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Today is 28 November and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On this day in 1582, the English poet William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.

2️⃣ Female pirates Mary Read and Anne Bonny went on trial on 28 November 1720 and were subsequently convicted and sentenced to death; their executions were postponed because both were pregnant, and Bonny was eventually freed, though Read died in prison. I looked online and here you can read more about them: https://www.historyextra.com/period/stuart/anne-bonny-mary-read-female-pirates-lives-crimes/

3️⃣ On 28 November 1872, Wilhelm Reiss became the first climber to reach the top of Cotopaxi, the world's highest active volcano, in Ecuador.

4️⃣ Albanian national delegates, led by Ismail Qemal, issued the Vlorë proclamation, which declared Albania's independence. This happened on 28 November 1912.

5️⃣ On 28 November 1960, Mauritania declared its independence and left the French Community.

6️⃣ On this date in 1919, Lady Astor became the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons.

7️⃣ Queen Latifah released her debut album All Hail the Queen on 28 November 1989, and its success helped redefine the traditionally male genre of rap.

8️⃣ Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first in a series of movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book, had its world premiere in New Zealand on this day in 2012.

9️⃣ The Tehran Conference, attended by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, at which Stalin pressed for an invasion of France, opened this day in 1943.

🔟 These people were born on this day: American musician Randy Newman (1943), American actor Ed Harris (1950), Mexican director and screenwriter Alfonso Cuarón (1961) and American comedian, writer, and director Jon Stewart (1962).

Randy Newman

Ed Harris

Alfonso Cuarón

oday is 28 November and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On this day in 1582, the English poet William Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway.

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2️⃣ Female pirates Mary Read and Anne Bonny went on trial on 28 November 1720 and were subsequently convicted and sentenced to death; their executions were postponed because both were pregnant, and Bonny was eventually freed, though Read died in prison. I looked online and here you can read more about them: https://www.historyextra.com/period/stuart/anne-bonny-mary-read-female-pirates-lives-crimes/

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3️⃣ On 28 November 1872, Wilhelm Reiss became the first climber to reach the top of Cotopaxi, the world's highest active volcano, in Ecuador.

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4️⃣ Albanian national delegates, led by Ismail Qemal, issued the Vlorë proclamation, which declared Albania's independence. This happened on 28 November 1912.

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5️⃣ On 28 November 1960, Mauritania declared its independence and left the French Community.

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6️⃣ On this date in 1919, Lady Astor became the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons.

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7️⃣ Queen Latifah released her debut album All Hail the Queen on 28 November 1989, and its success helped redefine the traditionally male genre of rap.

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8️⃣ Peter Jackson's The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, the first in a series of movies based on J.R.R. Tolkien's book, had its world premiere in New Zealand on this day in 2012.

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9️⃣ The Tehran Conference, attended by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin, at which Stalin pressed for an invasion of France, opened this day in 1943.

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🔟 These people were born on this day: American musician Randy Newman (1943), American actor Ed Harris (1950), Mexican director and screenwriter Alfonso Cuarón (1961) and American comedian, writer, and director Jon Stewart (1962).

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Randy Newman

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Ed Harris

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Alfonso Cuarón

I like the movie "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" 🥰 because it takes me into the world of fantasy in a wonderful way.

The details & the characters and the journey all make me feel like I'm part of the story.

The world of Middle-earth is full of magic and adventure, and this kind of fantasy amazingly sparks my imagination.

I like the movie "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" 🥰 because it takes me into the world of fantasy in a wonderful way.

The details & the characters and the journey all make me feel like I'm part of the story.

The world of Middle-earth is full of magic and adventure, and this kind of fantasy amazingly sparks my imagination.

I saw Lord of the Rings the first two movies but not yet the third. And i did see the first hobbit movie. If you would be in these movies what would you like to be? Like if you live in that world in real life? 🙄🙄😇😇

I saw Lord of the Rings the first two movies but not yet the third. And i did see the first hobbit movie. If you would be in these movies what would you like to be? Like if you live in that world in real life? 🙄🙄😇😇

That's great @Yue_ 🫶😊 that you've seen those movies.

By the way, they're considered one of my favorite movies.🙂

And if I lived in the world of Lord of the Rings or The Hobbit, I think I would choose to be an (Elf).

I love the idea of ​​living in enchanted forests, with their stunning beauty and elegant nature, as well as their wisdom and longevity.

Also, their skills in fighting with spears and arrows are very impressive.

Their lives seem to be full of calm and contemplation, which is something I appreciate.

