Today is Sunday, November 2, 2025

The History of Today

1783 - U.S. Gen. George Washington gave his "Farewell Address to the Army" near Princeton, NJ.

1920 - The first radio station in the U.S., KDKA of Pittsburgh, PA, began regular broadcasting.

1930 - The DuPont Company announced the first synthetic rubber. It was named DuPrene.

1948 - Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas E. Dewey for the U.S. presidency. The Chicago Tribune published an early edition that had the headline "DEWEY DEFEATS TRUMAN."

1960 - In London, the novel "Lady Chatterly's Lover," was found not guilty of obscenity.

1962 - The Elvis Presley film "Girls! Girls! Girls!" premiered.

1963 - The Beach Boys' "Be True To Your School" was released.




Daily Quote

Good people do not need laws to tell them to act responsibly, while bad people will find a way around the laws.
- Plato




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