Today in History - November 21
On November 21, 1789, North Carolina ratified the Constitution to become the twelfth state in the Union. Continue reading.
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Today in History - November 21 On November 21, 1789, North Carolina ratified the Constitution to become the twelfth state in the Union. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more..
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A bit of November 20th history… 762 - Bogu, Khan of the Uyghurs, conquers Lo-Yang, capital of the Chinese Empire 1272 - Edward I proclaimed King of England after death of his father Henry III; he would take 2 years to return to England from the 9th Crusade 1789 - New Jersey is 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights 1815 - Second Treaty of Paris: France and her allies agree France will pay indemnities after Battle of Waterloo, ending the Napoleonic Wars 1945 - The Nuremberg War Trials begin as 24 Nazi leaders are put on trial before judges representing the victorious allied powers (pictured) 1986 - World Health Organization (WHO) announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS 1998 - Court in Taliban-controlled Afghanistan declares accused terrorist Osama bin Laden “a man without a sin” in regard to the 1998 US Embassy bombings in Kenya and Tanzania A bit of November 20th history… 762 - Bogu, Khan of the Uyghurs,... Today in History - November 20 On November 20, 1866, ten members of the First Congregational Society of Washington, D.C. gathered in the home of Deacon Henry Brewster for a missionary meeting. Continue reading. On November 20, 1942, U.S. Army engineers, working closely with partners in U.S. civilian agencies and Canada, officially opened the Alaska Highway. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. A bit of November 19th history… 1274 - Mongol army lands at Hakata Bay in Japan during their 1st invasion attempt and are defeated; a typhoon destroys most of their fleet as they withdraw 1620 - The Mayflower reaches Cape Cod and explores the coast (pictured) 1805 - Lewis and Clark reach the Pacific Ocean, 1st European Americans to cross the west 1863 - US President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address 1872 - Patent given for 1st calculator - an adding machine capable of printing totals and subtotals 1965 - Kellogg’s Pop Tarts pastries created 2017 - Oumuamua 1st detected by scientists, 400 meters long and reddish; 1st known interstellar object in our solar system and of possible alien origin 2018 - Ivanka Trump sent “hundreds” of emails from her personal account about government business according to Washington Post report A bit of November 19th history… 1274 - Mongol army lands at... Today in History - November 19 On November 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered a short speech at the close of ceremonies dedicating the battlefield cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. A bit of November 18th history… 326 - Old St Peter’s Basilica consecrated in Rome (stood 4th - 16th century) later replaced by current Basilica 1307 - William Tell reportedly shoots apple off his sons head 1477 - 1st English dated printed book “Dictes and Sayengis of the Phylosophers” by William Caxton 1626 - St Peter’s Basilica is consecrated, replacing an earlier basilica on the same site and becoming the worlds largest Christian Basilica 1902 - Brooklyn toymaker, Morris Michton, names the teddy bear after US President Teddy Roosevelt 1916 - British General Douglas Haig finally calls off the 1st Battle of the Somme in WWI after more than 1 million soldiers had been killed or wounded 1928 - Walt Disney’s “Steamboat Willie” released, 1st Mickey Mouse sound cartoon (pictured) 1978 - In Jonestown, Guyana, 918 members of the Peoples Temple are murdered or commit suicide under the leadership of cult leader Jim Jones A bit of November 18th history… 326 - Old St Peter’s Basilica... Today in History - November 18 Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre, inventor of the first practical process of photography, was born near Paris, France, on November 18, 1789. Continue reading. On November 18, 1883, precisely at noon, North American railroads switched to a new standard time system for rail operations, which they called Standard Railway Time (SRT). Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. A bit of November 17th history… 1558 - Elizabeth I, aged 25, ascends the English throne upon death of her half sister, Queen “Bloody” Mary 1800 - Congress holds its 1st session in Washington DC in an incomplete Capital building 1855 - David Livingstone is 1st European to see Victoria Falls in what is now Zambia and Zimbabwe (pictured) 1869 - Suez Canal in Egypt opens, linking Mediterranean and Red Seas 1970 - Douglas Engelbart receives patent for 1st computer mouse 1973 - US President Nixon tells AP “people have got to know whether or not their president is a crook, well, I’m not a crook” 1996 - 1st fossils of 2.5 million year old Australopithecus Garhi, an ancestor on the human family tree, are found in Middle Muash, Ethiopia A bit of November 17th history… 1558 - Elizabeth I, aged 25,... Join the Friends of the Library of Congress For more than 200 years, the Library of Congress has collected, preserved and protected our national record for your use now. 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Today in History - November 17 After ten years of construction and costs more than double the original estimate, the Suez Canal opened on November 17, 1869. Continue reading. Progressive Era reformer Grace Abbott was born in Grand Island, Nebraska, on November 17, 1878. Continue reading. Click here to search Today in History for other historic moments. Read more.. |
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