Daily recap on U.S. History
NOVEMBER 22 — 1963 Assassination of JFK; 1910 Federal Reserve is quietly conceived at Jeckyl Island Club meeting; SPORTS: 1986 Tyson becomes youngest heavyweight champ, 1981 Chargers beat Raiders 55-10 NOVEMBER 22 1963 – No you certainly can’t. Those were
NOVEMBER 21 — 1620 Mayflower anchors at Provincetown; 1975 Congress investigates assassination attempts on Castro; 1989 Happy Birthday greatest NFL kicker Justin Tucker; 2016 The Button King passes away NOVEMBER 21 1986 – Ollie North starts feeding documents into the
NOVEMBER 20 — 1925 Happy Birthday Robert F. Kennedy; 1895 Frederick Blaisdell patents the pencil; 1982 The Play (as in….The Play) NOVEMBER 20 1925 – Happy birthday Bobby Kennedy! Robert Francis, one of the youngest of seven Kennedy children, was
NOVEMBER 19 — 1834 Happy Anniversary Franklin and Jane Pierce; 1966 HARP shoots 400 lb. projectile 112 miles up; 1863 Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address NOVEMBER 19 1834 – Happy anniversary Franklin and Jane Pierce. Jane Means Appleton was born March
NOVEMBER 18 — 1978 Mass suicide at Jonestown; 1901 Happy Birthday George Gallup (pollster); 1874 Happy Birthday Carrie White, lived up to 116; 2007 New England Pats continue domination with 56-10 victory over Bills NOVEMBER 18 1978 –Mass suicide at
NOVEMBER 17 — 1863 Siege of Knoxville begins; 2015 Niles Village, Illinois, purchases Leaning Tower;990 Gary Erickson invents the Cliff Bar; 2015 Gingerbread Lane goes on display in NYC NOVEMBER 17 1963 – Siege of Knoxville begins at Campbells’ Station.
NOVEMBER 16 — 1821 Becknell opens trade on Santa Fe Trail; 1907 Oklahoma becomes 46th State; 1948 Frederick Gardner Cortrell dies (inventor of electrostatic precipitator); SPORTS: 1984 Houston blocks 20 shots, tying NBA regular season record, 1962 Wilt Chamberlin scores
NOVEMBER 15 — 1957 Khruschev challenges U.S. in nuclear rifle match; 1984 Baby Fay dies of kidney failure; 1777 Articles of Confederation adopted NOVEMBER 15 1957 – Khrushchev challenges the US …to a friendly nuclear rifle match. Why, doesn’t that
NOVEMBER 14 — 1776 Britain announces Ben Franklin’s allegiance to America; 1851 Moby Dick published; 2006 The Pig Stand closes down; SPORTS: Suns beat Portland in quadruple OT, MLB MVP Awards, 1888 USC Methodists/Trojans play 1st football game NOVEMBER 14
NOVEMBER 13 — 1945 Truman announces State of Israel; 1966 Bingham Canyon Mine becomes a historic monument; 2016 Gregory Foster breaks recrord for eating most Carolina Reaper chiles in one minute; 2017 RIP Arcturus the 30 lb. cat NOVEMBER 13
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