That is very nice @Sarahsalah27 and i think that you are right BUTTTT there are two things which i dont like about the elves. They have very long ears and i prefer normal ears. And they fight so i would not do that. 🙂 But maybe there is also a normal creature and i want to be that one! I dont want to be a hobbit!! 🙄🙄 Maybe just a human from the horse city!! Sorry i forgot the name!! 😛 😛

Today is 29 November and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On this day in 1830, a Polish secret society of infantry cadets staged an uprising in Warsaw, beginning the November Insurrection.

2️⃣ Colonel John M. Chivington led a surprise attack, known as the Sand Creek Massacre, on a camp of Cheyenne and Arapaho people in southeastern Colorado Territory. U.S. troops murdered more than 230 Native people, who were at the site under a white flag of truce. This happened on 29 November 1864.

3️⃣ On 29 November 1929, American pioneer aviator Richard E. Byrd flew over the South Pole.

4️⃣ American film actress Natalie Wood drowned under mysterious circumstances while vacationing on a yacht off Santa Catalina Island, California.

5️⃣ Architect Jørn Utzon - who designed the Sydney Opera House, one of the most-photographed buildings in the world - died on 29 November 2008 in Copenhagen at age 90.

6️⃣ Henry Kissinger, who was one of the most influential and controversial diplomats during the second half of the 20th century, died in Connecticut at age 100 on 29 November 2023.

7️⃣ On this day in 1947, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 181, which called for the partition of Palestine into Arab and Jewish states and for placing the city of Jerusalem under a special international regime.

8️⃣ These people were born on this day: American author Louisa May Alcott (1832), empress dowager of China Cixi (1835), Irish-born author and scholar C.S. Lewis (1898), president of France Jacques Chirac (1932) and American politician Rahm Emanuel (1959).

Cixi

C.S. Lewis

Jacques Chirac

That is very nice @Sarahsalah27 and i think that you are right BUTTTT there are two things which i dont like about the elves. They have very long ears and i prefer normal ears. And they fight so i would not do that. 🙂 But maybe there is also a normal creature and i want to be that one! I dont want to be a hobbit!! 🙄🙄 Maybe just a human from the horse city!! Sorry i forgot the name!! 😛 😛

I think I agree with you about long ears 😂😅

Today is 3 December and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On 3 December each year is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. It promotes the rights and well-being of persons with disabilities in all spheres of society and development. Here you can read more about this special date: https://www.un.org/en/observances/day-of-persons-with-disabilities and a BEAR HUGGG for every member of PPG with disability who is with us!!! We are super happy that you are here: 🤗🤗❤️

2️⃣ On 3 December 1818, Illinois was admitted as the 21st state of the United States of America.

3️⃣ After hastily constructing a fortification and barricading themselves inside, miners working in the Eureka goldfield in Victoria, Australia, opened fire on government forces surrounding the stockade on 3 December 1854, the culmination of long-standing grievances on the part of the diggers.

4️⃣ Tennessee Williams's A Streetcar Named Desire premiered on Broadway on this date in 1947, starring Jessica Tandy, Kim Hunter, and Marlon Brando; the latter two appeared in the 1951 film adaptation.

5️⃣ Christiaan Barnard of South Africa performed the first human heart transplant, at Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town.

6️⃣ Gwendolyn Brooks, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who spoke of and to the everyday struggles and triumphs of African Americans, died in Chicago on 3 December 2000.

7️⃣ On this day in 1984, a gas leak from a Union Carbide plant in Bhopal, India, spread over a populated area, resulting ultimately in 15,000 to 20,000 deaths and leaving some half million survivors with chronic medical ailments.

8️⃣ These people were born on this day: president of India Rajendra Prasad (1884), French director Jean-Luc Godard (1930), British musician Ozzy Osbourne (1948), American actress Julianne Moore (1960) and American entrepreneur Sean Parker (1979).

Rajendra Prasad

Jean-Luc Godard

Ozzy Osbourne

Julianne Moore

Today is 4 December and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On this day in 1969, American civil rights leader Fred Hampton, a member of the Black Panthers, was shot and killed during a police raid in Chicago; his death caused public outrage, and the ensuing investigations brought greater scrutiny of the FBI's attempts to dismantle the Panthers and other Black organizations.

2️⃣ U.S. President Woodrow Wilson departed for France on 4 December 1918 to attend the Paris Peace Conference, where, following the cessation of hostilities in World War I, the League of Nations was established and the Treaty of Versailles was drafted.

3️⃣ English philosopher and political theorist Thomas Hobbes, who was perhaps best known for his political philosophy, died at age 91 on 4 December 1679.

4️⃣ Several months after the death of drummer John Bonham, the British rock band Led Zeppelin announced on this day in 1980 that it was officially disbanding; the group later re-formed for short one-off performances on several occasions.

