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To post, make sure the first line states the date (including year). Please use words for name of the month, we have different conventions. Then followed by short description of the event. If possible, add a few more details so people can know what it was.

The poll will last for 10 days.

For example:
22 September, 1776
Nathan Hale - hanged as a spy by the British during the Revolutionary War, said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."

Revolutionary War:
The war for American independence from Britain. The fighting began with the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775, and lasted through the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.

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Second example:
23rd September 1846
Planet Neptune discovered by German astronomer, Johann Gottfried Galle.

Basic:
Neptune is the 8th planet from the sun.
Neptune, Roman and Greek god who ruled the sea. (God of water)

Additional informaiton:
The existence of planet Neptune was predicted (calculated) by a French astronomer and mathematician, Leverrier. An English astronomer, Adams, calcuated the same thing independently and earlier, however Leverrier's work was published first.

Link:
The discovery of the planet neptune

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[Lorraine]

Additional Info for people that don't like to read.
NEPTUNE:
Named for god of the sea. Neptune requires 165 years to complete one revolution of the sun. Its atmosphere is made of methane, hydrogen, ammonia, and helium and it's mass is about 17 times that of Earth.

JUPITER:
Next to the sun, Jupiter is the largest and most massive object in the solar system.
Named for the leader of the gods, Jupiter has a mass more than twice that of all other planets combined.
A body on the surface of Jupiter would weigh 2.64 times what it would weigh on Earth.

MOON:
The moon has no light of its own; it merely reflects the light of the sun. If the moon did not rotate as it revolves around the earth, we would see all its sides; as it is,we always see the same side.

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third example
24th September, 1869 - Black Friday
Black Friday, the day of financial panic in US history. In 1869 a small group of American financial speculators, including Jay Gould and James Fisk, tried to corner the gold market. Failed when government gold was released for sale, this attempt caused the Wall Street stock-market crash.

(Source: Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia and others)

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fourth example
27th September 1964
Warren Commission -- issued a report concluding that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone in assassinating President Kennedy.

Warren Commission, popular name given to the U.S. Commission to Report upon the Assassination of President John F. Kennedy, established (29 Nov, 1963) by executive order of President Lyndon B. Johnson. The commission, which was given unrestricted investigating powers, was directed to evaluate all the evidence and present a complete report of the event to the American people.

(Source: GuruNet, The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia)

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fifth example
28th September 1978
Pope John Paul I -- was found dead in his Vatican apartment a month after becoming Pope.

Pope John Paul I was born as Albino Luciani, he was elected to replace Paul VI as head of the worldwide Catholic Church in 1978 - only to die himself 33 days after his election. He died of a heart attack. He combined the names of his two immediate predecessors, Paul VI and John XXIII to become Pope John Paul - the first pope ever to take a double name. He was succeeded by Karol Wojtyla, John Paul II, the first non-Italian pope in more than four centuries.

Source: GuruNet, Who2

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sixth and seventh examples
2nd October 1950 - Peanuts debuts
Peanuts, a popular comic strip drawn by Charles M. Schulz debuted in nine newspapers. The most popular character is the beagle Snoopy, Charlie Brown's dog, who is often accompanied by his feathered friedn, Woodstock.

2nd October 1919 - Wilson suffers a stroke
Woodrow Wilson, the 28th US President best known as the world War I president, suffered a stroke that left him partially paralyzed. He won Nobel Peace Prize in the same year. He finished his second term and was assisted in his duties by the First Lady.

Source: GuruNet, The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, and Who2.

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eighth example
4th October 1957 - first man-made satellite
Sputnik, the first man-made satellite launched by the Sovient Union. It was sent into Earth orbit.
The appearance of Sputnik stimulated a great deal of effort in the education of scientists and engineers in the United States. This period is now referred to as the post-Sputnik boom.

(Source: Gurunet, Dictionary of Cultural Literacy)

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ninth example
7th October
1571 Battle of Lepanto - first major victory of the Christians against the Ottoman Empire.
1769 Captain James Cook lands in New Zealand for the first time, at Poverty Bay.
2001 The United States and Britain launch a military attack on Osama bin Laden, the prime suspect in the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States, and his Taliban backers in Afghanistan.

Additional information:

• Battle of Lepanto, a naval battle between the Christians and Ottomans fought at the mouth of the Gulf of Patras, off Lepanto, Greece. The fleet of the Holy League commanded by John of Austria opposed the Ottoman fleet under Uluç Ali Pasha. Approximately 15,000 Turks were slain or captured, some 10,000 Christian galley slaves were liberated, and much booty was taken. The victors, however, lost over 7,000 men.
  
• Ottoman Empire (aka Turkish Empire) was founded in the 13th century by Osman I and ruled by his descendants until its dissolution after World War I.
  
• New Zealand was not discovered by Captain Cook, it was discovered by Abel Tasman in 1642.

