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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 16th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 16, 1857, during the battle known as Second Relief of Lucknow, British soldiers earned 24 Victoria Cross medals in a single day, the most in British history. On November 16, 1871, the National Rifle Association received its charter from the State of New York, starting a long and distinguished history as a major force in encouraging marksmanship by Americans as…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 15th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 15, 1280, St. Albertus Magnus died, after having reportedly built an android and discovered the philosopher’s stone, but according to the faithful his body did not deteriorate and according to Mary Shelley, his writings influenced mad scientist Victor Frankenstein! On November 15, 1914, the pre-National Football League professional football world was saddened by the death of a seasoned pro, Center…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 14th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 14, 1851, author Herman Melville published his greatest book, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. On November 14, 1889, American female journalist, Nellie Bly, began her trip around the world in a successful attempt to match the fictional story of Phileas Fogg who went Around the World in Eighty Days in the 1873 Jules Verne novel by the same title. On November…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 13th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 13, 1002, English king Æthelred II the Unready ordered the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St. Brice’s Day massacre. On November 13, 1901, a British lifeboat crew answered the distress flares of a small ship in peril off the coast of Norfolk, England, only to suffer terrible hardships in attempting to launch their lifeboat from…

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 12th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 12, 1933, Hugh Gray took the first known photos of the Loch Ness Monster. On November 12, 1944, the Royal Air Force (RAF) used its heavy bomber, the Avro Lancaster, to drop Tall Boy bombs on the last German battleship, the Tirpitz. On November 12, 1970, the people along the Pacific Coast of Oregon found out the answer to the…