 576
On this day, November 16, 1963, Wernher von Braun briefed JFK on NASA's new Saturn rocket at Cape Canaveral. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 484
Reg Murphy, editor and publisher who survived a kidnapping, dies at 90 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 510
On this day, November 16, 1940, George Metesky, New York's Mad Bomber, planted his first bomb. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 377
On November 13, 2013, Hawaii legalized same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 312
On this Veterans Day, remember Austin Tice, soldier turned war correspondent. Austin was captured .. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 429
November 11, 1942: FDR at Arlington National Cemetery, today 1942, first Veterans Day of World War II: #FDRL 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 422
On this day, November 15, two of the Unabomber's bombs activated; one in 1979 and the other in 1985. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 373
On this day, November 15, 1959, two men murdered all four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 561
On this day, Saturday, November 15, 1969, the Second Moratorium March took place in Washington, D.C. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 446
On this day, November 14, 1970, a plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed near Huntington WV. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 570
On this day, November 14, 2020, Trump played golf. On his way there, he passed through a rally in DC. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 706
On this day, November 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges entered the William Frantz Elementary School. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 501
WW1 - Oversimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 383
WW1 - Oversimplified (Part 1) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 421
Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who backed marriage equality, dies at 84 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 538
On this day, November 13, 2022, three members of the University of Virginia football team were shot and killed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 393

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On this day, November 13, 2022, four students were murdered at the University of Idaho. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 453
On this day, November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court declared Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 400
On this day, November 13, 1957, the Longview, Texas, chapter of the NAACP refused to disclose its membership. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 395
On November 13, 2019, Lindsey Graham blocked a resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdogan met with Trump. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 372
On this day, November 13, 2020, Trump nominated two more judges for the federal judiciary. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 349
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2024 1 541
On November 10, 1954, the Marine Corps War Memorial was dedicated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 317
On this day, November 12, 1969, Seymour Hersh broke the My Lai massacre story 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 523
On this day, November 12, 1970, a whale blowed up real good on the Oregon coast. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 623
On this day, November 12, 2022, a B-17G and a P-63 collided in mid-air at "Wings Over Dallas." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 426
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 334
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 441
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 1) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 404
On this day, November 11, 1963, President Kennedy observed a moment of silence at Arlington National Cemetery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 347
Today, I find myself reflecting on the death of John Waldron as a comfort. 3 NNadir Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 990
The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 438
The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 1 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 449
On this day, November 10, 1972, Southern Airways Flight 49 was hijacked. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 408
On this day, November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 9 526
On this day, November 10, 1898, the Wilmington massacre of 1898 occurred. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 1076
On this day, November 9, 1960, Robert McNamara was named president of the Ford Motor Company. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 476
On this day, November 9, 1913, the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 hit its peak, "when the Gales of November came early." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 466
On this day, November 9, 1853, architect Stanford White was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 386
Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' greeting, dies at 74 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 353
On this day, November 8, 1965, Kennedy assassination skeptic Dorothy Kilgallen died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 552
On this day, November 7, 2020, Rudy Giuliani held a press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 224
On this day, November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 314
On this day, Thursday, November 7, 1968, this was the front page of the New York Times. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 344
On October 17, 1871, Pres. Grant declared martial law and suspended the writ of habeas corpus in South Carolina. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Nov 2024 7 562
On October 19, 1987, Black Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 22.6 percent. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Nov 2024 0 636

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On this day, November 6, 2012, Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay politician to be elected to the US Senate. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 173
On this day, November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 154
On this day, November 5, 1862, 303 Dakota warriors were found guilty of the rape and murder of whites. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 478
Legal Defense Fund: It's Election Day! 2 Dennis Donovan Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 369
On this day, November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony voted for the first time. She was later fined $100. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 339
On this day, November 5, 1893, Raymond Loewy was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 325
On this day, November 5, 1968, Richard Nixon was elected as 37th President of the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 269
Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home's storage are laid to rest 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 11 645
James Blake Miller the Marlboro Marine. 3 discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 675
On this day, November 4, 1979, the American embassy in Tehran, Iran, was taken over. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 409
On this day, November 3, 1948, Dewey defeated Truman. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 407
On this day, November 3, 2007, Navy ended an NCAA-record 43-game losing streak to Notre Dame. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 345
Wesley Clark - facts you may not have known about the man who beat Serbia. 2 elleng Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 649
On November 3, 1987 ... 0 ificandream Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 500
On this day, November 2, 1947, the "Spruce Goose" took to the air for the one and only time. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 307
Leon N. Cooper, Nobel physicist who probed superconductivity, dies at 94 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 281
On this day, November 2, 1920, KDKA started broadcasting as the first commercial radio station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 233
On this day, November 2, 2000, the first long-term residents arrived at the International Space Station. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 238
On November 1, 1950, Puerto Rican pro-independence activists attempted to assassinate Harry Truman at the Blair House. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 192
On this day, November 1, 1918, the worst rapid transit accident in US history occurred. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2024 1 610
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