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  1. Margaret Mitchell, author of "Gone With The Wind", was born this day in 1900. Enjoy her epic call # PS3525.I97 G6 1964 / DVD 1325 & 1292
  2. That's a first! 11/5/1930, Sinclair Lewis becomes the first American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature: Check out: http://bit.ly/1yZwQG
  3. The entrance to King Tut's tomb was discovered in Egypt on 11/4/1922. Books on the pharaoh: http://bit.ly/45TiIV
  4. On this day in 1842, Abraham Lincoln marries Mary Todd, after a shaky courtship. Read more about their life together: http://bit.ly/3iR6EO
  5. 11-3-1948, the Chicago Trib jumped the gun and printed this headline: "Dewey Defeats Truman". Read up on journalism: http://bit.ly/4tIkcC
  6. On this day in 1983, Pres. Regan signs a bill designating a federal holiday in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Read: http://bit.ly/42FXvK
  7. Michelangelo's painting on the Sistine Chapel ceiling was first revealed Nov. 1, 1512. Books on this masterpiece: http://bit.ly/1eoTQe
  8. On this day in 1938 Orson Wells scared the nation with his radio adaptation of "War of the Worlds". Read H.G.Wells original: PR5774.W3 1967
  9. Ziegfeld Follies star Fannie Brice was born this day in 1891. See Barbra Streisand's oscal winning portrayal of her in "Funny Girl", DVD 331
  10. 373 years ago today, New College was founded. Three years later it was renamed Harvard. Books about Harvard at SXU. http://bit.ly/2aoq2Q
  11. Merci France! On 10-28-1886, Pres. G. Cleveland dedicated The Statue of Liberty, a gift of friendship fm France. Read http://bit.ly/r6x0a
  12. And now for something completely different. John Cleese is 70 today. We've got the whole Flying Circus and more: http://bit.ly/kKygy
  13. If you had five cents on 10-27-1904 you could ride New York's brand new subway system. Read more about rail systems: http://bit.ly/2fX7j7
  14. The Erie Canal opened on this day in 1825. Read more in "The Erie Canal: linking the Great Lakes" HE396.E6 M36 2009 http://bit.ly/4fRUB2
  15. On 10-26-1881, the OK Corral, Tombstone, AZ was home to the gunfight between Wyatt Earp and the Clanton gang. More: http://bit.ly/1OGjpA
  16. Pablo Picasso, influential painter and sculptor, was born in Malaga, Spain this day in 1881. Books on his life and art: http://bit.ly/PPRgT
  17. 10-23-2002, about 50 Chechen rebels storm a Moscow theater taking about 700 hostages: Read about crisis negotiations: http://bit.ly/1ZvryQ
  18. For MBT: http://tinyurl.com/yj4sley and http://tinyurl.com/yhyvzwk
  19. Thanks but no thanks! On this day in 1964, Jean-Paul Sartre was awarded, but declined, the Nobel Prize for Lit. More: http://bit.ly/2mNnqj
  20. Happy Birthday to actress Carrie Fisher. Catch her in "Star Wars" and more: http://bit.ly/11MbeP