LongRider Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 21 November... is the 325th day of the year 2023. There are 40 days remaining until the end of this year. 1953 The British Natural History Museum announces that the “Piltdown Man” skull, initially believed to be one of the most important fossilized hominid skulls ever found, is a hoax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 33 minutes ago, LongRider said: There are 40 days remaining until the end of this year. How is that even possible? It feels like New Year's eve was just the other day! LongRider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 12 minutes ago, kissdbyfire said: How is that even possible? It feels like New Year's eve was just the other day! Being that it will be the holiday season, it's only 40 but will seem like 80. kissdbyfire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 5 minutes ago, LongRider said: Being that it will be the holiday season, it's only 40 but will seem like 80. So true... LongRider 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 22 November... is the 326th day of the year 2023. There are 39 days remaining until the end of this year. 1869 In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched – one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today. 1963 In Dallas, Texas, 60 years ago today, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald is later captured and charged with the murder of both the President and police officer J. D. Tippit. Oswald is shot two days later by Jack Ruby while in police custody. williamjm and Corvinus85 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted November 22, 2023 Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 hour ago, LongRider said: 22 November... is the 326th day of the year 2023. There are 39 days remaining until the end of this year. 1869 In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched – one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today. 1963 In Dallas, Texas, 60 years ago today, US President John F. Kennedy is assassinated and Texas Governor John B. Connally is seriously wounded. Suspect Lee Harvey Oswald is later captured and charged with the murder of both the President and police officer J. D. Tippit. Oswald is shot two days later by Jack Ruby while in police custody. The Bluenose II is still around and that was a clipper and a replacement for the original Bluenose. The Bluenose II is always around on the Canadian dime. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted November 22, 2023 Author Share Posted November 22, 2023 1 hour ago, maarsen said: The Bluenose II is still around and that was a clipper Wikipedia says the Cutty Stark was a clipper and the Bluenose II is a schooner. I don't know what's what when it comes to ships and sailing, so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted November 23, 2023 Author Share Posted November 23, 2023 23 November... is the 327th day of the year 2023. There are 38 days remaining until the end of this year. 1993 Rachel Whiteread wins both the £20,000 Turner Prize award for best British modern artist and the £40,000 K Foundation art award for the worst artist of the year. House, perhaps her best-known work, was a concrete cast of the inside of an entire Victorian terraced house completed in autumn 1993, exhibited at the location of the original house – 193 Grove Road – in East London. It drew mixed responses, winning her both the Turner Prize for the best young British artist in 1993 and the K Foundation art award for the worst British artist. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of Oop North Posted November 24, 2023 Share Posted November 24, 2023 On 11/22/2023 at 3:05 PM, maarsen said: The Bluenose II is still around and that was a clipper and a replacement for the original Bluenose. The Bluenose II is always around on the Canadian dime. Isn't the Bluenose a schooner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 31 minutes ago, Lord of Oop North said: Isn't the Bluenose a schooner? That's what Wikipedia said it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted November 24, 2023 Author Share Posted November 24, 2023 25 November... is the 328th day of the year 2023. There are 37 days remaining until the end of this year. 1859 Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection was published. kissdbyfire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 25 November... is the 329th day of the year 2023. There are 36 days remaining until the end of this year. 1343 A tsunami, caused by the earthquake in the Tyrrhenian Sea, devastates Naples (Italy) and the Maritime Republic of Amalfi, among other places. 1667 A deadly earthquake rocks Shemakha in the Caucasus, killing 80,000 people. 1703 The Great Storm of 1703, the greatest windstorm ever recorded in the southern part of Great Britain, reaches its peak intensity which it maintains through November 27. Winds gust up to 120 mph, and 9,000 people die. 1759 An earthquake hits the Mediterranean destroying Beirut and Damascus and killing 30,000-40,000. 1833 A massive undersea earthquake, estimated magnitude between 8.7-9.2 rocks Sumatra, producing a massive tsunami all along the Indonesian coast. 1839 A cyclone slams India with high winds and a 40 foot storm surge, destroying the port city of Coringa (which has never been completely rebuilt). The storm wave sweeps inland, taking with it 20,000 ships and thousands of people. An estimated 300,000 deaths result from the disaster. 1926 The deadliest November tornado outbreak in U.S. history strikes on Thanksgiving day. 27 twisters of great strength are reported in the Midwest, including the strongest November tornado, an estimated F4, that devastates Heber Springs, Arkansas. There are 51 deaths in Arkansas alone, 76 deaths and over 400 injuries in all. 1950 The Great Appalachian Storm of November 1950, otherwise known at the time as the “Storm of the Century”, strikes New England with hurricane force winds resulting in massive forest blow-downs and storm surge damage along the Northeast coast including New York City. This storm also brings blizzard conditions to the Appalachian Mountains and Ohio Valley, becoming one of the worst storms of all time. 353 people die in the event. 1987 Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 165 mph and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm. 1996 An ice storm strikes the central U.S. killing 26 people. A powerful windstorm affects Florida and winds gust over 90 mph, toppling trees and flipping trailers. 2000 The 2000 Baku Earthquake takes place, Richter magnitude of 7.0, leaving 26 people dead in Baku, Azerbaijan and becoming the strongest earthquake in the region in 158 years. 2008 Cyclone Nisha strikes northern Sri Lanka, killing 15 people and displacing 90,000 others while dealing the region the highest rainfall in 9 decades. 2009 Devastating floods, known as the 2009 Saudi Arabian Floods, following freak rains swamp the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia during an ongoing Hajj pilgrimage. 3,000 cars are swept away and 122 people perish in the torrents, with 350 others missing. 2011 Sudden violent storms strike southern Sri Lanka, killing 27 people and drowning many fishermen caught by surprise. Thousands of homes lose their roofs and several more sustain damage. Landslides along with flooding was reported on the mainland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 @LongRider, so... the 25th of November, not the best day ever, is that the point you were making? Seriously, JFC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 42 minutes ago, kissdbyfire said: the 25th of November, not the best day ever, is that the point you were making? Seriously, JFC. I was shocked by how many natural disasters, mega storms, tsunamis and ultra-high winds were recorded on the same day. Well, yanno, sometimes it's Mother Nature, sometimes it's Nature is a Muther.... kissdbyfire 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 California is just waiting to say those earthquakes are putting up rookie numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted November 25, 2023 Author Share Posted November 25, 2023 42 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: California is just waiting to say those earthquakes are putting up rookie numbers. I really don’t want to be in a 7.0 Richter scale quake, in California, or anywhere else. Little 4-5 ones are more than enough for me, thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywin et al. Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 46 minutes ago, LongRider said: I really don’t want to be in a 7.0 Richter scale quake, in California, or anywhere else. Little 4-5 ones are more than enough for me, thanks. California is the state I've spent the second most time in and I've still never gotten to feel a real earthquake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 @Tywin et al. Well, start small and hope you don’t really get to get caught by a big one. The quakes I’ve felt have been in the high 4s. Trust me, that’s big enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRider Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 (edited) 26 November... 26 is the 330th day of the year 2023. There are 35 days remaining until the end of this year. 1970 In Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe, 1.5 inches (38.1 mm) of rain fall in a minute, the heaviest rainfall ever recorded. Edited November 26, 2023 by LongRider cleaning up my mess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kissdbyfire Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 18 minutes ago, LongRider said: 26 November... is the 237th day of the year 2023. There are 128 days remaining until the end of this year. DireWolfSpirit 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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