TodayOn this dayNovember 10
On this day
Good news on November 10.
Positive things that happened on November 10, with 3 verified milestones. Each milestone links to the source it was checked against.
Verified milestones
Scientific firsts, civil-rights wins, conservation, medicine, kindness, and other good news. Checked against the linked source.
1697
William Hogarth was born on November 10, 1697. He became a leading English artist, known for pictures that told moral stories and made fun of bad behavior.
For a read-aloud. William Hogarth was born, and he made pictures that told stories.
1871
On November 10, 1871, explorer Henry Stanley met David Livingstone and, according to Stanley's journal, greeted him with the words Dr. Livingstone, I presume?
For a read-aloud. Henry Stanley found the explorer David Livingstone and said a greeting the world still remembers.
1969
Sesame Street's first episode aired on November 10, 1969. The Library of Congress notes that the show set out to teach children and to reach families who had fewer chances to learn.
For a read-aloud. Sesame Street began, and it used puppets and songs to help children learn.
For the classroom
Two questions a teacher can use as a warm-up. This page is for an adult to read with a class.
- What show taught you something while you were laughing?
- When is it brave to go looking for someone who is lost?
From the archive
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