World Trick Shot Day
National Roof Over Your Head Day
On December 3...
...in 1775, the first official U.S. flag, the Grand Union flag, is adopted.
... in 1818, Illinois became the 21st state.
... in 1847, Frederick Douglass publishes the first issue of his newspaper, North Star.
... in 1911, Willis Carrier presents his "Rational Psychrometric Formulae", which made air conditioning possible, to the American Society of Engineers.
...in 1968, Elvis Presley's Comeback Special aired on NBC.
National Mutt Day
National Fritters Day
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On December 2...
...in 1823, President James Monroe declares the "Monroe Doctrine," opposing European colonialism in the Americas, arguing any European political intervention in the New World would be a hostile act against the United States.
...in 1845, President James K. Polk announces to Congress that the United States should aggressively expand into the West, a widely held belief termed "manifest destiny" by newspaper editor John O'Sullivan.
...in 1952, the first televised human birth was broadcast to the public on KOA-TV in Denver, Colorado.
National Cranberry Relish Day
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On November 22...
...in 1927, the first snowmobile patent is awarded to Carl Eliason of Sayner, Wisconsin.
...in 1955, RCA Records makes a wise investment by purchasing Elvis Presley's contract from Sun Records for $35,000.
...in 1963, Lyndon B. Johnson is sworn in as President of the United States after John F. Kennedy is shot and killed in Dallas, Texas.
...in 1967, Mel Brooks's film, "The Producers", has its disastrous premiere in Pittsburgh. The studio shelved it saying the film was "in bad taste". The film was later saved when actor Peter Sellers, who had viewed the film privately, took out an ad in Variety calling for the studio to release the film.
National Gingerbread Cookie Day
National Red Mitten Day
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On November 21...
... in 1789, North Carolina became the 12th US state.
... in 1922, Rebecca L. Felton, of Georgia, is sworn in as the first female US Senator for a ceremonial one-day term at the age of 87. She was a Democrat well known for her advocacy of early feminism, suffrage, and lynching of black men.
...in 1974, Congress overrode President Gerald Ford's veto to H.R. 12471, Freedom of Information Act Amendments, which broadened public access to government records in an act to regain public trust in government following the Watergate scandal.
... in 1980, the world learned who shot J.R. Ewing on television series "Dallas." The television event had a record 83 million viewers, which equated to over 76% of television watchers in the United States that evening.
National Peanut Butter Fudge Day
National Absurdity Day
National GIS Day
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On November 20...
...in 1789, New Jersey was the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
...in 1958, Jim and Jane Henson establish "Muppets, Inc.", now known as "The Jim Henson Company".
...in 1962, USSR agrees to remove remaining Ilyushin Il-28 bomber jets from Cuba and the US lifts their blockade.
...in 1975, Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for President.
National Play Monopoly Day
National Carbonated Beverage with Caffeine Day
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On November 19...
...in 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered his famous Gettysburg Address.
...in 1950, US General Dwight D. Eisenhower became Supreme Commander of the Allied Expeditionary Forces (NATO).
...in 1985, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev met for the first time.
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