On this day in history
November 10
American
1775The Continental Congress creates the Continental Marines, founding the United States Marine Corps.
The Continental Congress creates the Continental Marines, founding the United States Marine Corps.
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1975The ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior with all 29 crew, in a storm Gordon Lightfoot will ma…
The ore carrier Edmund Fitzgerald sinks in Lake Superior with all 29 crew, in a storm Gordon Lightfoot will make famous.
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1969Sesame Street premieres on public television, changing children's programming forever.
Sesame Street premieres on public television, changing children's programming forever.
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World
1871Henry Morton Stanley finds the missing missionary David Livingstone in Africa and greets him: Doctor Livingsto…
Henry Morton Stanley finds the missing missionary David Livingstone in Africa and greets him: Doctor Livingstone, I presume.
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1995Nigeria hangs writer Ken Saro Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists, sparking worldwide outrage.
Nigeria hangs writer Ken Saro Wiwa and eight other Ogoni activists, sparking worldwide outrage.
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