{"id":8521,"date":"2023-11-02T13:33:20","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T18:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=8521"},"modified":"2024-03-13T19:00:17","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T00:00:17","slug":"welcomes-newcomers-to-planet-earth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/?p=8521","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Newcomers to Planet Earth!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WLBOTT<\/strong> welcomes all Newcomers to Planet Earth! November 2<sup>nd<\/sup>, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To help you get started, here are some fun facts from history for November 2<sup>nd<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1755<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">You share a birthday with <strong>Marie-Antoinette<\/strong>, the queen consort of King Louis XVI of France (1774\u201393).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First of all, what is a &#8220;queen consort&#8221;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A queen consort is the wife of a reigning king, and usually shares her spouse&#8217;s social rank and status. She holds the feminine equivalent of the king&#8217;s monarchical titles and may be crowned and anointed, but historically she does not formally share the king&#8217;s political and military powers, unless on occasion acting as regent.<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Queen_consort\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wikipedia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Did Marie-Antoinette Really Say \u201cLet Them Eat Cake\u201d?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><strong>[D]id she ever actually utter those words? Probably not&#8230;.<\/strong>\u201cQu\u2019ils mangent de la brioche\u201d\u2014doesn\u2019t exactly translate as \u201cLet them eat cake.\u201d It translates as, well, \u201cLet them eat brioche.\u201d<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britannica.com\/story\/did-marie-antoinette-really-say-let-them-eat-cake\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Britannica<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marie-Antoinette, age 7, 13, 16, 20, 28<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lage_de_7_ans_1762_-_01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"802\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"8524\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lage_de_7_ans_1762_-_01.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8524\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lage_de_7_ans_1762_-_01.jpg 802w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lage_de_7_ans_1762_-_01-235x300.jpg 235w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/lage_de_7_ans_1762_-_01-768x981.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 802px) 100vw, 802px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie_Antoinette_Young3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1284\" data-id=\"8527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie_Antoinette_Young3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8527\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie_Antoinette_Young3.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie_Antoinette_Young3-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie_Antoinette_Young3-718x1024.jpg 718w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie_Antoinette_Young3-768x1096.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie_Antoinette_in_a_red_hunting_habit-1772.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1153\" data-id=\"8525\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie_Antoinette_in_a_red_hunting_habit-1772.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8525\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie_Antoinette_in_a_red_hunting_habit-1772.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie_Antoinette_in_a_red_hunting_habit-1772-234x300.jpg 234w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie_Antoinette_in_a_red_hunting_habit-1772-799x1024.jpg 799w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie_Antoinette_in_a_red_hunting_habit-1772-768x984.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie-Antoinette_1775_-_Musee_Antoine_Lecuyer.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1047\" data-id=\"8523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie-Antoinette_1775_-_Musee_Antoine_Lecuyer.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie-Antoinette_1775_-_Musee_Antoine_Lecuyer.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie-Antoinette_1775_-_Musee_Antoine_Lecuyer-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie-Antoinette_1775_-_Musee_Antoine_Lecuyer-782x1024.jpg 782w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Marie-Antoinette_1775_-_Musee_Antoine_Lecuyer-768x1005.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MA-Lebrun.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1127\" data-id=\"8526\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MA-Lebrun.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8526\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MA-Lebrun.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MA-Lebrun-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MA-Lebrun-818x1024.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/MA-Lebrun-768x962.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brioche, age unknown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sweet-Brioche-Buns-scaled-1.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"934\" data-id=\"8529\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sweet-Brioche-Buns-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sweet-Brioche-Buns-scaled-1.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sweet-Brioche-Buns-scaled-1-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullsizeoutput_d796-e1595778001227.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2032\" height=\"1404\" data-id=\"8530\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullsizeoutput_d796-e1595778001227.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullsizeoutput_d796-e1595778001227.jpeg 2032w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullsizeoutput_d796-e1595778001227-300x207.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullsizeoutput_d796-e1595778001227-1024x708.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullsizeoutput_d796-e1595778001227-768x531.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullsizeoutput_d796-e1595778001227-1536x1061.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullsizeoutput_d796-e1595778001227-1200x829.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/fullsizeoutput_d796-e1595778001227-1980x1368.jpeg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2032px) 100vw, 2032px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brioche-bread-7.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" data-id=\"8531\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brioche-bread-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8531\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brioche-bread-7.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brioche-bread-7-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brioche-bread-7-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brioche-bread-7-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brioche-bread-7-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brioche-bread-7-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/brioche-bread-7-1980x1320.jpg 1980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1867<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Women&#8217;s fashion magazine &#8220;Harper&#8217;s Bazaar&#8221; is 1<sup>st<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.harpersbazaar.com\/culture\/features\/a18658\/history-of-harpers-bazaar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">published<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1479759274-hbz-150-years-bazaar-04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1117\" data-id=\"8536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1479759274-hbz-150-years-bazaar-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1479759274-hbz-150-years-bazaar-04.