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November 8 ~ On this day in 1980 space probe Voyager 1 discovered the 15th moon of Saturn . Learn more @ your library. Sir Edmond Halley who became the first geophysics to calculate a comet's orbit was born on this day in 1656.

November 7 ~ The Tacoma Narrows Bridge in Washington collapsed on this day in 1940. Get the story @ your library. On this day in 1872 the cargo ship Mary Celeste sailed from New York heading to Genoa; it was mysteriously found abandoned 4 weeks later. Help solve the mystery @ your library.

November 6 ~ In 1977 an earthen dam burst at Toccoa Falls Bible College, Georgia, killing 39. Learn more about the failure of dams @ your library. RCA introduces television to the press on this day in 1936. More about the wonders of television broadcasting @ your library.

November 5 ~ An iceberg twice size of Rhode Island is sighted in Antarctica in 1987. Want to know more? Ask @ your library. The space probe Ulysses completed it first passage behind the Sun on this day in 1994. Find your adventure @ your library.

November 4 ~ On this day in 1922, Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen in Egypt . Discover King Tut for youself @ your library. The first wagon train arrived in California on this day in 1841. Learn more about the westward movement @ your library.

November 3 On this day in 1871, after 8 years of searching darkest Africa , American journalist Henry M. Stanley first utters the phrase, “ Dr. Livingstone , I presume?" Relive the adventure @ your library. Linus Pauling wins the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on this day in 1954.

November 2 Today is Election Day. Need help? The South Dakota Secretary of State provides personalized voting information and individualized sample ballots. Can’t find your polling place? Google has a special voting map search just to help. And don’t forget personal, individualized assistance is always available @ your library. Happy anniversary South Dakota. On this day in 1889 South Dakota became the 40th state. What do you want to know about the state? Discover it @ your library.