📖🗣️ Notable Events

[KellytheBelly]

I found these historic events to be quite interesting, and just wanted to share!  🙂

Notable Events for October 21st:

[source: National Day Calendar - October 21 | Birthdays & Events]

1774 - The first flag to include the word "Liberty" is flown in Massachusetts.
1867 - The Medicine Lodge Treaty is signed Great Plains Indian leaders, relocating the tribes to a reservation in Indian Territory.

[While the treaty did relocate some Plains tribes, it's important to note that it was a complex event with significant cultural and historical implications. The treaty process was often fraught with misunderstandings and unequal power dynamics.]
1869 - The first shipment of fresh oysters is delivered from Baltimore.
1871 - The first amateur outdoor athletic games begin in NY.
1879 - Thomas Edison applies for a patent for an incandescent light bulb.
1915 - The first radiotelephone message overseas is made from Arlington, VA to Paris, France.

[This was a significant milestone, but it's worth noting that wireless communication had been evolving for several decades before this point.]
1917 - The first U.S. troops see action on the front lines in WWI.
1921 - President Harding delivers the first speech by a sitting U.S. president in opposition of lynching in the South.

[While this was a significant step forward, it's important to recognize that lynching persisted in the South for many years after this speech.]
1940 - Ernest Hemingway's first novel, For Whom the Bell Tolls, is published.
1944 - American forces take the city of Aachen, Germany, after three weeks.

[This was a crucial battle, but it was part of a larger Allied offensive in Western Europe.]

1959 - The Guggenheim Museum opens to the public in NY.
1959 - President Eisenhower approves the transfer of all US Army space-related activities to NASA.
1964 - My Fair Lady, starring Rex Harrison and Audrey Hepburn, premieres in NY.
1967 - Fifty thousand people march from the Lincoln Memorial to the Pentagon in protest of the Vietnam War.

[This was a major event in the history of the anti-war movement, but it's important to note that there were many other protests and demonstrations against the war.]
1975 - Women are allowed to enroll in the Coast Guard Academy for the first time.
1986 - Journalist Edward Tracy is kidnapped in Beirut.

[This was a tragic event, and Tracy was eventually released after several years in captivity.]
1989 - Bertram Lee and Peter Bynoe become the first major sports team owners after they purchase the Denver Nuggets for $65 million.
1991 - Hostage Jesse Turner is released from captivity in Beirut after 5 years.
2019 - Facebook takes down disinformation campaigns from Iran and Russia.
2020 - Over 545 children are left without parents after being separated at the U.S./Mexican border.

[This was a highly controversial policy that led to widespread condemnation and legal challenges.]

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 17th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 17 | Birthdays & Events]

1791 - The first one-way street is created in NY City.
[Is likely inaccurate. One-way streets became more common in the early 20th century, not the late 18th. While it's possible a very early form of one-way traffic control existed, it's unlikely to have been formalized as a designated 'one-way street' in 1791. Early traffic management likely focused on simple regulations: These might have included horse traffic flow directions or restrictions on certain types of vehicles.]
1862 - General Ulysses Grant expels Jews from Tennessee.
[Is partially accurate, but needs clarification: Grant did issue General Order No. 11 on December 17, 1862. This order expelled 'Jews, as a class' from his military district, which encompassed parts of Tennessee, Mississippi, and Kentucky. The order was controversial and widely condemned. President Abraham Lincoln quickly ordered Grant to rescind the order. The order was based on the false premise that Jewish traders were primarily responsible for the illegal cotton trade in the South. This fueled anti-Semitic sentiment. It's crucial to understand that this order was a grave injustice. Grant later acknowledged his error and regretted the order. Key takeaway: While Grant did issue this discriminatory order, it was ultimately revoked, and it's important to remember that it does not accurately reflect Grant's overall character or his later views.]
1895 - The Anti-Saloon League of America is formed in D.C.
1900 - The Ellis Island Immigration Station is completed.
1924 - The first diesel electric locomotive begins running in NY.
[In 1924, the first commercially successful diesel-electric locomotive began service in the United States. This was a significant milestone in railroad technology.]
1944 - US Army announces the end of detaining Japanese Americans and begins their release.
[Unofficial Rescission: Executive Order 9066 was unofficially rescinded by President Roosevelt in December 1944. Formal Termination: However, the order was not formally terminated until February 1976 by President Gerald Ford. Key Points: Internment: Executive Order 9066 authorized the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, a deeply controversial and unjust action. Impact: The internment had a devastating impact on the lives of Japanese Americans, causing significant loss of property, livelihoods, and civil liberties.]
1965 - The largest newspaper (Sunday NY Times) is sold for 50 cents for 946 pages.
[Likely Accurate: While the exact price and page count may vary slightly, the New York Times Sunday edition is known for its significant size and price.]
1999 - International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women is created.
[The United Nations General Assembly designated November 25th as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women in 1999.]
2003 - International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers is created.
[Origin: It was initiated in 2003 by Dr. Annie Sprinkle and the Sex Workers Outreach Project USA (SWOP-USA). Purpose: The day aims to bring attention to hate crimes and violence against sex workers worldwide.]

