Today’s Wordle #883 Hints, Clues And Answer For Sunday, November 19th

Since it’s Sunday, and we’re all required by law to be lazy unless we have permission to work, I like to skip any lengthy preamble and instead list out some of the big, important historical events that took place on this day in history. There were some big ones today, and we’ll kick this list off with one of the most famous speeches in American history:

1. 1863 – Gettysburg Address: Perhaps the most famous event on this date, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address during the American Civil War. This short speech, given at the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, is one of the most revered in American history.
2. 1493 – Discovery of Puerto Rico: Explorer Christopher Columbus, on his second voyage to the New World, discovered the island that would be named Puerto Rico.
3. 1942 – World War II, Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet forces launched Operation Uranus, a major counteroffensive during the Battle of Stalingrad. This operation marked a turning point in the Eastern Front, leading to the eventual defeat of the German forces in Stalingrad.
4. 1950 – US General Eisenhower Becomes NATO Commander: Dwight D. Eisenhower, who would later become the President of the United States, was appointed as the Supreme Commander of the newly formed NATO forces in Europe.
5. 1969 – Apollo 12 Moon Landing: The second manned mission to the moon, Apollo 12, successfully landed on the lunar surface. Astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean conducted two moonwalks during this mission.
6. 1985 – Cold War: Geneva Summit: U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev met for the first time, in Geneva, to discuss international diplomatic relations and the arms race, marking a significant step in thawing Cold War tensions.
7. 2002 – North Atlantic Treaty Organization Expansion: At the Prague summit, NATO invited seven Eastern European countries to join the alliance. This was one of the largest expansions of NATO in its history.
8. 2013 – Euromaidan Protests in Ukraine: A wave of demonstrations and civil unrest began in Ukraine, which would eventually lead to the 2014 Ukrainian revolution. The protests started in response to the government’s decision to suspend the signing of an association agreement with the European Union.

Now that we’ve basked in the warm glow of history, let’s do this Wordle!