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Category: November

30 November

Posted on November 30, 2018November 1, 2018 by librariansalmanac

On November 30, 1900, Oscar Wilde passes away. His life work left us with multiple essays, plays, and short fictional works. His one novel though is The Picture of Dorian

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29 November

Posted on November 29, 2018November 14, 2018 by librariansalmanac

On November 29, 1972, Atari releases Pong. It becomes the first commercially successful video game. Video games and their role in our lives have dramatically changed since that time. Ernest

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28 November

Posted on November 28, 2018November 1, 2018 by librariansalmanac

On November 28, 1925, The Grand Ole Opry begins broadcasting in Nashville, Tennessee, as the WSM Barn Dance. The show has had more stars through the decades than a list

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27 November

Posted on November 27, 2018November 1, 2018 by librariansalmanac

On November 27, 1924, the first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade is held in New York City. Against this backdrop Milly and the Macy’s Parade tells the story of a little

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26 November

Posted on November 26, 2018November 26, 2018 by librariansalmanac

On November 26, 1917 , the National Hockey League is formed, with the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs, and Toronto Arenas as its first teams. Using a

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25 November

Posted on November 25, 2018November 1, 2018 by librariansalmanac

On November 25, 1970,  Japanese author, Yukio Mishima, and one compatriot commit ritualistic seppuku after an unsuccessful coup attempt. Mishima was part of a family descended from the Japanese samurai class,

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24 November

Posted on November 24, 2018November 1, 2018 by librariansalmanac

On November 24, 1859, Charles Darwin publishes On the Origin of Species. Normally I would recommend the book itself on the day it was published, but I have been assured

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23 November

Posted on November 23, 2018November 1, 2018 by librariansalmanac

On November 23, 1924, Edwin Hubble’s discovery that the Andromeda “nebula” is actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York

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22 November

Posted on November 22, 2018November 1, 2018 by librariansalmanac

On November 22, 1963,  Aldous Huxley, CS. Lewis and American President John F. Kennedy all pass away. There are some notable differences between the first two men and the third.

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21 November

Posted on November 21, 2018November 1, 2018 by librariansalmanac

On November 21, 1920,  31 people are killed in Dublin during what became known as “Bloody Sunday.” It became one of the most significant events to take place during the

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