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 16th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 16 | Birthdays & Events]

1620 - Settlers are confronted by Native Americans for the first time.
[The Pilgrims arrive in Plymouth and have their first encounter with Native Americans. While the Pilgrims did encounter Native Americans in 1620, the interaction wasn't necessarily a 'confrontation.' It was more of an initial meeting and interaction, which later developed into a complex relationship.]
1773 - The Sons of Liberty (disguised as Mohawk Indians) protest the Tea Act by dumping crates of tea into the Boston Harbor.
[The Boston Tea Party occurs, with the Sons of Liberty (disguised as Mohawk Indians) dumping tea into Boston Harbor. It's important to note that they were not Mohawk themselves. They were colonists who used the disguise to symbolize their protest against British policies.]
1777 - Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.
[Virginia becomes the first state to ratify the Articles of Confederation.]
1908 - The first credit union is established in NH.
[The first credit union is established in New Hampshire.]
1912 - The first postage stamp picturing an airplane sells for 20 cent.
[The first postage stamp featuring an airplane is issued.]
1922 - The Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs forms.
[The Mutual Association of Eastern Colored Baseball Clubs is formed.]
1944 - The Battle of the Bulge begins.
1950 - President Truman proclaims state of emergency against communism.
[President Truman declares a state of emergency due to the threat of communism.]

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 15th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 15 | Birthdays & Events]

1791 - The Bill of Rights becomes law.
1792 - The first life insurance policy is issued in PA.
[The first life insurance policy is issued in PA. While life insurance policies existed before this, the specific date and location of the 'first' policy can be difficult to pinpoint.]
1836 - The U.S. Patent Office building nearly burns to the ground in Washington, D.C.
1854 - The first street-cleaning machine is used in PA.
[The first street-cleaning machine is used in PA. While early forms of street cleaning existed, the specific date and location of the "first" machine can be debated.]
1864 - The Battle of Nashville begins at Nashville, TN, and lasts one day.
[The Battle of Nashville was a two-day battle that began on December 15, 1864.]
1871 - The first telegraphed message is sent from Arizona Territory by 16 year old Ella Stewart.
1874 - The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in NYC opens and becomes the first anti-child abuse agency.
[The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children in NYC opens and becomes the first anti-child abuse agency. While this society was a significant step in child protection, it's not necessarily the "first" anti-child abuse agency globally.]
1890 - Sitting Bull is killed on Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
1903 - Italo Marchiony receives a patent for inventing the ice cream machine.
1938 - Groundbreaking begins for Jefferson Memorial in D.C.
1942 - The first license plate tabs are issues in MA.
[The first license plate tabs are issued in MA. While Massachusetts may have been an early adopter of license plate tabs, it's unlikely to be the first state to use them.]
1954 - Scientists synthesize diamonds for the first time.
1973 - The American Psychiatric Association declares the homosexuality is not a mental illness.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 14th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 14 | Birthdays & Events]

1793 - The first state road authorized is authorized between Kentucky and Cincinnati.
[While there were certainly road improvements and plans during this time, the specific detail about the first state road between Kentucky and Cincinnati is a bit too precise. It's more accurate to say that road infrastructure, including turnpikes and national roads, began to develop significantly in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.]
1798 - David Wilkinson receives the patent for a nut and bolt machine.
1819 - Alabama becomes the 22nd state to join the Union.
1849 - The first chamber music group gives the first concert in the U.S.
[The first chamber music group in the U.S. is generally considered to be the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, founded in 1852.]
1903 - The Wright brothers make their first attempt to fly with the Wright Flyer at Kitty Hawk.
1906 - The Pure Food and Drug Act is introduced in the Senate.
1914 - President Wilson signs the Harrison Narcotics Tax Act to regulate opiates and coca products.
1934 - The first steam locomotive is introduced in New York.
[The first steam locomotive in the U.S. was introduced much earlier, in the early 19th century.]
1948 - Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann are granted a patent for the earliest version of the electronic game.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 13th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 13 | Birthdays & Events]

1623 - The 12-men jury system is established in the Plymouth colony.
1636 - The Massachusetts Bay Colony organizes three militia regiments, which leads to the founding of the National Guard.
[This is partially accurate. While the Massachusetts Bay Colony did organize militia regiments in 1636, the direct lineage to the modern National Guard is more complex. The National Guard has roots in various colonial and state militias, but the specific connection to these 1636 regiments is not straightforward.]
1759 - The first music store opens in Philadelphia.
[This is likely accurate, although specific details about the earliest music stores in colonial America can be difficult to verify.]
1769 - Dartmouth College opens in NH.
[Dartmouth College was founded in 1769 in Hanover, New Hampshire.]
1774 - Paul Revere and Wentworth Cheswell warn Portsmouth the British were near.
[Paul Revere and Wentworth Cheswell did ride to warn the people of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, about the approaching British troops.]
1879 - The first federal fish hatching steamer is launched in DE.
[This is likely accurate. Federal efforts to establish fish hatcheries and related infrastructure began in the late 19th century, and Delaware was a significant location for such activities.]
1947 - The Maine Turnpike opens for traffic.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 12th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 12 | Birthdays & Events]

1917 - Father Edward J. Flanagan founds Boys Town.
1787 - Pennsylvania becomes 2nd state to join the Union.
1791 - The Bank of North America opens at in PA.
1822 - The U.S. recognizes Mexico as an independent nation.
1899 - The wooden golf tee is patented by George Bryant.
1946 - The laundry detergent Tide is introduced to consumers.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 11th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 11 | Birthdays & Events]

1620 - The Mayflower comes ashore in Plymouth Bay.
1815 - The U.S. Senate creates a select committee on finance and a uniform national currency.
1816 - Indiana becomes the 19th state to join the Union.
1844 - Nitrous oxide is used for the first time in a dental procedure.
1909 - A colored moving picture is demonstrated in NY City.
1928 - An assassination attempt is thwarted against President Hoover by Buenos Aires police.
1935 - Bill Wilson Co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA).
[While Bill Wilson was indeed a co-founder of AA, the organization was officially founded in 1935.]
1941 - Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy declare war against the U.S.
1961 - President Kennedy provides military helicopters and crews to South Vietnam
1980 - The Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (Superfund) is enacted by the Congress.
1971 - The Libertarian Party is formed in the U.S.
[The world's first explicitly libertarian party, it was conceived in August 1971 at meetings in the home of David F. Nolan in Westminster, Colorado, and was officially formed on December 11, 1971, in Colorado Springs.]
2008 - Bernie Madoff is arrested and charged with securities fraud in a $50 billion Ponzi scheme.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 10th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 10 | Birthdays & Events]

