🗞️Today’s Headlines

Everything important that’s ever happened on November 15:

2011 ─ Duke University basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski marked his 903rd career victory and set a historic milestone in college basketball.

1988 ─ Yasser Arafat, the leader of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), declared the independence of Palestine at a meeting of the Palestinian National Council in Algiers. 

1938 ─ Volunteers who fought for the Republicans in the Spanish Civil War were honored with a farewell parade in Barcelona.

1904 ─ King Camp Gillette received a US patent for the first razor with disposable blades, transforming personal grooming.

1885 ─ St. Joseph Mukasa, one of the Ugandan Martyrs, was beheaded by the order of Mwanga, the kabaka (ruler) of Buganda.

1884 ─ European powers convened for the Berlin West Africa Conference to negotiate colonial claims in Africa, a critical step in the “Scramble for Africa.”

1864 ─ Union General William Tecumseh Sherman began his infamous march from Atlanta to Savannah, leaving a path of destruction.

1818 ─ European leaders concluded the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, a crucial diplomatic gathering where European powers, including Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, agreed to withdraw their troops from France following the Napoleonic Wars.

1315 ─ The Swiss Confederation scored a decisive victory against the Habsburgs at the Battle of Morgarten, solidifying their independence.

🎂 Today’s Birthdays

On November 15, we’re singing to:

Sara Josephine Baker (1873) ─ American physician known for her pioneering work in public health, especially in child health and sanitation reform.

Erwin Rommel (1891) ─ Erwin Rommel, a German field marshal and military strategist respected for his tactical skill in World War II and remembered as the “Desert Fox.”

 🪦Who Died Today?

On November 15, we’re saying goodbye to:

Johannes Kepler (1630) ─ German astronomer whose laws of planetary motion laid the foundation for modern celestial mechanics.

William Murdock (1839) ─ Scottish inventor and engineer who made significant contributions to the development of gas lighting and steam technology.

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