Month: November 2023

What Happened On November 10th? Birth of the United States Marine Corps (1775) On November 10th, 1775, the United States Marine Corps was born. During the American Revolutionary War, the Continental Congress authorized the formation of two battalions of Marines to serve as a naval infantry force. Under the leadership of Captain Samuel Nicholas, the organization's first commandant, the Marine Corps was established to augment the Navy's activities at sea. Since its inception, the Marine Corps has played a vital role in defending the nation's interests overseas and serving as an elite fighting force renowned for its commitment to duty, honor,…

What Happened On November 6th? Lincoln's Historic Victory The day of November 6, 1860 signifies one of the greatest elections in American history, when Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as the 16th President of the United States. The American presidential election played out as Republican Abraham Lincoln defeated Southern Democrat John C. Breckinridge, Democrat Stephen A. Douglas, and Constitutional Union candidate John Bell. The election of Lincoln was a momentous event that ultimately led to the secession of Southern states and the eruption of the Civil War. Lincoln's victory was seen as a triumph for the anti-slavery movement and a significant…

What Happened On November 1st? The Disappearance of D.B. Cooper (1971) On November 24, 1971, a man known as D.B. Cooper boarded a Northwest Orient Airlines flight from Portland to Seattle. What seemed like an ordinary commercial flight soon turned into a baffling mystery. Cooper calmly handed a flight attendant a note claiming he had a bomb and demanded $200,000 in cash and four parachutes. After the plane landed in Seattle, the passengers were released, and Cooper's demands were met. The plane took off with only the crew and Cooper on board. Somewhere between Seattle and Reno, Cooper parachuted into…