1672 - The Governor of NY announces monthly mail service between NY and Boston.
[New York Governor Francis Lovelace initiated this significant step in establishing regular postal service between the two colonies. This move laid the foundation for the development of the U.S. Postal Service.]
1690 - Massachusetts Bay becomes first colony to issue paper money.
1817 - Mississippi becomes the 20th state to join the Union.
1869 - Kappa Sigma is founded at the University of Virginia.
1869 - Women are granted the right to vote in Wyoming Territory.
1884 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is published in the UK and Canada.
[The book was published in London in 1884 by Chatto & Windus. The US release was in February 1885 due to a printing error.]
1898 - The Treaty of Paris is signed and Spain cedes administration of Cuba to the U.S.
[The Treaty of Paris, signed on December 10, 1898, officially ended the Spanish-American War.]
1904 - Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity is founded in S.C.
1906 - President Roosevelt becomes the first American to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his role in the mediation of the Russo-Japanese War.
1931 - Jane Addams becomes the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
1950 - Ralph Bunche becomes the first Black American to win the Nobel Peace Prize for mediation.
1964 - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
2012 - Google begins selling $99 laptops in the U.S.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 9th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 9 | Birthdays & Events]

1793 - New York's first daily newspaper, the American Minerva, is published.
[The American Minerva becomes the first daily newspaper in New York City]
1861 - Congress establishes The Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War.
[Congress establishes the Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War to oversee the Union war effort during the Civil War.]
1872 - P. B. S. Pinchback becomes the first Black governor in the U.S.
[P.B.S. Pinchback becomes the first Black governor in the United States, serving as acting governor of Louisiana.]
1907 - The first Christmas Seals is sold at a post office in DE.
[The first Christmas Seals are sold at a post office in Delaware to raise funds for tuberculosis research.]
1941 - The American 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Luzon.
[The American 19th Bombardment Group attacks Japanese ships off the coast of Luzon in the Philippines.]
1965 - A Charlie Brown Christmas airs on CBS.
[A Charlie Brown Christmas airs on CBS for the first time.]
1978 - The first Women's Pro Basketball League (WBL) game is played.
[The first game of the Women's Professional Basketball League (WBL) is played.]

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 7th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 7 | Birthdays & Events]

1787 - Delaware becomes the first state to ratify the Constitution.
1808 - James Madison becomes the 4th President of the U.S.
1836 - Martin Van Buren elected the 8th President of the U.S.
1842 - The first concert of the New York Philharmonic is held.
1869 - Jesse James and his brother rob their first bank.
1926 - Albert Einstein and Leó Szilárd patent the first gas refrigerator.
1941 - Attack on Pearl Harbor sparking the U.S. involvement in WWII.
1963 - Instant replay makes its debut during the Army-Navy football game.
1972 - Apollo 17 crew takes the infamous Blue Marble photo.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 6th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 6 | Birthdays & Events]

1732 - The first professional play is held in NY.
[This is the year that the first professional theater company was established in New York City, not necessarily the year of the first professional play.]
1790 - The U.S. Congress moves from NY City to Philadelphia.
1825 - President Adams recommends establishing a national observatory.
1849 - Harriet Tubman makes her final escape from slavery.
1862 - President Lincoln orders 39 Santee Sioux to be hanged.
[The Santee Sioux were not executed due to a direct order from President Lincoln. The order came from a military commander.]
1865 - Georgia ratifies the 13th Amendment and abolishes slavery.
1869 - The first black labor union (Colored National Labor Union) meets for the first time.
1876 - The first operational crematorium opens in the U.S.
1877 - Thomas Edison records voices for the first time at the offices of Scientific American.
1884 - The Washington Monument in D.C. is completed.
1917 - USS Jacob Jones is the first American destroyer to be sunk by a German submarine SM U-53.
1922 - Power is transmitted over the first electric power line in NY.
[While power was transmitted over the first electric power line in New York, the first electric power line in the United States was in Wisconsin in 1882.]
1923 - President Coolidge becomes the first Presidential to address the country on the radio.
1933 - Judge John M. Woolsey rules that James Joyce's novel Ulysses is not obscene (United States v. One Book Called Ulysses).
1944 - The 95th Infantry division reaches German defensive line Westwall (often referred to as the Siegfried Line).
1947 - The Everglades National Park (FL) is dedicated by President Truman.
1961 - Ernie Davis becomes the first Black to win the Heisman Trophy.
1964 - Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer airs on T.V. for the first time.
1973 - The House of Representatives confirms Gerald Ford as Vice President using the 25th Amendment.
1995 - The FDA approves the first protease inhibitor to treat HIV/AIDS (Saquinavir).
1999 - The Recording Industry Association of America sues Napster (A&M Records, Inc. v. Napster, Inc.) alleging copyright infringement.
[The lawsuit against Napster was filed by a group of record companies, not just A&M Records.]
2006 - NASA reveals photographs of liquid water on Mars.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 5th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 5 | Birthdays & Events]

