~ Greetings ~
November 3
1470 - Edward V <> House of Lancaster and York <> King of England
Edward V, son of Edward IV, became King at only 12 years old, and his reign, as it was, lasted less than three months. Imprisoned with his younger brother in the Tower of London, he was deposed by Parliment at the behest of his uncle, Richard III, and disappeared soon afterward
1793 - William Fuller Austin ~ of Virginia - Colonized Texas
1816 - Jubal Early ~ Confederate General of note
1901 - Leopold III ~ King of the Belgians
1908 - Bronko Nagurski ~ The Chicago Bear - a real life, rough, tough SOB fullback
1918 - Bob Feller ~ Cleveland Indian with 3 no hitters
1921 - Charles Bronson ~ an actor
1949 - Larry Holmes ~ Boxing Great
~ By the Bye ~
1394 ~ Jews are expelled from France by Charles VI :-{
1493 ~ Christopher Columbus discovers Dominica ! ... and I'm mighty glad of it...imagine...Davidoff, Montecristo, Macanudo, Four Kicks, Kismet, Nat Sherman, E.P. Carrillo, La Libertad, Arturo Fuente, Swag, Dunhill, Partaga's, Avo, La Flor Dominicana ( my fav)...yes, all of these stogies are from there....and if on the cheap, go with Fonseca. It is a bonanza !! ;-}
1783 ~ John Austin, a highwayman, is the last to be hanged at London's Tyburn gallows
1793 ~ French Playwright, journalist & feminist Olympide de Gouges is guillotined
1796 ~ John Adams is elected POTUS
1867 ~ Ulysses (Sam) Grant is elected POTUS
1896 ~ William McKinley is elected POTUS
1908 ~ William Howard Taft (golf lover) is elected POTUS ;-}
1913 ~ USA introduces Income Tax :-{
1936 ~ FDR is elected POTUS :-|
1964 ~ LBJ is elected POTUS :-{
1992 ~ Slick Willy is elected POTUS ;-{
~ it's a good day to do good ~