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1479759274-hbz-150-years-bazaar-04-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1479759274-hbz-150-years-bazaar-04-733x1024.jpg 733w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1479759274-hbz-150-years-bazaar-04-768x1072.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1479759340-hbz-150-years-bazaar-05.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" data-id=\"8537\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1479759340-hbz-150-years-bazaar-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8537\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1479759340-hbz-150-years-bazaar-05.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1479759340-hbz-150-years-bazaar-05-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1479759340-hbz-150-years-bazaar-05-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1479759340-hbz-150-years-bazaar-05-768x1152.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1868<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Time zone: New Zealand officially adopts a standard time to be observed nationally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-1 wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"853\" height=\"758\" data-id=\"8540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/artboard-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8540\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/artboard-3.jpg 853w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/artboard-3-300x267.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/artboard-3-768x682.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 853px) 100vw, 853px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"501\" data-id=\"8539\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8539\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_280.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_280-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1897<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"523\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5756080872_c50ae15d2e_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5756080872_c50ae15d2e_b.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/5756080872_c50ae15d2e_b-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1920<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the United States, <a href=\"https:\/\/pabook.libraries.psu.edu\/literary-cultural-heritage-map-pa\/feature-articles\/kdka-broadcastings-pioneer-station\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">KDKA of Pittsburgh<\/a> starts broadcasting as the first commercial radio station.<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"326\" class=\"wp-image-8543\" style=\"width: 450px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KDKAConrad.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KDKAConrad.jpg 1010w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KDKAConrad-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KDKAConrad-768x557.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1924<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/sunday-express\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sunday Express<\/a><\/strong> publishes first British crossword puzzle<br><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"350\" height=\"603\" class=\"wp-image-8545\" style=\"width: 350px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KFCWN3DKIVFDBCJX6APOM6CNWI.jpg\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KFCWN3DKIVFDBCJX6APOM6CNWI.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KFCWN3DKIVFDBCJX6APOM6CNWI-174x300.jpg 174w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/KFCWN3DKIVFDBCJX6APOM6CNWI-595x1024.jpg 595w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1936<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The BBC Television Service, the world&#8217;s first regular, &#8220;high-definition&#8221; (then defined as at least 200 lines) service begins. Renamed BBC1 in 1964, the channel still runs to this day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/historyofthebbc\/100-voices\/birth-of-tv\/opening-night\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Interesting video<\/a> on the first BBC broadcast&#8230;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_281.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"519\" height=\"384\" data-id=\"8553\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_281.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8553\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_281.jpg 519w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_281-300x222.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 519px) 100vw, 519px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_282.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"387\" data-id=\"8551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_282.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_282.jpg 517w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_282-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_283.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"506\" height=\"385\" data-id=\"8547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_283.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8547\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_283.jpg 506w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_283-300x228.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_284.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"392\" data-id=\"8548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_284.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_284.jpg 517w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_284-300x227.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" 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class=\"wp-image-8554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_288.jpg 516w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_288-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 516px) 100vw, 516px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_289.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"517\" height=\"387\" data-id=\"8556\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_289.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8556\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_289.jpg 517w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_289-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 517px) 100vw, 517px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_290a.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"514\" height=\"385\" data-id=\"8557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_290a.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8557\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_290a.jpg 514w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_290a-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 514px) 100vw, 514px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1938<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rcinet.ca\/en\/2016\/11\/02\/canadas-public-broadcaster-birthday-80-today\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Canadian Broadcasting Corporation<\/a><\/strong> was established.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-6 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/161102_8e1v7_rci-m-journalist_sn635.