A Brief History On November 6, 1900, William McKinley was re-elected President of the US with Teddy Roosevelt as his running mate. McKinley was assassinated in 1901, making Teddy President. McKinley’s VP from his first term, Garret Hobart, had died in office in 1899 at the age of 55. If Hobart had not died, he very well might have been President. Digging Deeper Other VPs who nearly attained the Oval Office include Hannibal Hamlin, Abe Lincoln’s VP from his first term who was replaced by Andrew Johnson for the second Lincoln administration. Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, propelling Johnson to…
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A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 5th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 5, 1530, The St. Felix’s Flood destroyed the city of Reimerswaal in the Netherlands and killed over 100,000 people, making it the fifth deadliest flood in human history. On November 5, 1895, an unlikely candidate from Rochester, New York became the first American to patent an automobile. On November 5, 1940, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to his third term…
A Brief History On November 5, 2021, the Astroworld Festival in Houston, Texas, a rap fest, went horribly wrong when a crowd fueled by drugs and alcohol overwhelmed insufficient concert security and created a “crowd crush” that cost eight lives and injured over 300 people. Digging Deeper An enormous crowd tried to tear down barricades and storm into the concert venue, creating a crushing wave, as well as the crowd already inside rushing the stage. Many accusations and lawsuits followed, but other concerts have ended badly as well. In 2003, a Rhode Island concert by Great White was the scene…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 4th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter found the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. On November 4, 1922, British archaeologist Howard Carter found the entrance to Pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. (NOTE: The link in the date for this entry leads to a different article than the other mention to this same…
A Brief History On November 4, 1960, Dr. Jane Goodall observed Chimpanzees creating and using tools, behavior previously believed to be limited to human beings. Digging Deeper Goodall’s stunning discovery took place at the Kasakela Chimpanzee Community in Tanganyika, what is now Tanzania. While many animals use various objects as tools, actually modifying an object into a useful tool is a bit rarer. Chimps even make spears for hunting Bushbabies and monkeys, and their use of tools has been documented to go back thousands of years. Other animals using tools include Sea Otters using rocks to break open shellfish, elephants…