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Thomas Kurtz, co-inventor of BASIC computer language, dies at 96 3 mahatmakanejeeves 9 hrs ago 7 hrs ago 4 173
On this day, November 20, 1820, an 80-ton sperm whale attacked and sank the Essex, a whaling ship from Nantucket. 3 mahatmakanejeeves 13 hrs ago 10 hrs ago 7 243
On this day, November 20, 1969, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published explicit photographs of dead villagers from My Lai. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 13 hrs ago 13 hrs ago 3 202
On November 19, 1963, President Kennedy received the Thanksgiving turkey in the Rose Garden. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 3 165
On this day, November 20, 1963, JFK met in the Oval Office with Lena Horne, Carol Lawrence, and others. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 5 185
On November 20, 1963, his final night in the WH, JFK and Jacqueline held a reception for members of the Judiciary. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 1 173
On this day, November 20, 1968, 78 miners were killed in an explosion at the Consolidated No. 9 mine. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 15 hrs ago 15 hrs ago 0 149
On this day, November 19, 1863, eight score and one years ago ... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday 15 hrs ago 7 217
On this day, November 19, Ford's Edsel division both started (1956) and ended (1959) 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 1 153
FDR's Compliant Justices 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 2 219
Clifton Wharton Jr., barrier-breaking leader in academia and business, dies at 98 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 1 118
On this day, November 19, 1915, Joe Hill was executed by a firing squad. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 7 232
On November 18, 1883, North America experienced "The Day of Two Noons." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 4 268
A century later, a taped message solves the mystery of a WWI doughboy's death 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 8 877
On this day, Saturday, November 18, 1978, the Jonestown Massacre occurred. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 1 217
On this day, Sunday, November 18, 1928, "Steamboat Willie" was released. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 4 160
On this day, November 18, 1961, President Kennedy ordered 18,000 military advisors sent to South Vietnam. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 1 168
On this day, Thursday, November 18, 1999, the Texas A&M Aggie Bonfire collapsed, killing twelve. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 1 221
On this day, Tuesday, November 18, 2003, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 1 119
On this day, Tuesday, November 18, 1958, a freighter sank in a violent storm on one of the Great Lakes. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 4 228
On this day, Monday, November 18, 1963, President Kennedy arrived in Miami. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 2 172
Remains of 21-year-old WWII aviator recovered from sunken bomber 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 6 364
On this day, November 17, 1973, Richard Nixon said, "I'm not a crook." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 4 169
On this day, November 17, 1968, the Jets and the Raiders met in the "Heidi" Game. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 1 195
On this day, November 16, 1963, Wernher von Braun briefed JFK on NASA's new Saturn rocket at Cape Canaveral. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 2 181
Reg Murphy, editor and publisher who survived a kidnapping, dies at 90 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 5 226
On this day, November 16, 1940, George Metesky, New York's Mad Bomber, planted his first bomb. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 4 173
On November 13, 2013, Hawaii legalized same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 0 114
On this Veterans Day, remember Austin Tice, soldier turned war correspondent. Austin was captured .. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 2 195
November 11, 1942: FDR at Arlington National Cemetery, today 1942, first Veterans Day of World War II: #FDRL 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 3 154

American History Continued...

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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 Friday Friday 1 162
On this day, November 15, 1959, two men murdered all four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 3 310
On this day, Saturday, November 15, 1969, the Second Moratorium March took place in Washington, D.C. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Friday Friday 1 146
On this day, November 14, 1970, a plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed near Huntington WV. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Friday 3 267
On this day, November 14, 2020, Trump played golf. On his way there, he passed through a rally in DC. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 1 373
On this day, November 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges entered the William Frantz Elementary School. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 8 260
WW1 - Oversimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 13 Nov 13 3 201
WW1 - Oversimplified (Part 1) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 13 Nov 13 3 216
Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who backed marriage equality, dies at 84 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 0 320
On this day, November 13, 2022, three members of the University of Virginia football team were shot and killed. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 0 201
On this day, November 13, 2022, four students were murdered at the University of Idaho. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 2 198
On this day, November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court declared Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 1 168
On this day, November 13, 1957, the Longview, Texas, chapter of the NAACP refused to disclose its membership. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 6 189
On November 13, 2019, Lindsey Graham blocked a resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdogan met with Trump. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 3 178
On this day, November 13, 2020, Trump nominated two more judges for the federal judiciary. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 0 159
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 12 1 357
On November 10, 1954, the Marine Corps War Memorial was dedicated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 4 137
On this day, November 12, 1969, Seymour Hersh broke the My Lai massacre story 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 2 250
On this day, November 12, 1970, a whale blowed up real good on the Oregon coast. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 3 313
On this day, November 12, 2022, a B-17G and a P-63 collided in mid-air at "Wings Over Dallas." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 0 207
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 1 172
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 11 Nov 11 4 227
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 1) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 11 Nov 11 2 210
On this day, November 11, 1963, President Kennedy observed a moment of silence at Arlington National Cemetery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 11 Nov 11 2 178
Today, I find myself reflecting on the death of John Waldron as a comfort. 3 NNadir Nov 9 Nov 11 8 405
The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 10 Nov 10 3 258
The American Revolution - OverSimplified (Part 1 0 Uncle Joe Nov 10 Nov 10 3 238
On this day, November 10, 1972, Southern Airways Flight 49 was hijacked. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 10 Nov 10 0 203
On this day, November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 10 Nov 10 9 300
On this day, November 10, 1898, the Wilmington massacre of 1898 occurred. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 10 Nov 10 6 330

American History Continued...

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On this day, November 9, 1960, Robert McNamara was named president of the Ford Motor Company. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 0 237
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 9 Nov 9 4 243
On this day, November 9, 1853, architect Stanford White was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 1 152
Elwood Edwards, the man behind the voice of AOL's 'You've got mail' greeting, dies at 74 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 8 Nov 8 2 198
On this day, November 8, 1965, Kennedy assassination skeptic Dorothy Kilgallen died. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 8 Nov 8 1 242
On this day, November 7, 2020, Rudy Giuliani held a press conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping in Philadelphia. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 7 Nov 7 3 62
On this day, November 7, 1940, the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 7 Nov 7 3 114
On this day, Thursday, November 7, 1968, this was the front page of the New York Times. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 7 Nov 7 3 139
On October 17, 1871, Pres. Grant declared martial law and suspended the writ of habeas corpus in South Carolina. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 17 Nov 6 7 327
On October 19, 1987, Black Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell by 22.6 percent. 7 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 20 Nov 6 0 381
On this day, November 6, 2012, Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay politician to be elected to the US Senate. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 6 Nov 6 0 52
On this day, November 6, 1860, Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 6 Nov 6 1 36
On this day, November 5, 1862, 303 Dakota warriors were found guilty of the rape and murder of whites. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 0 240
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On this day, November 5, 1872, Susan B. Anthony voted for the first time. She was later fined $100. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 7 176
On this day, November 5, 1893, Raymond Loewy was born. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 2 141
On this day, November 5, 1968, Richard Nixon was elected as 37th President of the United States. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 5 Nov 5 0 129
Remains of nearly 30 Civil War veterans found in a funeral home's storage are laid to rest 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 11 422
James Blake Miller the Marlboro Marine. 3 discntnt_irny_srcsm Nov 3 Nov 4 4 376
On this day, November 4, 1979, the American embassy in Tehran, Iran, was taken over. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 4 Nov 4 1 216
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