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November 15 ~ On this day in 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike first set his eyes on the peak that would soon bear his name. Discover a wealth of information about Pike's Peak @ your library. Charles Darwin aboard the HMS Beagle reached Tahiti on this day in 1835. Follow the adventure @ your library.

November 15 - First school magazine The Arum published [sources #2] [Stymiest, Ruth Anne. "Centennial: An Illustrated History, 1885-1985". 1985, pg. 24]

November 14 ~ On November 14th, 1889, New York World reporter Nellie Bly began her attempt to surpass fictitious journey of Jules Verne 's Phileas Fogg by traveling around world in less than 80 days. Join in the adventure @ your library. Albert Einstein presented his quantum theory of light on this day in 1908. Learn more @ your library.

November 13 ~ On November 13, 1843, Mt. Rainier in Washington State erupted. Learn about Mr. Rainier and other volcanoes @ your library. In a letter to a friend, Benjamin Franklin wrote on this day in 1789, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." Meet Ben @ your library. In 1990, U.S. patent #4,969,317 for the Animal Hat, a cowboy hat designed to protect animals from heat and sunlight; it was held on by a Velcro chin strap was issued. Find patent information @ your library.

November 12~ The first underwater tunnel, the Holland Tunnel connecting New York to New Jersey, opened on this day in 1927. On November 12, 1940, a deadly blizzard struck the Midwest, claiming 154 lives. The more you know, the safer you are. Learn about blizzards @ your library.

The library will be open from Noon - Midnight Thursday November 11th.

November 11 ~ Alvan Clark patented the telescope on this day in 1851. Today Clark’s 102 cm refracting telescope at the Yerkes Observatory in Williams Bay, Wisconsin, remains the world’s largest such instrument. Discovery of 390 million year old insect fossils , the oldest known specimens, is reported in Science on this day in 1988. Science and hundreds of other journals are available @ your library.