NOVEMBER 14 - THIS DAY IN HISTORY

By Vernalee

Here are some events named significant that happened on November 14th.

• 1770 – The source of the Nile Is discovered.

• 1851 – Moby-Dick is published.

• 1862 – President Abraham Lincoln authorized the capture of Richmond, Virginia.

• 1941 – World War II: In Slonim, German, 9,000 Jews are murdered in a single day.

• 1960 – Ruby Bridges becomes the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in Louisiana.

• 1965 – Vietnam War: The first major engagement occurs between regular American and North Vietnamese forces.

• 2017 – A gunman tragically kills four people and injures 12 others during a shooting spree in California. He had earlier murdered his wife in their home.

That's history; sad history in many cases. That’s what happened in the past. The question is - What are we going to do today? Particularly, what are we going to do to make our lives better ... to make the world better!

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