1840     The first dental college in the US was incorporated:  the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery 1901     The Army Nurse Corps was organized as a branch of the US Army. 1941     The United Service Organizations (USO) was established, providing entertainment and off-duty relaxation for those serving in the armed force February 1 - 6:   1693     The College of William and Mary was chartered in Williamsburg, VA. 

Baltimore speaking event in October, with the compelling title, "Fired: Four Times." In this post, she got my tips for what to ask those organizers--18 questions in all --to figure out the opportunities available and whether they work for you. November was an active month on The Eloquent Woman blog, with posts about speaking challenges when Twitter's in the room, how to work with speechwriters or maneuver a room without a written speech, sussing out your event space and more coaching for Stephanie Benoit in our Step Up Your Speaking challenge. Here are the highlights from this

Baltimore recently--and while her topic, "Fired: Four Times," was immediately compelling, just from the title, I got even more enthusiastic when I spoke to her afterward and found out that (aside from teaching), this was her first real public speech. I went up to give my presentation where the organizer promptly told me there were 500 people in the crowd. I saw Jennifer Cohen give a talk at Ignite! It's a tall order for a first talk: You get 5 minutes and 20 slides, with the charge to "make a difference," and your slides are advanced every 15 seconds, no matter what.