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Subject: Nov 20th Events
Date: Sun, 20 Nov 2005 13:03:16 EST

In 1620, the first child to be born aboard the Mayflower was Peregrine
White, son of William and Susanna White. Peregrine White was born aboard the
"Mayflower" in Massachusetts Bay -- the first child born of English parents in
present-day New England.
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In 1861, Julia Ward Howe pens "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", using the
stirring march rhythm of "John Brown's Body" she had heard earlier that day.
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In 1888, William Bundy invented the first timecard clock.
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In 1776, British forces take Fort Lee in northern New Jersey.
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In 1780, Britain declared war on Holland.
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In 1497, Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope, thus discovering the water
route to India
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In 1564, Spanish expedition sets out to colonize the Philippines
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