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‘The Rescuers Down Under’ was released on this day 35 years ago! (November 16, 1990)

Directed by Hendel Butoy & Mike Gabriel.

Voice cast: Bob Newhart, Eva Gabor, John Candy, Adam Ryen, Tristan Rogers, George C. Scott, Frank Welker, Billy Barty, & more.

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November 16, 2025 at 9:06 PM
#OnThisDay in 1915, U.S. #DesignPatent No. 48,160 was granted to Alexander Samuelson for the now-iconic Coca-Cola contour bottle. A key example of how design protection can define a brand’s identity over time.
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November 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
#otd 1985 #snl S11 E5 - Chevy Chase comes back to host for the 4th time and does his 16th (and final!) legendary Gerald Ford impression.

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November 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM

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November 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
November 16, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Toronto Wholesale Fruit Market, north east corner of Yonge St. & The Esplanade, Nov. 16, 1930.

📸: City of Toronto Archives

#OnThisDay #OTD #1930s #farmersmarket #railway #railroad #history #torontohistory #igerstoronto #torontoigers #instatoronto #torontoinsta #toronto #canada #jeremyhopkin
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
'Night of the Comet' was released on this day 41 years ago! (November 16, 1984)

Directed & written by: Thom Eberhardt

Starring: Catherine Mary Stewart, Robert Beltran, Kelli Maroney, Sharon Farrell, Mary Woronov, Geoffrey Lewis, & more.

#OTD #OnThisDay

[📽 via Atlantic Releasing Corporation]
November 16, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Korn released their fourth studio album "Issues" on this day in 1999.

Released as a single – "Falling Away from Me"

#Korn #OnThisDay #OTD #MusicSky #Music
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 PM
"We had fun in the '60s,' they said, 'but the others took it away from us and spoiled it all for us.' And I was trying to say, 'No, just keep doin' it." John Lennon
#OnThisDay 1️⃣9️⃣7️⃣3️⃣ #JohnLennon fourth solo album, 'Mind Games'
#70sMusic #70s #musicsky #rockmusic #otd
November 16, 2025 at 5:01 PM
#OnThisDay M3A1 Stuart light tanks of the 5e Division Blindée advancing on the village of Courchaton, Haute-Saône department. 16 November 1944.

The tank in the 4th photo appears to be named "Risque Tout II" (Risk It All II).

#WWII #WW2 #history #France #Tank #Armor #OTD
November 16, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Greater Feast of Ibn ʿArabī, died November 16, 1240 at Salihiyya, Damascus, Ayyubid Sultanate hermetic.com/hermene... #calendar #historic #OTD #OnThisDay
November 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
#OnThisDay 16th November 1938: Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann synthesizes https://youtu.be/P4umNMM9Hwc# historyOTD 16th November 1938: Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann synthesizes https://youtu.be/P4umNMM9Hwc# historyteacher# sschat
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November 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
#OnThisDay 2002 #SNL S28 E6 Original #NotReadyforPrimeTimePlayer Garrett Morris has a cameo teaming up with Tracy Morgan's Astronaut Jones - w/ backup from Nelly - for an iconic meet up. 🛸 His ONLY #SaturdayNightLive return outside the anniversary specials!

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November 16, 2025 at 3:15 PM
#OnThisDay a patrol from the 5e Régiment de Tirailleurs Marocains, 2nd Moroccan Infantry Division, in the Bois d'Arcey near Héricourt, Haute-Saône department. November 1944.

4th photo German POWs, escorted by a Stuart from CC5, French 5th Armored Div.

#WWII #WW2 #history #OTD #France #Morocco
November 16, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Worn #onthisday in 1940 by a wartime first aid worker in the River Emergency Service in London. Per the Evening Standard, she wore "a neat all-in-one, zip-fastened trouser suit in navy blue gabardine, with 'R.E.S.' emblazoned on the left side" and a matching cap with ear flaps. #OTD @gettyimages.com
November 16, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#OnThisDay 16 November 1977 Charles Ivens Buffett took office as Administrator of Cocos (Keeling) Islands, succeeding Robert James Linford, who retired the day before. #OTD #history #auspol #cocos #politics
November 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM
A slightly late #OnThisDay. On 16 November 1920 Sir Ronald Keith Davison was born in Kaponga, Taranaki, New Zealand. He served as Chief Justice of New Zealand from 1978 to 1989, and as Administrator in 1980 and 1985. #OTD #history #nzpol #nzpolitics #politics
November 16, 2025 at 11:44 AM
#OnThisDay 16 November 1874 Thomas Denman, 3rd Baron Denman was born in London, England. He served as the 5th Governor-General of Australia from 1911 to 1914. #OTD #history #auspol #politics #ukpol #ukpolitics
November 16, 2025 at 11:34 AM
#OnThisDay 16 November 1830 Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington resigned as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, having served since 1828 as a member of the Tories. He was succeeded a few days later by Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey of the Whigs. #OTD #history #ukpol
November 16, 2025 at 11:31 AM
#OnThisDay 16 November 1756 William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire, a member of the Whigs, took office as Prime Minister of Great Britain, succeeding Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle, a fellow Whig who resigned a few days before. #OTD #history #ukpol #ukpolitics #politics
November 16, 2025 at 11:24 AM
#OnThisDay 16 November 1657 Henry Cromwell took office as Lord Deputy of Ireland, succeeding Charles Fleetwood, who retired in July. #OTD #history #ireland #politics
November 16, 2025 at 11:13 AM
#OnThisDay 16 November 1524 James Stewart, 2nd Duke of Albany ceased to be Regent of Scotland, having served since 1514, upon King James V being considered to have reached majority age. #OTD #history #royals #royalfamily #ukpol #ukpolitics #scotland #politics
November 16, 2025 at 11:06 AM