It's November 6th...
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ALIGN YOUR MIND....
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ALWAYS BE PREPARED FOR SUCCESS.
There is no shortage of opportunity.
Every day you are presented with countless opportunities to be,
or do whatever you desire.
Luck is a matter of preparation meeting opportunity.
Don't miss out on an opportunity because you're not prepared.
Your preparation is absolutely essential.
To achieve success, you must have self discipline.
You must increase your knowledge and develop your skills.
You're always in the right place at the right time when you're prepared.
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ONCE UPON A TIME...
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1860: Abraham Lincoln was elected President.
Abraham Lincoln was elected the sixteenth president of the US over a heavily divided Democratic
Party, and was the first Republican to win the presidency. By the time of his presidential
inauguration, seven southern states seceded and the Confederate States of America was established.
One month later, the American Civil War began.
1917: Lenin masterminded a coup and assumed leadership of Russia.
Bolshevik revolutionary leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin masterminded a coup and took over the
leadership of Russia. Honored by some, vilified by others, Lenin led what would become the Soviet
Union until his death in 1924. While the coup took place in October in the Julian calendar, in the
newly adopted Gregorian calendar the take over occurred on November 6th.
1956: Construction of Kariba High Dam Started
The British colonial government in Rhodesia began construction of a dam across the Zambesi river
between North and South Rhodesia (currently Zambia and Zimbabwe). Completed in June 1959, it
was the largest dam of its time. It rises 128 meters (420 feet) from the riverbed to create the 6000
square kilometer Lake Kariba and provides electricity to the region.
1975: King Hassan II of Morocco launched the Green March.
King Hassan II of Morocco launched the Green March (green is a holy color in Islam), a mass
migration in which over 300,000 Moroccans marched into the newly sovereign nation of Western
Sahara, formerly Spanish Sahara. King Hassan's march, which violated the decision of the Saharawis
tribes for self-determination, sparked a war between Morocco and the Front Polisario, a pro-
independent movement that represented the Saharawis.
1996: Keck II Telescope Began Operation
Astronomers began to probe the cosmos with the world's largest optical and infrared telescope. Keck
II joined its twin, Keck I at the W. M. Keck Observatory, on the summit of Hawaii's dormant Mauna
Kea volcano. At an altitude of 11,800 feet, the observatory enables scientists to explore the deepest
regions of the universe.
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QUOTE OF THE DAY
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"The vast majority of human beings dislike and even dread all notions with which they are not
familiar. Hence it comes about, that at their first appearance, innovators have always been divided as
fools and madmen." -- Aldous Leonard Huxley, British writer, "Brave New World"
"It seems to be a law of nature, inflexible and inexorable, that those who will not risk cannot win." --
Paul Jones, Revolutionary War naval hero
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COOL FACT OF THE DAY
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What is the largest known African prehistoric monument?
About 1,000 years ago there was a civilization in the deep rainforest of Nigeria. That kingdom
created a 100-mile long moated wall (160 km) that was 70 feet high in places (21 meters), the
largest known ancient earthworks in Africa.
The wall and ditch, known as Sungbo's Eredo (Sungbo's ditch), may have surrounded the central core
of a tribe called the Ijebu, part of the Yoruba clan of tribes. According to local lore, Bilikisu Sungbo
was a fabulously wealthy queen who wanted to create a monument to her rule. The Eredo was built,
enclosing an area 30 times bigger than Manhattan Island. Sungbo's Eredo is not the only huge
ancient structure in West Africa. the jungle is dotted with earthen walls, marking more than
500 settlement boundaries. Archaeologists are studying the ruins to learn more about the people
who built them.