* On Dec. 10, 1690, a near-mutiny forces the Massachusetts Bay Colony to issue the first paper currency in the Western Hemisphere. Soldiers were typically paid in coins, but shortages forced armies to temporarily issue IOUs — in one case, in the form of cut-up playing cards.
Regina DeLaCoudray understands need and doing without. But, the Williams-Ledger Elementary Food for Families collection drive provided the perfect opportunity for her to brighten someone else’s holiday on Thanksgiving.
More than 475,000 people will die of cardiac arrest according to the American Heart Association. CPR, or cardiopulmonary resuscitation, is an intervention that can result in improved outcomes for those suffering from cardiac arrest. Students at Copperas Cove High School are learning to prevent the death of others through this life-saving procedure.
* On Nov. 28, 1582, William Shakespeare, 18, and Anne Hathaway, 26, pay a 40-pound bond for their marriage license in Strafford-upon-Avon. Six months later, Anne gives birth to their daughter, Susanna, and two years later, to twins.
* On Nov. 18, 1883, American and Canadian railroads begin using four continental time zones to end the confusion of dealing with thousands of local times. Most Americans and Canadians quickly embraced their new time zones, however, it was not until 1918 that Congress officially adopted the railroad time zones.