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November 13: The aptly-named Thomas Woodcock, on this date in 1852, submitted his bill to Green-Wood for 168 birds: 48 skylarks, 24 woodlarks, 48 goldfinches, 24 robins, 12 thrushes, and 12 blackbirds.

November 12: On this date in 1854, Sarah Kaims died at the age of 117 years, 3 months, and 16 days.

November 11: On this date in 1818, James Renwick, Jr., who would go on to design St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Grace Church on Broadway, the Smithsonian Castle, and the Renwick Gallery, was born.

November 10: Congressman James Brooks, born on this date in 1810, was censured by the House in 1873 for his involvement in the Credit Mobilier scandal.

November 9: On this date in 1896, Napoleon Sarony, photographer to the stars, including Oscar Wilde, Sarah Bernhardt, Lillie Langtry, and Lillian Russell, died.

November 8: Charles Feltman, the inventor of the hot dog (putting a sausage in a bun), was born on this date in 1841; he died in 1910.

November 7: Richard Yates, novelist and short-story writer best known for “Revolutionary Road,” died on this date in 1992; the book was made into a movie that was released in 2008.

November 6: On this date in 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment, making slavery illegal, and sponsored by Missouri Senator John Brooks Henderson (who was never elected to office again) was ratified.

November 5: Elliott Cook Carter, Jr., a composer who was twice awarded the Pulitzer Prize, died on this date in 2012.

November 3: Actress Laura Keene, who was on stage at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. on the evening of April 14, 1865, and recognized fellow actor John Wilkes Booth as he ran past her after shooting President Abraham Lincoln, died on this date in 1873.