History Today - November 14
Show notes
In 1889, Nellie Bly began her 25,000 mile journey around the world in an effort to better the fictional Phileas Fogg's journey in 80 days.
In 1960, six-year old Ruby Bridges became the first black student to attend a previously all-white school in New Orleans.
In 1970, the plane carrying the Marshall University Football Team crashed in West Virginia, killing all 75 people aboard.
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