1775 - Henry Knox begins his transport of artillery to Cambridge, MA.
1792 - George Washington is re-elected President.
1804 - Thomas Jefferson is re-elected President.
1832 - Andrew Jackson is re-elected President.
1848 - President Polk confirms gold had been discovered in CA.
1854 - Aaron Allen receives a patent for the folding theater chair.
1876 - Daniel Stillson patents the first adjustable pipe wrench.
1908 - Numbers are used on football uniforms for the first time.
1929 - The first nudist organization is formed.
1932 - Albert Einstein is granted a visa to enter America.
1933 - The 21st Amendment is ratified to allow states regulate or prohibit alcohol.
1935 - The National Council of Negro Women (NY City) is founded by Mary McLeod Bethune.
1946 - President Truman creates a civil rights committee.
1955 - E. D. Nixon and Rosa Parks lead the Montgomery bus boycott.
1957 - NY City becomes the first city to legislate the Fair Housing Practices Law.
1964 - Captain Roger Donlon is awarded the first Medal of Honor for his actions in Vietnam.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 4th:

[source: National Day Calendar - December 4 | Birthdays & Events]

1619 - At least 38 colonists arrive in Virginia.
[The arrival of African slaves in Virginia marked a significant turning point in American history.]
1674 - The first dwelling is built in Chicago by Father Marquette.
[The first dwelling in Chicago was likely built much later. Father Marquette's exploration of the region occurred earlier, but substantial settlement came later.]
1682 - The first General Assembly is held in Pennsylvania.
[The first General Assembly in Pennsylvania was a significant step in colonial governance.]
1791 - The world's first Sunday newspaper (The Observer) is published.
[The Observer was indeed the world's first Sunday newspaper.]
1804 - The U.S. House of Representatives adopt articles of impeachment against Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
[The impeachment of Justice Samuel Chase was a landmark case in American history.]
1812 - Peter Gaillard receives his patent for a horse-drawn mower.
[Peter Gaillard's patent for a horse-drawn mower was a significant technological advancement.]
1816 - James Monroe becomes the 5th President of the U.S.
[James Monroe became the fifth President of the United States.]
1843 - Manila paper is patented in MA.
[Manila paper was patented in Massachusetts.]
1865 - North Carolina ratifies 13th Amendment declaring slaves would be legally free within two weeks.
[North Carolina's ratification of the 13th Amendment marked the end of slavery in the United States.]
1867 - The Order of the Patrons of Husbandry (the Grange) is founded by a farmer named Oliver Hudson Kelley.
[The Grange was founded by Oliver Hudson Kelley.]
1881 - The first edition of the LA Times is published.
[The Los Angeles Times began publication.]
1906 - Alpha Phi Alpha becomes the first intercollegiate Greek lettered fraternity for Blacks at Cornell University (NY).
[Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity was founded at Cornell University.]
1918 - President Wilson becomes the first President to travel to Europe while in office.
[President Wilson's trip to Europe was a historic event.]
1927 - Duke Ellington performs at the Cotton Club in NY City.
[Duke Ellington performed at the Cotton Club.]
1933 - President Roosevelt creates the Federal Alcohol Control Administration.
[The Federal Alcohol Control Administration was established.]
1943 - President Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration.
[The Works Progress Administration was closed down.]
1945 - The U.S. becomes a part of the UN.
[The United States joined the United Nations.]
1950 - Jesse L. Brown, the first Black Naval aviator, is killed in action.
[Jesse L. Brown was the first African American naval aviator.]
1954 - The first Burger King opens in Miami, FL.
[The first Burger King restaurant opened in Miami.]
1956 - Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash gather at Sun Studio.
[The historic meeting of Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and Johnny Cash at Sun Studio is often referred to as the 'Million Dollar Quartet.']
1964 - 800 students at the Berkeley after taking over the Administration Building.
[The Free Speech Movement at the University of California, Berkeley, involved a larger number of students and lasted longer than the specific incident you mentioned.]
1969 - Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed.
[Fred Hampton and Mark Clark were killed in a raid by Chicago police.]

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for December 1st:
[source: National Day Calendar - December 1 | Birthdays & Events]

1641 - Massachusetts becomes the first colony to recognition to slavery.
1824 - No candidate running for President receive the majority of electoral college votes, forcing The House of Representatives to decide the election between John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.
1862 - President Lincoln reaffirms ending slavery as he ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation.
1865 - Shaw University becomes the first Black university in the South.
1878 - The White House has the it's first telephone installed.
1896 - The first certified public accountants receive certificates.
1913 - The first drive-up gasoline station opens PA.
1913 - Ford Motor implements the first moving assembly line for the Model T.
1936 - Ernest Brundin and Frank Lyon receive a patent for hydroponic (soil-less) plants.
1941 - Emperor Hirohito (Japan) gives approval to initiate war against the U.S.
1941 - The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) organizes in the U.S.
1955 - Rosa Parks refuses to give up her bus seat to a white man and is arrested.
[See ROSA PARKS DAY - source: National Day Calendar] 
1964 - President Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss bombing North Vietnam.
1969 - The draft lottery is implemented in the U.S.
1989 - Day Without Art is held as artists demonstrate against AIDS.
[See 'DAY WITHOUT ART' - source: National Day Calendar]

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 29th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 29 | Birthdays & Events]

1777 - San Jose, CA, is founded as the first civilian settlement in Alta California.
1877 - Thomas Edison demonstrates his hand-cranked phonograph.
1929 - Richard E. Byrd leads the first expedition to fly over the South Pole.
1933 - Pennsylvania becomes the first state to approve liquor stores.
1942 - Coffee rations are implemented to allow 10 pounds a year.
1944 - The first open heart surgery is performed at John Hopkins.
1952 - President Eisenhower fulfills travels to Korea, fulfilling a campaign promise.
1963 - President Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to begin an investigation into the assassination of President Kennedy.
1975 - President Ford signs the Education for All Handicapped Children Act.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 28th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 28 | Birthdays & Events]

