Edward
@eddietheteacher.bsky.social
History Teacher
Music Lover
Pro Democracy
The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
George Washington
No crypto / financial stuff
Music Lover
Pro Democracy
The Constitution is the guide which I never will abandon.
George Washington
No crypto / financial stuff
November 23
Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ
Mexican Jesuit priest executed under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles on the false charges of bombing and attempted assassination of former Mexican President Álvaro Obregón
Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ
Mexican Jesuit priest executed under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles on the false charges of bombing and attempted assassination of former Mexican President Álvaro Obregón
November 23, 2025 at 3:57 PM
November 23
Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ
Mexican Jesuit priest executed under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles on the false charges of bombing and attempted assassination of former Mexican President Álvaro Obregón
Blessed Miguel Pro, SJ
Mexican Jesuit priest executed under the presidency of Plutarco Elías Calles on the false charges of bombing and attempted assassination of former Mexican President Álvaro Obregón
"The monster was the best friend I ever had."
William Henry Pratt
23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969
known professionally as Boris Karloff was a British actor.
William Henry Pratt
23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969
known professionally as Boris Karloff was a British actor.
November 23, 2025 at 3:51 PM
"The monster was the best friend I ever had."
William Henry Pratt
23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969
known professionally as Boris Karloff was a British actor.
William Henry Pratt
23 November 1887 – 2 February 1969
known professionally as Boris Karloff was a British actor.
"Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion."
Franklin Pierce
November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869
14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857
Franklin Pierce
November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869
14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"Frequently the more trifling the subject, the more animated and protracted the discussion."
Franklin Pierce
November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869
14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857
Franklin Pierce
November 23, 1804 – October 8, 1869
14th president of the United States, serving from 1853 to 1857
November 23, 2019 – The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Imam, dies, making the species officially extinct in the country
November 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
November 23, 2019 – The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Imam, dies, making the species officially extinct in the country
November 23, 1981 – Iran–Contra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
November 23, 2025 at 3:46 PM
November 23, 1981 – Iran–Contra affair: Ronald Reagan signs the top secret National Security Decision Directive 17 (NSDD-17), giving the Central Intelligence Agency the authority to recruit and support Contra rebels in Nicaragua.
November 23, 1963 – The first episode of Doctor Who ("An Unearthly Child") is broadcast by the BBC, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.
November 23, 2025 at 3:44 PM
November 23, 1963 – The first episode of Doctor Who ("An Unearthly Child") is broadcast by the BBC, which is now the world's longest running science fiction drama.
November 23, 1924 – Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
November 23, 1924 – Edwin Hubble's discovery, that the Andromeda "nebula" is actually another island galaxy far outside our own Milky Way, is first published in The New York Times.
November 23, 1923 – The 1923 Irish hunger strikes ends, four Irish Republicans die from starvation.
November 23, 2025 at 3:43 PM
November 23, 1923 – The 1923 Irish hunger strikes ends, four Irish Republicans die from starvation.
November 23, 1876 – Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
November 23, 2025 at 3:40 PM
November 23, 1876 – Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.
November 23, 1867 – The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody
November 23, 2025 at 3:39 PM
November 23, 1867 – The Manchester Martyrs are hanged in Manchester, England, for killing a police officer while freeing two Irish Republican Brotherhood members from custody
November 23, 1644 – John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.
November 23, 2025 at 3:38 PM
November 23, 1644 – John Milton publishes Areopagitica, a pamphlet decrying censorship.
November 23, 1499 – Seven days after being convicted of treason, Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the throne of England, is hanged for attempting to escape from the Tower of London; his supporter John Atwater is executed with him.
November 23, 2025 at 3:37 PM
November 23, 1499 – Seven days after being convicted of treason, Perkin Warbeck, a pretender to the throne of England, is hanged for attempting to escape from the Tower of London; his supporter John Atwater is executed with him.
November 23, 1945
British police fired on anti-British rioters in Calcutta, killing 37.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clinton P. Anderson announced the end of all food rationing, with the exception of sugar, effective at midnight
British police fired on anti-British rioters in Calcutta, killing 37.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clinton P. Anderson announced the end of all food rationing, with the exception of sugar, effective at midnight
November 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM
November 23, 1945
British police fired on anti-British rioters in Calcutta, killing 37.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clinton P. Anderson announced the end of all food rationing, with the exception of sugar, effective at midnight
British police fired on anti-British rioters in Calcutta, killing 37.
U.S. Agriculture Secretary Clinton P. Anderson announced the end of all food rationing, with the exception of sugar, effective at midnight
November 22, 1963
JFK was assassinated in Dallas, TX
I was in 4th grade at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary School in Philadelphia.
When the principal announced that he was shot, we began to pray the Rosary.
Where were you?
JFK was assassinated in Dallas, TX
I was in 4th grade at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary School in Philadelphia.
When the principal announced that he was shot, we began to pray the Rosary.
Where were you?
