Browsing: November 11

A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 11th.  For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 11, 1620, while anchored in Provincetown Harbor (off Cape Cod), the male passengers of the Mayflower wrote and signed a document known as The Mayflower Compact. On November 11, 1673, General Jan Sobieski of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth successfully used military rockets designed by Kazimierz Siemienowicz in the Second Battle of Khotyn in the Ukraine, helping to defeat Ottoman forces. On…

A Brief History On November 11, 2014, a horrible bus crash occurred in the Sindh province of Pakistan.  Known as the “2014 Khairpur bus crash,” the accident happened when the bus collided with a truck, killing 56 people.  For perspective, the deadliest bus crash in US history was the 1963 Salinas Valley Drunk Driver Train Crash in California when a jury rigged truck/bus was hit by a train, killing 32 people.  Some other deadly bus wrecks include: Digging Deeper The Hida River Bus Crash of 1968, when two buses were swept off the road by a landslide during a typhoon,…

A Brief History On November 11, 1918, a full century ago, an armistice took effect ending the fighting of World War I.  Later, a peace treaty would be signed officially ending the war, but neither the Armistice nor the Treaty of Versailles could end the suffering generated by World War I nor could they prevent the even bigger World War (II) that would follow.  Today we take a look at the costs of The Great War 100 years after the fighting (supposedly) ended. Digging Deeper The first line on the account of the cost of World War I is one…

A Brief History On November 11, 1993, a sculpture honoring the women that served in the Vietnam War was dedicated at the site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.  The two acre site of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was established in 1982, and consists of “The Wall,” “The Three Soldiers,” and since 1993, the “Vietnam Women’s Memorial.” Digging Deeper The Vietnam Women’s Memorial is a sculpture by Glenna Goodacre (nee Maxey), of Lubbock, Texas.  She is a graduate of Colorado and has lived in New Mexico since 1983.  (She is now 78 years old.)  The sculpture consists of…

A Brief History On November 11, 1620, while anchored in Provincetown Harbor (off Cape Cod), the male passengers of the Mayflower wrote and signed a document known as The Mayflower Compact. Of the 101 people aboard the ship, 41 men signed the famous pact. Known today as “Pilgrims,” the settlers aboard were actually in two main groups, the first group calling themselves “Saints” that were religious separatist Congregationalists and a group of tradesmen, adventurers and the like called “Strangers” by the separatists. Digging Deeper The religious crowd on the Mayflower was fleeing religious persecution in England because of their extreme…