On This Day November 24th
OTD
November 24th is the 328th day of the year in the Gregorian
calendar; 37 days remain until the end of the year.
Events
1221 – Genghis Khan defeats the renegade Khwarazmian prince
Jalal al-Din at the Battle of the Indus, completing the Mongol conquest of
Central Asia.
1429 – Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc unsuccessfully
besieges La Charité.
1835 – The Texas Provincial Government authorizes the
creation of a horse-mounted police force called the Texas Rangers (now the
Texas Ranger Division of the Texas Department of Public Safety).
1877 – Anna Sewell's animal welfare novel Black Beauty is
published.
1917 – In Milwaukee, nine members of the Milwaukee Police
Department were killed by a bomb, the most deaths in a single event in U.S.
police history until the September 11 attacks in 2001.
1932 – In Washington, D.C., the FBI Scientific Crime
Detection Laboratory (the FBI Crime Lab) officially opens.
1963 – Lee Harvey Oswald, the assassin of President John F.
Kennedy, is killed by Jack Ruby on live television. Robert H. Jackson takes a
photograph of the shooting that will win the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in
Photography.
1971 – During a severe thunderstorm over Washington state, a
hijacker calling himself Dan Cooper (aka D. B. Cooper) parachutes from a
Northwest Orient Airlines plane with $200,000 in ransom money. He has never
been found.
Birthdays
1583 – Juan Martínez de Jáuregui y Aguilar, Spanish poet and
painter (d. 1641)
1632 – Baruch Spinoza, Dutch philosopher and scholar (d.
1677)
1806 – William Webb Ellis, English priest, created Rugby
football (d. 1872)
1840 – John Alfred Brashear, American scientist, telescope
maker and educator (d. 1920)
1859 – Cass Gilbert, American architect, designed the United
States Supreme Court Building and Woolworth Building (d. 1934)
1864 – Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, French painter and
illustrator (d. 1901)
1868 – Scott Joplin, American pianist and composer (d. 1917)
1897 – Lucky Luciano, Italian-American mob boss (d. 1962)
1925 – William F. Buckley, Jr., American publisher and
author, founded the National Review (d. 2008)
1941 – Donald "Duck" Dunn, American bass player,
songwriter, and producer (d. 2012)
1946 – Ted Bundy, American serial killer (d. 1989)
1978 – Katherine Heigl, American actress and producer
1990 – Sarah Hyland, American actress
Holiday Spotlight
Your Welcomegiving Day
The history of
You’re Welcomegiving Day is controversial; some say Richard Ankli created the
holiday to add an extra day to the Thanksgiving weekend. However, others
speculate that the holiday originated from a blog post 2002. Whatever the case,
we know how important it is to properly show and accept appreciation, which is
the purpose of You’re Welcomegiving Day!
The phrase “you’re
welcome” was used as a response to the phrase “thank you” as far back as 1603
and is found in Shakespeare’s play, “Othello.” The phrase stems from the old
English word ‘welcome,’ a combination of the words ‘guest’ and ‘pleasure.’
Though it is also used to welcome a guest graciously, it has become a
commonplace response to thanks.
However, some believe
that the phrase carries some underlying smugness or self-appreciation. It has
also become a rote response that most people may recite without realizing.
On social media, a
person might create a post with meaningful or entertaining information and
caption it with the phrase “you’re welcome,” acknowledging that people will
appreciate it. This is also done outside social media, as a person might not
even wait for a show of appreciation after a kind act before spouting the
phrase “you’re welcome.”
This is not to say
that “you’re welcome” isn’t a much-needed part of social interaction. However,
whether one uses those exact words or replaces them with others, the point
remains that we are to accept appreciation with the same humility and grace as
we received. The privilege of being a blessing is indeed one to be grateful
for.
Other Include
Black Friday
Brownie locks Day
Celebrate Your Unique Talent Day
D.B. Cooper Day
Day After Thanksgiving
Flossing Day
Fur Free Friday
International Systems Engineer Day
Maize Day
National Day of Listening
National Flossing Day
National Leftovers Day
National Sardines Day
Presidents Day
Random Act of Kindness Friday
Sinkie Day
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