National Indian Pudding Day
Today, November 13th, is National Indian Pudding Day. Indian Pudding is a form of Hasty Pudding, a traditional British dessert mad…
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The Attack on the Tirpitz
On November 12th 1944, the Kriegsmarine battleship Tirpitz, the second of two Bismarck-class battleships built for the German navy…
National Pizza with Everything Day (Except Anchovies)
Today, November 12th, is National Pizza with Everything Day (Except Anchovies). This is also sometimes called Pizza with The Works…
The End of World War I
On November 11th 1918, the Great War, the War to End All Wars - now known as World War I - came to, sort of, its official end. The…
National Sundae Day
Today, November 11th, is National Sundae Day. The sundae is an ice cream dessert. It is accepted that they have been named after e…
Dr. Livingstone is Found
On November 10th 1871 Dr. Henry Livingstone was found by Henry Morton Stanley, who greeted the former with the famous phrase "Dr. …
National Vanilla Cupcake Day
Today, November 10th, is National Vanilla Cupcake Day. Cupcakes (aka fairy cakes) are small, individual cakes designed to be eaten…
The French Directory is Overthrown
On 9th November 1799 a Corsican general staged a coup d'tat, overthrowing the French Directory, one of the governments of France d…
National Scrapple Day
Today, November 9th, is National Scrapple Day. Scrapple is an American dish that was created by the Pennsylvania Dutch in around t…
The Disappearance of Lord Lucan
On November 8th 1974 Richard John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, better known as Lord Lucan, disappeared. Lucan, a former merchant ba…
