History

November 29 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 29 History Highlights1777 – San Jose, California, was founded as Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe by José Joaquín Moraga.1890 – The First Army/Navy football game tool place. Navy won 24-0.1935 – Physicist Erwin Schrödinger published his famous thought experiment ‘Schrödinger’s cat’, a paradox that illustrates the problem

November 28 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 28 History Highlights1895 – The first automobile race in The United States took place, over 54 miles, from Jackson Park in Chicago to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea won in about 10 hours.1942 – Cocoanut Grove Nightclub Fire, Boston Massachusettes. Nearly 500 people were killed in the blaze. This

November 27 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 27 History Highlights1095 – Pope Urban II declared the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont.The first Eddystone Lighthouse was destroyed in the Great Storm of 1703.1896 – Also Sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss was first performed.1927 – The first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in NYC.The

November 26 History, Trivia, and Fun FactsNovember 26 History Highlights1798 – A national Thanksgiving Day was observed in the United States, as proclaimed by President George Washington, at the request of Congress.1863 – United States President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of

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