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-Teddy Roosevelt
Archive for November 30, 2010
Flag of the Day: Nov 30: Commodore Perry
During the War of 1812, this flag flew aboard Oliver Hazard Perry’s flagship “Lawrence” while commanding an American squadron in the Battle of Lake Erie on September 10, 1813. Perry had named his ship after Captain James Lawrence, the hero of an earlier sea battle off New England whose dying words were “Don’t Give Up The Ship”.
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This Day in History: Nov. 30th
1804
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase was tried for political bias.
1940
Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were married.
1966
Barbados became independent of Great Britain.
1974
The fossilized remains of a female human ancestor named Lucy (after the Beatles song Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds) were found in Ethiopia.
1993
The Brady Bill, requiring a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases, is signed.
1995
President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Northern Ireland.
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Patriotic Quote of the Day: Nov. 29th
“When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck before you crush him.”
-Franklin D. Roosevelt
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