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A bit of November 28th history…
1717 - Blackbeard attacks and captures a French merchant slave ship, which he renames as his flagship the “Queen Anne’s Revenge” (pictured)
1720 - Anne Bonny and Mary Read are tried, found guilty of pirating, and sentenced to death in Jamaica; although their discovered pregnancies win them stays of execution
1814 - The Times of London 1st printed by automatic, steam powered presses - makes newspapers available to a mass audience
1893 - Women vote in a national election for 1st time in the world in New Zealand
1895 - America’s 1st auto race organized by the “Chicago Times-Herald”; 6 cars, 55 miles, Frank Duryea wins averaging 7 mph
1994 - Convicted serial killer Jeffrey Dahmer is clubbed to death by fellow inmate in Wisconsin
2016 - “Hamilton” set new record for most money earned in a week on Broadway - $3.3 million
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