On November 30, 1935, the German government proclaimed a failure to accept the tenets of Nazism as grounds for divorce. Be grateful you never married a Nazi.
Jonathan Swift was born on November 30, 1667, and Mark Twain was born exactly 170 years later, in 1835. Be grateful that not everyone is taking everything so goddam seriously.
Winston Churchill was also born on November 30, in 1874, in a coat closet of his family home (really). Be grateful that not everyone was so grateful for Peace In Our Time.
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(sometimes you have to ask, 'why did they bother?')
Otherwise, here are some other events that occurred on this date
November 30, 1900 -
Celebrated Irish author/sodomite Oscar Wilde, dies in Paris of meningitis. Wilde had been charged three times with indecency, specifically "the seduction and corruption of young men." Evidence admitted against him included testimony about fecal stains on his sheets. Be thankful that we obviously have better cleaning detergents than the French did in 1900. And remember, "I don't think that Wilde was a homosexual or bisexual, I think he just got carried away at those orgies".
November 30, 1929 -
Dick Clark, the American Bandstander, was born on this date. We heard a rumor about extensive facial plasticizing treatments in the early 1970's. While this rumor remains unverified, we must note that before his unfortunate stroke, the man seemed to no longer age and may not even be human. Be thankful the few of us are faced with bargaining with Satan for our careers.
November 30, 1954 -
At 1 pm, an 8.5 pound stone meteorite falls from the sky and strikes Ann Elizabeth Hodges from Sylacauga, Alabama. The housewife was seriously bruised but survived, although the meteorite destroyed her radio. Oh the humanity!
22 more shopping days until Hanukkah, 25 more shopping days until Christmas.
And so it goes.
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