The Symphonic Airwaves: The NBC Symphony Orchestra’s Debut
On November 13, 1937, the newly formed NBC Symphony Orchestra gave its first official broadcast concert from Studio 8H at Rockefeller Center in New York City. Conceived by Radio Corporation ...
The Divided House: Edwin Booth and the Shadow of History
Born on November 13, 1833, near Bel Air, Maryland, Edwin Thomas Booth became one of nineteenth-century America’s foremost Shakespearean actors, celebrated especially for his portrayal of Hamlet. Raised in the ...
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Five Brothers in the Pacific: The Sinking of the USS Juneau
On November 13, 1942, the U.S. Navy light cruiser USS Juneau was withdrawing from the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal after suffering a torpedo hit during the night’s fighting. Later that morning, a ...
Engineering Beneath the Hudson: The Opening of the Holland Tunnel
On November 13, 1927, the Holland Tunnel opened to public vehicular traffic, connecting Manhattan with Jersey City, New Jersey, beneath the Hudson River. The approximately 1.6-mile crossing was the longest ...
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The Penman of the Revolution: John Dickinson’s Constitutional Craft
Born on November 13, 1732, in Talbot County, Maryland, John Dickinson became one of the American founding era’s most influential political writers. Remembered as the “Penman of the Revolution,” he ...
Arming the Union Navy: Admiral John Dahlgren’s Ordnance
Born on November 13, 1809, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren became one of America’s leading naval ordnance innovators. He entered the United States Navy as a midshipman in ...
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