On this Day
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texan
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On this day, 2 Nov 1948, When Harry S Truman went to bed this day, he was losing the election
for president of the United States (to Thomas E. Dewey).
Chicago Daily Tribune printers were out on strike and getting the newspaper to readers
was no simple task.
To make a long story short, the editors had to guess at the outcome of the election and picked/printed
the wrong person to win.
Upon arising the next morning, Truman learned he had won. On a short train stop in St. Louis, he
stepped onto the back platform of the train and was presented with one of the newspapers with
the infamous headline, “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN”.
It was at that moment that the famous photo of Truman holding up the paper was taken.
When asked to comment, Truman said “This is for the books.”
for president of the United States (to Thomas E. Dewey).
Chicago Daily Tribune printers were out on strike and getting the newspaper to readers
was no simple task.
To make a long story short, the editors had to guess at the outcome of the election and picked/printed
the wrong person to win.
Upon arising the next morning, Truman learned he had won. On a short train stop in St. Louis, he
stepped onto the back platform of the train and was presented with one of the newspapers with
the infamous headline, “DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN”.
It was at that moment that the famous photo of Truman holding up the paper was taken.
When asked to comment, Truman said “This is for the books.”
menotyou
bella amicizia
He has a cool remodeling show on the boob tube. DIY, I think.
texan
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On this day, 04 Nov 2012, Datelight savings time change.
Spring ahead and fall back: Daylight saving time ended at 2 a.m. Sunday the 4th of Nov, when clocks
should have been turned back one hour.
Read more: Falling back: A look at daylight saving time - Times Union
Spring ahead and fall back: Daylight saving time ended at 2 a.m. Sunday the 4th of Nov, when clocks
should have been turned back one hour.
Read more: Falling back: A look at daylight saving time - Times Union
texan
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On this day, 5 Nov 1994, George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champ in history.
On November 5, 1994, 45-year-old George Foreman knocks out 26-year-old Michael Moorer and becomes
the oldest heavyweight champ in the history of boxing.
Foreman had been the champ once before, until Muhammed Ali took the belt from him in
1974’s "Rumble in the Jungle," but he’d taken 10 years off from boxing to become an
evangelical preacher, pitchman for mufflers and hamburgers, and sitcom star.
Moorer, for his part, was a young lefty with a 35-0 record who expected to coast through the bout, collect
a hefty paycheck and retire a champion.
And he was coasting through the bout, until Foreman floored him in the 10th round.
On November 5, 1994, 45-year-old George Foreman knocks out 26-year-old Michael Moorer and becomes
the oldest heavyweight champ in the history of boxing.
Foreman had been the champ once before, until Muhammed Ali took the belt from him in
1974’s "Rumble in the Jungle," but he’d taken 10 years off from boxing to become an
evangelical preacher, pitchman for mufflers and hamburgers, and sitcom star.
Moorer, for his part, was a young lefty with a 35-0 record who expected to coast through the bout, collect
a hefty paycheck and retire a champion.
And he was coasting through the bout, until Foreman floored him in the 10th round.
texan
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On this day, 6 Nov 2012, is the US election day.
Election Day in the United States is the day set by law for the general elections of public officials.
It occurs on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
The earliest possible date is November 2 and the latest possible date is November 8.
Election Day in the United States is the day set by law for the general elections of public officials.
It occurs on the Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
The earliest possible date is November 2 and the latest possible date is November 8.
texan
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On this day, 7 Nov 2012, President Obama retains the Presidency, and is reelected to four more years.
The popular vote was roughly, 60,390,000 to 57,588,000.
This really occurred on 6 Nov 2012, but was authenicated and conceded at about a little after midnight
the 7th of Nov. 2012.
The popular vote was roughly, 60,390,000 to 57,588,000.
This really occurred on 6 Nov 2012, but was authenicated and conceded at about a little after midnight
the 7th of Nov. 2012.
texan
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On this day, 08 Nov 1993, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 was released.
The operating system boasted improved support for NetWare and Windows NT, and slipped in numerous
architectural changes to improve performance and stability (changes that later found their way into Windows 95).
The operating system boasted improved support for NetWare and Windows NT, and slipped in numerous
architectural changes to improve performance and stability (changes that later found their way into Windows 95).
Nimnim
The Nim
On this day, 08 Nov 1993, Microsoft Windows for Workgroups 3.11 was released.
The operating system boasted improved support for NetWare and Windows NT, and slipped in numerous
architectural changes to improve performance and stability (changes that later found their way into Windows 95).
I think I still have a copy of that on like 8 3.5 floppy disks somewhere. It was a fun, yet limited, version of windows.
texan
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On this day, 11 Nov 1912, Pop Warner was a legendary coach of the Carlisle School for Indians in
Pennsylvania (Jim Thorpe played for Warner at Carlisle).
On this day, Carlisle hammered Army 27-6. Playing right halfback on the Army team was a future U.S. war
hero and president: Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Pennsylvania (Jim Thorpe played for Warner at Carlisle).
On this day, Carlisle hammered Army 27-6. Playing right halfback on the Army team was a future U.S. war
hero and president: Dwight D. Eisenhower.
texan
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On this day, 11 Nov 1918
World War I, then normally referred to simply as The Great War (no one could imagine any war being greater!),
ended with the implementation of an armistice [temporary cessation of hostilities-in this case until the final
peace treaty, the infamous Treaty of Versailles, was signed in 1919] between the Allies and Germany at
the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of November, 1918.
