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Modern rendition of "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too"

William Henry Harrison's 1840 presidential campaign elevated Harrison, who had served as a general and in the U.S. Congress, to the presidency after at least four years of seeking the office. In the election, Harrison defeated the incumbent Democrat, President Martin Van Buren, in a campaign that broke new ground in American politics. Among other firsts, Harrison's victory was the first time the Whig Party won the presidency. Harrison gained the nomination over Henry Clay and Winfield Scott. Many of his rallies took on a carnival atmosphere, growing to unprecedented size. He made speeches to some of them, breaking the custom that presidential hopefuls not campaign. Harrison's death in April 1841 marked the first time an American president failed to complete his term; he was succeeded by Vice President John Tyler. The unofficial campaign motto, "Tippecanoe and Tyler Too", has been called the most famous presidential campaign slogan in U.S. history. (Full article...)

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November 3: Mawlid (Shia Islam, 2020); Culture Day in Japan; Election Day in the United States (2020)

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1848 – A new constitution drafted by Johan Rudolph Thorbecke was proclaimed, limiting the powers of the Dutch monarchy.
1881 – Indigenous Mapuche began an uprising against the occupation of Araucanía by Chile.
1943 – The Holocaust: The largest massacre of Jews by German forces began at Majdanek concentration camp.
1957 – The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying the space dog Laika (depicted) as the first living creature to enter orbit around Earth.
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After much heavy rain on 3 November 1966, devastating floods occurred in Florence, damaging or destroying millions of works of art and rare books. New conservation techniques were inspired by the disaster, but even decades later, hundreds of works still await restoration. Due to a lack of awareness, funding and manpower, a great number of works of art and books lie in storage, dirty and damaged. In a 2007 letter, a conservator called attention to this problem, stating that the National Central Library still has a "warehouse" full of books to be repaired and bound, with many others needing to be cleaned or reassembled. This photograph shows the cleaning of manuscripts from the National Central Library in the boiler room of Firenze Santa Maria Novella railway station.

Photograph credit: Dominique Roger; restored by Adam Cuerden

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