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Today is 15 November and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On this day in 1630, Johannes Kepler, the German astronomer who formulated three laws of planetary motion, died in Regensburg. If you want to know more about him and what he found out, this website may be nice to read. I just googled it and did not yet read the website myself because it will probably be super complicated but maybe you will understand everything! 🌍🪐💫

2️⃣ The Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, the first of four congresses held by Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, and France following the Napoleonic Wars, concluded on 15 November 1818. 🤵🤵‍♀️🤵‍♂️👩‍✈️👨‍✈️🧑‍⚖️👩‍⚖️

3️⃣ The Berlin Conference opened on this day in 1884, in which the European countries involved in the colonialist Scramble for Africa met to discuss their claims on the continent. Historians today view the conference as a cover for profiteering and imperial ambitions. 🌍🌍

4️⃣ A farewell parade was held on 15 November 1938 in Barcelona, Spain, for the volunteers of the International Brigades who had fought for the Republicans during the Spanish Civil War. 🪖⚔️

5️⃣ On 15 November 1959, the Clutter family was discovered murdered on their Kansas farm, and their deaths - as well as the capture, conviction, and execution of two drifters - inspired Truman Capote's classic nonfiction novel In Cold Blood. 🙁 😥😥 This news is maybe for @Roseeeee and @Esma-Nur because it is about true crime and maybe it is interesting to know. 🌹🥰

6️⃣ American anthropologist Margaret Mead - who became widely known for her studies of the peoples of Oceania as well as her wide-ranging commentary on social issues such as women's rights, race relations, and nuclear proliferation - died at age 76 on 15 November 1978. 🕯️🙏🕯️

7️⃣ On 15 November 2001, Microsoft released Xbox, a video game console system. 💻🖱️ This news message is i think nice for @Simone724 😊😊

8️⃣ Meeting at Algiers, the Palestine National Council, at the urging of PLO chairman Yasser Arafat, issued a declaration of independence for a state of Palestine in the West Bank and Gaza Strip on this day in 1988. 🇵🇸 I hope that there can soon be peace for Israel and Palestine together 🇵🇸 ❤️ 🇮🇱

9️⃣ These people were born on this day: American painter Georgia O'Keeffe (1887), German field marshal Erwin Rommel (1891), United States general Curtis E. LeMay (1906), German military officer Claus, Graf Schenk von Stauffenberg (1907), American actor Ed Asner (1929) and British author J.G. Ballard (1930). 🥳🥳🍰🎂🎊🎉🎁🎈

On November 15, 1869, the Suez Canal was officially opened, one of the most prominent events in the history of Egypt and the world. Its opening was a global event attended by many prominent figures, such as Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III.

The canal played a major role in promoting global trade and making Egypt a strategic center for the global economy.

On November 15, 1869, the Suez Canal was officially opened, one of the most prominent events in the history of Egypt and the world. Its opening was a global event attended by many prominent figures, such as Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III.

The canal played a major role in promoting global trade and making Egypt a strategic center for the global economy.

I like empress Eugenie

That is really nice to add @Sarahsalah27!!! Thank you very much!! Sukran 🙂 🥰🥰

And @Pennarossa2024 what do you like about empress Eugenie? 👸👑👑 I dont know her very good so I am curious!! 😊

Today is 16 November and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ Benazir Bhutto was elected prime minister of Pakistan on 16 November 1988. She became the first woman in modern history to lead a Muslim country, serving as prime minister from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. 👑🙋‍♀️

2️⃣ American economist Milton Friedman, who was a leading proponent of monetarism and won the 1976 Nobel Prize for Economics, died at age 94. 🌹🕯️ Does anybody have ANY idea what monetarism is?? Or is it too complicated to explain without everybody looking like 😵‍💫🥴😬

3️⃣ On 16 November 1960, actor Clark Gable, who epitomized the American ideal of masculinity for three decades and was known as the “King of Hollywood”, died of a heart attack, days after finishing work on The Misfits.

