🐝💛Ebony Edwards-Ellis💛🐝
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia #20yearsagotoday, becoming the first democratically elected woman to lead an African nation. The election was the first held since 1997.
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November 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia #20yearsagotoday, becoming the first democratically elected woman to lead an African nation. The election was the first held since 1997.
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Martin Scorcese's "Casino" was released #30yearsagotoday. Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone, the film was based on a book by Nicholas Pileggi. Casino was successful with critics and at the box office. Stone won a Golden Globe and received an Oscar nod for her role.
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November 22, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Martin Scorcese's "Casino" was released #30yearsagotoday. Starring Robert De Niro, Joe Pesci, and Sharon Stone, the film was based on a book by Nicholas Pileggi. Casino was successful with critics and at the box office. Stone won a Golden Globe and received an Oscar nod for her role.
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James Baldwin's "Notes of A Native Son" was published #70yearsagotoday while he lived in France. A book of essays, "Notes of A Native Son" was James Baldwin's first work of non-fiction and the first of several essay collections.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:15 PM
James Baldwin's "Notes of A Native Son" was published #70yearsagotoday while he lived in France. A book of essays, "Notes of A Native Son" was James Baldwin's first work of non-fiction and the first of several essay collections.
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LL Cool J's first top ten single, "Round The Way Girl" was released #35yearsagotoday. It was the 3rd single from "Mama Said Knock You Out." Featuring samples of The Mary Jane Girls, "All Night Long" and Keni Burke's "Risin' To the Top," the single was certified gold within 2 months.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:46 PM
LL Cool J's first top ten single, "Round The Way Girl" was released #35yearsagotoday. It was the 3rd single from "Mama Said Knock You Out." Featuring samples of The Mary Jane Girls, "All Night Long" and Keni Burke's "Risin' To the Top," the single was certified gold within 2 months.
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Francisco Franco died #50yearsagotoday in Madrid, Spain. From 1936 to his death, Franco oversaw a repressive authoritarian regime marked by human rights abuses. Two days after the dictator died of acute peritonitis, Juan Carlos I was proclaimed King of Spain.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Francisco Franco died #50yearsagotoday in Madrid, Spain. From 1936 to his death, Franco oversaw a repressive authoritarian regime marked by human rights abuses. Two days after the dictator died of acute peritonitis, Juan Carlos I was proclaimed King of Spain.
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Robert Francis Kennedy, was born #100yearsagotoday in MA. The 3rd of 4 sons, Kennedy practiced law before becoming Attorney General in his brother's presidential administration. Kennedy later became a US Senator. Kennedy was assassinated during his own presidential run in 1968.
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November 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Robert Francis Kennedy, was born #100yearsagotoday in MA. The 3rd of 4 sons, Kennedy practiced law before becoming Attorney General in his brother's presidential administration. Kennedy later became a US Senator. Kennedy was assassinated during his own presidential run in 1968.
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#10yearsagotoday, Jared Fogle, better known as "The Subway Guy," formally pleaded guilty to the distribution and receipt of child sex abuse material and several other sex crimes. The former spokesperson for Subway was sentenced to over 15 years. Fogle had been apprehended in July.
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November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#10yearsagotoday, Jared Fogle, better known as "The Subway Guy," formally pleaded guilty to the distribution and receipt of child sex abuse material and several other sex crimes. The former spokesperson for Subway was sentenced to over 15 years. Fogle had been apprehended in July.
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"Home Alone" was the #1 film in the US #35yearsagotoday. Directed by Chris Columbus and written by John Hughes, the movie starred Macauley Culkin, then 10 years old. The film grossed nearly $480 million at the box office and later won 2 Academy Awards. A sequel was released in 1992
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November 18, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Home Alone" was the #1 film in the US #35yearsagotoday. Directed by Chris Columbus and written by John Hughes, the movie starred Macauley Culkin, then 10 years old. The film grossed nearly $480 million at the box office and later won 2 Academy Awards. A sequel was released in 1992
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The Queens-Midtown Tunnel opened to traffic #85yearsagotoday. Construction of the tunnel, designed by Ole Singstad, a civil engineer, began in 1936. The tunnel connects Manhattan with Long Island City in Queens. The tunnel is used by about 90,000 motor vehicles daily.
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November 15, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Queens-Midtown Tunnel opened to traffic #85yearsagotoday. Construction of the tunnel, designed by Ole Singstad, a civil engineer, began in 1936. The tunnel connects Manhattan with Long Island City in Queens. The tunnel is used by about 90,000 motor vehicles daily.
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#65yearsagotoday, Ruby Nell Bridges enrolled at William Franz Elementary School in New Orleans, becoming the first African-American child to attend. Subject to taunts and death threats, Bridges had to be escorted to the school by US Marshalls.
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November 14, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#65yearsagotoday, Ruby Nell Bridges enrolled at William Franz Elementary School in New Orleans, becoming the first African-American child to attend. Subject to taunts and death threats, Bridges had to be escorted to the school by US Marshalls.
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#10yearsagotoday, ISIS operatives launched a series of attacks in Paris. Shootings and bombings of a stadium, a concert venue, and cafés and restaurants killed 130 people. 9 of the 10 perpetrators were killed at the scenes of the attacks. The last was sentenced to life in prison.
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November 13, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#10yearsagotoday, ISIS operatives launched a series of attacks in Paris. Shootings and bombings of a stadium, a concert venue, and cafés and restaurants killed 130 people. 9 of the 10 perpetrators were killed at the scenes of the attacks. The last was sentenced to life in prison.
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"Charlie's Angels" was the #1 film in the country #25yearsagotoday. Loosely based on the 70s-era television show of the same name, the film starred Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu. Despite mixed reviews, the film grossed $264 million worldwide. It spawned two sequels.
