A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 25th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 25, 1120, a ship sailing from Normandy, France to England, hit a rock and capsized, quickly sinking and taking everyone aboard, save one, to their deaths. On November 25, 1851, the first YMCA located in North America was organized in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. On November 25, 1864, a group of Confederate special forces operatives attempted to burn down New York…
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A Brief History On November 25, 1876, the US Army took revenge for the Little Bighorn massacre of George Custer and his 7th Cavalry, by sacking a peaceful Cheyenne village led by Chief Dull Knife, a translation of his Lakota Sioux name. A correct translation of his actual Cheyenne name is the more flattering “Morning Star.” Digging Deeper Here are some other Old West names and nicknames (of real people) that are not so complimentary: Big Nose Kate, the girlfriend of gunslinger Doc Holliday. Calamity Jane, an acquaintance of Wild Bill Hickok. Captain Jack, a Modoc Chief whose name is…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 24th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 24, 1326, Hugh Despenser, 1st Lord Despenser, became a victim of the vengeful woman known as Isabella the She-wolf in one of history’s all-time most brutal executions, because as they say, well, sort of, “Hell hath no fury like a she-wolf scorned”! On November 24, 1835, the Texas Provincial Government (Permanent Council) authorized the creation of a mounted para-military police…
A Brief History On November 24, 1940, The First Slovak Republic signed up to become part of the Axis Powers during World War II, just one of many nations and states to join Germany, Italy, and Japan in their fight against the democratic world. Digging Deeper Some of these other Axis aligned nations included: Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, Hungary, Romania, Slovakia, and Thailand. Finland became an ally of Germany when the Germans invaded the USSR, giving new life to Finland’s struggle against Soviet hegemony. Thailand started out as a neutral country, but after Japan invaded, the reality of the situation on…
A Brief History This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 23rd. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event. Digging Deeper On November 23, 1876, a public cry for justice was answered when W. M. “Boss” Tweed was turned over to legal authorities in New York city after having been captured in Spain. On November 23, 1889, the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco became the home of the first public jukebox, a coin operated contraption that played records on demand. On November…