Source: GuruNet, The Mercury: On this day, Columbia University Press, Houghton Mifflin Company

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[Lorraine]

November 1st, 1512

Michelangelo's paintings on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel were shown to the public for the first time.
Michelangelo Buonarroti , 1475–1564, Italian sculptor, painter, architect, and poet, b. Caprese, Tuscany.

The artist was recalled to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel. He placed 12 figures about the ceiling's edge; originally these figures were to represent the 12 apostles of Christ. Finally, Michelangelo painted seven prophets and five sybils. Within the ring of prophets and sybils were nine panels on biblical world history. Three panels were devoted to the Creation, three to the story of Adam and Eve, and three to the story of Noah and the great flood. At the rear of the chapel Michelangelo painted The Last Judgment (1534), considered by many to be his masterwork. The painting depicts Christ's damnation of sinners and blessing of the virtuous, along with the resurrection of the dead and the portage of souls to hell by Charon.

Source; http://www.infoplease.com

November 1st is also
All Saints Day.

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[Antony]

4th November 1879
Cash register patented by two brothers, to fight stealing by bartenders in their saloon.

Also, 4th November 1995
Israeli Prime Mister Yitzhak Rabin assassinated at a rally in Tel Aviv.

Not really history, but more interesting...
Rapper/Business Mogul Sean Combs, best known as Puffy Daddy and Rapper who dated Jennifer Lopez, turns 33.
In 1997 he sampled the Police song "Every Breath You Take" for his song "I'll Be Missing You," a tribute to the Notorious B.I.G. and a huge commercial hit. He and Jennifer Lopez broke up in 2001. In the same year he went on trial for weapons charges stemming from a 1999 Manhattan nightclub shooting; he was clear from all charges.

(Source: GuruNet)

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[Lorraine]

NOVEMBER 4th, 1879


Will Rogers

Actor, Humorist
Born: 11/4/1879
Birthplace: Oologah, Indian Territory (now Oologah, Oklahoma)

Actor and humorist known as a home-spun, straight-talking cowboy philosopher. His films include Guile of a Woman (1921), The Headless Horseman (1922) and A Connecticut Yankee (1931).
Rogers, who was born into an Oklahoma ranching family, defied his father's wish to stay on the spread, and before he died in 1935, had carved himself a niche in world history as an American cowboy humorist, radio commentator, syndicated newspaper columnist, star of 71 movies, author, philanthropist and homespun philosopher

Died: 8/15/1935

Source: Will Rogers Library

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5th November 1605
Gunpowder Plot failed today in 1605.
A conspiracy to blow up the English Parliament and King James I on Nov. 5, 1605, the day set for the king to open Parliament. It was intended to be the beginning of a great uprising of English Catholics, who were distressed by the increased severity of penal laws against the practice of their religion. The conspirators hired a cellar under the House of Lords, in which 36 barrels of gunpowder, overlaid with iron bars and firewood, were secretly stored. The conspiracy was brought to light through a mysterious letter received by Lord Monteagle, a brother-in-law of Tresham, on Oct. 26, urging him not to attend Parliament on the opening day. The 1st earl of Salisbury and others, to whom the plot was made known, took steps leading to the discovery of the materials and the caught Guy Fawkes red-handed, he was tried and hanged.
(Source: GuruNet, AND Classification Data Limited, The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia)

To most kids, Guy Fawkes Day (5 Nov) is known as Fireworks Day.

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7th November
In 1962, after lossing by a narrow margin to John F. Kennedy, Richard Nixon, said "You won't have Nixon to kick around anymore." He was re-elected U.S. President on the same day in 1972.

As the result of Watergate scandal and almost certain impeachment, he announced on 8th August, 1974, that he would resign the following day to begin "that process of healing which is so desperately needed in America."

(source: GuruNet, Who2, the WhiteHouse.gov website)

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8th November 1793 Louvre opened its doors as a museum in Paris

Louvre, foremost French museum of art, located in Paris. The famous Mona Lisa, Venus de Milo, Whistler's Mother, and thousands of other works of art are exhibited there.
The building was a royal fortress and palace built by Philip II in the late 12th century. In 1546 Pierre Lescot was commissioned by Francis I to erect a new building on the site of Louvre. In 1564, Catherine de Medic commissioned Philibert Delorme to build a residence at the Tuileries and to connect it to the Louvre by a long gallery. The Grande Galerie was completed in 1606 under Henri IV.
In 1793 the Musée Central des Arts was created by decree and the Grande Galerie of the Louvre was officially opened.
In 1984 excavations began for the gradual expansion of the Louvre underground; construction was completed in 1993. A glass pyramid, designed by I. M. Pei and opened in 1989, sits atop the entrance to this new space. This once controversial art design is now a landmark.

(Source: GuruNet, The columbia Electronic Encyclopedia)

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