Tidbits of History, November 10

November 10 is:

State Flower of Alaska: Alpine forget-me-notForget-Me-Not Day, get in touch with family and friends that you haven’t seen in awhile. The Forget-Me-Not is the state flower of Alaska.

National Vanilla Cupcake Day

Martin Luther, born Nov 10, 1483Birthday of Martin Luther (November 10, 1483), German religious reformer, born in Eisleben, Germany, beginner of the Protestant Reformation.

Oliver GoldsmithBirthday of Oliver Goldsmith (November 10, 1730), Irish author of “She Stoops to Conquer” and “The Vicar of Wakefield”.

United States Marine Corps Birthday, founded in 1775.

John Jay, author of Federalist Paper #5Publication of Federalist Paper #5: Concerning Dangers From Foreign Force and Influence, written by John Jay. In this article Jay uses examples from European countries to emphasize the importance of a unified nation.

Marine Corp MemorialThe U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, depicting the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, was dedicated in Arlington, Virginia in 1954.

The Marine Corp Hymn from: benneynlinda.com

From the Halls of Montezuma
To the Shores of Tripoli;
We will fight our country’s battles
In the air, on land and sea;
First to fight for right and freedom
And to keep our honor clean;
We are proud to claim the title
Of United States Marine.

Our flag’s unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun;
We have fought in ev’ry clime and place
Where we could take a gun;
In the snow of far-off Northern lands
And in sunny tropic scenes;
You will find us always on the job–
The United States Marines.

Here’s health to you and to our Corps
Which we are proud to serve
In many a strife we’ve fought for life
And never lost our nerve;
If the Army and the Navy
Ever look on Heaven’s scenes;
They will find the streets are guarded
By United States Marines.

In 1871, journalist-explorer Henry M. Stanley found missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone in central Africa and delivered his famous greeting:

“Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”

From Today in Science
In 1885, the world’s first motorcycle, designed by Gottlieb Daimler, made its first significant test-run. Daimler’s 17-year-old son, Paul, travelled from Cannstatt to Unterturkheim and back. Their “Reitwagen” had a wooden frame and wheels. A leather drive belt ran between the engine and large brass gears on the rear wheel. With no suspension on the wheels, the leather saddle gave a very uncomfortable ride, at a speed up to 12 km/hr. The single cylinder engine had a bore of 58mm, stroke of 100mm and a displacement of 264cc’s. The engine gave 0.5hp at 700 rpm. Two very much smaller, spring-mounted outrigger wheels provided some stability. This was built as an experimental vehicle to test the new Daimler engine in a proof of concept, which was to power Daimler’s first motorized carriage the following year.

Kate Smith first sang Irving Berlin’s “God Bless America” on network radio in 1938.

1942 British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, discussing the recent victory over Rommel at El Alamein, Egypt, said “Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”

“Sesame Street” debuted on PBS in 1969.

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