4️⃣ On 16 November 1632, Swedish King Gustav II Adolf died during the Battle of Lützen 🛡️⚔️🗡️, though his forces were victorious; his cause was skillfully directed by his chief adviser, Axel Oxenstierna.

5️⃣ Sint Eustatius became the first foreign government to recognize the fledgling United States. 🇺🇸 This happened on 16 November 1776. I think that @Sabri_KC you maybe will like this news!! 🙂

6️⃣ British explorer David Livingstone was the first European to see Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya) on 16 November 1855. 🌍⛲ I looked online and I found this about it and you can read what he wrote about seeing the waterfalls: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/livingstone.htm And here you can pictures of it: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/509/

7️⃣ These people were born on this day: English politician Oswald Mosley (1896), American actor and director Burgess Meredith (1907), American philosopher Robert Nozick (1938) and Canadian musician and singer Diana Krall (1964) 🥳🥳🍰🎂🎊🎉🎁🎈

Sometimes people ask me where i get the news every day from the past!! 😛 So i get it from 2 websites and i copy the news that i think people maybe will like. But it is not always complete so if i miss something anybody of course can add like others did in this forum which is very nice!! 🙏🙏

Today is 16 November and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ Benazir Bhutto was elected prime minister of Pakistan on 16 November 1988. She became the first woman in modern history to lead a Muslim country, serving as prime minister from 1988 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 1996. 👑🙋‍♀️

2️⃣ American economist Milton Friedman, who was a leading proponent of monetarism and won the 1976 Nobel Prize for Economics, died at age 94. 🌹🕯️ Does anybody have ANY idea what monetarism is?? Or is it too complicated to explain without everybody looking like 😵‍💫🥴😬

3️⃣ On 16 November 1960, actor Clark Gable, who epitomized the American ideal of masculinity for three decades and was known as the “King of Hollywood”, died of a heart attack, days after finishing work on The Misfits.

4️⃣ On 16 November 1632, Swedish King Gustav II Adolf died during the Battle of Lützen 🛡️⚔️🗡️, though his forces were victorious; his cause was skillfully directed by his chief adviser, Axel Oxenstierna.

5️⃣ Sint Eustatius became the first foreign government to recognize the fledgling United States. 🇺🇸 This happened on 16 November 1776. I think that @Sabri_KC you maybe will like this news!! 🙂

6️⃣ British explorer David Livingstone was the first European to see Victoria Falls (Mosi-oa-Tunya) on 16 November 1855. 🌍⛲ I looked online and I found this about it and you can read what he wrote about seeing the waterfalls: http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/livingstone.htm And here you can pictures of it: https://whc.unesco.org/en/list/509/

7️⃣ These people were born on this day: English politician Oswald Mosley (1896), American actor and director Burgess Meredith (1907), American philosopher Robert Nozick (1938) and Canadian musician and singer Diana Krall (1964) 🥳🥳🍰🎂🎊🎉🎁🎈

Sometimes people ask me where i get the news every day from the past!! 😛 So i get it from 2 websites and i copy the news that i think people maybe will like. But it is not always complete so if i miss something anybody of course can add like others did in this forum which is very nice!! 🙏🙏

On November 16, 1933, the tomb of King Seqenenre Taa II was discovered in Egypt, one of the rulers of the Seventeenth Dynasty in the era of the Second Transition. Seqenenre was famous for his role in resisting the Hyksos, and the discovery of his tomb was important evidence of that historical era.

On November 16, 1933, the tomb of King Seqenenre Taa II was discovered in Egypt, one of the rulers of the Seventeenth Dynasty in the era of the Second Transition. Seqenenre was famous for his role in resisting the Hyksos, and the discovery of his tomb was important evidence of that historical era.

