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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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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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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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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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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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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Sunday, November 15th, 2009
November 15, 1959: Herb and Bonnie Clutter, along with their two youngest children are murdered. Herb was a wheat farmer who had begun small and...
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November 14, 1957: A meeting takes place at Joe's house in Apalachin, New York. Joseph "Joe the Barber" Barbara was the boss of the...
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November 13, 1833: In the four hours before dawn, the sky is lit by meteors. The first few flashes began soon after dusk the evening before. The...
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November 12, 1859: The Cirque Napoleon presents a new and spectacular circus act. Jules Léotard was the son of a gymnasium instructor. His date...
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