On This Day in History | November 15 |
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1492 Christopher Columbus notes in his journal the first recorded reference to tobacco |
1884 European colonization and trade in Africa are officially regulated at the international Berlin Conference, formalizing the "Scramble for Africa" among European powers |
1904 King C. Gillette patents the safety razor as the Gillette razor blade |
1948 Mackenzie King retires after 21 years and 154 days as Prime Minister of Canada |
 | Millions march against the Vietnam War outside the White House |
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1969 An estimated 2 million people take part in the Vietnam War Moratorium Demonstration across the United States |
2017 Leonardo da Vinci's painting "Salvator Mundi" sells for $450.3 million at auction in New York, world record price for any artwork |
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Also August Krogh and Erwin Rommel. |
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A village in Alaska was almost wiped out on this day as the 1918 flu pandemic took its toll. Are there lessons for the world in how to combat future pandemics? |
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