November 29, 1929 – American explorer Richard Byrd and three companions make the first flight over the South Pole, flying from their base on the Ross Ice Shelf to the pole and back in 18 hours and 41 minutes.
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November 28, 1925 – The Grand Ole Opry, one of the longest-lived and most popular showcases for country and western music, begins broadcasting on WSM radio live from Nashville, Tennessee.
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November 27, 1970 – George Harrison released his solo album “All Things Must Pass.”
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November 23, 1936 – Bluesman Robert Johnson is recorded for the very first time in a San Antonio recording studio on November 23, 1936.
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November 20, 1955 – Born Ellas Otha Bates in McComb, Mississippi, in 1928, the man better known as Bo Diddley introduced himself and his namesake beat to the world on this day in 1955 with his television debut on The Ed Sullivan Show.
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November 19, 1863 – at the dedication of a military cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, during the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln delivers one of the most memorable speeches in American history. Although only 272 words, the “little speech,” as he later called it, is thought by many today to be the most eloquent articulation of the democratic vision ever written.
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