(photo courtesy of InvisionMag.com) 1640s BORN 1643: RENÉ-ROBERT CAVELIER, SIEUR DE LA SALLE (EXPLORER) 1710s DIED 1718: BLACKBEARD (PIRATE) 1810s BORN 1819: GEORGE ELIOT (AUTHOR) 1860s 1869: BRITISH CLIPPER CUTTY SARK LAUNCHED 1880s 1880: ACTRESS LILLIAN RUSSELL DEBUTED AT TONY PASTOR’S THEATRE, NEW YORK CITY […]

Chrysanthemum, November flower 2005 photo by GFDL 1.2, https commons.wikimedia.org Every Year WORLD TELEVISION DAY 1620s 1620: THE MAYFLOWER COMPACT, A PRELIMINARY PLAN OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE PILGRIMS, WAS SIGNED IN THE CABIN OF THE MAYFLOWER NEAR WHAT IS NOW PROVINCETOWN, MASSACHUSETTS 1690s BORN 1694: […]

UNIVERSAL CHILDREN’S DAY The United Nations General Assembly recommended in 1954 that all countries institute a Universal Children’s Day, to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children and of activity promoting the welfare of the world’s children. Every Year UNIVERSAL […]

Every Year DISCOVERY DAY (PUERTO RICO) 1490s 1493: CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS FIRST SIGHTED WHAT IS NOW PUERTO RICO 1750s BORN 1752: GEORGE ROGERS CLARK (MILITARY LEADER) 1790s 1794: JAY’S TREATY BETWEEN THE U.S. AND GREAT BRITAIN SIGNED 1820s DIED 1828: FRANZ SCHUBERT (COMPOSER) 1830s BORN 1831: […]