On this day:
Thursday, Nov. 1: All Saints' Day (305)
* How to conduct genealogy searches in the U.S. for old souls:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=196838
Friday, Nov. 2:
* With cold weather coming in the northern hemisphere, be leery of letting your DVDs freeze:
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=208801
Saturday, Nov. 3:
*If you start your 30-day fruitcakes this weekend, they'll be ready in time to ship for the holidays:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=289249
Sunday, Nov. 4: Daylight Savings Time ends at 2 a.m. -- U.S. (308)
* Yitzhak Rabin assassinated in 1995 after attending a peace rally in Tel Aviv's Kings Square. Other events of 1995:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=520683
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Monday, Nov. 5:
* E-mail is invented "sometime in November-December, 1971" by Ray Tomlinson. Not even he remembers the exact date (and he has since emptied his In box):
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=569092
Tuesday, Nov. 6:
* William McKinley wins election in 1896. He would establish the White House press room during his first term:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=514969
Wednesday, Nov. 7:
* Jeannette Rankin (R-MT), becomes first woman elected to U.S. House (1916). Latter becomes known as the only person to vote against World War I -- and World War II:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=350773
Thursday, Nov. 8:
* KDKA-AM in Pittsburgh became the first commercially-licensed radio station on this day in 1920:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=197018
Friday, Nov. 9:
* Jack the Ripper kills Mary Jane Kelly, his last known victim (1888). Where to find archives on the 'Whitechapel Murders':
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=314105
Saturday, Nov. 10:
* Born on this day in 1960: author Neil Gaiman:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=225180
Sunday, Nov. 11: Armistice Day -- Belgium, France (315)
Veterans' Day -- U.S.
Remembrance Day -- Canada, France
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=75604
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Monday, Nov. 12:
* Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web in 1990, raising the issue of the 'start of the Internet' (see also Aug. 6):
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=746649
Tuesday, Nov. 13:
* The Amityville murders (1974), made famous in "The Amityville Horror" book (and movie). The house still stands -- but the address has been changed:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=513370
Wednesday, Nov. 14:
* 'Moby-Dick' published in the U.S. Herman Melville based it on stories of Mocha Dick (and yes, there's a tie to Starbuck's Coffee):
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=534303
Thursday, Nov. 15: Release of Beaujolais Nouveau (319)
* The third Thursday of each November is when the Beaujolais Nouveau is released. The story of "Nestor's Cup," which is how the ancient Greeks drank their wine:
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=185619
Friday, Nov. 16:
* The Federal Reserve Bank officially opens in 1914. How it works:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=183170
Saturday, Nov. 17:
* Arnold Schwarzenegger inaugurated as governor of California in 2003. Some background on his investments:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=582458
Sunday, Nov. 18:
* Birthday of Mickey Mouse, as it was on this day in 1928 that "Steamboat Willie" opened:
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Monday, Nov. 19:
* The keynote speaker at Gettysburg in 1863? Edward Everett. Abraham Lincoln said a few words too:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=218548
Tuesday, Nov. 20: Anniversary of the Revolution -- Mexico (324)
* Sources for information on the Mexican Revolution of 1910:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=281430
Wednesday, Nov. 21:
* The Alaska Highway finished in 1942 for military use, opened to the public a year later. Other military installations in the state during World War II:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=451975
Thursday, Nov. 22: Thanksgiving -- U.S. (326)
Labor Day -- Japan
* John F. Kennedy assassinated in Dallas on Friday, Nov. 22, 1963:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=116029
Friday, Nov. 23:
* The day after the Thanksgiving feast is sometimes called 'black Friday' by retailers or 'FAT Friday' by others:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=522597
Saturday, Nov. 24:
* D.B. Cooper parachutes from a Northwest Orient plane in 1971 with $200,000 in ransom money. Neither he nor the cash is ever found:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=224514
Sunday, Nov. 25:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=200751
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Monday, Nov. 26:
* In 1922, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon enter the tomb of King Tutankhamen, being the first humans in 3,000 years. Value of the treasure found there:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=414468
Tuesday, Nov. 27:
* 9/11 Commission formed in 2002. Their work and subsequent issues:
http://www.answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=251053
Wednesday, Nov. 28:
* NBA great Oscar Robertson born on this day in 1938:
http://answers.google.com/answers/main?cmd=threadview&id=77482
Thursday, Nov. 29:
* Nolan Bushnell of Atari introduces 'Pong' in 1971, the first popular video game. Some other auspicious November events in the tech industry:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=427609
Friday, Nov. 30:
* A good weekend to consider stringing Christmas tree lights. Some tips:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=284415
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