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87 years ago, on the 16th of November 1938, LSD was first synthesized by Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman with the goal of obtaining a respiratory and circulatory stimulant with no effect on the uterus. Hoffman also discovered LSD's psychedelic effects in 1943 after accidentally ingesting it. #otd 🗃️
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
87 years ago, on the 16th of November 1938, LSD was first synthesized by Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman with the goal of obtaining a respiratory and circulatory stimulant with no effect on the uterus. Hoffman also discovered LSD's psychedelic effects in 1943 after accidentally ingesting it. #otd 🗃️
87 years ago, on the 16th of November 1938, LSD was first synthesized by Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman with the goal of obtaining a respiratory and circulatory stimulant with no effect on the uterus. Hoffman also discovered LSD's psychedelic effects in 1943 after accidentally ingesting it. #otd 🗃️
November 16, 2025 at 8:36 AM
87 years ago, on the 16th of November 1938, LSD was first synthesized by Swiss chemist Albert Hoffman with the goal of obtaining a respiratory and circulatory stimulant with no effect on the uterus. Hoffman also discovered LSD's psychedelic effects in 1943 after accidentally ingesting it. #otd 🗃️
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Reposted by History Daily - This Many Years Ago
2356 years ago, on the 14th of November 332 BCE, Alexander the Great was crowned pharaoh of Egypt. He had previously been pronounced the son of Amun on a visit tot the oracle at the Siwa Oasis. Due to this supposed lineage, Alexander was sometimes depicted with the Horns of Ammon. #otd #history 🗃️
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
2356 years ago, on the 14th of November 332 BCE, Alexander the Great was crowned pharaoh of Egypt. He had previously been pronounced the son of Amun on a visit tot the oracle at the Siwa Oasis. Due to this supposed lineage, Alexander was sometimes depicted with the Horns of Ammon. #otd #history 🗃️
November 14, 2025 at 8:22 AM
192 years ago, on the 13th of November 1833, the Leonid meteor storm appeared over north America. Together with Halley's Comet this greatly impacted the study of meteors. It was described by Native American nations, Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln among others. #otd 🗃️
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
192 years ago, on the 13th of November 1833, the Leonid meteor storm appeared over north America. Together with Halley's Comet this greatly impacted the study of meteors. It was described by Native American nations, Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln among others. #otd 🗃️
166 years ago, on the 12th of November 1859, Jules Léotard performed the first flying trapeze routine. The one-piece garment he invented was named after him. Léotard had passed law exams at age 18 before becoming a professional gymnast and died at age 32, presumably due to smallpox. #otd #history 🗃️
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 AM
166 years ago, on the 12th of November 1859, Jules Léotard performed the first flying trapeze routine. The one-piece garment he invented was named after him. Léotard had passed law exams at age 18 before becoming a professional gymnast and died at age 32, presumably due to smallpox. #otd #history 🗃️
102 years ago, on the 11th of November 1923, Adolf Hitler was arrested for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch days earlier. He was sentenced to five years but received friendly treatment by guards, was allowed to meet with party members and was released again in December 1924. #otd 🗃️
November 11, 2025 at 9:19 AM
102 years ago, on the 11th of November 1923, Adolf Hitler was arrested for high treason for his role in the Beer Hall Putsch days earlier. He was sentenced to five years but received friendly treatment by guards, was allowed to meet with party members and was released again in December 1924. #otd 🗃️
351 years ago, on the 10th of November 1674, the Netherlands ceded their colony of Nieuw Nederland to England, including the city of New Amsterdam which would permanently be renamed to New York after already having been under English control since 1664 and temporarily renamed. #otd #history 🗃️
November 10, 2025 at 8:32 AM
36 years ago, on the 9th of November 1989, during a press conference Günter Schabowski announced East German citizens could travel abroad with less restrictions and even permanent emigration between east and west would become possible, leading to the Fall of the Berlin Wall. #otd #history 🗃️
November 9, 2025 at 9:13 AM
506 years ago, on the 8th of November 1519, Moctezuma welcomed Cortés in Tenochtitlán in peace after the Spaniard had parts of the Aztec Empire. Moctezuma intended to learn the weaknesses of the Spaniards but found himself taken hostage, with Cortés ruling Tenochtitlán through him. #otd #history 🗃️
November 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
