Daily Archives: November 18, 2015

Mark Twain’s ‘The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County’ published 150 years ago today (Nov 18 1865)

1860s


Video: 'The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain'

(Saturday, November 18, 1865) — Mark Twain’s first literary success, the original version of his short story “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County,” was first published today in The New York Saturday Press under the title “Jim Smiley and His Jumping Frog.”

Former U.S. Vice President Henry A. Wallace dies 50 years ago this hour (Nov 18 1965)

1960s, U.S. Presidents


Video: 'Henry A. Wallace Interview: 33rd Vice President of the United States'

(Thursday, November 18, 1965, 11:15 a.m. EST) — Henry A. Wallace, the 33rd Vice President of the United States (1941-1945, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt), died today in Danbury, Connecticut. He was 77.