"Today in history: On Nov. 11,1938, Irish-born cook Mary Mallon, who'd gained notoriety as the disease-carrying Typhoid Mary blamed for the deaths of three people, died on North Brother Island in New York's East River at age 69 after 23 years of mandatory quarantine. Also on this date: In 1620, 41 Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed the Mayflower Compact, creating a local government for the colony that called for a civil body politick, for our better ordering and preservation."
"In 1918, fighting in World War I ended as the Allies and Germany signed an armistice aboard a railroad car in the Forest of Compiegne (kohm-PYEHN'-yeh) in northern France. In 1921, the remains of an unidentified American service member were interred in a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in a ceremony presided over by President Warren G. Harding."
"In 1966, Gemini 12 blasted off on a four-day mission with astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin Buzz Aldrin Jr. aboard; it was the 10th and final crewed flight of NASA's Gemini program. In 1987, following the failure of two Supreme Court nominations, President Ronald Reagan announced his choice of Judge Anthony M. Kennedy, who went on to win confirmation."
"In 2022, Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX crypto exchange platform filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection amid a collapse of its assets; Bankman-Fried was convicted in November 2023 of seven counts of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit fraud and was sentenced to 25 years in prison."
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 11, the 315th day of 2025 with 50 days left in the year and observance as Veterans Day. Historical events on this date include the 1620 signing of the Mayflower Compact and the 1918 armistice that ended fighting in World War I. The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier interment took place in 1921. Mary Mallon, known as Typhoid Mary, died in 1938 after 23 years of quarantine. Gemini 12 launched in 1966 as NASA's final Gemini crewed flight. In 1987 Anthony M. Kennedy was nominated to the Supreme Court. Recent events include a 2020 Georgia audit and the 2022 FTX bankruptcy and subsequent conviction of Sam Bankman-Fried.
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