November 22, 2025 at 2:41 PM
November 22, 1963
JFK was assassinated in Dallas, TX
I was in 4th grade at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary School in Philadelphia.
When the principal announced that he was shot, we began to pray the Rosary.
Where were you?
JFK was assassinated in Dallas, TX
I was in 4th grade at Maternity of the Blessed Virgin Mary School in Philadelphia.
When the principal announced that he was shot, we began to pray the Rosary.
Where were you?
November 22
Saint Cecilia
the patroness of music and musicians
Saint Cecilia
the patroness of music and musicians
November 22, 2025 at 2:37 PM
November 22
Saint Cecilia
the patroness of music and musicians
Saint Cecilia
the patroness of music and musicians
Andy O'Sullivan
died 22 November 1923
Irish militant and Republican activist who was an intelligence officer and regional leader in the Irish Republican Army. He died during the 1923 Irish hunger strikes while in prison.
died 22 November 1923
Irish militant and Republican activist who was an intelligence officer and regional leader in the Irish Republican Army. He died during the 1923 Irish hunger strikes while in prison.
November 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Andy O'Sullivan
died 22 November 1923
Irish militant and Republican activist who was an intelligence officer and regional leader in the Irish Republican Army. He died during the 1923 Irish hunger strikes while in prison.
died 22 November 1923
Irish militant and Republican activist who was an intelligence officer and regional leader in the Irish Republican Army. He died during the 1923 Irish hunger strikes while in prison.
"Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could."
Abigail Adams
November 22, 1744 – October 28, 1818
wife and closest advisor of John Adams
Abigail Adams
November 22, 1744 – October 28, 1818
wife and closest advisor of John Adams
November 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
"Do not put such unlimited power into the hands of husbands. Remember all men would be tyrants if they could."
Abigail Adams
November 22, 1744 – October 28, 1818
wife and closest advisor of John Adams
Abigail Adams
November 22, 1744 – October 28, 1818
wife and closest advisor of John Adams
November 22, 1975 – Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco two days earlier
November 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM
November 22, 1975 – Juan Carlos is declared King of Spain following the death of Francisco Franco two days earlier
November 22, 1955 – The Soviet Union launches RDS-37, a 1.6 megaton two stage hydrogen bomb designed by Andrei Sakharov. The bomb was dropped over Semipalatinsk.
November 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
November 22, 1955 – The Soviet Union launches RDS-37, a 1.6 megaton two stage hydrogen bomb designed by Andrei Sakharov. The bomb was dropped over Semipalatinsk.
November 22, 1921 – During The Troubles in Northern Ireland (1920–1922), 22 Irish Nationalists are killed in Belfast in one day.
November 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
November 22, 1921 – During The Troubles in Northern Ireland (1920–1922), 22 Irish Nationalists are killed in Belfast in one day.
November 22, 1718 – Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard attacks and boards the vessels of the British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") off the coast of North Carolina. The casualties on both sides include Maynard's first officer Mister Hyde and Teach himself
November 22, 2025 at 2:22 PM
November 22, 1718 – Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard attacks and boards the vessels of the British pirate Edward Teach (best known as "Blackbeard") off the coast of North Carolina. The casualties on both sides include Maynard's first officer Mister Hyde and Teach himself
November 22, 1307 – Pope Clement V issues the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets.
November 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
November 22, 1307 – Pope Clement V issues the papal bull Pastoralis Praeeminentiae which instructed all Christian monarchs in Europe to arrest all Templars and seize their assets.
November 22, 1945
The famous Hollywood Canteen, which catered to Allied servicemen and women during the war, shut its doors.
The famous Hollywood Canteen, which catered to Allied servicemen and women during the war, shut its doors.
November 22, 2025 at 2:19 PM
November 22, 1945
The famous Hollywood Canteen, which catered to Allied servicemen and women during the war, shut its doors.
The famous Hollywood Canteen, which catered to Allied servicemen and women during the war, shut its doors.
November 19
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple by her parents Anna and Joachim.
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple by her parents Anna and Joachim.
November 21, 2025 at 5:09 PM
November 19
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple by her parents Anna and Joachim.
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple by her parents Anna and Joachim.
Maria Winifred "Winnie" Carney
4 December 1887 – 21 November 1943
rish republican, a participant in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, and in Belfast—as a trade union secretary, women's suffragist, and socialist party member—a lifelong social and political activist.
4 December 1887 – 21 November 1943
rish republican, a participant in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, and in Belfast—as a trade union secretary, women's suffragist, and socialist party member—a lifelong social and political activist.
November 21, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Maria Winifred "Winnie" Carney
4 December 1887 – 21 November 1943
rish republican, a participant in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, and in Belfast—as a trade union secretary, women's suffragist, and socialist party member—a lifelong social and political activist.
4 December 1887 – 21 November 1943
rish republican, a participant in the 1916 Easter Rising in Dublin, and in Belfast—as a trade union secretary, women's suffragist, and socialist party member—a lifelong social and political activist.