Today is Tuesday, November 13, the 317th day of 2018. There are 48 days left in the year.
1789 — Ben Franklin writes "Nothing ... certain but death & taxes"
1830 — Oliver Wendell Holmes publishes "Old Ironsides"
1843 — Mt. Rainier in Washington State erupts
1849 — Peter Burnett elected first governor of California
1865 — PT Barnum's New American museum opens in Bridgeport
1868 — American Philological Association organized
1875 — Harvard-Yale game is first college football contest with uniforms
1875 — National Bowling Association organized in New York City
1895 — First shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii
1789 — Ben Franklin writes "Nothing ... certain but death & taxes"
1830 — Oliver Wendell Holmes publishes "Old Ironsides"
1843 — Mt. Rainier in Washington State erupts
1849 — Peter Burnett elected first governor of California
1865 — PT Barnum's New American museum opens in Bridgeport
1868 — American Philological Association organized
1875 — Harvard-Yale game is first college football contest with uniforms
1875 — National Bowling Association organized in New York City
1895 — First shipment of canned pineapple from Hawaii
