What do Dracula, Thanksgiving and King Tut have what in common? All three share an important anniversary on November 26th.1476 – Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) defeats Basarab Laiota with the help of Stephen the Great and Stephen V Bathory to become ruler of Wallachia for the third time.1778 – In the
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11/25/2023
As we recover from Thanksgiving and anticipate celebrating Advent, Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa, there is an interesting "holiday" to celebrate in between that you've likely never heard of before. November 30 is
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11/24/2023
Do you know what the Mirabel Sisters, Elizabeth I, and Agatha Christie all share in common?” All three share an important newsworthy anniversary on November 25th. Read on to find out about these and other interesting tales that happened on November 25th. 1487 – Elizabeth of York is crowne
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11/24/2023
What do the Texas Rangers, Lee Harvey Oswald & D.B. Cooper share in common? All three share an anniversary on November 24th. Curious to learn more about the Texas Rangers, Lee Harvey Oswald and D.B. Cooper? Read on to find out about these and other interesting tales from November 24th. 18
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11/24/2023
Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and clients! Thank you, ActiveRain colleagues and readers, for being a part of my life. I pray God may continue to shower his bounty upon everyone here, as well as in our communities, countries and world. May our great and good God grant us all blessing
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11/23/2023
Every few years, November 23 falls on a fourth Thursday of the month, which is Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is probably the only American holiday to feature cranberries in any form, most commonly cranberry sauce. It makes sense that November 23 is Eat a Cranberry Day. For those not fond of cranber
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11/22/2023
What do Toy Story, Mike Tyson and The Humane Society have in common? All share an important anniversary on November 22nd. Read on to find out more about these and other interesting tales from history on November 22nd.1928 – The premier performance of Ravel's Boléro takes place in Paris.1935 – The
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11/22/2023
As a child I always got excited about new Disney movies. My parents were big believers in only letting my brother and I watch "G-rated" movies, which primarily meant Disney films. My Dad always joked that the rating system went like this: "G stands for Great, PG stands for Pretty Good and R stan
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11/19/2023
Who doesn't enjoy playing a good board game with family and/or friends? November 19th is the official "Play Monopoly Day". One summer, my best friend Jacque Logan and I played Monopoly almost every day. We even made $1000 bills to make the game more fun. We also started out with $2000 in funds at
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11/18/2023
What do president Abraham Lincoln, soccer star Pelé and artist Vincent van Gogh have in common?” All three share an important newsworthy anniversary on November 19th.Read to find out about these and other interesting tales that happened on November 19th. 1493 – Christopher Columbus goes a
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11/18/2023