9 November is National Louisiana Day. I haven't written specifically about Louisiana but I did write about New Orleans.
Monday, 9 November 2020
Sunday, 8 November 2020
Edmund Halley
The great astronomer Edmund Halley was born on 8 November 1656. He has a comet named after him. www.localhistories.org/halley.html
Saturday, 7 November 2020
Marie Curie
Famous Polish scientist Marie Curie was born on 7 November 1867 (She was born Marya Sklodowska in Warsaw, Poland)
Thursday, 5 November 2020
Gunpowder plot
On 5 November 1605 a Catholic plot to blow up the king and parliament was foiled. www.localhistories.org/gun.html
Bra patented
Mary Phelps Jacob patented the modern bra on 3 November 1914. She invented the idea in 1913 when she sewed together some handkerchiefs and ribbons
Tuesday, 3 November 2020
Wednesday, 28 October 2020
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