Sketch of Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania which is considered the birthplace of the Continental Marines during the American Revolutionary War. November 10, 1775 Each year The United States Marine Corps celebrates November 10th as The Marine Corps birthday. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On November 10, 1932, American actor Roy Scheider was born in Orange, New Jersey. Image: Robert Shaw, Roy Scheider, Steven Spielberg & Richard Dreyfuss for the movie Jaws that was released in 1975 via Alamy

On November 10, 1975, the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, carrying a load of iron ore, sank in a Lake Superior storm. There were no survivors from the crew of 29. Although the ship is famous due to Gordon Lightfoot’s song the Whitefish Bay area where she went down has seen about 240 sinkings over the years. Image by USACE via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US

A U.S. Navy Grumman Hellcat crash landing on the USS Enterprise on November 10, 1943. On the left, a catapult officer can be seen jumping onto the burning plane to help the pilot escape. The pilot was not significantly injured. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Samuel Gridley Howe who was the husband of “Battle Hymn of The Republic” lyricist Julia Ward Howe was born on November 10, 1801 in Boston, Massachusetts. Samuel was also a physician who treated the blind and an abolitionist who participated in the antislavery movement during the mid 1800s. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On November 10, 1903, inventor Mary Anderson from Alabama received the U.S. patent for her “Window Cleaning Device” or windshield wiper. She came up with the idea when she visited New York City in the winter after noticing that a trolley driver was having trouble seeing through an icy window. Ten years later her invention became standard equipment in automobiles. Image of Mary c. 1910 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Born November 10, 1909, Johnny Marks was a prolific songwriter, best known for his string of Christmas classics. Marks wrote “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree,” “Have a Holly Jolly Christmas,” “I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day,” and perennial favorite “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” among others. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.

On November 10, 1983, Bill Gates introduced Windows 1.0. It was released to the public two years later. Image from early 1986 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

“Frontiersman Richard Clarke (1845-1930) dressed in Western clothes during a visit to President Calvin Coolidge at the White House, Washington, D.C.” Image dated November 10, 1929 via Library of Congress, no known restrictions

On November 10, 1969, Sesame Street premiered on public television. Image via Alamy

On November 10, 1871, an American author, by the name of Winston Churchill, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. This was about three years before the famous English statesman, bearing the same name, was born in England. In the late 1800s, Winston Churchill of America was actually a more popular writer than Winston Churchill of England. The two made an agreement that Winston Churchill of England should include his middle name “Spencer” in his writings to help avoid confusion. Image of Winston Churchill from St. Louis via Wikimedia Commons, no known restrictions