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When you refuse to judge someone, you refuse to take that person seriously.
— Joshua Halberstam
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Today is Monday, November 14th, the 318th day of 2022. There are 47 days left in the year. It is Operating Room Nurse Day, National Family PJ Day, National Pickle Day, National Spicy Guacamole Day, and World Diabetes Day.
On This Day
In 1889, Elizabeth Cochrane Seaman, pen name Nellie Bly, began a successful attempt to travel around the world in less than 80 days. She completed the trip in 72 days.
In 1922, the British Broadcasting Company began radio service in the United Kingdom.
In 1941, German troops, aided by local auxiliaries, murdered 9,000 residents of the Słonim Ghetto in Belarus.
In 1957, the “Apalachin meeting” in upstate New York was raided by law enforcement. Many high-level Mafia figures were arrested while trying to flee.
In 1965, the Battle of Ia Drang, the first major engagement between regular American and North Vietnamese forces, began.
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