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On this day, November 21, 1980, the MGM Grand fire happened in Las Vegas, Nevada. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 636
Thomas Kurtz, co-inventor of BASIC computer language, dies at 96 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 758
On this day, November 20, 1820, an 80-ton sperm whale attacked and sank the Essex, a whaling ship from Nantucket. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 819
On this day, November 20, 1969, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published explicit photographs of dead villagers from My Lai. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 556
On November 19, 1963, President Kennedy received the Thanksgiving turkey in the Rose Garden. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 534
On November 20, 1963, his final night in the WH, JFK and Jacqueline held a reception for members of the Judiciary. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 534
On this day, November 20, 1968, 78 miners were killed in an explosion at the Consolidated No. 9 mine. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 529
On this day, November 19, 1863, eight score and one years ago ... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 680
On this day, November 19, Ford's Edsel division both started (1956) and ended (1959) 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 609
FDR's Compliant Justices 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 610
Clifton Wharton Jr., barrier-breaking leader in academia and business, dies at 98 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 459
On this day, November 19, 1915, Joe Hill was executed by a firing squad. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 7 641
On November 18, 1883, North America experienced "The Day of Two Noons." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 783
A century later, a taped message solves the mystery of a WWI doughboy's death 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 1653
On this day, Saturday, November 18, 1978, the Jonestown Massacre occurred. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 841
On this day, Sunday, November 18, 1928, "Steamboat Willie" was released. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 479
On this day, November 18, 1961, President Kennedy ordered 18,000 military advisors sent to South Vietnam. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 569
On this day, Thursday, November 18, 1999, the Texas A&M Aggie Bonfire collapsed, killing twelve. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 701
On this day, Tuesday, November 18, 2003, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 398
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 4 573
On this day, Monday, November 18, 1963, President Kennedy arrived in Miami. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 548
Remains of 21-year-old WWII aviator recovered from sunken bomber 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 892
On this day, November 17, 1973, Richard Nixon said, "I'm not a crook." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 826
On this day, November 17, 1968, the Jets and the Raiders met in the "Heidi" Game. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 712
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 2 682
Reg Murphy, editor and publisher who survived a kidnapping, dies at 90 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 5 656
On this day, November 16, 1940, George Metesky, New York's Mad Bomber, planted his first bomb. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 483
On November 13, 2013, Hawaii legalized same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 445
On this Veterans Day, remember Austin Tice, soldier turned war correspondent. Austin was captured .. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 530
November 11, 1942: FDR at Arlington National Cemetery, today 1942, first Veterans Day of World War II: #FDRL 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 568

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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 1 494
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 3 706
On this day, Saturday, November 15, 1969, the Second Moratorium March took place in Washington, D.C. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 652
On this day, November 14, 1970, a plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed near Huntington WV. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 774
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 1 912
On this day, November 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges entered the William Frantz Elementary School. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 687
WW1 - Oversimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 486
WW1 - Oversimplified (Part 1) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 533
Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who backed marriage equality, dies at 84 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 663
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 0 498
On this day, November 13, 2022, four students were murdered at the University of Idaho. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 561
On this day, November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court declared Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 509
On this day, November 13, 1957, the Longview, Texas, chapter of the NAACP refused to disclose its membership. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 494
On November 13, 2019, Lindsey Graham blocked a resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdogan met with Trump. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 480
On this day, November 13, 2020, Trump nominated two more judges for the federal judiciary. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 487
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 2024 1 662
On November 10, 1954, the Marine Corps War Memorial was dedicated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 418
On this day, November 12, 1969, Seymour Hersh broke the My Lai massacre story 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 699
On this day, November 12, 1970, a whale blowed up real good on the Oregon coast. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 778
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 0 524
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 435
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 555
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 1) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 499
On this day, November 11, 1963, President Kennedy observed a moment of silence at Arlington National Cemetery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 458
Today, I find myself reflecting on the death of John Waldron as a comfort. 3 NNadir Nov 2024 Nov 2024 8 1249
The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 543
The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 1 0 Uncle Joe Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 573
On this day, November 10, 1972, Southern Airways Flight 49 was hijacked. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 514
On this day, November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 9 736
On this day, November 10, 1898, the Wilmington massacre of 1898 occurred. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 6 1252

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On this day, November 9, 1960, Robert McNamara was named president of the Ford Motor Company. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 627
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 4 615
On this day, November 9, 1853, architect Stanford White was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 550
Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' greeting, dies at 74 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 453
On this day, November 8, 1965, Kennedy assassination skeptic Dorothy Kilgallen died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 747
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 3 357
On this day, November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 464
On this day, Thursday, November 7, 1968, this was the front page of the New York Times. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 3 430
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 7 763
On October 19, 1987, Black Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 22.6 percent. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2024 Nov 2024 0 955
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 0 260
On this day, November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 257
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 0 709
Legal Defense Fund: It's Election Day! 2 Dennis Donovan Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 531
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 7 425
On this day, November 5, 1893, Raymond Loewy was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 2 410
On this day, November 5, 1968, Richard Nixon was elected as 37th President of the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 0 361
Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home's storage are laid to rest 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 11 727
James Blake Miller the Marlboro Marine. 3 discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 2024 Nov 2024 4 936
On this day, November 4, 1979, the American embassy in Tehran, Iran, was taken over. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 Nov 2024 1 525
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