November 14th in History

Michael Dobson | November 14

First carrier launch! Plus, Nellie Bly sets out to go around the world in 80 days, Robert Fulton and Veronica Lake are born, Booker T. Washington dies. Happy Equoarum Probatio!

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November 18th in History

Michael Dobson | November 18

William Tell shoots an apple off his son's head! Plus, the first Disney cartoon is released and the Peoples Temple drinks the Kool-Aid. Pollster George Gallup and astronaut Alan Shepard are born; writer Marcel Proust and Minnie the Moocher singer Cab Calloway die. Happy Latvian and Moroccan Independence Day!

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November 19th in History

Michael Dobson | November 19

Lincoln speaks at Gettysburg. Bandleader Tommy Dorsey, designer Calvin Klein, and actress Jodie Foster are born; The Man in the Iron Mask, Statue of Liberty poet Emma Lazarus, and Dick "Mr. Whipple" Wilson die. Happy Discovery of Puerto Rico Day!

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November 20th in History

Michael Dobson | November 20

Hyperinflation in Germany, a whale attack inspires Moby Dick, and the Soviets agree to remove missiles from Cuba. Astronomer Edwin Hubble, RFK, and Bo Derek are born; Leo Tolstoy and Generalissimo Francisco Franco die. Happy Universal Children's Day!

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