Sherman’s March to the Sea was a military campaign conducted by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman during the American Civil War. The campaign took place from November 15 to December 21, 1864, and it was a significant and controversial aspect of the Union’s strategy.…
Read MoreOn November 13, 1956, the Supreme Court of the United States delivered a landmark decision declaring Alabama’s laws requiring racial segregation on public buses unconstitutional. This ruling marked the official end of the Montgomery bus boycott, a pivotal event in the American Civil Rights…
Read MoreThe Great Meteor Shower of 1833 was a spectacular celestial event that left a lasting impression on those who witnessed it. On the nights of November 12 and 13, 1833, the skies lit up across the United States. one of the most intense meteor…
Read MoreOn November 11, 1921, in a solemn ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, President Warren G. Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, honoring an unidentified American serviceman who had died in World War I. The tomb, situated prominently on a hill overlooking Washington,…
Read MoreThe Wilmington Insurrection of 1898, often referred to as the Wilmington Race Riot, is a pivotal but often overlooked chapter in American history. It stands as the only instance of a municipal government being forcibly overthrown in the United States. On November 10, 1898,…
Read MoreOn November 9, during the height of Cold War tensions between the United States and the Soviet Union, NORAD (North American Aerospace Defense Command) computers and the Alternate National Military Command Center at Fort Ritchie, Maryland, sounded a chilling alarm. The automated systems detected…
Read MoreIn November 1906, Theodore Roosevelt embarked on a historic journey that helped make the United States a global player. He left the country, becoming the first president in history to make a trip abroad. His destination was the Panama Canal, an engineering marvel in…
Read MoreOn November 8, 1861, the Abraham Lincoln and Secretary of State William Seward found themselves caught in one of the most important diplomatic conflicts during the Civil War. Called the “The Trent Affair,” the incident involved the interception of a British mail steamer, the RMS Trent,…
Read MoreLord Dunmore’s bold proclamation in 1775 threw the American colonies into turmoil, forcing them to confront the deep contradictions between their ideals of freedom and their reliance on slavery. John Murray, better known as Lord Dunmore and the last Royal Governor of Virginia, issued…
Read MoreOn November 7, 1874, a new political icon was launched when Thomas Nast created a cartoon titled “The Third-Term Panic,” depicting the Republican Party as an elephant. This cartoon popularized the elephant as the symbol of the party that remains prevalent to this day.…
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