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History Today – November 19: Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address
Nov. 19, 1863 In July of 1863, two years into the American Civil War, one of the war’s deadliest battles took place in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The three-day battle, where the Union would prevail, took the lives of 45,000 to 50,000 soldiers of both sides combined. Almost five months later, at the cemetery of the fallen…
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History Today – November 18: Jonestown Massacre
Nov. 18, 1978 Jim Jones was, at the time, known for his charisma, winning over thousands of Americans to join his religious-based group he called the People Temple. Today, he is remembered for using that same charisma to order his cult into a mass suicide-murder, resulting in the deaths of over 900 lives. Jones founded…
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History Today – November 17: President Nixon tells the Press he is “Not a Crook”
Nov. 17, 1973 Richard Nixon served as president for five and a half years, with a little over 20 years of political experience prior. But when he found himself in the middle of the growing Watergate scandal, the then-president had to muster all his political wisdom to try and prove his innocence. Conducting a televised…
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