1775 - The Continental Navy is established by the Second Continental Congress.
1785 - The Treaty of Hopewell is signed acknowledging Cherokee land.
1853 - Olympia becomes the capital of Washington.
1895 - The first car race takes place from Chicago to Illinois.
1914 - The NY Stock Exchange re-opens after closing due to WWI.
1925 - The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting.
1932 - Groucho Marx makes his radio debut.
1933 - Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow are indicted by a Dallas grand jury.
1943 - President Roosevelt, Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin meet to discuss WWII.
1964 - National Security Council recommends that President Johnson adopt a plan for further bombing in North Vietnam.
1984 - William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens of the U.S. 250 years after their deaths.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 25th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 25 | Birthdays & Events]

1783 - The last British troops leave New York City and return home.
1792 - Black inventor Benjamin Banneker publishes the first Farmer's Almanac.
1863 - General Grant and his troops (Union) break the Siege of Chattanooga.
1864 - The Confederate Army of Manhattan start fires in NY City in an attempt to burn down the city.
[The statement is partially accurate. There was a Confederate plot to burn New York City in 1864, but it was not carried out by a large "Confederate Army of Manhattan." Instead, a small group of eight Confederate operatives attempted to set fires in various locations in New York City on November 25, 1864. The plot was unsuccessful, and most of the fires were quickly extinguished. -AI ]
1867 - Congress looks into impeachment of President Johnson.
1884 - John Meyenberg receives the patent for evaporated milk.
1874 - The U.S. Greenback Party is established.
1876 - In retaliation for defeat at the Battle of the Little Bighorn, the U.S. Army attack the sleeping village of Cheyenne Chief Dull Knife.
1905 - Telimco makes the first advertisement for a radio product.
1920 - The first Thanksgiving Parade is held in Philadelphia.
[The first Thanksgiving Day Parade was indeed held in Philadelphia in 1920. It was organized by Gimbel's Department Store and has continued to be a beloved tradition ever since.]
1940 - Woody Woodpecker makes his debut.
1947 - The Hollywood Ten are blacklisted by Hollywood.
1955 - Race segregation is forbidden on public transportation.
1957 - President Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke.
1963 - President John F. Kennedy buried at Arlington National Cemetery.
1997 - Richard Bliss, a telephone technician, is arrested for spying in Russia.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 24th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 24 | Birthdays & Events]

1703 - Justus Falckner becomes the first ordained Lutheran pastor in America.
1775 - Continental Congress bars Blacks from enlisting.
[The Continental Congress actually barred free Blacks from enlisting.]
1835 - Texas creates the Texas Rangers.
1874 - Joseph Glidden receives his patent for barbed wire.
1896 - Vermont becomes the first state to implement absentee voting.
[Vermont was not the first state to implement absentee voting. Kentucky was the first in 1892.]
1930 - Ruth Nichols sets the record for the women's transcontinental air flight.
1932 - The FBI Crime Lab lab opens in Washington, D.C.
1954 - Air Force One is christened.
1971 -A hijacker named D. B. Cooper parachutes from a Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money during a snowstorm.
1979 - Senate report proves Vietnam troops were exposed to Agent Orange.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 23rd:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 23 | Birthdays & Events]

1765 - The People of Frederick County refused to pay British Stamp tax.
[The Stamp Act protests were widespread, including in Frederick County, Maryland.]
1783 - Annapolis became the capital of MD, for a short time.
[Annapolis served as the temporary capital of the United States from November 26, 1783, to August 19, 1784.]
1848 - The Female Medical Education Society was founded.
1876 - The Intercollegiate Football Association was formed.
1889 - The first jukebox debuted in a San Francisco saloon.
1897 - John Lee Love patented the portable pencil sharpener.
1904 - The 1904 Summer Olympics concluded.
1921 - The Willis-Campbell Act was signed.
1924 - Edwin Hubble discovers the nebula Andromeda is actually another island galaxy outside the Milky Way.
[Edwin Hubble's discovery was groundbreaking.]
1942 - The U.S. Coast Guard Woman's Auxiliary is created.
[The U.S. Coast Guard Women's Auxiliary was established.]
1945 - Wartime food rationing ends.
[Wartime food rationing ended in the U.S.]
1948 - Dr. Frank G. Back patented the zoom lens.
1981 - President Reagan signs the top secret directive giving the CIA authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
[President Reagan signed the secret directive.]
1991 - Freddie Mercury (Queen) announces he is HIV-positive.
[Freddie Mercury's announcement was public.]
1992 - The IBM Simon (first smartphone) is introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas.
[The IBM Simon was introduced at COMDEX.]
2021 - Albert Einstein's original manuscript of the Theory of Relativity is sold for $13 million.
[While Einstein's manuscripts have been sold at auction, there's no record of the specific manuscript of the Theory of Relativity being sold for that amount in 2021.]

