🔒 Closed Trivia for November 16

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LSD
November 16, 1938

The psychedelic drug lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) is first synthesized by Swiss chemists Albert Hofmann and Arthur Stoll. However, the psychedelic aspects of LSD weren't discovered until 5 years later when Hofmann accidentally ingested some of the drug. They were trying to create a respiratory and circulatory stimulant that had no effects on the uterus.
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Vacuum Tube
November 16, 1904

British electrical engineer John Ambrose Fleming files a patent for his vacuum tube (also known as a thermionic valve) as a detector for radio waves. The vacuum tube ushered in the modern era of electronics.
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French Revolution - Mass Drowning of Priests
November 16, 1793

Ninety Catholic priests suspected of being royalist supporters are thrown into the Loire River at Nantes, France. Three were rescued, only to be drowned the following day. One managed to swim to safety.
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First Man-Made Object to Strike Another Planet
November 16, 1965

The Soviet Venera 3 is launched. It landed on Venus in March. Venera is Russian for Venus.
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Civil War - March to the Sea
November 16, 1864

General William Tecumseh Sherman (Union) leaves Atlanta with 60,000 troops and heads for the sea in order to cut the Confederacy in two.
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First Anatomy Lecture in America
November 16, 1762

William Shippen, Jr. begins a series of lectures using anatomical drawings and casts made by the famous Dutch painter, Jan Van Rymsdyk.
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