1 of 7 | On November 10, 2003, U.S. Congress redesignated Congaree National Monument as Congaree National Park in South Carolina. File Photo by Direwolf73/WikimediaNov. 10 (UPI) -- On this date in history: In 1775, the United States Marine Corps, then known as the Continental Marines, was formed by order of the Second Continental Congress. In 1918, a Western Union Cable Office in Nova Scotia received a top-secret message stating that all fighting related the Great War (World War I) would cease on Nov. 11, 1918. AdvertisementIn 1951, area codes were introduced in the United States, Canada and parts of the Caribbean, allowing direct-dialing of long-distance telephone calls. In 2003, U.S. Congress redesigned Congaree National Monument as Congaree National Park in South Carolina.

Source: The North Africa Journal November 10, 2023 14:01 UTC