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November 3 in history: Braun, Baldwin, McBride make history, Oregon decriminalizes drugs, Black Solidarity Day starts, more
As part of election season, November 3 throughout history is filled with political milestones: the first-ever openly transgender state senator, the first-ever Black female U.S. Senator, and the first-ever openly gay Congressperson to be elected. Read about Sarah McBride, Carol Moseley Braun, Tammy Baldwin and more in This Day in History.
November 2 in History: Voting violence against Blacks in Florida, MLK Day becomes law, Sacagawea shines, Kemi Badenoch makes history in Britain, more
Read about the day Martin Luther King Day became a holiday, the first move toward an annual Pride Day, voting violence against Blacks in Florida,and more. It’s November 2 in history from MainStream MultiMedia.
Coming Up in Illinois
Witches Brew by Out Sports QC • Moline IL Nov 6, 7:00 pm. The Quad Cities' new LGBTQ+ kickball league, Out Sports QC, joins forces with Take Cover Tiki Club, host of the monthly Pride Night every third Thursday, to collect donations for two local charities. You're also encouraged to come out in costume. Check out the link below for the list of food and apparel donations needed by Project Now in Rock Island, Ill., and the Minnie Fridge at Roosevelt Community Center in west Davenport.
- Church of Peace Food Pantry • Rock Island Nov 8, 9:00 am.
Head to the back of the church and to the alley, where you can donate, or pick up groceries.
- Holiday Makers Market • Chillicothe IL Nov 8, 9:00 am. More than four dozen vendors of handmade treasures will be on hand for this indoor event. Admission $5; children 15 and under free. Presented by Makers Market Illinois.
Coming Up in Iowa
- Extra-Oke with Gleeful Events • Davenport Nov 4, 9:00 pm.
Gather with Arnie Davis of Gleeful Events for karaoke with costumes, customizable pitch and speed, and many more special touches.
- Riverside Pride Social Night • Fort Madison IA Nov 6, 6:30 pm.
Gather with Riverside Pride -- serving Iowa, Illinois and Missouri -- for a night of board games and cards.
- First Friday Flick: "F1 The Movie" • Waterloo IA Nov 7, 10:00 am.
Take in the Waterloo Public Library's monthly free movie. November's offering: "F1 The Movie," starring Brad Pitt, Javier Bardem and Damson Idri, about an aging race car champion and his new team.
- Samhain Psychic Fair and Vendor Show • Dubuque IA Nov 7, 2:00 pm.
This second annual two-day event features metaphysical and holistic vendors and facilitators. Admission is $1.
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November 1 in History: Sistine Chapel introduced, first-ever gay TV movie, Ebony and Jet debut, horrendous massacres of Jews, more
Learn about the founding of Jet and Ebony, the world’s first women’s medical college, the first-ever gay-themed TV movie, and more in This Day in History for November 1, courtesy of MainStream MultiMedia.
October 31 in History: NBA’s first-ever female ref, Indira Gandhi assassinated, River Phoenix and Harry Houdini die, bitcoin, more
Violet Palmer becomes the NBA’s first-ever referee, Indira Gandhi is assassinated by her bodyguards, Harry Houdini and River Phoenix die unexpectedly, and more. It’s October 31 on This Day in History by MainStream MultiMedia.
