November 9

Today in History
• 1541 - Queen Catherine Howard (Henry VIII's fifth wife) confined in Tower of London
• 1620 - After a month of delays off the English coast, the Mayflower spots land (Cape Cod)
• 1821 - 1st US pharmacy college holds 1st classes, Philadelphia
• 1842 - The first U.S. design patent for typefaces and borders, issued to George Bruce
• 1861 - 1st documented Canadian football game (at U of Toronto)
• 1872 - The Great Boston Fire of 1872. Close to 1,000 buildings destroyed
• 1904 - 1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes
• 1906 - Theodore Roosevelt, 1st US President to visit another country (Puerto Rico and Panama)


Holidays - Traditional and Obscure
• British Pudding Day
• Cambodia Independence Day
• Chhath Puja
• National Fried Chicken Sandwich Day
• National Louisiana Day
• National Scrapple Day
• World Freedom Day
• World Quality Day

Birthdays
• 1731 - Benjamin Banneker, African American astronomer, surveyor of Washington, D.C
• 1801 - Gail Borden, American manufacturer and inventor of condensed milk
• 1810 - Thomas Bragg, American politician, 34th Governor of North Carolina (1859-61)
• 1812 - Paul Abadie, French master builder (renovated Notre Dame)
• 1841 - Edward VII, King of England (1901-10)
• 1877 - Enrico De Nicola, Italian politician, 1st President of Italy (1948)
• 1918 - Choi Hong Hi, South Korean army general and Founder of Taekwon-Do
• 1936 - Daniel Robert Graham, American politician, 38th Governor of Florida (1979-87)