Merry Christmas

 A Merry Christmas to all our readers https://localhistories.org/a-brief-history-of-christmas/ 

The Boy in the Box

 This is good news. Since 1957 a murdered child known as 'the boy in the box' has finally been identified. 

The Wall

 Pink Floyd's album The Wall was released on 30 November 1979 Hey teacher leave them kids alone!

The Right to Vote

 I found this interesting article about the history of suffrage https://www.sociostudies.org/almanac/articles/global_struggle/#_ftn1

William Blake

 The great poet and artist William Blake was born on 28 November 1757. https://localhistories.org/a-brief-biography-of-william-blake/

Raining Cats and Dogs

I came across the claim that the phrase 'raining cats and dogs' comes because when it rained hard cats and dogs fell off the roof. Complete twaddle, of course. (Dogs live on the roof?). A phrase like it was used in 1653. Someone wrote 'it shall rain dogs and polecats'. The modern phrase was first used in 1738 when Jonathan Swift wrote: 'he was sure it would rain cats and dogs'. The truth is nobody knows why this odd phrase began. Maybe it was just a joke.

Charles Darwin

On 24 November 1859, Charles Darwin published his famous book, On The Origin of Species https://localhistories.org/a-brief-biography-of-charles-darwin/