On this day in history - November 10 ; 1567 - Battle at St-Denis: French government army vs Huguenots. 1619 - René Descartes has the dreams that inspire his Meditations on First Philosophy. Was this divine inspiration ?? 1630 - Failed palace revolution in France against Richelieu 1674 - Dutch formally cede New Netherlands (NY) to English. 1766 - The last Colonial governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter of Queens College (later renamed Rutgers University). 1775 - Congress forms US Marine Corps. 1793 - France ends forced worship of God. 1801 - Kentucky outlaws dueling - Rand Paul was only 2012 years too late to duel with Rachel Maddow. 1834 - HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin sails from Valparaiso. 1836 - Louis Napoleon banished to America 1864 - Kingston, GA burned during Shermans March to the Sea. 1885 - Gottlieb Daimlers motorcycle, worlds 1st, unveiled. Mercedes-Benz is on its way. 1911 - Andrew Carnegie forms Carnegie Corp (for scholarly & charitable works). He says he will give up all his riches before he dies, and does a pretty fair job ot it. 1911 - Chinese Imperial army recaptures Nanking (blood bath), yet this will pale in comparison to the Japanese Rape of Nanking during WWII. 1917 - 41 suffragists are arrested in front of White House. 1917 - New soviet government suspends freedom of press (temporary). 1918 - German emperor Wilhelm II flees to Netherland; his careless promise to back Austria in any potential war with Russia helps snare the world into WWI. 1918 - The Western Union Cable Office in North Sydney, NS received a top-secret coded message from Europe (that would be sent to Ottawa, ON and Washington, DC) that said on November 11, 1918 all fighting would cease on land, sea and in the air. 1919 - American Legions 1st national convention (Minneapolis). 1923 - German ex-crown prince flees Netherlands for Germany. Now that Germany is a republic, it doesnt apparently want any royalty around. 1924 - Dion OBanion, leader of the North Side Gang is assassinated in his flower shop by members of Johnny Torrios gang, sparking the bloody gang war of the 1920s in Chicago. 1928 - Hirohito ascended throne as Emperor of Japan. He will be generally absolved of war crimes, Tojo wont. 1938 - 8.3 earthquake shakes East of Shumagin Islands, Alaska. 1944 - German riots in Rotterdam/Schiedam 52,000 men sent to Germany. 1944 - Ammunition ship USS Mount Hood (AE-11) exploded at Seeadler Harbour, Manus, Admiralty Islands. It wasnt quiet. 1945 - Nazi concentration camp at Buchenwald liberated by US. 1946 - Communists win many seats at French parliamentary election. 1950 - Nobel for literature awarded to William Faulkner. 1951 - 1st long distance telephone call without operator assistance. 1954 - Iwo Jima Memorial (servicemen raising US flag) dedicated in Arlington. Now, the memorial is bathed in light during dark hours, and offers a spectacular view of Washington, D.C. at night when you are between the Tomb of the Unknowns and the Iwo Jima Memorial. 1960 - US Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill; this during the ending days of Republican support for civil rights, and the close of the Democratic partys opposition. 1965 - Willie Mays wins NL MVP - My all time favorite player. 1975 - Royals release slugger Harmon Killebrew, ending his 22-year career. 1975 - UN General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism. 1978 - Israels top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks. 1982 - Vietnam Veterans Memorial opened. Combined with Jimmy Carters amnesty for Canadian deserters, the nation finally begins to heal from massive disruption of the Vietnamese War. 1983 - Federal government shut down. 1989 - Germans begin demolishing Berlin Wall, an iconic event in the progress of humanity. 44th US President Barack Obama 2012 - The final US presidential election results are declared after Barack Obama wins Florida to defeat Mitt Romney 332-206 in Electoral College votes.
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 07:27:45 +0000
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