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Alice Brock of 'Alice's Restaurant' dies 2 mahatmakanejeeves 12 hrs ago 8 hrs ago 15 236
Sandra Gilbert, feminist scholar of 'Madwoman in the Attic,' dies at 87 1 mahatmakanejeeves 10 hrs ago 9 hrs ago 2 167
On this day, November 23, 1968, Harvard beat Yale at football, 29-29. 0 mahatmakanejeeves 11 hrs ago 11 hrs ago 2 223
Trump's remarks on November 20, 2020, and November 20, 2019: a reminder of what's coming next. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 0 313
On the morning of Friday, November 22, 1963, JFK appeared at the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce breakfast. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 3 237
On November 18 through 21, 1974, an exchange of letters took place between a Cleveland Browns fan and the team's lawyer. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Yesterday Yesterday 4 212
On this day, November 20, 1963, JFK met in the Oval Office with Lena Horne, Carol Lawrence, and others. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Yesterday 5 221
New York magnate seeks to stop famous ocean liner from becoming world's largest artificial reef 3 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 7 352
On this day, November 21, 1964, the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge was opened. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 2 180
On this day, Thursday, November 21, 1963, it's wheels up for President Kennedy, on his way to Texas. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 3 195
On the morning of November 21, 1963, JFK and Jackie went to Andrews Air Force Base to board Air Force One. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 3 192
On this day, November 21, 1980, the MGM Grand fire happened in Las Vegas, Nevada. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Thursday Thursday 2 197
Thomas Kurtz, co-inventor of BASIC computer language, dies at 96 3 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 4 231
On this day, November 20, 1820, an 80-ton sperm whale attacked and sank the Essex, a whaling ship from Nantucket. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 7 283
On this day, November 20, 1969, the Cleveland Plain Dealer published explicit photographs of dead villagers from My Lai. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 3 220
On November 19, 1963, President Kennedy received the Thanksgiving turkey in the Rose Garden. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 3 189
On November 20, 1963, his final night in the WH, JFK and Jacqueline held a reception for members of the Judiciary. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 1 197
On this day, November 20, 1968, 78 miners were killed in an explosion at the Consolidated No. 9 mine. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Wednesday Wednesday 0 166
On this day, November 19, 1863, eight score and one years ago ... 2 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Wednesday 7 234
On this day, November 19, Ford's Edsel division both started (1956) and ended (1959) 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 1 165
FDR's Compliant Justices 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 2 236
Clifton Wharton Jr., barrier-breaking leader in academia and business, dies at 98 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 1 128
On this day, November 19, 1915, Joe Hill was executed by a firing squad. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 7 249
On November 18, 1883, North America experienced "The Day of Two Noons." 0 mahatmakanejeeves Tuesday Tuesday 4 286
A century later, a taped message solves the mystery of a WWI doughboy's death 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 8 938
On this day, Saturday, November 18, 1978, the Jonestown Massacre occurred. 4 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 1 234
On this day, Sunday, November 18, 1928, "Steamboat Willie" was released. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 4 167
On this day, November 18, 1961, President Kennedy ordered 18,000 military advisors sent to South Vietnam. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 1 185
On this day, Thursday, November 18, 1999, the Texas A&M Aggie Bonfire collapsed, killing twelve. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 1 230
On this day, Tuesday, November 18, 2003, Massachusetts became the first state to legalize same-sex marriage. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 1 125

American History Continued...

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On this day, Tuesday, November 18, 1958, a freighter sank in a violent storm on one of the Great Lakes. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 4 241
On this day, Monday, November 18, 1963, President Kennedy arrived in Miami. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Monday Monday 2 181
Remains of 21-year-old WWII aviator recovered from sunken bomber 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 6 382
On this day, November 17, 1973, Richard Nixon said, "I'm not a crook." 2 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 4 181
On this day, November 17, 1968, the Jets and the Raiders met in the "Heidi" Game. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sunday Sunday 1 224
On this day, November 16, 1963, Wernher von Braun briefed JFK on NASA's new Saturn rocket at Cape Canaveral. 3 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 2 187
Reg Murphy, editor and publisher who survived a kidnapping, dies at 90 1 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 5 235
On this day, November 16, 1940, George Metesky, New York's Mad Bomber, planted his first bomb. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Saturday Saturday 4 183
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On this Veterans Day, remember Austin Tice, soldier turned war correspondent. Austin was captured .. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 2 199
November 11, 1942: FDR at Arlington National Cemetery, today 1942, first Veterans Day of World War II: #FDRL 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 3 160
On this day, November 15, two of the Unabomber's bombs activated; one in 1979 and the other in 1985. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 1 172
On this day, November 15, 1959, two men murdered all four members of the Clutter family in Holcomb, Kansas. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 3 324
On this day, Saturday, November 15, 1969, the Second Moratorium March took place in Washington, D.C. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 15 Nov 15 1 155
On this day, November 14, 1970, a plane carrying the Marshall University football team crashed near Huntington WV. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 14 Nov 15 3 276
On this day, November 14, 2020, Trump played golf. On his way there, he passed through a rally in DC. 5 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 14 Nov 14 1 382
On this day, November 14, 1960, Ruby Bridges entered the William Frantz Elementary School. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 14 Nov 14 8 273
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Theodore Olson, conservative lawyer who backed marriage equality, dies at 84 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 0 328
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 0 209
On this day, November 13, 2022, four students were murdered at the University of Idaho. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 2 213
On this day, November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court declared Alabama laws requiring segregated buses illegal. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 1 175
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On November 13, 2019, Lindsey Graham blocked a resolution recognizing Armenian genocide after Erdogan met with Trump. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 3 184
On this day, November 13, 2020, Trump nominated two more judges for the federal judiciary. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 13 Nov 13 0 165
On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2023 Nov 12 1 362
On November 10, 1954, the Marine Corps War Memorial was dedicated. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 4 146
On this day, November 12, 1969, Seymour Hersh broke the My Lai massacre story 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 2 261
On this day, November 12, 1970, a whale blowed up real good on the Oregon coast. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 3 323

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On this day, November 12, 1892, Pudge Heffelfinger became the first professional football player. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 12 Nov 12 1 178
The American Civil War - OverSimplified (Part 2) 0 Uncle Joe Nov 11 Nov 11 4 235
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On this day, November 11, 1963, President Kennedy observed a moment of silence at Arlington National Cemetery. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 11 Nov 11 2 182
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On this day, November 10, 1975, the SS Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior during a storm. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 10 Nov 10 9 310
On this day, November 10, 1898, the Wilmington massacre of 1898 occurred. 2 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 10 Nov 10 6 340
On this day, November 9, 1960, Robert McNamara was named president of the Ford Motor Company. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 0 248
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 4 251
On this day, November 9, 1853, architect Stanford White was born. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 9 Nov 9 1 162
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On this day, Thursday, November 7, 1968, this was the front page of the New York Times. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 7 Nov 7 3 143
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 7 334
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