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Today in History: November 23

NASSAU, BAHAMAS – On November 23, 1844, the first edition of The Nassau Guardian was published.

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November 23, 2022

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On November 23, 1844, the first edition of The Nassau Guardian was published.

The first issue was very small. It measured ten inches, contained two columns and consisted of eight pages.

The newspaper was founded by Edwin Charles Moseley a journalist from London, England who previously worked at The Times.

Today the newspaper has an expanded radio and digital offering and was partnered with Cable Bahamas for the development of the former NB-12 and Our News.

The newspaper is located on carter Street in New Providence.

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On this day in 1964, Olympic medalist Frank Rutherford Jr. was born in Nassau.

Rutherford is a retired multi-medal winning triple jumper, winning The Bahamas’ first Olympic gold medal in a track and field event, and the third medal overall, at the summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain in 1992.

After retiring Rutherford became a trainer, coach and philanthropist and started the Frank Rutherford Foundation – a Houston, Texas-based program to assist young Bahamian sportspeople in gaining academic qualifications.

In 2010 he co-founded ZSR 103.5fm radio.

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Speaking of the Olympics, the release of plans for launch of the modern games happened on this day in 1892 by Pierre de Coubertin at the annual general meeting of the Union of French Athletic Sports Societies.

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In 1897 the portable pencil sharpener was patented by American inventor John Lee Love.

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In 1909 the Wright Brothers formed a million-dollar corporation to manufacture airplanes.

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1963 saw John F Kennedy’s body lie in repose in the east room of the White House, just days after he was assassinated. He was the 35th U.S. president.

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1992 saw 10,000,000 cellular telephones sold. The IBM Simon was the first of its kind and was the 1992 version of today’s iPhone. It was touch screen, portable, had a calculator, email, and could work on networks.

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2014 republicans condemn U.S. President Barack Obama’s use of executive powers to force through immigration reform.

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And finally on this day in 2020 AstraZeneca became the third drug maker to report an effective vaccine for COVID-19 which was 62 percent or 90 percent effective, depending on how it is given. It was easy to make and distribute.