November 5th in History
Remember, remember the 5th of November — Guy Fawkes Day, commemorating the foiling of the Gunpowder Plot! In other news, Susan B. Anthony is arrested for voting, Roy Rogers and Art Garfunkel are born, and George M. Cohan and Al Capp die.
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Mutiny on the Bounty! In other news, Kon-Tiki sets sail and the US occupation of Japan ends. It's the birthday of Oskar Schindler, Harper Lee, Saddam Hussein, Ann-Margret, and Jay Leno; Benito Mussolini and Iceberg Slim died. Happy International Astronomy Day!
Read MoreApril 29th in History
Nixon releases the tapes! In other news, Dachau is liberated, Hair opens on broadway, and Prince William marries Kate Middleton. It's the birthday of William Randolph Hearst, Duke Ellington, Bernie Madoff, and Jerry Seinfeld; Alfred Hitchcock, John Kenneth Galbraith, and Amarillo Slim died. Happy International Dance Day!
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The Louisiana Purchase! It's the birthday of Kaspar Hauser, Alice B. Toklas, Willie Nelson, and Larry Niven; Casey Jones, Adolf Hitler, Muddy Waters, and Sergio Leone died. Happy Walpurgisnacht!
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