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November 25 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 25 History Highlights1783 – American Revolutionary War: The last British troops left New York City, three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.1952 – Agatha Christie’s murder-mystery play The Mousetrap opened at the Ambassadors Theatre in London, now the longest continuously-running play in history.1999 – Elian […]

November 24 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 24 History HighlightsCharles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859.1877 – Black Beauty by Anna Sewell was published.1963 – Jack Ruby shot and killed President Kennedy’s suspected assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald. It was the first live murder shown on American television.1971 – D.B. Cooper hijacking took

November 23 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 23 History Highlights1644 – John Milton published Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.November 23, 1886 Birthday (fictional) Clara Oswin Oswald, Doctor Who, TV1919 – The first broadcast play-by-play of a football game was between Texas A&M and The University of Texas. A&M won, 7-0.1924 – Edwin Hubble’s announced that

November 22 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 22 History Highlights1963 – President John F. Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas.November 22, 1940 (fictional) The Justice Society met for the first time, DC ComicsThe Humane Society of the United States was founded on November 22, 1954.November 22, 1968 – The first airing

November 21 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 21 History Highlights1800 – The US Congress met in Washington for the first time.November 21, 2004 – Nintendo DS released, Video Game ConsoleNorth Carolina ratified the United States Constitution and was admitted as the 12th U.S. state in 1789.1992 – Starting November 21, and lasting several days, the

November 20 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 20 History HighlightsBirthday boy Chester Gould’s friend, Al Gross invented the walkie-talkie, and that was the inspiration for Dick Tracey’s wrist radio in January 1946.In 1789, New Jersey became the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.In 1820, An 80-ton sperm whale attacked and sank the

November 19 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 19 History HighlightsNovember 19, 2006 – Wii& Wii Virtual Console released, Video Game ConsoleThe Gettysburg Address was given by Abraham Lincoln on November 19, 19631969 – Pele scored his 1,000 goal in soccer.The week before Thanksgiving is ‘Better Conversation Week’If you were born on November 19th,You were likely

November 18 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 18 History HighlightsNovember 18 Birthday (fictional) Mickey Mouse, Disney1993 – The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was approved by the US House of Representatives.1963 – The first push-button telephones went into service.1978 – Over 900 members of Jim Jones’ cult suicided, and several US representatives were killed

November 17 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 17 History Highlights1869 – The Suez Canal opened.On November 17, 1968, an NFL game between the Oakland Raiders and the New York Jets ended with a Raiders win, 43 to 32. That happened by 7:07 PM. The problem was, NBC has scheduled and RAN the movie Heidi at

November 16th Trivia, Fun Facts and Pop Culture HistoryNovember 16th History HighlightsLewis and Clark reached the Pacific Ocean, 1805.The National Rifle Association received its charter from New York State, in 1871.1914 – The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States opened.The United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded in 1945.1990’s Pop Music

November 15th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 15th History Highlights1791 – The first US Catholic college, Georgetown University, opened.1926 – The NBC radio network opened (24 stations).The murders of the Clutter Family in Holcomb, Kansas, were discovered, inspiring Truman Capote’s novel, 1959’s In Cold Blood.November 15, 2001, Microsoft Xbox released, Video Game ConsoleNovember 15, 2013

November 14th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 14th History HighlightsFemale journalist Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) began her successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completed the trip in 72 days, in 1889.The British Broadcasting Company (BBC) began radio service in the United Kingdom in 1922.Ruby Bridges became the first

November 13th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 13th History HighlightsJames Braid saw a demonstration of animal magnetism, which lead to his study of a subject he eventually named hypnotism (1841)In 1927, the Holland Tunnel opened to traffic, being the first Hudson River vehicle tunnel linking New Jersey to New York City.Walt Disney’s animated musical film

November 12th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 12th History HighlightsWilliam ‘Pudge’ Heffelfinger became the first professional American football player on record, participating in his first paid ($250) game for the Allegheny Athletic Association, in 1892.1927 – Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Soviet Communist Party.1980 – The NASA space probe Voyager I made the closest

November 11th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 11th History HighlightsThe Mayflower Compact was signed in what is now Provincetown Harbor near Cape Cod in 1620.The F.H.C. Society, also known as the Flat Hat Club, was formed at Raleigh Tavern, Williamsburg, Virginia. It is the first college fraternity in 1750.The United States Numbered Highway System was

November 10th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 10th History HighlightsIn 1775, The United States Marine Corps was founded at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, PA, by Samuel Nicholas.1951 – Area Codes were introduced in the United States.New York diamond merchant Harry Winston donated the Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution in 1958.Sesame Street was first broadcast

November 9th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 9th History HighlightsPilgrims aboard the Mayflower caught sight of land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts, in 1620.Thirteen people died in The Great Boston Fire of 1872.The mutilated body of Mary Jane Kelly, believed to be the final victim of Jack the Ripper, was discovered in Spitalfields, London, England (1888).1938

November 8th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 8th History Highlights1519 – Cortez and his troops took Montezuma, the Aztek Emporer, hostage, effectively taking over the nation.1889 – Montana was admitted as the 41st U.S. state.US President Franklin D. Roosevelt unveiled the Civil Works Administration, an organization designed to create jobs for more than 4 million

November 7th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 7th History Highlights1811 – The Battle of Tippecanoe took place in the Indiana territory.Thomas Nast used The Elephant for the first time as the Republican symbol in Harper’s Weekly magazine (1874)1917 – The Bolshevik Revolution began in Petrograd, Russia.1962 – Richard M. Nixon, at a press conference, said

November 6th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 6th History HighlightsNovember 6, 1983 (fiction) Will Byers disappeared in Hawkins, Indiana, Stranger Things, TVTelevision’s Meet The Press premiered (NBC) in 1947. The show debuted on radio in 1945Good Morning America premiered (1975) on ABCThe Phil Donahue Show premiered in 1967. By 1970, the show was national. It

November 5th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 5th History HighlightsBasketball (also MLB player and TV Star) Chuck Connors became the first NBA player to shatter a backboard at Boston Garden in 1946.The Nat King Cole Show premiered in 1956 on NBC.In 2007, the Android mobile operating system was unveiled by Google.Susan B. Anthony voted (illegally)

November 4th History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 4th History Highlights1922 – King Tut’s Tomb was discovered.1924 – Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming became the first female elected as governor in the United States.1979 – The American Embassy in Tehran, Iran was seized. #iranianhostagecrisisIf you were born on November 4th,You were likely conceived the week of…