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Happy Friday! It’s November 6. Today, we'll explore the discovery of Texas, Abraham Lincoln's first term, Mexico's Declaration of Independence, the Bolshevik Revolution, the Sex Pistols' first performance, and more!

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🚀 Time Machine

-1528

Spanish explorer Álvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca lands in Texas.

-1813

The Congress of Chilpancingo declares Mexico independent of Spain.

-1860

Abraham Lincoln of Illinois was elected the 16th President of the United States.

-1913

Activist M. K. Gandhi was arrested for leading an Indian miners' march in South Africa.

-1917

Bolshevik leader Vladimir Lenin led a coup against Russia's ineffective Provisional Government, sparking the Bolshevik Revolution.

-1961

U.S. government issued a stamp honoring James Naismith's 100th birthday, the Canadian-born inventor of basketball.

-1975

The punk band Sex Pistols first performed at St. Martin's College in London.

-1978

Mohammad Reza Pahlavi placed Iran under military rule, allowing General Gholām Reza Azhāri to form a government.

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📸 Snapshot

Here's the first McDonald's in Des Plaines, Illinois, 1955.
Even though the golden arches look different, they're still there.

🗨️ Last Words

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“Sister, you're trying to keep me alive as an old curiosity, but I'm done, I'm finished, I'm going to die.”