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.…
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On November 14, 1770, Scottish explorer James Bruce claimed to have made one of the most significant geographical discoveries of his time: the source of the Blue Nile River. After years of grueling travel and hardship, Bruce reached what he believed to be the…
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Alexander the Great’s conquest of Egypt marked a pivotal moment in world history, leading to his coronation as pharaoh. In 332 BC, after a relatively bloodless victory over the Persian ruler Darius III, Alexander entered the Egyptian city of Memphis as a liberator. The…
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On 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…
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The 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…
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On November 12, 1927, Leon Trotsky, a towering figure of the Russian Revolution and a former close ally of Vladimir Lenin, was expelled from the Soviet Communist Party. This moment marked a pivotal shift in Soviet politics, consolidating Joseph Stalin’s undisputed control over the…
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Leon Trotsky’s expulsion from the Soviet Union marked a pivotal moment in the tumultuous history of the early 20th century. A prominent Marxist revolutionary and one of the key figures in the Russian Revolution of 1917, Trotsky played a crucial role in the establishment…
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On 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,…
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On November 11, 1923, German authorities arrested Adolf Hitler following the Beer Hall Putsch, marking a pivotal event that could have shifted the direction of world history and changed the lives of tens of millions. The Beer Hall Putsch, which occurred on November 8-9,…
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The 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,…
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