MONDAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1863 – Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address (it’s worth the takes two minutes needed to read) 1959 – The last Edsel rolled off the assembly line at Ford
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Friday, November 16, 2018 — A hand recount in FL, very bad news from the fires in CA and some weekend madness
HERE’S TODAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1864 – General Sherman and his army begin the “March to the Sea” in the Civil War 1907 – Oklahoma is officially the 46th state in the
Read moreThursday, November 15, 2018 –Fire liability may bankrupt CA utility, we’re STILL counting in FL and GA and more madness
TODAY’S TWO MINUTE DRILL — POLITICAL HOLIDAY GIFTS THAT ALSO PISS OFF SOME PEOPLE THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1763 – Surveyors Mason and Dixon began drawing their famous line 1777 – The Continental
Read moreWednesday, November 14, 2018 — Palace intrigue as a cabinet shakeup looms, Melania speaks her mind and more
Today’s Two-Minute Drill People are calling 9-1-1 when Facebook crashed. THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1851 – “Call me Ishmael…” Herman Melville’s “Moby Dick” is published 1968 – Yale University announced a plan to go
Read moreTuesday November 13, 2018 — AZ flips to “blue” — FL and GA recounts roll on as California burns
TUESDAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1914 – Caresse Crosby received a patent for the brassiere 1927 – Connecting NY and NJ, the Holland Tunnel is opened 1940 – Disney’s “Fantasia”
Read moreMONDAY — NOVEMBER 12, 2018 — CA is fighting fires, We’re still counting votes in FL, GA and AZ
MONDAY’S TWO-MINUTE DRILL — HONOR VETERANS THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1859 – The flying-trapeze act debuts at the Circus Napoleon, featuring Jules Leotard 1892 – The first professional football player — Pudge Heffelfinger accepts
Read moreNovember 9, 2018 — The midterm election mess continues as Fl, GA and AZ are all looking at recounts
Today’s Two-Minute Drill THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1799 – Napoleon is part of a coup in France and declares himself Emperor 1938 – ‘Kristallnacht’ — the Nazis burned temples and Jewish-owned businesses in Germany
Read moreNovember 6, 2018 Election Day (Can we all like each other again?)
Election Day! THIS DAY IN HISTORY 1860 – Abraham Lincoln is elected President 1945 – The first ever landing of a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier — an FR-1 Fireball touched
Read moreMonday, November 5, 2018 — Eve of the Midterms!
On This Day, Back In The Day 1605 – Guy Fawkes is arrested and charged with trying to blow up the British Parliament 1872 – Susan B. Anthony was fined $100 for trying to vote
Read moreFriday, November 2, 2018 — Trump warns caravan, Oprah knocks on doors in GA and JOBS! JOBS! JOBS!
70 years ago today… oops. On This Day, Back In The Day 1889 – North Dakota became the 39th State in the Union and a few seconds later, South Dakota was #40 1947 – Howard
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