You know A LOTTTT about history @Sarahsalah27!!! I like that a lot!! 🙂 Maybe you can write sometime a class for PPG University!! You can read more about that here: https://penpal-gate.net/forum/12-everyday-life-and-customs/9008-ppg-university-news-report If you like that you can choose ANY topic and i would read it the same day of course!! 😛

You know A LOTTTT about history @Sarahsalah27!!! I like that a lot!! 🙂 Maybe you can write sometime a class for PPG University!! You can read more about that here: https://penpal-gate.net/forum/12-everyday-life-and-customs/9008-ppg-university-news-report If you like that you can choose ANY topic and i would read it the same day of course!! 😛

Thank you @Yue , I'm glad you liked this and of course I will read this forum and participate in it ❤❤🥰

Today is 17 November and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On this day in 284, Diocletian was acclaimed Roman emperor by his soldiers. Maybe this news is nice to read for @diogenes_cask!! Do you know perhaps more about that Roman emperor?

2️⃣ At the death of Mary I this day in 1558, Elizabeth Tudor came to the English throne as Elizabeth I. I looked online and here you can read more about it: https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/10/mary-and-elizabeth-i-sisters-at-odds/145033

3️⃣ The U.S. Congress held its first session in Washington, D.C. on 17 November 1800.

4️⃣ On 17 November 1869, after 10 years of construction, the Suez Canal opened in Egypt. @Sarahsalah27 this news is nice for you to read because it is about Egypt! 😛

5️⃣ The National Rifle Association was granted a charter by New York state on this day in 1871; the NRA's initial goal was to “promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis,” and it later became a leading advocate of gun rights.

6️⃣ During the Watergate scandal, U.S. President Richard Nixon held a press conference on 17 November 1973 in which he declared, “I am not a crook.”

7️⃣ On this day in 1989, massive anti-government demonstrations in Czechoslovakia were set off by police brutality at a demonstration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the suppression of a student demonstration in German-occupied Prague, and, under the leadership of Václav Havel, they continued until the communist government resigned.

8️⃣ The first film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's popular Twilight Saga, a vampire-themed series of novels for teenagers, premiered in Los Angeles on this date in 2008.

9️⃣ Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, an Austrian-born American bodybuilder and film actor, was inaugurated on this day in 2003 as the governor of California following a recall election that ousted the sitting governor.

🔟 These people were born on this day: French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840), American director Martin Scorsese (1942), American writer and producer Lorne Michaels (1944), American entertainer RuPaul (1960) and Canadian actress Rachel McAdams (1978).

This also happened today in the past (30 minutes ago 😛): https://penpal-gate.net/forum/4-news-and-updates/10011-improved-post-formatting 😊😊

Today is 17 November and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On this day in 284, Diocletian was acclaimed Roman emperor by his soldiers. Maybe this news is nice to read for @diogenes_cask!! Do you know perhaps more about that Roman emperor?

2️⃣ At the death of Mary I this day in 1558, Elizabeth Tudor came to the English throne as Elizabeth I. I looked online and here you can read more about it: https://www.heritagedaily.com/2022/10/mary-and-elizabeth-i-sisters-at-odds/145033

3️⃣ The U.S. Congress held its first session in Washington, D.C. on 17 November 1800.

4️⃣ On 17 November 1869, after 10 years of construction, the Suez Canal opened in Egypt. @Sarahsalah27 this news is nice for you to read because it is about Egypt! 😛

5️⃣ The National Rifle Association was granted a charter by New York state on this day in 1871; the NRA's initial goal was to “promote and encourage rifle shooting on a scientific basis,” and it later became a leading advocate of gun rights.

6️⃣ During the Watergate scandal, U.S. President Richard Nixon held a press conference on 17 November 1973 in which he declared, “I am not a crook.”

7️⃣ On this day in 1989, massive anti-government demonstrations in Czechoslovakia were set off by police brutality at a demonstration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the suppression of a student demonstration in German-occupied Prague, and, under the leadership of Václav Havel, they continued until the communist government resigned.