5️⃣ On 4 December 1996, the unmanned space vehicle Mars Pathfinder was launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in order to explore the surface of Mars.

6️⃣ On this day in 1533, the three-year-old who became Ivan the Terrible was proclaimed grand prince of Moscow upon the death of his father, Grand Prince Vasily III, with his mother ruling in Ivan's name until her death in 1538.

7️⃣ These people were born on this day:

Russian-born painter Wassily Kandinsky (1866)

Ruler of Spain Francisco Franco (1892)

American actor Jeff Bridges (1949)

American rapper Jay-Z (1970)

American model Tyra Banks (1973)

Today is 6 December and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On this day in 1534, Sebastián de Belalcázar, under the authority of Francisco Pizarro, occupied the Indian city of Quito in what is now Ecuador.

2️⃣ Georgia became the 27th U.S. state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery. This happened on 6 December 1865.

3️⃣An explosion in a coal mine in Monongah, West Virginia, killed 361 people on 6 December 1907. Many of them were children workers.

4️⃣ A bust of Nefertiti was discovered during excavations at Tell el-Amarna, Egypt on 6 December 1912; the sculpture later went on display in a Berlin museum, and it became a source of controversy as an alleged plundered artifact.

5️⃣ On 6 December 1917, Finland declared itself independent of Russia, following the Bolshevik Revolution.

6️⃣ The Babri Masjid (“Mosque of Bābur”) in Ayodhya was destroyed by Hindu fundamentalists, leading to Hindu-Muslim riots throughout India. This happened on 6 December 1992.

7️⃣ The British government and Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins, and others signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty, establishing the Irish Free State as an independent member of the British Commonwealth this day in 1921.

8️⃣ These people were born on this day:

Premier of Soviet Union Joseph Stalin (1878)

American actress Agnes Moorehead (1900)

American musician Dave Brubeck (1920)

American producer Judd Apatow (1967)

Today is 6 December and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On this day in 1534, Sebastián de Belalcázar, under the authority of Francisco Pizarro, occupied the Indian city of Quito in what is now Ecuador.

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2️⃣ Georgia became the 27th U.S. state to ratify the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery. This happened on 6 December 1865.

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3️⃣An explosion in a coal mine in Monongah, West Virginia, killed 361 people on 6 December 1907. Many of them were children workers.

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4️⃣ A bust of Nefertiti was discovered during excavations at Tell el-Amarna, Egypt on 6 December 1912; the sculpture later went on display in a Berlin museum, and it became a source of controversy as an alleged plundered artifact.

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5️⃣ On 6 December 1917, Finland declared itself independent of Russia, following the Bolshevik Revolution.

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6️⃣ The Babri Masjid (“Mosque of Bābur”) in Ayodhya was destroyed by Hindu fundamentalists, leading to Hindu-Muslim riots throughout India. This happened on 6 December 1992.

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7️⃣ The British government and Irish leaders Arthur Griffith, Michael Collins, and others signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty, establishing the Irish Free State as an independent member of the British Commonwealth this day in 1921.

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8️⃣ These people were born on this day:

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Premier of Soviet Union Joseph Stalin (1878)

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American actress Agnes Moorehead (1900)

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American musician Dave Brubeck (1920)

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American producer Judd Apatow (1967)

The statue of Nefertiti in the Berlin Museum is one of the most amazing artifacts that reflects the beauty and elegance of ancient Egyptian civilization.

The statue depicts Queen Nefertiti, wife of Pharaoh Akhenaten, and is made of painted limestone and is 48 cm high.

What I like most about it is the distinctive blue crown and the exquisite facial details that express royal beauty.

The statue was discovered in 1912 in Amarna by a German expedition, and since then it has been displayed in the Neues Museum in Berlin.

The statue attracts attention with its details and accuracy, and I see it as a perfect embodiment of the ancient Egyptian art of sculpture.

Woww thank you very much @Sarahsalah27!! Would you meet the Queen Nefertiti if you could? Or would that in that time maybe be very dangerous? I think the statute is super beautiful and also mysterious!! 🙂

Woww thank you very much @Sarahsalah27!! Would you meet the Queen Nefertiti if you could? Or would that in that time maybe be very dangerous? I think the statute is super beautiful and also mysterious!! 🙂

Thank you so much @Yue_ 🥰💕

I think meeting Queen Nefertiti would be an amazing experience, but certainly risky, especially considering the power and authority of the pharaohs at the time.🙂😊

However, I cannot deny that the idea of ​​discovering this ancient world and the mystery surrounding it is very exciting.

