November 22

Today in History
• 1542 - Spain delegates "New Laws" against slavery in America
• 1699 - Treaty of Preobrasjensku Denmark/Russia/Saksen/Poland divide Sweden
• 1809 - Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen
• 1842 - Mount St Helens in Washington erupts
• 1886 - Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia
• 1918 - Marshal Józef Pilsudski becomes 1st President (dictator) of Poland
• 1919 - Labor conference committee in US urges 8-hour work day and 48-hour week
• 1927 - 1st snowmobile patent granted to Carl Eliason (Sayner, Wisconsin)


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• DrinksGiving
• Go For A Ride Day
• Humane Society Anniversary Day
• Lebanon Independence Day
• Love Your Freckles Day
• National Cranberry Relish Day
• National Larimar Day
• What Do You Love About America Day

Birthdays
• 1515 - Marie Guise, French wife of king James V of Scotland
• 1602 - Elisabeth of France, Queen consort of Philip IV of Spain (1621-44)
• 1643 - René-Robert Cavelier, sieur de La Salle, French explorer (Louisiana)
• 1698 - Pierre de Rigaud, Canadian-born French Governor of New France
• 1744 - Abigail Adams, 2nd US First Lady (1797-1801)
• 1861 - Ranavalona III, Queen of Madagascar (1883-1897)
• 1890 - Charles de Gaulle, French army general and President of France (1958-69)
• 1898 - Wiley PostWiley Post, American aviator (1st solo flight around the world)