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"635\" height=\"357\" data-id=\"8559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/161102_8e1v7_rci-m-journalist_sn635.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/161102_8e1v7_rci-m-journalist_sn635.jpg 635w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/161102_8e1v7_rci-m-journalist_sn635-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cbi-am-sydney-nova-scotia-opening-broadcast.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-id=\"8560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cbi-am-sydney-nova-scotia-opening-broadcast.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cbi-am-sydney-nova-scotia-opening-broadcast.jpg 780w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cbi-am-sydney-nova-scotia-opening-broadcast-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/cbi-am-sydney-nova-scotia-opening-broadcast-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.cbc.ca\/i\/caffeine\/syndicate\/?mediaId=758836803505\" width=\"635\" height=\"358\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1947<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In California, designer Howard Hughes performs the maiden (and only) flight of the Hughes H-4 Hercules (also known as the &#8220;Spruce Goose&#8221;), the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built until Scaled Composites rolled out their Stratolaunch in May 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-7 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1time-spruce-goose-1200.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"621\" height=\"414\" data-id=\"8562\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1time-spruce-goose-1200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1time-spruce-goose-1200.jpg 621w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1time-spruce-goose-1200-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 621px) 100vw, 621px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/H-4_Hercules_2.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"511\" data-id=\"8563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/H-4_Hercules_2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/H-4_Hercules_2.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/H-4_Hercules_2-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NEWS_170329829_AR_0_JISQMIJASDSH.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"440\" data-id=\"8564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NEWS_170329829_AR_0_JISQMIJASDSH.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8564\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NEWS_170329829_AR_0_JISQMIJASDSH.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/NEWS_170329829_AR_0_JISQMIJASDSH-300x206.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sprucegoose.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"780\" data-id=\"8566\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Sprucegoose.jpg\" alt=\"\" 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class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-515426850.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"795\" data-id=\"8568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-515426850.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-515426850.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-515426850-300x233.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/GettyImages-515426850-768x596.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/EMlHEUVGA1A?si=NaD8dSzqjKiwvIml\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; 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loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"566\" data-id=\"8572\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/m1-motorway.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/m1-motorway.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/m1-motorway-300x229.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1982<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ronald Reagan signs a bill to create Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-9 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"342\" data-id=\"8582\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/www.politico.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/www.politico.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/www.politico-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" data-id=\"8581\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8581\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/images.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/images-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"512\" height=\"332\" src=\"https:\/\/player.pbs.org\/viralplayer\/3008239385\/\" allowfullscreen=\"\" allow=\"encrypted-media\" style=\"border: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1988<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A computer science student named <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Robert_Tappan_Morris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Robert Morris<\/a> released the first computer worm onto the Internet; meant as an experiment, it brought some 6,000 computers (one-tenth of the Internet) to a halt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 wp-block-gallery-10 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/morrisworm-v3.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"1707\" data-id=\"8586\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/morrisworm-v3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/morrisworm-v3.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/morrisworm-v3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/morrisworm-v3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/morrisworm-v3-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/morrisworm-v3-1200x1600.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Robert_Tappan_Morris.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"480\" data-id=\"8585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Robert_Tappan_Morris.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8585\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Robert_Tappan_Morris.jpg 474w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Robert_Tappan_Morris-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_291.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"453\" data-id=\"8584\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_291.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8584\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_291.png 711w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/irl_231103_291-300x191.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2000<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/spacecenter.org\/this-day-in-space-history-expedition-1-becomes-first-crew-to-live-and-work-aboard-iss\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Expedition 1<\/a><\/strong> arrived at the International Space Station for the first long-duration stay onboard. 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src=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9474342288_1c7e4dec62_w-e1676581266858.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9474342288_1c7e4dec62_w-e1676581266858.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wlbott.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/9474342288_1c7e4dec62_w-e1676581266858-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Canadian singer\/songwriter <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/kdlang.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">k.d. lang<\/a><\/strong> was born on Nov 2, 1961, in Edmonton, Alberta.<br><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KRUErh47sao?si=bI9r8KRVFPmhuH7Z\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; 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