I don’t know about you, but I just love the holiday season! It’s a time of getting together with all your favorite people, having amazing meals, and in a little over a month giving and receiving some very thoughtful presents. Now, I know I’m probably getting you all worked up when we still have weeks to go, but perhaps to tide you over I’ll share with you what we’ve got going on for this week. A little football, a little boxing, and surprisingly, a hint of chloroform!

November 10, 1925: In the game against Army at Yankee Stadium, Notre Dame Coach Krute Rockne gives his famous locker room speech and says “Win one for the Gipper”

Interested in football? Do enjoy a good tale of athletic heroism? Well if so, then check out Golden Boy by Paul Hornung, as told to William F. Reed.

November 11, 1992: The Church of England voted to allow women to become priests.

The role between women in authority and the church has, at times, been a tenuous one. Similarly to the relationship between women in authority and the educational system, yet both times equality prevailed and women were granted their rights. For more information please check out, Bright Epoch: Women and Coeducation in the American West by Andrea G. Radke-Moss.

November 12, 1847: Sir James Young Simpson is the first physician to use chloroform as an anesthetic. The medical field has always been cutting edge, often using experimentation and few resources. This can be seen specifically in Medic: How I fought World War II with Morphine, Sulfa, and Iodine Swabs by Robert “Doc Joe” Franklin. 

November 13, 1983: A boxing match in Las Vegas ends when Ray Mancini beats Duk Koo Kim. Kim’s death leads to changes in the sport. What separates the chaos of fighting from the coherent ritual of boxing?” Find out in The Art and Aesthetics of Boxing by David Scott.

November 14, 1922: The BBC begins radio service in the United Kingdom.

One of the most important news programs in the United States was CBS Views the Press. You can get the ‘behind the scenes information’ in Radio’s Revolution: Don Hollenbeck’s CBS Views the Press by Loren Ghiglione.

Well readers, did you find out anything new?  I sincerely hope so! Keep in mind that you can find these books and more at the University of Nebraska Press website. In the meantime have a great weekend, and join us next Tuesday for a little trivia!