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Nov. 15—November 15: 1777 — The Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, precursor to the U.S. Constitution. 1806 — Explorer Zebulon Pike spotted the mountaintop that ...
1660 – The four-year-old Charles XI became King of Sweden upon his father's death.; 1891 – Frances Coles was killed in the last of eleven unsolved murders of women that took place in or near the impoverished Whitechapel district in the East End of London.
February 9 is the earliest day on which Clean Monday can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Monday of Great Lent. (Eastern Christianity) February 9 is the earliest day on which People's Sunday can fall, while March 15 is the latest; celebrated on the first Sunday of Lent. St. Maroun's Day (public holiday in Lebanon)
February 19 is the 50th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; ... one of the largest tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. [7] 1901–present
1735 – The ballad opera called Flora, or Hob in the Well went down in history as the first opera of any kind to be produced in North America (Charleston, S.C.) [4] 1781 – Fourth Anglo-Dutch War: Captain Thomas Shirley opens his expedition against Dutch colonial outposts on the Gold Coast of Africa (present-day Ghana).
The New York Times: On This Day; Library of Congress: Today in History; History Channel (US): This Day in History; History Channel (UK): This Day in History; New Zealand Government: Today in New Zealand History Archived 2017-04-14 at the Wayback Machine; Computer History Museum: This Day in History; Internet Movie Database: This Day in Movie ...
1966 - A Thor-Burner launches a DMSP satellite; 1973 - A Proton-K/D launches Luna 21.; 1986 - A Soyuz-U rocket launches a Zenit-8 spy satellite.; 1990 - An EVA is performed by the crew of Mir to install star tracking equipment.
By day, she cooks, cleans and tends to the white master’s daughter. By night, she dreams of poetry and roams the forest grieving the sudden death of her older sister, Minnie.