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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 21st.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 21, 164 BC, Judas Maccabeus dedicated the Second Temple in Jerusalem, a restoration of the Temple first built by Solomon on Temple Mount in 957 BC. On November 21, 1916, the new and improved version of the Titanic became the largest ship sunk during World War I! On November 21, 1916, in the waters of the Aegean Sea near the…

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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 20th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 20, 1518, Sir Marmaduke Constable, a Tudor Era English courtier and soldier, died in a most unusual way. On November 20, 1518, Sir Marmaduke Constable, a Tudor Era English courtier and soldier, died in a most unusual way.  (NOTE: The link in the date for this entry leads to a different article than the other mention to this same event…

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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 19th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 19, 1703, one of History’s most celebrated prisoners died while still in prison, an unidentified man known to us as “The Man in the Iron Mask.” On November 19, 1887, Emma Lazarus, the author of “The New Colossus,” a sonnet that appears on a plaque at the base of the Statue of Liberty, died in New York city at the…

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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 18th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 18, 1307, Swiss archer William Tell split an apple into two pieces on his son’s head with a well-aimed arrow. Contrary to Pat Robertson’s beliefs, on November 18, 1803, Haitians won their independence, not with the Devil’s assistance, but with their victory at The Battle of Vertières, the last major battle of the Haitian Revolution. On November 18, 1963, Bell…

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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 17th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 17, 1810, Sweden declared war on its ally the United Kingdom to begin the Anglo-Swedish War, although no fighting ever took place and there were no casualties! On November 17, 1858, Denver, Colorado, the town that bills itself as “The Mile High City” because of its elevation of 5280 feet above sea level, exactly one US mile, was founded. On…

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