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Jennifer's 20th Century History Blog November 2003 Archive

By Jennifer Rosenberg, About.com Guide to 20th Century History since 1997

Saboteurs to Bomb Buckingham Palace with Cans of French Peas

Sunday November 30, 2003
Recently-released, secret MI-5 documents reveal a foiled Nazi plot from World War II. In July 1940, two Germans and a man from India landed in Skibereen, Ireland in a ... Read More

A New Black History Museum in the U.S.

Friday November 28, 2003
Though the idea for an African American History museum was first presented by Civil War veterans nearly 90 years ago, it is just now becoming a reality. A bill ... Read More

Will You Be Celebrating Thanksgiving or "Franksgiving"?

Wednesday November 26, 2003
Though most Americans consider the fourth Thursday in November as Thanksgiving, it hasn't always been celebrated on that date. Though Pilgrims started the tradition, Thanksgiving wasn't a national holiday ... Read More

New History Quiz!

Tuesday November 25, 2003
Test your knowledge of the 20th century with my new history quiz. How many can you answer correctly?

40 Years Later - Who Shot JFK?

Saturday November 22, 2003
It has been forty years since U.S. President John F. Kennedy was shot and killed while riding in a motorcade through Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas. Though the Warren ... Read More

A Road to Be Built Over Recently Found WWI Trenches

Thursday November 20, 2003
World War I was infamous for the huge number of lives lost in muddy trenches. Recently, archaeologists discovered a relatively large area of well-preserved WWI trenches which have remained ... Read More

25th Anniversary of the Jonestown Massacre

Tuesday November 18, 2003
On November 18, 1978 a shocking mass murder/suicide took place in Jonestown, Guyana that left 913 men, women, and children dead - most were followers of the cult leader, Jim ... Read More

Reagan Miniseries

Tuesday November 11, 2003
Follow the latest news on the Reagan miniseries from Yahoo News.

Post-War Iraq vs. Post-War Germany?

Tuesday November 11, 2003
Historians disagree that post-war Iraq can be compared to post-war Germany after World War II.

New Quiz

Sunday November 2, 2003
Take my latest history quiz to test your historic knowledge. Can you score 100%?

Prince Charles Doesn't Wear Turban

Sunday November 2, 2003
Read this interesting story and find out how Prince Charles did not wear a turban given to him in a special ceremony.

Rwanda Genocide TV Broadcast?

Saturday November 1, 2003
According to the BBC, the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda in Arusha, Tanzania has announced plans to relay court proceedings to The Hague as well as Kigali, Rwanda via satellite ... Read More

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