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Posted on November 25, 2019 by Chris Enss

1867 – Alfred Nobel patented dynamite.

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Posted on November 22, 2019 by Chris Enss

1842 – Mount St Helens in Washington erupts

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Posted on November 18, 2019 by Chris Enss

1916 – British General Douglas Haig finally calls off the 1st Battle of the Somme in World War I after more than 1 million soldiers had been killed or wounded

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Posted on November 13, 2019 by Chris Enss

1789 – Benjamin Franklin writes “Nothing . . . certain but death & taxes”.

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Posted on November 11, 2019 by Chris Enss

1918 – WWI armistice signed by the Allies and Germany comes into effect and World War I hostilities end at 11am, “the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”

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Posted on November 8, 2019 by Chris Enss

1927 – The George Gershwin musical Oh, Kay! began its Broadway run at New York’s Imperial Theatre on this day. Starring Gertrude Lawrence, it introduced such pop music standards as “Someone To Watch Over Me” and “Do-Do-Do”. The show ran for 256 performances before transferring on 21st September, 1927 to His Majesty’s Theatre in the West End of London, where Ms Lawrence gave another 214 performances.

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Posted on October 30, 2019 by Chris Enss

1921 “The Sheik”, a silent film starring Rudolph Valentino, premieres in Los Angeles.

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Posted on October 28, 2019 by Chris Enss

1919 – The U.S. Congress enacted the Volstead Act, also known as the National Prohibition Act. Prohibition was repealed in 1933 with the passing of the 21st Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.