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 22nd:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 22 | Birthdays & Events]

1718 - Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard attacks and boards the vessels of the pirate Blackbeard.
1809 - Peregrine Williamson patents a steel pen.
1842 - Mount St Helens in Washington state erupts.
[The active stratovolcano located in Skamania County, Washington, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, is 96 miles south of Seattle, Washington, and 50 miles northeast of Portland, Oregon.]
1864 - The Battle at Griswoldville (Civil War) ends with 650 casualties.
1910 - Arthur Knight patents the steel shaft on golf clubs.
1919 - The Labor conference committee urges 8-hour work days.
1939 - Gangsters Bugsy Siegel, Whitey Krakower, Frankie Carbo and Albert Tannenbaum kill Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg outside his apartment.
1943 - President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and Chinese Premier Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss how to defeat Japan.
1954 - The Humane Society is formed.
[The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) was founded in 1954, but the concept of humane societies and animal welfare organizations predates this by centuries.]
1963 - President Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.
1963 - Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in as the 36th US President after President Kennedy's' assassination.
1989 - NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on a classified mission for the Department of Defense.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 21st:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 21 | Birthdays & Events]

1620 - Plymouth settlers sign the Mayflower Compact.
1654 - Black free slave Richard Johnson is granted 550 acres in Virginia.
1787 - Andrew Jackson admitted to the bar at the age of 20.
1789 - North Carolina becomes the 12th state to join the union.
1817 - US soldiers attack Miccosukee Tribe in GA, which later becomes known as the First Seminole War.
[The First Seminole War began in 1817, but the specific attack on the Miccosukee Tribe likely occurred later in the year.]
1861 - President Jefferson Davis appoints Judah Benjamin as Secretary of War.
1877 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph.
1922 - Rebecca Latimer Felton becomes the first female US Senator (Georgia).
1934 - NY Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio.
1945 - The United Auto Workers go on strike against GM for a 30% raise.
1946 - President Truman becomes the first to travel in a submarine.
1952 - The first stamp in two colors is introduced.
1959 - Vice President Richard Nixon (piano) plays a duet with Jack Benny (violin).
1970 - The U.S. Army and Air Force raid the Sơn Tây (Vietnam) POW camp in an attempt to free American prisoners.
1973 - The attorney for President Nixon reveals the presence of an 18½ minute gap in the Watergate tape recording.
1974 - Congress passed the Freedom of Information Act after President Gerald Ford vetoed the Act.
[The Freedom of Information Act was originally signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1966. In 1974, Congress passed amendments to the FOIA, which President Gerald Ford vetoed. However, Congress overrode the veto, making the amended FOIA law.]
1985 - Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Pollard is arrested for spying for Israel.
1980 - Who Shot J.R.? (Dallas) airs.
1986 - Oliver North and his secretary start to shred documents allegedly implicating them in the Iran-Contra affair.
1989 - President George H. W. Bush bans smoking on most domestic flights.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 20th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 20 | Birthdays & Events]

1776 - The Continental Army starts to retreat across NJ.
1789 - New Jersey becomes the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
1861 - A Secession ordinance is filed by Kentucky's Confederate government.
1866 - The first national convention of a veterans' organization is held.
1866 - Howard University is founded (Washington, DC).
1914 - The State Department starts requiring photos for passports.
1923 - Garrett Morgan patents his traffic signal design that added a caution light between stop (red) and go (green).
1938 - Anti-semitic remarks are made by Father Coughlin on U.S. radio.

[Father Coughlin, a Catholic priest and radio personality, frequently made anti-Semitic remarks on his radio broadcasts throughout the 1930s. His rhetoric contributed to the rise of anti-Semitic sentiment in the United States during that time.]
1943 - Operation Galvanic begins between Japan and the U.S. Marines.
1945 - Trials begin against 24 Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg.

[The trials began in 1945, not 1944.]
1958 - Jim and Jane Henson establish the Muppets, Inc.
1962 - President Kennedy ends the quarantine of the Caribbean nation.
1968 - 78 miners are killed in an explosion at Farmington, WV.
1969 - The Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio) publishes photos of the dead villagers from the My Lai Massacre in Vietnam.
1969 - Native American activists seize control of Alcatraz Island.
1974 - The Department of Justice files an antitrust suit against AT&T to break the company up.
1979 - The first artificial blood transfusion occurs at the University of Minnesota Hospital.
1983 - Over 100 million watch The Day After, a movie nuclear war.
1984 - McDonald's makes its 50 billionth hamburger.
1985 - Microsoft releases the first graphical personal computer operating environment (Windows 1.0).
1998 - A Taliban court declares Osama bin Laden "a man without a sin" in regard to the '98 U.S. Embassy bombings.
2016 - Jimmie Johnson wins his seventh NASCAR Cup Series championship.
2022 - The National Guard is activated to to assist with the snow emergency in NY.
2022 - President Biden turns 80 years old and becomes the first octogenarian to serve as President.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 19th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 19 | Birthdays & Events]

1805 - Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, reach the Pacific Ocean becoming the first European Americans to cross the west.
[While Lewis and Clark are often credited with being the first European Americans to cross the West, it's important to note that other explorers, such as Alexander Mackenzie, had already reached the Pacific coast earlier.]
1861 - Julia Ward Howe writes the lyrics of Battle Hymn of the Republic on paper.
1863 - President Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address.
1872 - E.D. Barbour is given the patent for the first calculator.
[While E.D. Barbour did receive a patent for a calculating machine, it wasn't the first. Earlier calculating machines had been invented and patented.]
1916 - Samuel Goldwyn and Edgar Selwyn found Goldwyn Pictures.
1923 - Governor Walton is ousted in OK for his anti-KKK measures.
[The reason for Governor Walton's ouster was more complex than just his anti-KKK measures. It involved a combination of factors, including political disputes and allegations of corruption.]
1944 - President Roosevelt announces the sixth War Loan Drive selling $14 billion in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.
1950 - General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes Supreme Commander of NATO-Europe.
1959 - The first episode of Rocky and His Friends airs on television.
1965 - ABC radio begins giving a weekly update on Vietnam.
1965 - Kellogg creates Pop Tarts.
[Kellogg didn't create Pop-Tarts in 1965. They were introduced in 1964.]
1985 - Pennzoil wins a $10.53 billion judgment against Texaco.
1998 - Impeachment hearings begin against President Clinton.
[The impeachment hearings against President Clinton were not solely about his affair with Monica Lewinsky. They also involved allegations of perjury and obstruction of justice.]

