History

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1863 – President Abraham Lincoln declares the last Thursday in November as Thanksgiving Day (More info) 1951 – The "Shot Heard 'Round the World," one of the greatest moments in sports history, occurs (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1919 – President Woodrow Wilson suffers a massive stroke, leaving him partially paralyzed (More info) 1950 – Charles M. Schulz's iconic comic strip, 'Peanuts,' is first published (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1931 – The George Washington Bridge linking New Jersey and New York opens (More info) 1946 – Twelve Nazi leaders are sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1918 – President Woodrow Wilson gives a speech before Congress in support of granting women the right to vote (More info) 1927 – Babe Ruth becomes the first baseball player to hit 60 home runs in a season, a record that stood for 34 years (More info) 1949 – The Berlin Airlift ends after 15 months and more than 250,000

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 48 BC – Upon landing in Egypt, Roman general and politician Pompey the Great is murdered on the orders of King Ptolemy of Egypt (More info) 1920 – Eight Chicago White Sox players are indicted for fixing the 1919 World Series in the so-called Black Sox Scandal (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1913 – Rudolf Diesel, inventor of the engine that bears his name, disappears from a steamship while traveling from Belgium to England (More info) 1966 – The Chevrolet Camaro goes on sale (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1821 – Mexico gains its independence from Spain (More info) 1908 – The first Ford Model T automobile leaves a factory in Detroit, Michigan (More info)

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1580 – Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the globe (More info) 1789 – Thomas Jefferson is appointed the first United States Secretary of State (More info)

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Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1775 – Continental Army Colonel Ethan Allen is captured by the British (More info) 1789 – The first Congress of the United States approves 12 amendments to the US Constitution, the first 10 of which become the Bill of Rights (More info) 1911 – Ground is broken for Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts (More info) 1957

Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history: 1789 – The Judiciary Act of 1789, which establishes the Supreme Court of the United States, is passed by Congress and signed by President George Washington (More info) 1890 – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints officially renounces polygamy (More info) 1906 – US President Theodore Roosevelt proclaims Devil

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