On This Day In History
Guy Fawkes was named the 30th “Greatest Briton” in a viewer poll conducted by the BBC2 in 2002. pic.twitter.com/TYEBlMgyCO
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 5, 2022
The fireworks and bonfires of 5th of November were originally enacted to celebrate the fact Guy Fawkes FAILED, and the British state caught him and executed him. pic.twitter.com/KKRIuAXKjQ
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 5, 2022
November 6th
1813 Chilpancingo congress declares Mexico independent of Spain
1860 Republican Abraham Lincoln of Illinois elected the 16th President of the United States of America
1913 Mahatma Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners' march in South Africa
1917 [OS Oct 24] Bolshevik revolution begins with bombardment of the Winter Palace in Petrograd during the Russian October Revolution
1978 Shah of Iran Mohammad Reza Pahlavi places the country under military rule; General Gholām Reza Azhāri forms government
Did You Know?
American Civil War: CSS Shenandoah is the last Confederate combat unit to surrender after circumnavigating the globe, on its cruise that sank or captured 37 vessels
Today in History in 1865
Would You Believe?
Shipwrecked Spanish conquistador Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca becomes first known European to set foot in Texas
Today in History in 1528
This day 134 years ago – 6 November 1887 – Brother Walfrid (Andrew Kerins), a native of Ballymote, Co Sligo, founded Celtic Football Club in Glasgow.
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— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) November 6, 2021
#OTD in 1764, the Public Advertiser in London ran an advertisement from the 'owner' of an enslaved African girl: “Run away from her Mistress, last Saturday Mmorning, a young Negro Woman, about 15 Years old. She [is] marked on the left Shoulder E.P.” https://t.co/GKLIjIzV25 pic.twitter.com/W2Arxj482h
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) November 6, 2022
On this day in 1947, police officers in Rochester, NY, shot an unarmed Black military veteran named Roland T. Price 25 times. Though Mr. Price did not resist, the shooting was deemed "justified." To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/P1e7vz0zFU
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) November 6, 2022
6 November 1940. Johnny Giles was born in Dublin, Ireland. He played most of his league games (383), for Leeds Utd from 1963 to 1975, scoring 88 goals. He also played 59 times for the Republic of Ireland. In 2004, the FA of Ireland voted him the greatest ever Irish player. pic.twitter.com/SSFmdQaNVV
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 6, 2022
6 November 1893. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, the acclaimed Russian composer, died (aged 53). His best known musical works are the 1812 Overture and his ballets, Swan Lake, The Nutcracker, and Sleeping Beauty. pic.twitter.com/GB21bUDjy7
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 6, 2022
6 November 1935. The RAF’s first monoplane fighter, the “Hurricane” prototype (K5083), made its maiden flight at Brooklands, with Hawker’s chief test pilot, George Bulman, flying the Rolls-Royce C engine powered aircraft. pic.twitter.com/5x0bHHspD2
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 6, 2022
6 November 1942. The Church of England relaxed its rule that women must wear hats in church. Before then, church etiquette required women to wear hats during church services, because it was considered by male clergy as inappropriate for women to show their hair in church. pic.twitter.com/1BoeRMU6DG
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 6, 2022
6 November 1999. Australia voted in favour of retaining the Queen as head of state in a national referendum. The demand for a republic was lost through division among republicans, which led to dissident republicans supporting the “No” campaign. pic.twitter.com/TViiIQPBYE
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 6, 2022
6 November 2012. Tammy Baldwin became the first openly gay politician elected to the US Senate. The 7-term Democratic congresswoman edged past former Wisconsin Governor, Tommy Thompson. She said her victory was “a significant stride toward bringing diversity to the Senate”. pic.twitter.com/2blCa6P4W2
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 6, 2022
6 November 2013. The 18-times champion jump jockey, Tony (“AP”) McCoy, became the first National Hunt jockey to ride 4,000 winners. He reached the unprecedented milestone on Mountain Tunes in the 3:10 race at Towcester. pic.twitter.com/PJqE0Jmb6u
— Prof. Frank McDonough (@FXMC1957) November 6, 2022
November 7th
1492 Ensisheim Meteorite strikes a wheat field near the village of Ensisheim in Alsace, France. Oldest meteorite with a known date of impact.
1872 Cargo ship Mary Celeste sails from Staten Island for Genoa; mysteriously found abandoned four weeks later
1917 [OS Oct 25] October Revolution in Russia; Lenin and the Bolsheviks seize power, capture the Winter Palace and overthrow the Provisional Government.
1931 Chinese People's Republic proclaimed by Mao Zedong
2000 Controversial US presidential election between George W. Bush and Al Gore is inconclusive; the result, in Bush's favor, is eventually resolved by the Supreme Court
2020 Former Vice-President Joe Biden declared the winner of the US Presidential race, four days after the US election, defeating sitting President Donald Trump
Did You Know?
1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by Thomas Nast
Today in History in 1874
Would You Believe?
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovers one of the country's largest LSD labs inside a converted military missile silo in Wamego, Kansas
Today in History in 2000
This day 105 years ago - 7 November 1915 - an Irish Volunteer plot to smuggle guns from Dublin to Tralee was timed to coincide with the All-Ireland Football Final.
However, when Kerry lost to Wexford, one of the men got drunk and disappeared, almost derailing the whole plan. pic.twitter.com/tcZRIim2Zz
— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) November 7, 2020
This day 31 years ago – 7 November 1990 – Mary Robinson was elected the first female President of Ireland.
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— This Day in Irish History (@ThisDayIrish) November 7, 2021
#otd in 1922 Adelina Otero-Warren ran for the US Congress -the first Latina to do so. She lost - but continued to seek ways to bring ethnic cultures and languages into the public schools of New Mexico. https://t.co/bFFBGfhsnt
— On This Day She (@OnThisDayShe) November 7, 2022
On this day in 1931, a segregated Georgia hospital refused to admit Juliette Derricotte, Dean of Fisk University, and one of her students after a serious car accident. They both died as a result. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/VNnXKAR6kq
— Equal Justice Initiative (@eji_org) November 7, 2022