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Today in History - November 27
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Today in History - November 27

November 27, 1746, marks the birth of Robert R. Livingston, jurist and statesman. Continue reading.

James De Lancey, lawyer, jurist, and eventual acting governor of New York, was born in New York City on November 27, 1703. Continue reading.

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“I Did Not See the Use of Being Uncomfortable on Thanksgiving Day”: Tight Clothes and Big Meals in 19th-Century America
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“I Did Not See the Use of Being Uncomfortable on Thanksgiving Day”: Tight Clothes and Big Meals in 19th-Century America
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In an 1861 letter to her mother, sixteen-year-old Louisa Russell recounted a Thanksgiving feast that battled against her "considerably tight" clothing.

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