On This Date in History

November 2nd
George Boole's 200th birthday and 50 years since Norman Morrison set himself on fire.

On 1 nov. 2015 I set a new world record!

This is the oldest I have ever been.

Originally posted by mwmiller
On 1 nov. 2015 I set a new world record!

This is the oldest I have ever been.

Thread 163375 (Page 8)

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
Thread 163375 (Page 8)

Sorry GB. Nothing to do with that thread or with birthdays.

5th November
1688
William III Prince of Orange lands in England with a Dutch fleet and so the "Glorious Revolution" begins.

7th November
350 years ago today : the first publication of the London Gazette.
https://www.thegazette.co.uk/

On November 11 "Veteran's Day" [previously named "Armistice Day"] is celebrated in the USA.

Originally posted by Grampy Bobby
On November 11 "Veteran's Day" [previously named "Armistice Day"] is celebrated in the USA.

November 11th. Armistice Day. Remembrance Day. In Britain we all wear a red poppy, each poppy a remembrance of a soldier's life, from all the poppies that flowered on Flanders fields during the terrible slaughter of the First World War. It ended with the signing of the Armistice Treaty at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918.

Originally posted by Startreader
November 11th. Armistice Day. Remembrance Day. In Britain we all wear a red poppy, each poppy a remembrance of a soldier's life, from all the poppies that flowered on Flanders fields during the terrible slaughter of the First World War. It ended with the signing of the Armistice Treaty at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918.

November 11 is remembered for quite a few events in Australian history
1) Remembrance Day along with you guys in Britain Star
2) The first and only time in Australian history that an Australian Prime Minister was sacked by the Queen's representative the Governor General. In 1975 the brilliant Gough Whitlam was sacked by scum John Kerr which led to the greatest ad lib speech on the steps of parliament by Gough in Australian history.
3) The day the greatest Bush Ranger (hold up man,thief) in Australian history Ned Kelly was hung. A folk hero.

November 23, 1940: "On this day in 1940, Romania signs the Tripartite Pact, officially allying itself with Germany, Italy, and Japan.

As early as 1937, Romania had come under control of a fascist government that bore great resemblance to that of Germany’s, including similar anti-Jewish laws. Romania’s king, Carol II, dissolved the government a year later because of a failing economy and installed Romania’s Orthodox Patriarch as prime minister. But the Patriarch’s death and peasant uprising provoked renewed agitation by the fascist Iron Guard paramilitary organization, which sought to impose order. In June 1940, the Soviet Union co-opted two Romanian provinces, and the king searched for an ally to help protect it and appease the far right within its own borders. So on July 5, 1940, Romania allied itself with Nazi Germany—only to be invaded by its “ally” as part of Hitler’s strategy to create one huge eastern front against the Soviet Union.

King Carol abdicated on September 6, 1940, leaving the country in the control of fascist Prime Minister Ion Antonescu and the Iron Guard. Signing the Tripartite Pact was now inevitable. Originally formulated in Berlin on September 27, the pact formally recognized an alliance between Germany, Italy, and Japan, termed the “Axis.” As more European nations became subject to fascist domination and invasion, they too were drawn into the pact, albeit as unequal partners (Hungary was made an Axis “power” on November 20). Now it was Romania’s turn.

While Romania would recapture the territory lost to the Soviet Union when the Germans invaded Russia, it would also have to endure the Germans’ raping its resources as part of the Nazi war effort. Besides taking control of Romania’s oil wells and installations, Hitler would help himself to Romania’s food crops, causing a food shortage for native Romanians." http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/romania-becomes-an-axis-power

24th Nov 2015

41 years since discovery of fossil AL 288-1 .. better known as "Lucy",

25th Nov

100 years ago Einstein presented the field equations of general relativity.

Originally posted by wolfgang59
25th Nov

100 years ago Einstein presented the field equations of general relativity.

Timely recognition of this man's genius.

Thursday, November 26, 2015

"Thanksgiving Day in United States is a holiday on the fourth Thursday of November. It precedes Black Friday and is a federal holiday in the United States.

What do people do?

Thanksgiving Day is traditionally a day for families and friends to get together for a special meal. The meal often includes a turkey, stuffing, potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie, and vegetables. Thanksgiving Day is a time for many people to give thanks for what they have.

Thanksgiving Day parades are held in some cities and towns on or around Thanksgiving Day. Some parades or festivities also mark the opening of the Christmas shopping season. Some people have a four-day weekend so it is a popular time for trips and to visit family and friends.

Public Life

Most government offices, businesses, schools and other organizations are closed on Thanksgiving Day. Many offices and businesses allow staff to have a four-day weekend so these offices and businesses are also closed on the Friday after Thanksgiving Day. Public transit systems do not usually operate on their regular timetables.

Thanksgiving Day it is one of the busiest periods for travel in the USA. This can cause congestion and overcrowding. Seasonal parades and busy football games can cause disruption to local traffic.

Background

Thanksgiving Day has been an annual holiday in the United States since 1863. Not everyone sees Thanksgiving Day as a cause for celebration. Each year since 1970, a group of Native Americans and their supporters have staged a protest for a National Day of Mourning at Plymouth Rock in Plymouth, Massachusetts on Thanksgiving Day. American Indian Heritage Day is also observed at this time of the year.

There are claims that the first Thanksgiving Day was held in the city of El Paso, Texas in 1598. Another early event was held in 1619 in the Virginia Colony. Many people trace the origins of the modern Thanksgiving Day to the harvest celebration that the Pilgrims held in Plymouth, Massachusetts in 1621. However, their first true thanksgiving was in 1623, when they gave thanks for rain that ended a drought. These early thanksgivings took the form of a special church service, rather than a feast.

In the second half of the 1600s, thanksgivings after the harvest became more common and started to become annual events. However, it was celebrated on different days in different communities and in some places there were more than one thanksgiving each year. George Washington, the first president of the United States, proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving Day in 1789." http://www.timeanddate.com/holidays/us/thanksgiving-day

29th Nov
40 years ago
Graham Hill killed when the plane he was travelling in crashed at Arkley golf course.