1919
November 11: President Wilson proclaims the first Armistice Day with the following words:
"To us in America, the reflections of armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who
died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which
it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and
justice in the councils of the nations."
1921
World War I, then normally referred to simply as The Great War (no one could imagine any war being greater!),
ended with the implementation of an armistice [temporary cessation of hostilities-in this case until the final
peace treaty, the infamous Treaty of Versailles, was signed in 1919] between the Allies and Germany at
the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of November, 1918.
1919
November 11: President Wilson proclaims the first Armistice Day with the following words:
"To us in America, the reflections of armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who
died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which
it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and
justice in the councils of the nations."
1921
Congress passes legislation approving the establishment of a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in
Arlington National Cemetery. November 11 is chosen for the date of the ceremony.
According on October 20, Congress declares November 11, 1921 a legal Federal holiday to honor all those
who participated in the war.
The ceremony was conducted with great success.
1938
Congress passes legislation on May 13 making November 11 a legal Federal holiday, Armistice Day.
The United States has no 'actual' national holidays because the states retain the right to designate their own
holidays.
The Federal government can in fact only designate holidays for Federal employees and for the District of Columbia.
But in practice the states almost always follow the Federal lead in designation of holidays.
1954
On June 1, President Eisenhower signs legislation changing the name of the legal holiday from Armistice Day
to Veteran's Day.
The History of Veterans Day - U.S. Army Center of Military History
Arlington National Cemetery. November 11 is chosen for the date of the ceremony.
According on October 20, Congress declares November 11, 1921 a legal Federal holiday to honor all those
who participated in the war.
The ceremony was conducted with great success.
1938
Congress passes legislation on May 13 making November 11 a legal Federal holiday, Armistice Day.
The United States has no 'actual' national holidays because the states retain the right to designate their own
holidays.
The Federal government can in fact only designate holidays for Federal employees and for the District of Columbia.
But in practice the states almost always follow the Federal lead in designation of holidays.
1954
On June 1, President Eisenhower signs legislation changing the name of the legal holiday from Armistice Day
to Veteran's Day.
The History of Veterans Day - U.S. Army Center of Military History
texan
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texan
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On this day, 12 Nov 1954, Ellis Island, the gateway to America, shuts it doors after processing more than
12 million immigrants since opening in 1892.
Today, an estimated 40 percent of all Americans can trace their roots through Ellis Island, located in New
York Harbor off the New Jersey coast and named for merchant Samuel Ellis, who owned the land in the 1770s.
On January 2, 1892, 15-year-old Annie Moore, from Ireland, became the first person to pass through the newly
opened Ellis Island, which President Benjamin Harrison designated as America's first federal
immigration center in 1890.
Before that time, the processing of immigrants had been handled by individual states.
12 million immigrants since opening in 1892.
Today, an estimated 40 percent of all Americans can trace their roots through Ellis Island, located in New
York Harbor off the New Jersey coast and named for merchant Samuel Ellis, who owned the land in the 1770s.
On January 2, 1892, 15-year-old Annie Moore, from Ireland, became the first person to pass through the newly
opened Ellis Island, which President Benjamin Harrison designated as America's first federal
immigration center in 1890.
Before that time, the processing of immigrants had been handled by individual states.
texan
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On this day, 13 Nov 1982, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated.
Near the end of a weeklong national salute to Americans who served in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington after a march to its site by thousands of veterans of the conflict.
The long-awaited memorial was a simple V-shaped black-granite wall inscribed with the names of
the 57,939 Americans who died in the conflict, arranged in order of death, not rank, as was
common in other memorials.
Near the end of a weeklong national salute to Americans who served in the Vietnam War, the Vietnam
Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington after a march to its site by thousands of veterans of the conflict.
The long-awaited memorial was a simple V-shaped black-granite wall inscribed with the names of
the 57,939 Americans who died in the conflict, arranged in order of death, not rank, as was
common in other memorials.
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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One of our drivers (since retired) lost a brother in the war--his name is on the wall.
texan
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On this day, 14 Nov 1970, Plane crash devastates Marshall University
On November 14, 1970, a chartered jet carrying most of the Marshall University football team clips
a stand of trees and crashes into a hillside just two miles from the Tri-State Airport in Kenova, West Virginia.
The team was returning from that day’s game, a 17-14 loss to East Carolina University.
Thirty-seven Marshall football players were aboard the plane, along with the team’s coach, its doctors, the
university athletic director and 25 team boosters--some of Huntington, West Virginia’s most prominent
citizens--who had traveled to North Carolinaa to cheer on the Thundering Herd.
"The whole fabric," a citizen of Huntington wrote later, "the whole heart of the town was aboard."
On November 14, 1970, a chartered jet carrying most of the Marshall University football team clips
a stand of trees and crashes into a hillside just two miles from the Tri-State Airport in Kenova, West Virginia.
The team was returning from that day’s game, a 17-14 loss to East Carolina University.
Thirty-seven Marshall football players were aboard the plane, along with the team’s coach, its doctors, the
university athletic director and 25 team boosters--some of Huntington, West Virginia’s most prominent
citizens--who had traveled to North Carolinaa to cheer on the Thundering Herd.
"The whole fabric," a citizen of Huntington wrote later, "the whole heart of the town was aboard."
UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)
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"We Are Marshall"
