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in 1863, President delivered one of the greatest speeches in American history—the The brutal battle had taken place just over four months ago and proved to be a turning point in the Learn more here: https://t.co/5G3q0UYAsl

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19 Nov 1692: d. Thomas Shadwell, playwright & poet laureate (BM)

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in 1863 Abraham Lincoln gave his famous Gettysburg Address. The Battle of resulted in between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers from both armies as casualties in the three-day battle, the most costly in US

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Happy birthday (b.18 November 1953).#OTD

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According to a newly created legend, was born on November 18th in

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W H Preece, the telegraph, telephone and wireless radio pioneer, a great Welsh scientist, was appointed GPO Engineer-in-Chief and Electrician 1892. He was an early mentor of Marconi https://t.co/EPMgWM9q9j

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Still Life with Violets, Grapes & Oranges on a Ledge, n.d., by (Dutch, 1779-1862), who died (Nov 17). Private collection? Source, https://t.co/U2FEtnBU5O

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17 Nov 1680: In the Lords, the Earl of Shaftesbury introduces a bill for the divorce of Charles II & Catherine of Braganza - against the king’s wishes (GAC/NPG)

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17 Nov 1687: Nell Gwyn royal mistress buried St.Martin-in-the-Fields (RHC)

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Elizabeth Gaskell was buried in Knutsford 1865 - here's a picture I took of her grave. Her life often mirrored Anne Bronte's. Elizabeth's mother, Elizabeth Holland, died when she was just a year old, and this clergyman's daughter was then raised by her mother's sister.

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11/15/1918 - Submarine USS H-4 in Drydock 1 at Bremerton's Puget Sound Navy Yard (). 2 weeks after commissioning. One of a handful of subs built here in era.

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Julie Manet, born in 1878, was the light of her mother Berthe Morisot's life and her constant model. Here's Julie with her wet-nurse, her doll, her fluffy dog, and her violin. As an adult, Julie devoted herself to keeping the legacy of alive.

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“What keeps my heart awake is colorful silence.”
― Claude Monet, who was born in 1840

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in 1940, Walt Disney released Fantasia

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b. Robert Louis Stevenson (Scotland, 1850–1894). Teller of thumping good yarns. “Everyone, at some time or another, sits down to a banquet of consequences.”

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"Give me the laundress' bill & I will even set that to music!" Gioachino Rossini–died 1868–whose life had a narrative of two halves: swift triumph & lengthy seclusion. Biographies reveal his cynical wit, speculations in fish mongering, & a mask of humility & indifference.

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The London to Brighton vintage car run, setting off from Victoria St, London 12 November 1933. We wonder, did they make it to Brighton in that?

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Born 1774 in Scottish surgeon, artist and neurologist Charles Bell. In the early 19thc he produced the most influential anatomy books in Britain, you can read our digitised Bell texts online now: https://t.co/URljf9J3HI

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