1:  In 1908, Henry Ford introduced the Model-T car.  The original cost of the "Model-T-Ford" was $850.00, however, due to the invention of conveyer belt assembly lines, the automobiles were soon being mass produced.  With mass production of the automobiles the cost of the "Model-T-Ford" decreased to $310.00 by 1926.  The "Model-T-Ford" was the only model made by Ford Motor Co. until 1927. Submitted by Melissa Adams, Student at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
 

2:  In 1967, Thurgood Marshall became the first African American to be appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court.  Marshall had previously served as Special Counsel for the NAACP(National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) for twenty-three years, during which time he fought for civil rights.  Marshall served on the U.S. Supreme Court until 1991.  Submitted byMelissa Adams,   Student at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
 

3:  In 1864, Abraham Lincoln proclaimed that Thanksgiving Day would be recognized as a national holiday.  George Washington has set aside November 26th as a day of prayer and thanks, however, Lincoln proclaimed that the last Thursday in November as the official day for "Thanksgiving".  For seventy-five years this tradition was followed until 1941 when Franklin D. Roosevelt changed "Thanksgiving" day to the fourth Thursday in November in order to prompt early shopping for the Christmas season.  Submitted by Melissa Adams ,  Student at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
 

4:  In 1970, Janis Joplin was found dead in a motel room at the Landmark Hotel in Hollywood California.  Janis Joplin was a "Rock-n-Roll" goddess whose voice fluctuated between velvety softness and loud ravage-like screaming.  Joplin was working on her upcoming album titled "Pearl" with her newly joined backup band "Full Tilt Boogie", at the time of her death.  The cause of death was a heroin overdose for the 27 year old Joplin.  Submitted by Melissa Adams ,Student at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.
 

5:  In 1813, near Thamesville, Ontario, the leader of the Indian alliance, Tecumseh was killed in battle.  General William Henry Harrison (who later became the 9th President of the U.S.) was the leader of the American troops that defeated the Indians and British troops.  After the British troops had retreated from the battle, Tecumseh suffered the wound that killed him and marked the end of the four year old "Indian Confederacy".  As the leader of the "Indian Confederacy", Tecumseh, prompted Native Americans to fight the American troops as they seized property and sacred lands from the Indians.  Submitted by Melissa Adams,  Student at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke.