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Today is Day 359 of 2024
1166
John, King of England born.
John was the youngest son King Henry II of England and Duchess Eleanor of Aquitaine.
1818
Franz Gruber of Oberndorf, Germany composed the music for Silent Night to words written by Josef Mohr.
1822
Poet Matthew Arnold (Dover Beach) born in Laleham, England.
1888
Film director Michael Curtiz (Casablanca) born in Budapest, Hungary.
1902
Poet Langston Hughes born in Joplin, Missouri.
1903 
Collage artist Joseph Cornell born in Nyack, New York.
1905
Aviator Howard Hughes born in Humble, Texas.
1914
An unofficial Christmas truce breaks out along the Western Front during World War I.
1922
Film star Ava Gardner born in Brogden, North Carolina.
1932
On Kawara, the Japanese-American conceptual artist, born in Kariya, Aichi, Japan.
Known for his Today series of paintings where the date is painted using the grammatical date conventions of the city where the painting is being done.
1942
The first V-1 buzz bomb flew from Peenemonde, Germany.
Square One Ranch
Photo of the Day
New moon over the green manger at Square One Ranch. Taken 20201116.
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Photo available Here
This Day at the New Yorker
Proverb:
“Gluttony kills more than the sword.” ~ German Proverbs
