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Patricia Hysell brings history to life with short date-based stories. Each story is a thread in the tapestry of our shared past. She has been writing these essays for over three years. E-mail her: spcheck@sc.rr.com.

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On This Day: Thirty-six rock stars make a difference

Wednesday, November 25th, 2009

November 25, 1984: Do They Know It's Christmas is recorded. There were 36 famous musicians who gathered together to form Band Aid. The mostly...
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On This Day: DB Cooper jumps out of a plane and into the history books

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009

November 24, 1971: Dan or D.B. Cooper makes a parachute jump and is never seen again. Cooper boarded Northwest Orient (now part of Delta) Flight 305...
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On This Day: John Milton's bid for freedom of speech and the press

Monday, November 23rd, 2009 · 2 comments

November 23, 1644: John Milton publishes a pamphlet called Areopagitica. Milton (1608-1674) was a poet, author, polemicist, and civil servant for the...
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On This Day: Bolero was first performed

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009 · 2 comments

November 22, 1928: Boléro by Maurice Ravel is first performed. Dancer Ida Rubinstein asked Ravel to orchestrate some music for her using Iberia...
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On This Day: The Alaska Highway's completion was celebrated

Saturday, November 21st, 2009 · 1 comment

November 21, 1942: The Alaska Highway's completion is celebrated at Soldier's Summit. On February 6, 1942, the threat of invasion of the US...
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On This Day: Windsor Castle caught fire

Friday, November 20th, 2009 · 2 comments

November 20, 1992: Part (100 rooms) of Windsor Castle burns. The castle has ≈ 484,000 square feet of floor space. It is the largest inhabited...
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On This Day: The McCaughey septuplets were born

Thursday, November 19th, 2009 · 1 comment

November 19, 1997: Kenny, Alexis, Natalie, Kelsey, Nathan, Brandon, and Joel are born in Des Moines, Iowa. Kenny and Bobbi McCaughey (pronounced...
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On This Day: William Tell and the apple

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009 · 2 comments

November 18, 1307: William Tell shoots an apple off his son's head – or not. The legend says Tell was an expert marksman who lived in the...
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On This Day: The computer mouse is first patented

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

November 17, 1970: US Patent # 3,541,541 is granted to SRI International. Dr. Douglas Engelbart from SRI is an American inventor, geek, and...
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On This Day: UNESCO was founded

Monday, November 16th, 2009 · 1 comment

November 16, 1945: The UNESCO Constitution is signed, creating the United Nations body for Education, and Scientific and Cultural collaboration. The...
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