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November 12, 2025 at 6:15 PM
"Charlie's Angels" was the #1 film in the country #25yearsagotoday. Loosely based on the 70s-era television show of the same name, the film starred Drew Barrymore, Cameron Diaz, and Lucy Liu. Despite mixed reviews, the film grossed $264 million worldwide. It spawned two sequels.
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November 11, 2025 at 6:16 PM
New episodes of "China Beach," "Twin Peaks," "The Hogan Family," "Cops," "Empty Nest," and "American Dreamer" all aired on network television #35yearsagotoday.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:15 PM
New episodes of "China Beach," "Twin Peaks," "The Hogan Family," "Cops," "Empty Nest," and "American Dreamer" all aired on network television #35yearsagotoday.
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Twenty-two-year-old Roger LaPorte self-immolated in front of the UN #60yearsagotoday. A member of the Catholic Workers Movement and a former seminarian, LaPorte set himself on fire to protest the Vietnam War. LaPorte was one of several Americans who self-immolated in protest in 1965.
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November 9, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Twenty-two-year-old Roger LaPorte self-immolated in front of the UN #60yearsagotoday. A member of the Catholic Workers Movement and a former seminarian, LaPorte set himself on fire to protest the Vietnam War. LaPorte was one of several Americans who self-immolated in protest in 1965.
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R & B group, New Edition, released their third studio album, "All For Love," #40yearsagotoday. This was the final album with all the original members. The album is certified platinum.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
R & B group, New Edition, released their third studio album, "All For Love," #40yearsagotoday. This was the final album with all the original members. The album is certified platinum.
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#65yearsagotoday, JFK became the youngest man ever elected President of the United States when he defeated Vice President Richard Nixon in one of the closest presidential races in history. Kennedy, whose popular vote margin was 100,000 votes, was forty-three years old at the time.
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November 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#65yearsagotoday, JFK became the youngest man ever elected President of the United States when he defeated Vice President Richard Nixon in one of the closest presidential races in history. Kennedy, whose popular vote margin was 100,000 votes, was forty-three years old at the time.
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#5yearsagotoday, the Associated Press projected that Joe Biden had won the state of Pennsylvania and, hence, the 2020 presidential election. It took nearly four days to call the race as an unprecedented number of mail-in ballots slowed the counting. Biden won over 81 million votes.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#5yearsagotoday, the Associated Press projected that Joe Biden had won the state of Pennsylvania and, hence, the 2020 presidential election. It took nearly four days to call the race as an unprecedented number of mail-in ballots slowed the counting. Biden won over 81 million votes.
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The presidential election of 2000. A poorly designed ballot. A concession. Then a retracted concession. Multiple lawsuits. Then a Supreme Court ruling that halted court-ordered recounts over a month later. The election that kicked off this whole debacle took place #25yearsagotoday.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The presidential election of 2000. A poorly designed ballot. A concession. Then a retracted concession. Multiple lawsuits. Then a Supreme Court ruling that halted court-ordered recounts over a month later. The election that kicked off this whole debacle took place #25yearsagotoday.
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#25yearsagotoday, Hillary Clinton was elected to the US Senate. Not only did she become the 1st woman to represent NY in Senate, she became the 1st First Lady elected to office. For 17 days in 2001, Clinton simultaneously served as a US Senator and First Lady of The United States.
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November 7, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#25yearsagotoday, Hillary Clinton was elected to the US Senate. Not only did she become the 1st woman to represent NY in Senate, she became the 1st First Lady elected to office. For 17 days in 2001, Clinton simultaneously served as a US Senator and First Lady of The United States.
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The Election of 1860 took place #165yearsagotoday. Abraham Lincoln won a four-man race against two Democrats and a former Senator representing a third party. Lincoln won with less than 40% of the popular vote. Lincoln's election kicked off a wave of seccessions by Southern states.
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November 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Election of 1860 took place #165yearsagotoday. Abraham Lincoln won a four-man race against two Democrats and a former Senator representing a third party. Lincoln won with less than 40% of the popular vote. Lincoln's election kicked off a wave of seccessions by Southern states.
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"This is a fraud on the American public. This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election..."
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November 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
"This is a fraud on the American public. This is an embarrassment to our country. We were getting ready to win this election. Frankly, we did win this election..."
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Ronald Reagan, then-Governor of California, defeated President Jimmy Carter in the Election of 1980 #45yearsagotoday. Reagan won 489 Electoral College votes, one of the largest landslides in American history. John B. Anderson, a third-party candidate, won nearly 6 million votes.
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November 4, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Ronald Reagan, then-Governor of California, defeated President Jimmy Carter in the Election of 1980 #45yearsagotoday. Reagan won 489 Electoral College votes, one of the largest landslides in American history. John B. Anderson, a third-party candidate, won nearly 6 million votes.
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#50yearsagotoday, "Good Morning America" aired on ABC for the first time. Actors David Hartman and Nancy Dussault were the telecast's first anchors. The show currently airs from 7 am-9 am live on the East Coast, Monday through Saturday.
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November 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
#50yearsagotoday, "Good Morning America" aired on ABC for the first time. Actors David Hartman and Nancy Dussault were the telecast's first anchors. The show currently airs from 7 am-9 am live on the East Coast, Monday through Saturday.
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#65yearsagotoday, John Updike's second novel, "Rabbit Run" was published. The first of four books in the "Rabbit" series, it is one of John Updike's best-known works.
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November 2, 2025 at 6:15 PM
#65yearsagotoday, John Updike's second novel, "Rabbit Run" was published. The first of four books in the "Rabbit" series, it is one of John Updike's best-known works.
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