On November 26, 1941 Franklin Roosevelt establishes the Thanksgiving holiday as the fourth Thursday in November. This holiday comes from when William Bradford invited indians to join in a three-day feast in 1621.
This day also is when the tomb of King Tut was entered. The oldest known board game, named Senet was found inside the [...]
Entries from November 2006
Thanksgiving and King Tut
November 26th, 2006 · No Comments
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The Assassination of William McKinley
November 12th, 2006 · No Comments
William McKinley was elected President of the United States in 1896. He began his Presidency on March 4, 1897. He had been a Republican representative in the House of Representatives from 1877 to 1890, the year he lost his seat to Jonathan H. Wallace after he authored the McKinley Tariff. McKinley also had experience as [...]
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1893 Columbian Exposition
November 5th, 2006 · No Comments
The 1893 Columbian Exposition, also known as the Chicago World’s Fair, is often referred to as the beginning of the 20th century. This was supposed to set the seen for what the next 100 years would be like in America. The stage of Chicago, Illinois was set very grand inside of the White City, but [...]
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