Thursday, December 18, 2025
This Day In History
December 19, 1997
James Cameron's Titanic, a drama about the doomed ocean liner starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, premiered. It later became one of the highest-grossing movies of all time.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/December-19
This Day In History
December 18, 1963
Actor Brad Pitt, known for his portrayal of unconventional characters, was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/December-18
Tuesday, December 16, 2025
This Day In History
December 17, 1807
With Napoleon's decree of Milan, all neutral countries and allies of France were forbidden to trade with Britain.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/December-17
Monday, December 15, 2025
This Day In History
December 16, 1773
The Boston Tea Party
On this day in 1773, a group of men dressed in Mohawk headdresses and cheered by a crowd of thousands threw tea belonging to the British East India Company into Boston Harbor. Britain's punitive response to the Boston Tea Party, which was a protest against taxes, helped push American colonists closer to war.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/December-16
This Day In History
December 15, 2011
The Iraq War officially ended when the United States formally declared that its mission in Iraq was over.
Taken from:https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/December-15
Friday, December 5, 2025
I need to Grade
I have so much to grade so I will not post till I am in a position to post - I hope you guys understand. Finish strong, and I hope you are getting a lot done! We GOT this!
Monday, December 1, 2025
Tomorrow is My Favorite Day of the YEAR!
Tuesday the 2nd is opening day of Hornet Basketball against Bishop Kelly at Home! I will be there - cheering them on!!!! Hope to see you there!
Senior Night 2024 with Coach Brown
Selfie with Jock Mitchell - Thank God he is a Junior!
They were playing in Illinois - so I streamed the game!
In the stands with my favorite date!
We WON State last year!
I get their early so I can get photos like this!
This Day In History
December 2, 1823
Monroe Doctrine
The Monroe Doctrine, which declared that the U.S. would not interfere in European affairs but that its sphere of interest included the entire Western Hemisphere, was enunciated by President James Monroe this day in 1823.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/December-2
This Day In History
December 1, 1955
Rosa Parks's refusal to relinquish her bus seat
This day in 1955, in violation of segregation laws in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks refused to surrender her bus seat to a white passenger and was arrested, sparking a 381-day bus boycott led by Martin Luther King, Jr.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/December-1
Saturday, November 29, 2025
This Day In History
November 30, 2018
American politician George H.W. Bush, who was the 41st president of the United States (1989–93), died at the age of 94.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-30
This Day In History
November 29, 1864
Colonel John M. Chivington led a surprise attack, known as the Sand Creek Massacre, on a camp of Cheyenne and Arapaho people in southeastern Colorado Territory. U.S. troops murdered more than 230 Native people, who were at the site under a white flag of truce.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-29
Thursday, November 20, 2025
This Day In History
November 23, 1863
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-23
This Day In History
November 22, 1963
U.S. President John F. Kennedy assassinated
The most notorious political murder in recent American history occurred this day in 1963, when John F. Kennedy, the 35th U.S. president (1961–63), was shot and killed in Dallas, Texas, while riding in an open car.
This Day In History
November 21, 1620
Signing of Mayflower Compact
On this day in 1620, 41 male passengers on the Mayflower, prior to landing at Plymouth, Massachusetts, signed the Mayflower Compact, by which they agreed to abide by the laws of the new government they would establish.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-21
Maybe it should have gone down like this...
This Day In History
November 20, 1917
For the first time, tanks were used effectively in warfare, by the British at the Battle of Cambrai.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-20
Tuesday, November 18, 2025
This Day In History
November 19, 1863
U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the brief but renowned Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the National Cemetery in Pennsylvania during the American Civil War.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-19
This Day In History
November 18, 1928
Walt Disney released Steamboat Willie, the first animated film with sound to feature Mickey Mouse; the huge success of the cartoon helped make Mickey an iconic character and led to the Disney Company's dominance in the animated market.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-18
Thursday, November 13, 2025
This Day In History
November 17, 1973
During the Watergate scandal, U.S. President Richard Nixon held a press conference in which he declared, “I am not a crook.”
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-17
This Day In History
November 16, 42 B.C.E.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-16
This Day In History
November 15, 1864
Union General William Tecumseh Sherman began his March to the Sea across Georgia from Atlanta to Savannah, laying waste to the economic resources of the state as he sought to crush white Southern civilians' support of the Confederate cause. His campaign helped end the American Civil War.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-15
This Day In History
November 14, 1960
Ruby Bridges's first day of school
Six-year-old Ruby Bridges began attending an all-white elementary school in New Orleans on this day in 1960, becoming the youngest of a group of Black students to racially integrate schools in the American South.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-14
This Day In History
November 13, 2001
On the heels of the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan prompted by the deadly terrorist attacks of September 11, the army of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance captured the capital city of Kabul.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-13
Tuesday, November 11, 2025
This Day In History
November 12, 1954
The immigration reception centre at Ellis Island, New York, which processed more than 12 million immigrants, was closed.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-12
Monday, November 10, 2025
Happy Veteran's Day!
Veterans Day, in the United States, national holiday (November 11) honouring veterans of the armed forces and those killed in the country’s wars. The observance originated in 1919 on the first anniversary of the 1918 armistice that ended World War I and was known as Armistice Day. It was commemorated in 1921 with the burial of an unknown soldier from World War I at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Other countries that had lost soldiers in the conflict, such as Italy and Portugal, conducted similar ceremonies that year. The previous year, unknown soldiers had been interred at Westminster Abbey in London, England, and at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France.
This Day In History
November 11, 1918
World War I ends
At 5:00 am on this day in 1918, the Allied powers and Germany signed an armistice document in the railway carriage of Ferdinand Foch, the commander of the Allied armies, and six hours later World War I came to an end.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-11
Saturday, November 8, 2025
This Day In History
November 10, 1990
The American comedy Home Alone, written by John Hughes and starring Macaulay Culkin, had its world premiere; a huge hit, it spawned a number of sequels and became a TV staple during the Christmas holidays.
Taken from: https://www.britannica.com/on-this-day/November-10
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