Daily Calendar for November 4th, 2020
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Will Rogers, a great American humorist, was born in what would become Oklahoma in 1879. Starting life on a large ranch in Indian territory, Rogers was part Cherokee. He was taught by a former slave how to use a lasso as a tool to work Texas longhorn cattle. He became a rope-tricking cowboy and all-around entertainer and his rope tricks eventually led to a career on Broadway and in the movies. Rogers later became a popular broadcaster and syndicated newspaper columnist. Rogers died in a plane crash in Point Barrow, Alaska, on August 15, 1935. Will Rogers had a folksy persona and some of his best quotes are still timeless. Here's a few that you should enjoy: "I don't make jokes, I just watch the government and report the facts." "Everybody is ignorant, only on different subjects." "We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by." "Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there."
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1873: The Royal Montreal Golf Club (oldest golf club in North America) was founded
1877: An earthquake shook New York state, New England, and eastern Canada
1877: An earthquake rang bells in the Notre Dame basilica in Montreal
1879: The first cash register was patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio
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