8️⃣ The first film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's popular Twilight Saga, a vampire-themed series of novels for teenagers, premiered in Los Angeles on this date in 2008.

9️⃣ Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger, an Austrian-born American bodybuilder and film actor, was inaugurated on this day in 2003 as the governor of California following a recall election that ousted the sitting governor.

🔟 These people were born on this day: French sculptor Auguste Rodin (1840), American director Martin Scorsese (1942), American writer and producer Lorne Michaels (1944), American entertainer RuPaul (1960) and Canadian actress Rachel McAdams (1978).

The opening of the Suez Canal on November 17, 1869 was a historic event that changed world trade, as it linked the Mediterranean Sea and the Red Sea, thus shortening the distance between Europe and Asia. Digging the canal lasted 10 years under the supervision of French engineer Ferdinand de Lesseps, and the work relied on thousands of Egyptian workers.

The opening was attended by prominent international figures, and huge celebrations were held in Port Said. 

Thank you @Yue_ for mentioning this important event ❤❤

Thank you very much @Sarahsalah27!! Sukran a lot!! 🙂 You know very much about history so it is always nice if you write more about some of the news stories!!! 🌸🌻

Today is 18 November and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On 18 November 1477, William Caxton, a pioneering English printer, published Dictes and Sayenges of the Phylosophers, the first dated book printed in England.

2️⃣ Saint Peter's Basilica in Vatican City, which replaced an earlier basilica, was consecrated on this day in 1626; it is the second largest religious building in Christendom.

3️⃣ On 18 November 1928, Walt Disney released Steamboat Willie, the first animated film with sound to feature Mickey Mouse; the huge success of the cartoon helped make Mickey an iconic character and led to the Disney Company's dominance in the animated market.

4️⃣ The American dramatic film Ben-Hur, arguably the best of Hollywood's biblical epics, had its world premiere on this date in 1959; it later won an unprecedented 11 Academy Awards.

5️⃣ The first push-button (Touch-Tone) telephones debuted in the United States on 18 November 1963, eventually replacing most rotary-dial models. This news is maybe nice for @Etienne because I remember from this forum: https://penpal-gate.net/forum/13-anything-and-everything/9762-best-item-from-the-past that he has saved all his mobile phones from the past so maybe you also need the get the first push-button phone and a rotary phone! 😛

6️⃣ American Democratic politician Robert C. Byrd became the longest-serving member of Congress on 18 November 2009, with a combined service in the House of Representatives and Senate of 56 years 319 days; he died the following year.

7️⃣ Jim Jones, leader of the Peoples Temple religious community that he formed in the 1950s, and some 900 of his followers died this day in 1978 in Guyana in a massive act of murder-suicide known as the Jonestown massacre.

8️⃣ These people were born on this day: American astronaut Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (1923)

And also were born on this day: sultan of Oman Qaboos bin Said (1940), British writer Alan Moore (1953) and Canadian author Margaret Atwood (1939).

Today PPG needs to start everytime new !

@Yue_ you don't have to place all your images at the bottom of your post, you can squeeze them in between text (and even resize them) 😃

@Yue_ you don't have to place all your images at the bottom of your post, you can squeeze them in between text (and even resize them) 😃

Sorry i was not sure how to make it look the nicest!! 😛 I tried again above and i hope that everybody likes this way! 🙂

Girl don't be sorry @Etienne wanted to help you and we all know you just wanted to show us more information with pics AND it is your first time!

Sorry i was not sure how to make it look the nicest!! 😛 I tried again above and i hope that everybody likes this way! 🙂

Girl don't be sorry @Etienne wanted to help you and we all know you just wanted to show us more information with pics AND it is your first time!

Thank you mulany!! 😊😊 I really like that we can now add images but it is bit practice how it is the nicest!! But i think now it is better. 😃