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Brink’s-Mat Robbery

On November 26, 1983 at about 6:40 am, six masked men broke into the Brink’s-Mat facility near Heathrow Airport in London.

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Iran Contra Breaks

On November 25, 1986 Attorney General Edwin Meese announced to the nation that there was a criminal investigation into military …

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Big Greenie Gets Whacked

On November 22, 1939, Harry “Big Greenie” Greenberg was murdered in the driveway of his home in the Hollywood Hills.

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Birmingham Pub Bombings

On November 21, 1974, bombs went off inside of two pubs in Birmingham, Great Britain, killing 21 people and injuring 182.

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Standoff at the Rock

On November 20, 1969 a group of Native American rights activists landed on Alcatraz Island and occupied it in protest of the treatment of their people.

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Charles Manson Finally Dies

On November 19, 2017, Charles Manson died in his prison cell in California. The infamous 83-year-old cult leader …

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Jim Jones Drinks the Red Kool-Aid

Jim Jones was a very charismatic fellow. His dedication to fundamental Christianity and Communism led to a large following of dedicated zealots.

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H.H. Holmes Arrested

Born Herman Webster Mudgett in May 1861, the future Henry Howard Holmes, a name chosen in honor of detective Sherlock Holmes …

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Race War in Texas

On November 16, 1859, four Texas Rangers were killed in what became known as the Cortina War. The Cortina War was a racial …

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Category: Today In History

Brink’s-Mat Robbery

On November 26, 1983 at about 6:40 am, six masked men broke into the Brink’s-Mat facility near Heathrow Airport in London.

Read More

Iran Contra Breaks

On November 25, 1986 Attorney General Edwin Meese announced to the nation that there was a criminal investigation into military …

Read More

Birmingham Pub Bombings

On November 21, 1974, bombs went off inside of two pubs in Birmingham, Great Britain, killing 21 people and injuring 182.

Read More

Standoff at the Rock

On November 20, 1969 a group of Native American rights activists landed on Alcatraz Island and occupied it in protest of the treatment of their people.

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H.H. Holmes Arrested

Born Herman Webster Mudgett in May 1861, the future Henry Howard Holmes, a name chosen in honor of detective Sherlock Holmes …

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Race War in Texas

On November 16, 1859, four Texas Rangers were killed in what became known as the Cortina War. The Cortina War was a racial …

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