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today in history

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A TREASURE TROVE OF WRITING CONTENT 
plus  Daily Celebration Ideas*
SELECT your topic.
THINK "What do I know?"
FOLLOW text links to learn more.
CONSIDER related personal experiences.
CONNECT your ideas with other items of interest.
START WRITING, additional thoughts will naturally flow.

It happened in november...

Nov. 1  / 1512 - Sistine Chapel opens to the public / 1765 -  Parliament enacts the Stamp Act / Plan your Epitaph Day

Nov. 2 / 1902 - First gas powered "Locomobile" hits the road /  1947 - Spruce Goose flies  /  Look for Circles Day  /  Deviled Egg Day

Nov. 3 / 1948 - Dewey mistakenly declared president / 1957 - Soviet dog in space /Sandwich Day  

Nov. 4 / 1922 - Entrance to King Tut's tomb discovered /  1995 - Yitzhak Rabin assassinated  / King Tut Day  /  Candy Day

Nov. 5 /  1994 - 45 yr. old George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight champion. / 2007 - Writers' strike stalls production of TV shows and movies  /  American Football Day  /  Guy Fawkes Day

Nov. 6 / 1854 - John Phillip Sousa is born  /  1977 - Dam gives way in Georgia  / Saxophone Day

Nov. 7 /  1991 - NBA star, Magic Johnson, announces he has AIDs  /  1972 - Nixon re-elected president  / Hug a Bear Day  /  Tongue Twister Day  

Nov. 8 / 1793 - Louvre museum opens  /  1960 - John F. Kennedy elected president  /  Cook Something Bold Day  /  Dunce Day

Nov. 9 / 1938 - Nazis launch "Night of Broken Glass" / 1965 - The Great Northeast Blackout  /  Chaos Never Dies Day  /  Young Reader's Day

Nov. 10 / 1903 - Mary Anderson patents the windshield wiper  /  1969 - Sesame Street debuts  / Forget-Me-Not Day  /  USMC Day 

Nov. 11 / 1918 - World War I ends  /  1933 - Massive dust storm sweeps South Dakota / Origami Day  /  Veterans Day

Nov. 12 / 1954 - Ellis Island immigration center closes / 2001 - Rockaway plane crash  / Chicken Soup for the Soul Day  /  Pizza with the Works Day

Nov. 13 / 1861 - President Lincoln snubbed by general / 1955 - Whoopi Goldberg is born / World Kindness Day  

Nov. 14 / 1851 - Moby-Dick published / 2006 - Last drive-in "Pig Stand" closes in Texas  /  Guacamole Day  /  Pickle Day

Nov. 15 / 1777 - Articles of Confederation adopted  /  1965 - New land speed record set  / Recycles Day  /  Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day  /  Sadie Hawkins Day

Nov. 16 /  1945 - German rocket scientists brought to U.S.  /  2001 - First Harry Potter  film opens  /  National Button Day

Nov. 17 / 1869 - Suez Canal opens  /  1968 - The Heidi Bowl  /  Take a Hike Day  /  World Peace Day

Nov. 18 / 1883 - Railroads create the first time zones  /  Use Less Stuff Day

Nov. 19 / 1863 - Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address  /  1969 - Pele scores 1,000th goal  /  Have a Bad Day  /  Toilet Day

Nov. 20 / 1945 - Nuremberg Trials begin  /  1982 - Cal beats Stanford as band blocks the field  /  Absurdity Day  /  Universal Children's Day

BE CREATIVE, make your response interesting and fun to read.
TAKE PRIDE in your work.​ 
EDIT AND SHARE the final product with others.
May we prompt you?
Extra Extra - Read all about it...  then write a newsworthy article answering the expository questions of  "Who, What, When, Where and Why".

Persuasive Essay - Research a controversial event.  Identify a difference of opinions from your study, take a position, then present and defend your argument.

Historical Fiction - Using the framework of a "day in time", create your own characters and plot structure... start writing.

*Party Planner - Given the assignment to plan for a particular celebration, submit a detailed proposal to your prospective client.

*Daily Celebrations - Create your own party blog complete with creative party ideas. Include detailed descriptions of the planned activities.​
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Nov. 21 / 1877 - Edison's first great invention, the phonograph is patented  /  False Confession Day  /  World Hello Day

Nov. 22 / 1963 - President John F. Kennedy assassinated  /  1988 - Stealth bomber unveiled  /  Antarctic Day  /  Go for a Ride Day

Nov. 23 / 1936 - First issue of Life is published  /  1990 - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory creator, Roald Dahl, dies  /  Eat a Cranberry Day  /  Cashew Day

Nov. 24 / 1932 - FBI crime lab opens  /  1963 - Jack Ruby kills Lee Harvey Oswald  /  Tie One On Day  /  Thanksgiving Day

Nov. 25 / 1952 - Storm of the century hits Eastern U.S.  /  1999 - International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Women  /  Parfait Day  /  Black Friday

Nov. 26 / 1922 - Archaeologists enter tomb of King Tut  /  1941 - Thanksgiving Holiday established  /  Shopping Reminder Day

Nov. 27 / 1095 - Pope Urban II orders first crusade  / 2007 - Indy 500 champ wins Dancing with the Stars  / Bavarian Cream Pie Day  /  Pins and Needles Day

Nov. 28 / 1520 - Magellan reaches the Pacific  /  1979 - Sight-seeing plane crashes over Antarctica  /  Make Your Own Head Day  /  Red Planet Day  

Nov. 29 / 1963 - Warren Commission established to investigate Kennedy assassination / 1991 - Dust storm causes massive pile-up in California.   / Electronic Greeting Card Day  /  Square Dance Day

Nov. 30 / 1874 - Winston Churchill born  /  1950 - President Truman refuses to rule out atomic weapons  /  Computer Security Day  /  Stay at Home Because You're Well Day
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