This Week in History
(November 2 – November 8)
- November 2, 1948 in one of the biggest political upsets ever. President Harry Truman was re-elected in an upset over this republican candidate. Thomas Dewey
- November 3, 1989 Lou Pinellas is named manager of the Reds, replacing their former manager who was banned for gambling on baseball. Who was their former manager? Pete Rose
- November 4, 2008 This man became the first Afrian American to be elected president of the United States Barack Obama
- Today 1492 Christopher Columbus learns of maize from Indians in Cuba. What is maize? Corn
- November 6, 1988 actress Emma Stone was born. Her breakout role was in this 2007 teen comedy. Superbad
- November 7, 1991 This LA Lakers announces that he will retire because hes got HIV Magic Johnson
- November 7 is singer Ell Marina Lane Yelich-O’Connor’s birthday. She is more commonly referee to as Lorde. How old will she be on the 7th? 18
- November 4, 1922 Howard Carter, an archeologist, discovers the tomb of this king of Egypt. King Tut
- Today in 1773 John Hancock moderated a town hall meeting in Boston where it was resolved that anyone who was in favor of taxing this was an enemy to America. Tea
- November 3 1987 San Francisco 49ers QB Collin Kaepernick was born. What college did Kaepernick go to? Nevada
TIE BREAKER: How many INT has Collin Kaepernick thrown in his career? 16
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