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November 12

November

November 12 What happened on this day: 1918 Austria becomes a republic. 1927 Joseph Stalin gains full control of the Soviet Union. 1936 The San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opens to traffic for the first time. 1990 Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web. ………………………… Famous Birthdays: ………………………… 1840 Auguste Rodin :・・・

November 10

November

November 10 What happened on this day: 1871 Henry Morton Stanley finds the missing explorer and missionary, Dr. David Livingstone saying the famous phrase “Dr. Livingston I presume?” 1938 God Bless America is sung for the first time live on the radio. 1951 Direct-dial coast-to-coast telephone service begins in the United States. 1975 The freighter・・・

November 9

November

November 9 What happened on this day: 1887 The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. 1921 Albert Einstein is awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics 1967 NASA launches the unmanned Apollo 4 spacecraft from Cape Kennedy. 2004 Halo 2 is released by Microsoft. ………………………… Famous Birthdays: ………………………… 1841 Edward VII : King of・・・

November 8

November

November 8 What happened on this day: 1519 Hernan Cortez enters Tenochtitlan. Aztec ruler Montezuma welcomes him as a god. 1837 Mount Holyoke Seminary is formed as the first US college founded for women 1889 Montana is admitted as the 41st U.S. state. 1960 John F. Kennedy is elected as the youngest US President in・・・

November 7

November

November 7 What happened on this day: 1665 The London Gazette, the oldest surviving journal, is first published. 1929 The Museum of Modern Art opens to the public in New York City. 1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt wins re-election becoming the only U.S. president to be elected to a fourth term. 1962 Former first lady Eleanor・・・

November 6

November

November 6 What happened on this day: 1860 Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th President of the United States 1861 Jefferson Davis is elected president of the Confederate States of America. 1869 The first college football game is played between Rutgers and Princeton. 1913 Mohandas Gandhi is arrested in South Africa while leading a march・・・

November 5

November

November 5 What happened on this day: 1872 In defiance of the law, Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time. 1895 A U.S. patent for an automobile is granted. 1935 The board game Monopoly is first released. 1994 George Foreman becomes boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion at the age of 45. 2004 The Disney/Pixar movie・・・

November 4

November

November 4 What happened on this day: 1924 Nellie Ross of Wyoming becomes the first woman governor in the US. 1948 T.S. Eliot wins the Nobel Prize for Literature. 1980 Ronald Reagan defeats incumbent US President Jimmy Carter by a wide margin. 2003 The largest-ever solar flare is recorded. ………………………… Famous Birthdays: ………………………… 1916 Walter・・・

November 3

November

November 3 What happened on this day: 1493 First sighting of the island of Dominica in the Caribbean Sea by Columbus. 1913 An income tax is first introduced in the USA. 1918 Poland declares independence from Russia. 1954 The first Godzilla movie is released in Japan. ………………………… Famous Birthdays: ………………………… 1500 Benvenuto Cellini : Artist・・・

November 2

November

November 2 What happened on this day: 1889 North and South Dakota are admitted as the 39th and 40th U.S. states. 1920 The first commercial radio station starts broadcasting. It begins with the results of the U.S. presidential election. 1947 Howard Hughes flies the Spruce Goose; the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built. 2000 The first・・・

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