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This Day In History: November 21
On this day in history, November 21st… 1877 : Thomas Edison announced the first of his inventions, the phonograph, a tinfoil cylindrical device that could not only record sounds, but could also re-play the
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This Day In History: November 20
On this day in history, November 20th… 1820 : An estimated 80 ton sperm whale attacked and destroyed the whaling ship, Essex, an event that partly inspired the novel Moby Dick. (Read more about
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This Day In History: November 19
On this day in history, November 19th… 1863 : American President Abraham Lincoln, gives the one of the best-known speeches in American history, the Gettysburg Address. Around four and a half months prior to the
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This Day In History: November 18
On this day in history, November 18th… 1307 : According to the 15th century Swiss chronicle legend, William Tell was made to shoot an apple off his son’s head. The legend goes as follows:
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This Day In History: November 17
On this day in history, November 17th… 1558 : Elizabeth I, daughter of King Henry VIII, succeeded her half sister, Queen Mary I, to become the new Queen of England and Ireland and began
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This Day In History: November 16
On this day in history, November 16th… 1938 : Swiss chemist Dr. Albert Hofmann became the first person to invent Lysergic Acid Diethylamide, better known as LSD. Dr. Hofmann first synthesized the drug at the
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This Day In History: November 15
On this day in history, November 15th… 1859 : An attempt to revive the Olympic Games first took place in Athens, Greece. The ancient Olympic Games were a symbol of ancient Greek traditions and they were always
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This Day In History: November 14
On this day in history, November 14th… 1851 : Harper & Brothers, New York published Herman Melville’s novel “Moby-Dick” or “The Whale” as a single volume. Inspired by real life white whale called ‘Mocha Dick’,
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This Day In History: November 12
On this day in history, November 12th… 1799 : The Leonids meteor shower was the first known meteor shower to be recorded in North America. According to the journal entry on this day, astronomer
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This Day In History: November 11
On this day in history, November 11th… 1620 : The Mayflower anchors in Cape Cod, Massachusetts (what is now known as Provincetown Harbor), instead of their intended destination of Virginia. The Pilgrims also signed
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