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1927
Congress Opens in Scandal, Notre Dame Breaks Records, and Europe Holds Its Breath — November 27, 1927
Douglas daily dispatch (Douglas, Ariz.)
1926
Vesuvius Erupts, 83 Dead in Thanksgiving Tornadoes & A 6-Year-Old Accordion Prodigy
The Milwaukee leader (Milwaukee, Wis.)
1906
A Soldier's Fatal Obsession & Railroad Workers' Sweet Victory—Kansas, Nov 27, 1906
The Topeka state journal (Topeka, Kansas)
1896
When a Portland cracker factory burned and the U.S. secretly ordered 100,000 rifles from Winchester
The Oregon mist (St. Helens, Columbia County, Or.)
1886
Lawyers Gone Bad, Labor Rises, Mexico Rewrites Its Rules: November 1886
Sacramento daily record-union (Sacramento [Calif.])
1876
Portland's Great Entertainment Battle: Opera Houses, Knitting Machines & Pants for $2.50 (Nov. 27, 1876)
The Portland daily press (Portland, Me.)
1866
One Year After Appomattox: Grant Defies Johnson, Fenians Plot Invasion, and America Holds Its Breath
Chicago tribune (Chicago, Ill.)
1865
Souvenir hunters devour Lee's surrender tree & other post-war chaos from 1865
Chicago tribune (Chicago, Ill.)
1864
Sherman's Unstoppable March + Garibaldi's Fiery Endorsement: How the World Watched America's Fate in November 1864
Chicago tribune (Chicago, Ill.)
1863
Pennsylvania Declares Draft Unconstitutional (But Lincoln Ignores It)—The Forgotten Court Battle That Could Have...
The Bedford gazette (Bedford, Pa.)
1862
1862: When Worcester's Newspaper Made Fun of Failed Ironclad Tests (With an Umbrella)
Worcester daily spy (Worcester [Mass.])
1861
Racing, Recruiting & Denial: New Orleans in November 1861 Still Planning Jockey Club Derbies as War Closes In
New Orleans daily crescent ([New Orleans, La.])
1856
Southern Railroad Dreams & Federal Ambitions: What November 1856 Was Really Building
The daily union (Washington [D.C.])
1846
A Beautiful Young Woman Takes the Stand: Inside the Sensational Van Ness Marriage Forgery Trial
The New York herald (New York [N.Y.])
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