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November 1Sunday
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Strait of Megellan
November 1, 2020 all day Organized by | Type: historical
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Ernie Kovacs in Philly
November 1, 2020 all day – WPTZ TV Ernie Kovacs had his own show in Philly starting in November of 1950 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Kovacs Arriving at NBC's Philadelphia affiliate, WPTZ, for an audition wearing a barr… Organized by "back of the head" humor | Type: historical
November 5Thursday
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Guy Fawkes Day
November 5, 2020 all day – Westminster in London Guy Fawkes November 5 1605 Guy Fawkes, a member of the Gunpowder Plot, was arrested while guarding and preparing to alight the explosives the plotters had placed beneath the House of Lords. … Organized by | Type: historical
November 8Sunday
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Rudy's Sack
November 8, 2020 all day – Notre Dame Stadium Rudy Ruettiger's November 8, 1975 sack of Georgia Tech quarterback Rudy Allen as time expired and he was carried off the field by a handful of teammates. What part of the movie was true, what was not… Organized by | Type: historical
November 9Monday
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The Exploding Whale
November 9, 2020 all day – a beach in Florence, Oregon I am of course, referring to the one purposefully blown up in Florence OR. On November 9, 1970, a forty-five-foot, eight-ton sperm whale washed ashore near Florence on Oregon's south coast In a… Organized by | Type: historical
November 12Thursday
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Medal of Honor to Dr Mary Walker
November 12, 2020 all day – Union Forces It was on this date in 1865 that Dr Mary Walker received from President Andrew Johnson the Medal of Honor for her medical service in the field during the Civil War. She is the only female to do so… Organized by | Type: historical
November 15Sunday
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The Nuclear Age Truly Begins
November 15, 2020 all day – out at sea The launch of a Nuclear Ballistic Missle from a Nuclear Powered Submarine. The Polaris A1 weighed 28,800 lb, with a length 28.5 ft and diameter 54 in., it had a range of approximately 1000 nm. T… Organized by The US Navy | Type: historical
November 18Wednesday
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Calvin and Hobbes Turn 25
November 18, 2020 all day – the not so distant past November 18, 1985 Calvin and Hobbes first appeared. https://www.gocomics.com/calvinandhobbes/1985/11/18 By the time Bill Watterson wrote the Tenth Anniversary Book, he had changed his opinion ab… Organized by | Type: historical
November 20Friday
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The Sinking of the Essex
November 20, 2020 all day – Latitude 0°40 south, Longitude 119° west The whaling ship Essex is attacked. This is the whaling ship that sank from a whale atteck - which inspired Herman Melville to write Moby Dick https://getpocket.com/explore/item/a-whaleship-ful… Organized by that demon white whale, me-hardy | Type: historical
December 7Monday
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Rube Goldberg passes
December 7, 2020 all day – Ask any dad The creator and cartoonist of many inventions Rube Goldberg became an Adjective to describe many a husband's solutions to household problems. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rube_Goldberg… Organized by John Voris, Lead Coordinator | Type: historical
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