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 18th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 18 | Birthdays & Events]

1861 - The first meeting of the Confederate Congress is held VA.
1865 - Mark Twain publishes The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County in The NY Saturday Press.
1872 - Susan B. Anthony, along with 14 other women, are arrested for voting illegally for President.
1883 - American and Canadian railroads implement continental time zones.
1902 - Toymaker Morris Michtom names the teddy bear after President Teddy Roosevelt.
1913 - American pilot Lincoln Deachey performs the first aircraft loop-the-loop.
1917 - The Jewish high school fraternity Sigma Alpha Rho is founded in Philadelphia.
1928 - Steamboat Willie is released as the first sound cartoon.
1949 - MLB player Jackie Robinson wins the National League MVP.
1961 - President Kennedy sends 18,000 troops to South Vietnam.
1963 - The first push-button telephone goes into service in PA.
1964 - J. Edgar Hoover calls Martin Luther King Jr. a "most notorious liar."
1966 - The U.S. Roman Catholic bishops ends the rule against eating meat on Fridays.
1970 - President Nixon asks Congress for $155 million in aid for the Cambodian government.
1970 - Scientist Linus Pauling declares large doses of Vitamin C could ward off colds.
1985 - Calvin and Hobbes is published for the first time in 10 newspapers.
1999 - A bonfire collapses and kills 12 students at Texas A&M University.
2021 - US judge exonerates Muhammad Abdul Aziz and Khalil Islam for the killing of Malcolm X in 1965.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 17th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 17 | Birthdays & Events]

1774 - The First City Troop, Philadelphia City Cavalry, is formed at Carpenter's Hall, PA. (The unit is still in service today.)
1777 - The Articles of Confederation are submitted to the states for ratification.
1800 - The first session of the U.S. Congress is held in Washington, D.C.
1820 - Captain Nathaniel Palmer becomes the first American to see Antarctica.
1842 - Fugitive slave George Latimer is captured in Boston.
1858 - Denver, Colorado, is founded.
1863 - Abraham Lincoln begins his first draft of the Gettysburg Address.
1889 - The Union Pacific Railroad begins daily through service between Portland and San Francisco.
1894 - H.H. Holmes becomes one of the first modern serial killers.
[Note: 'first' is debatable as there were likely earlier serial killers.]
1913 - The first dental hygienist course is formed in CT.
1947 - Scientists John Bardeen and Walter Houser Brattain observe the basic principles of the transistor.
1962 - President Kennedy dedicates Washington Dulles International Airport.
1967 - As a way to update the nation about Vietnam, President Johnson says, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."
1973 - President Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors, 'I am not a crook.'
1980 - WHMM in Washington, D.C., becomes the first Black public-broadcasting television station.
1993 - The U.S. House of Representatives approves the North American Free Trade Agreement.
2013 - Six dozen tornadoes touch down in approximately an 11-hour time period, including seven EF3 and two EF4 tornadoes across the Midwest.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 16th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 16 | Birthdays & Events]

1676 - The first prison is organized in MA.
1798 - Kentucky becomes first state to nullify an act of Congress
1801 - The first edition of New York Evening Post is printed.
1822 - William Becknell arrives in Santa Fe, NM, over a route that became known as the Santa Fe Trail.
1841 - Napoleon Guerin patents life preservers made of cork.
1871 - The National Rifle Association of America receives its charter.
1907 - Oklahoma is admitted as the 46th state in the Union.
1914 - The Federal Reserve Bank officially opens.
1925 - The American Association for Advancement of Atheism is formed.
1933 - The U.S. and the Soviet Union form diplomatic relations.
1939 - Al Capone is released from Alcatraz.
1940 - Mad Bomber (George Metesky) places his first bomb at a Manhattan office.
1943 - American bombers strike a German-controlled power facility and heavy water factory in Norway.
1945 - The first Jewish college (Yeshiva College) opens in NY.
1950 - President Truman proclaims an emergency crisis for communist threats.
1960 - U.S. marshals escort four six-year-old Black girls to a former all-white public schools in LA.
1962 - Wilt Chamberlain scores 73 points against the NY Knicks.
1965 - EPCOT Center at Walt Disney World opens.
[Epcot Center at Walt Disney World opened in 1982, not 1965.]
1973 - President Nixon signs the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act.
1990 - Milli Vanilli is stripped of their Grammy Award because the duo did not sing Girl You Know It's True.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 15th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 15 | Birthdays & Events]

