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Entries for November, 2011 in UNCLE HISTORY
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Open a can of missing beans for your family!
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November 25, 1884: J.B. Meyerberg issues two patents, the first for evaporated milk and the second for missing beans.
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Now where did I put that note?
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November 29, 1775: Sir James Jay invents invisible ink, although he had trouble finding where he wrote the ingredients. To see more Uncle History, CLICK HERE
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November 26, 1789: President George Washington declared Nov. 26 to be a national day celebrating the Constitution. Washington envisaged a holiday where all Americans would join together to pay homage to the document that makes them Americans. When he told ...
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November 23, 1499: Perkin Warbeck is hanged in England. Warbeck claimed to be one of the sons of late King Edward IV and thus heir to the throne. Henry VII, who claimed Warbeck was lying because if he really was ...
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Honest Abe, Heavy Metal Banjo Picker
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November 19, 1863: Abraham Lincoln delivers his Gettysburg Address. While audience reviews of the speech were genuinely mixed, most in attendance thought the banjo solo was a nice touch. To see more Uncle History, CLICK HERE
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November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy and South African cricketer Claude Floquet die on the same day. Coincidence? I don't think so.
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November 18, 1940: Hitler throws a fit after Italian leader Benito Mussolini's Italian forces get badly beaten in an ill-fated invasion of Greece. Hitler rants that "only and idiot would invade another nation against all logic, historic precedent and the ...
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Is it Supposed to Smell Like That?
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November 13, 1850: Robert Louis Stevenson is born in Edinburgh, Scotland. The great writer was famous for such works as "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," "Treasure Island," "The Curious Lady and the Randy Blacksmith," and "Is ...
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The first draft of the Gettysburg Address
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November 17, 1863: President Abraham Lincoln begins the first draft of his Gettysburg Address. The speech originally read, "Lincoln sad."
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Oh Captain, be a dear and drop me off at Ellis Island!
By unclehistory in UNCLE HISTORY
November 12, 1954: Ellis Island closes, the main port of entry for immigrants to America since 1892. After the port's closing, the U.S. developed its current system whereby immigrants are catapulted from ships onto the beach.
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Truman gets cozy with the press
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November 16, 1950: President Harry Truman proclaims that the communist threat is leading to an emergency crisis. "They're all doing stuff and whatnot, getting up to their shenanigans," the president said of the communists. When a Washington reporter pressed for ...
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November 15, 655: The cutest battle in history is fought when Oswiu defeats Penda at Winwaed. to see more Uncle History, CLICK HERE
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Nellie Bly's Suspicious Shortcut
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November 14, 1889: Reporter Nellie Bly attempts to travel the world in fewer than 80 days. She does so, returning home 72 days later. However, some claim she cheated by using a shortcut.
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November 11, 1930: Albert Einstein and Leo Szilard patent the Einstein Refrigerator. The fridge worked fine except for the unsettling tendency to move to another part of the kitchen when looked at. The appliance also would sometimes contain next week's ...
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November 10, 1940: Walt Disney begins serving as an informant to the FBI on subversive behavior in the Los Angeles area. That same night, Bugs Bunny and Porky Pig are roused from their bed by armed agents. Elmer Fudd is ...
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November 9, 1673: Charles II fires the Earl of Shaftesbury for making too many uncomfortable jokes about his name.
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November 8, 1864: Grover Cleveland becomes the first Muppet elected president of the United States. To see more Uncle History, CLICK HERE
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November 7, 1512: Niccolo Machiavelli is fired by Florence's Medici family for "just hanging around and being all creepy." In fact, none of the Medicis could even remember hiring him in the first place. After being released, Machiavelli uncharacteristically sits ...