Robert F. Kennedy and the Nuremberg Trials - November 20
History Learning
Thursday, November 20, 2025
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY ON THIS DATE
1733 - American general in the Revolutionary War and a United States Senator from New York, Philip Schuyler, was born on this date in 1733. Hi daughter, Elizabeth, married Alexander Hamilton.
1776 - British forces land at the Palisades and then attack Fort Lee. The Continental Army starts to retreat across New Jersey.
1789 - New Jersey becomes the first U.S. state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
On This Date
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Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Robert F. Kennedy and the Nuremberg Trials
- 1789 - New Jersey becomes the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
- 1805 - Beethoven's only opera, Fidelio, premieres in Vienna.
- 1945 - Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals start at the Palace of Justice at Nuremberg.
- 1959 - The Declaration of the Rights of the Child is adopted by the United Nations.
- 1752 - English poet Thomas Chatterton
- 1858 - Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf
- 1866 - Baseball commissioner and lawyer Kenesaw Mountain Landis
- 1925 - Politician Robert F. Kennedy
- 1942 - President Joe Biden
- 1946 - Musician Duane Allman
- 1947 - Musician Joe Walsh
- 1948 - Diplomat and lawyer John R. Bolton
- 1965 - Rapper Mike D
Allman Brothers - Midnight Rider - LISTEN- Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good To Me - LISTEN
- Beastie Boys - Sabotage - LISTEN
- Grades 9-12 - PBS LearningMedia - American Experience - Robert Kennedy Announces Dr. King’s Death (2:32) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - A Ripple of Hope (54:39) - VIEW
- Grades 9-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Why Robert Kennedy Was Not an ‘Orthodox Liberal’ (5:09) - VIEW
THEME: Nuremberg Trials
- Grades 9-12 - American Experience - The Nuremberg Trials - READ
- Grades 9-12 - Truman Library - Nuremberg Trials Lesson Plan - DO
- Grades 9-12 - Facing History and Ourselves - Nuremberg Remembered (17:56) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 9-12 - C-Span Classroom - The Nuremberg Trials - VIEW
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