Perhaps if I had the opportunity, I would venture to see its greatness for myself!!!

On December 7, 36 years ago, the Armenian earthquake occurred. The destruction from the earthquake spread across approximately 10,300 square kilometers of rural areas. The officially announced death toll was 55,000, while other estimates suggest that the number of deaths approached 100,000, leaving 500,000 people homeless.

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@Sarahsalah27 that is very cool and maybe we can together meet the Egyptian queen!! 🙂

And thank you very much @nmddbn!!! I still have to make today's list if i can make it in time!! 😛 Very sad news about the earthquake!!! 🙁 😮

Today is 8 December and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On 8 December 1854, Pope Pius IX proclaimed the doctrine of the Immaculate Conception, asserting that Mary, Jesus' mother, was preserved free from the effects of “original sin” from the first instant of her conception. I copied this from the newswebsite where i always look for the things that happened in the past on this date, but it means i think that Mary was a virgin but she still got Jesus as her baby.

2️⃣ English sociologist and philosopher Herbert Spencer, who introduced the term “survival of the fittest,” died in England on 8 December 1903.

3️⃣ On this day in 1978, the American classic film The Deer Hunter - starring Robert De Niro and Christoper Walken, among others - had its world premiere; an emotionally shattering look at the effects of the Vietnam War on the young American men sent to fight in it, the movie later won an Oscar for best picture.

4️⃣ U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev signed a nuclear weapons reduction treaty on this day in 1987.

5️⃣ On this day in 2010, SpaceX became the first commercial company to release a spacecraft - the Dragon capsule - into orbit and successfully return it to Earth.

6️⃣ American astronaut John Glenn - who was the first U.S. astronaut to orbit Earth, for which he was regarded as a national hero - died at age 95.

7️⃣ American actor and puppeteer Caroll Spinney - who created the characteristics and mannerisms of Big Bird, a larger-than-life puppet he played for nearly 50 years - died at age 85 on 8 December 2019.

8️⃣On this day in 2022, American basketball player Brittney Griner was released from a Russian penal colony after several months of imprisonment that many saw as politically motivated.

9️⃣ On 8 December 1980, British musician John Lennon - who rose to fame with the Beatles and had a successful solo career - was fatally shot by Mark David Chapman in New York City, causing a global outpouring of grief.

🔟 These people were born on this day:

Queen Mary (1542)

American singer Jim Morrison (1943)

American political commentator Ann Coulter (1961)

Trinidadian-born singer Nicki Minaj (1982)

In the Legendary forums post there was a comment from @Lianshen that this forum with news from the past should come back!! Sorry that i did not update it! But it does not take a lot of time so i will try to make it several times in the week again! 🙂

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Today is 24 January and this happened on this date in the past:

1️⃣ On this day in the year 41, the Roman emperor Caligula was murdered at the Palatine Games by Cassius Chaerea (a tribune of the Praetorian Guard), Cornelius Sabinus and others. Maybe this news is nice for @diogenes_cask and maybe also @Sarahsalah27 because she also likes history!! 🙂

2️⃣ In 1556 the most deadly earthquake ever took place in Shaanxi (China). It killed 830,000 people!! 😢🥀

3️⃣ Carpenter James Wilson Marshall found nuggets of gold in California's American River near the site of a sawmill he was building for John Sutter, ushering in a gold rush. He found it first on 24 January 1848.

4️⃣ The Grapes of Wrath, the acclaimed adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novel, had its world premiere on this day in 1940.

5️⃣ On this day in 1984, Steve Jobs introduced Apple's revolutionary computer Macintosh. Maybe this news is nice for @Etienne and anybody who likes super old computers!! 😊😊

6️⃣ American serial killer Ted Bundy - who confessed to murdering 30 women, though many believe the number to be much higher - was executed on 24 January 1989 at age 42. Maybe this news is nice for @Roseeeee and @Esma-Nur because they like true crime stories. And i saw that on Netflix there is a docu about Ted Bundy but i didnt watch it.

7️⃣ On this day in 1965, the old prime minister of United Kingdom Winston Churchill died. There was also a movie about Churchill on Netflix.

8️⃣ Launched in mid-2003, the six-wheeled robotic rover Opportunity landed on Mars this day in 2004 and - like its twin rover, Spirit, which had landed on January 3 - analyzed rocks and soils and relayed pictures back to Earth.

9️⃣ These people were born on this day: king of Prussia Frederick II (1712), American writer Edith Wharton (1862) and American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond (1941).

Edith Wharton

Neil Diamond

6/ their is also a good movie about him but its not for you @Yue_ your going to be scared