1620 - Myles Standish leads 16 men in a foot exploration of Cape Cod.
1660 - The first kosher butcher is licensed in NY City.
1763 - Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason–Dixon line.
1777 - The Continental Congress approves the Articles of Confederation after 16 months of debate.
1791 - The first Catholic college (Georgetown) opens in the U.S.
1827 - Creek-indians lose all their property in US.
1842 - A slave revolt in the Cherokee Nation commences.
1849 - More than 150 people die on a steamboat after boilers explode.
1932 - Walt Disney Art School is created.
1939 - President Roosevelt begins the building of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C.
1940 - 75,000 men are called to armed forces duty during peacetime.
[While it's true that 75,000 men were called to armed forces duty, this was part of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, which initiated a peacetime draft.]
1946 - Baseball player Ted Williams is picked as American League MVP.
1957 - The U.S. sentences Soviet spy Rudolf Ivanovich Abel.
1965 - Craig Breedlove sets a land speed record of 600.601 mph at the Bonneville Salt Flats, UT.
1968 - The Cleveland Transit System becomes the first transit system in the western hemisphere, providing quick transit service from downtown to the airport.
1969 - Dave Thomas founds and opens the first Wendy's fast food restaurant.
1969 - An American submarine collides with a Soviet submarine in the Barents Sea.
1969 - A peaceful demonstration brings 250,000-500,000 protesters to in Washington, D.C. in protest of the Vietnam War.
1971 - Intel releases the world's first commercial single-chip microprocessor.
1990 - President George W. Bush signs Clear Air Act of 1990.
[The Clear Air Act of 1990 was signed by President George H.W. Bush, not George W. Bush.]
2001 - Microsoft launches the Xbox.
2013 - Sony releases the PlayStation 4 (PS4).
2017 - Leonardo da Vinci's painting Salvator Mundi sells for $450.3 million at auction in NY.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 14th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 14 | Birthdays & Events]

1732 - Louis Timothee is hired as the first professional librarian in the U.S.
[While Louis Timothee was indeed a significant figure in early American libraries, the claim of him being the "first professional librarian in the U.S." might require further historical research and specific evidence to verify.]
1792 - Captain George Vancouver becomes the first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay.
1832 - The first horse-drawn streetcar debuts in NY City for 12 cents a ride.
1851 - Herman Melville publishes Moby-Dick.
1881 - Charles Guiteau is put on trial for the assassination of President Garfield.
1888 - A 6 hole golf course opens in Yonkers NY.
1896 - The Niagara Falls power plant begins operation.
1906 - President Roosevelt visits Panama for the first time.
1910 - Aviator Eugene Ely successfully performs the first takeoff from a ship in VA off the USS Birmingham.
1957 - High-level Mafia figures are arrested while trying to flee a meeting in upstate NY.
1957 - Hank Aaron wins baseball National League MVP.
[The claim of high-level Mafia figures being arrested while trying to flee a meeting in upstate New York in 1957 is not widely documented. It might be a reference to a specific event that requires further investigation.]
1960 - Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in LA.
[Ruby Bridges' integration of an elementary school took place in New Orleans, Louisiana, not Los Angeles, California.]
1965 - The first major engagement happens between regular American and North Vietnamese forces. As a result, the U.S. government sends 90,000 soldiers to Vietnam.
1967 - Theodore Maiman receives his patent for the first laser system.
1968 - National Turn in Your Draft Card Day features draft card burning.
1971 – NASA's Mariner 9 enters orbit around Mars.
1979 - President Carter issues and executive order freezing all Iranian assets.
1995 - The federal government to temporarily close national parks and museums because of a budget standoff between Democrats and Republicans.
2002 - The U.S. House of Representatives vote not to create an independent commission to investigate the September 11 attacks.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 13th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 13 | Birthdays & Events]

1839 - The Liberty Party convenes in N.Y. and becomes the first anti-slavery party.
1851 - The first settlers enter the future location of Seattle, WA.
1861 - Reverend Mark R. Watkinson petitions The U.S. Treasury to recognize God on American coins, prompting the motto In God We Trust.
1865 - The U.S. issues the first gold certificates.
1875 - Harvard and Yale play the first college football contest with team uniforms.
1875 - The National Bowling Association is formed in NY.
1927 - The Holland Tunnel linking N.J. to N.Y. City. 
1931 - Hattie Caraway becomes the first U.S. woman senator.
1941 - Fantasia (Walt Disney) is released at New York's Broadway Theatre.
1942 - The military draft age is lowered from 21 to 18.
1946 - Artificial snow is produced from a natural cloud for the first time in MA.
1956 - The U.S. Supreme Court declares AL laws requiring segregated buses illegal.
1964 - Bob Petit becomes the first NBA player to score 20,000 career points.
1973 - Reggie Jackson (Oakland A's) wins American League MVP unanimously.
1980 - Voyager 1 sends the first close-up pictures of Saturn back to earth.
1982 - Duk Koo Kim dies after a boxing match against Ray Mancini, leading to significant changes in boxing.
1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
1986 - President Reagan admits to selling weapons to Iran.
2001 - President George W. Bush signs an executive order allowing military tribunals against foreigners suspected of terrorist acts against the U.S.
2018 - Kristine Guillaume becomes the first Black woman to join the Harvard student newspaper The Crimson.

[KellytheBelly]

Notable Events for November 12th:
[source: National Day Calendar - November 12 | Birthdays & Events]

1775 - Black troops are forbidden from enlisting.
[While Black Americans did serve in the Continental Army, they were not universally forbidden from enlisting. There were limitations and discriminatory practices, but the blanket statement "forbidden" is not entirely accurate.]
1799 - Andrew Ellicott makes the known record of a meteor shower observation off the coast of Florida.
1892 - Pudge Heffelfinger becomes the first professional football player.
1910 - The first movie stunt is performed when a man jumps from a burning balloon into the Hudson River.
1928 - SS Vestris sinks approximately 200 miles from VA, killing 110 passengers, primarily women and children.
1936 - The Oakland Bay Bridge (CA) opens to traffic.
1942 - American forces beat Japanese forces at Guadalcanal after a three day battle.
1954 - Operations stop at Ellis Island.
1966 - Buzz Aldrin takes the first space selfie.
1969 - Journalist Seymour Hersh breaks the story of the My Lai Massacre.
1971 - President Nixon sets February 1, 1972 as the deadline for the removal of American troops from Vietnam.
1979 - President Carter stops all petroleum imports into the U.S. from Iran in response to the Iran hostage crisis.
1997 - Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of being the mastermind behind the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.