108 years ago, on the 7th of November 1917, an insurrection in Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) led to the October Revolution in which the Bolsheviks seized power from the Russian Provisional Government. It is named 'October' Revolutian as Russia was still using the Julian calendar at the time. #otd 🗃️
November 7, 2025 at 7:52 AM
108 years ago, on the 7th of November 1917, an insurrection in Petrograd (Saint Petersburg) led to the October Revolution in which the Bolsheviks seized power from the Russian Provisional Government. It is named 'October' Revolutian as Russia was still using the Julian calendar at the time. #otd 🗃️
1578 years ago, on the 6th of November 447, an earthquake hit Constantinople destroying much op its walls and 57 towers. Another quake followed next January. The presence of Attila the Hun in the Balkans prompted repairs, supported by chariot-racing factions, to be finished in 60 days. #otd 🗃️
November 6, 2025 at 6:41 AM
1578 years ago, on the 6th of November 447, an earthquake hit Constantinople destroying much op its walls and 57 towers. Another quake followed next January. The presence of Attila the Hun in the Balkans prompted repairs, supported by chariot-racing factions, to be finished in 60 days. #otd 🗃️
153 years ago, on the 5th of November 1872, Susan B. Anthony and fourteen other women voted in the American presidential election. Anthony was later fined 100 dollars and responded :"I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty." She never did. #otd #history🗃️
November 5, 2025 at 8:26 AM
153 years ago, on the 5th of November 1872, Susan B. Anthony and fourteen other women voted in the American presidential election. Anthony was later fined 100 dollars and responded :"I shall never pay a dollar of your unjust penalty." She never did. #otd #history🗃️
68 years ago, on the 3rd of November 1957, the Sputnik 2 satellite was launched into orbit by the Soviet Union. It was the second spacecraft launched into earth orbit (after Sputnik 1) and carried Laika, the first animal in earth orbit. Laika died, as planned, during this. #otd #history 🗃️
November 3, 2025 at 8:11 AM
89 years ago, on the 2nd of November 1936, BBC Television Service (the world's first regular 240 line broadcast) began. After a 15 minute opening segment, time and weather followed,then Movietone News and half an hour of 'variety'. Between 9 and 10 P.M. pre-recorded films were shown. #otd 🗃️
November 2, 2025 at 9:53 AM
89 years ago, on the 2nd of November 1936, BBC Television Service (the world's first regular 240 line broadcast) began. After a 15 minute opening segment, time and weather followed,then Movietone News and half an hour of 'variety'. Between 9 and 10 P.M. pre-recorded films were shown. #otd 🗃️
270 years ago, on the 1st of November 1755, Lisbon was hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7. In combination with a tsunami and fires, the city was almost entirely destroyed. The timing (All Saint's Day) and the destruction of many churches caused speculation of divine judgement. #otd 🗃️
November 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
270 years ago, on the 1st of November 1755, Lisbon was hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.7. In combination with a tsunami and fires, the city was almost entirely destroyed. The timing (All Saint's Day) and the destruction of many churches caused speculation of divine judgement. #otd 🗃️
508 years ago, on the 31st of October 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg (according to Melanchthon), marking the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. The church later became Lutheran and Luther himself was buried there in 1546. #otd #history 🗃️
October 31, 2025 at 8:35 AM
508 years ago, on the 31st of October 1517, Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg (according to Melanchthon), marking the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. The church later became Lutheran and Luther himself was buried there in 1546. #otd #history 🗃️
87 years ago, on the 30th of October 1938, a radio adaptation of The War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells was broadcast in the United States. The first half was presented as faux breaking news, convincing a part of the audience that an alien invasion was actually happening. #otd #history 🗃️
October 30, 2025 at 8:24 AM
1713 years ago, on the 27th of October 312, Constantine is said to have had a vision of a cross before the Battle of the Milvian Bridge. According to Christian chroniclers, this marked the beginning of Constantine's conversion to Christianity. The Edict of Milan followed in 313. #otd #history 🗃️
October 27, 2025 at 8:01 AM
144 years ago, on the 26th of October 1881, a gunfight between lawmen and the Cochise County Cowboys broke out in Tombstone Arizona after the local marshal prohibited the carrying of weapons into town. The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral has been depicted in numerous books and films since. #otd 🗃️
October 26, 2025 at 6:52 AM
144 years ago, on the 26th of October 1881, a gunfight between lawmen and the Cochise County Cowboys broke out in Tombstone Arizona after the local marshal prohibited the carrying of weapons into town. The Gunfight at the O.K. Corral has been depicted in numerous books and films since. #otd 🗃️