November 14

Today in History
• 1524 - Francisco Pizarro begins his 1st great expedition, near Colombia
• 1666 - Samuel Pepys reports on 1st blood transfusion (between dogs)
• 1792 - Captain George Vancouver is first Englishman to enter San Francisco Bay
• 1832 - First streetcar (horse-drawn) debuts in NYC; fare 12 cents
• 1856 - American Gail Borden is issued a patent for technology related condensed milk
• 1896 - Power plant at Niagara Falls begins operation
• 1908 - Albert Einstein presents his quantum theory of light
• 1910 - 1st airplane flight from deck of a ship, Norfolk, Virginia


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• Children's Day
• International Girls Day
• National American Teddy Bear Day
• National Pickle Day
• National Seat Belt Day
• National Spicy Guacamole Day
• Operating Room Nurse Day
• World Diabetes Day

Birthdays
• 1567 - Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange
• 1650 - Willem III Henry, Dutch William, king of England
• 1765 - Robert Fulton, built 1st steamboat
• 1812 - Maria Christina of Savoy, queen of the Two Sicilies
• 1840 - Claude Monet, France, impressionist, Water Lilies
• 1863 - Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/U.S. chemist, bakelite
• 1889 - Jawaharlal Nehru, 1st Indian PM, 1947-64
• 1896 - Mamie Eisenhower, First Lady of the United States (1953-61)