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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Ron

Today in History (November 22nd): Thanksgiving (Fourth Thursday in November) 1718: Edward Teach, also known as the pirate Blackbeard, was killed off North Carolina’s Outer Banks during a battle with a British navy force. 1744: Birthdays: Abigail Adams, wife of … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on November 21, 2013 by Ron

Today in History (November 21st): 1643: Birthdays: French explorer of North America Rene Robert de La Salle. 1694: Birthdays: French author Francois-Marie Arouet, known as Voltaire. 1729: Birthdays: Josiah Bartlett, signer of the Declaration of Independence. 1783: In Paris, Jean … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Ron

Today in History (November 20th): 1272: Edward I was proclaimed King of England. 1780: Britain declared war on Holland. 1789: New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights. 1851: Birthdays: Botanist John Merle Coulter. 1866: Birthdays: … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on November 19, 2013 by Ron

Today in History (November 19th): 1600: Birthdays: English King Charles I. 1752: Birthdays: U.S. frontier military leader George Rogers Clark. 1831: Birthdays: James Abram Garfield, 20th president of the United States. 1862: Birthdays: Baseball player and religious revivalist Billy Sunday. … Continue reading →

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Quotes November 18th

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Ron

“Nothing is ever lost by courtesy. It is the cheapest of pleasures, costs nothing, and conveys much.” – Erastus Wiman, 1834-1904 “What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything?” – Vincent van Gogh, 1853-1890 “The rose … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Ron

Today in History (November 18th): 1477: The Sayings of the Philosophers was published, the earliest known book printed in England to carry a date. 1647: Birthdays: French philosopher and writer Pierre Bayle. 1786: Birthdays: German composer Carl von Weber; English … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on November 17, 2013 by Ron

Today in History (November 17th): 1734: John Peter Zenger, who founded America’s first regularly published newspaper, was arrested for allegedly libeling the colonial governor of New York. 1755: Birthdays: King Louis XVIII of France. 1790: Birthdays: German astronomer and mathematician … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Ron

Today in History (November 16th): 42 B.C.: Birthdays: Tiberius, emperor of Rome. 1873: Birthdays: Composer W.C. Handy, known as the Father of the Blues. 1889: Birthdays: Broadway director and playwright George S. Kaufman. 1892: The University of Chicago, a founding … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Ron

Today in History (November 15th): 1708: Birthdays: British statesman William Pitt (The Elder). 1738: Birthdays: British astronomer William Herschel, discoverer of the planet Uranus. 1791: Georgetown University, in what is now Washington, D.C., opened as the first Roman Catholic college … Continue reading →

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Thoughts for the Day

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Ron

Today in History (November 14th): 1666: The first blood transfusion took place in London. Blood from one dog was transfused into another. 1765: Birthdays: Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. 1832: The first horse-drawn streetcar made its appearance in New … Continue reading →

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