Nov 1934 |
Ebby T. carries message to Bill. |
Nov 1936 |
Fitz M leaves Towns Hospital to become ‘AA #3 in NY’, with Bill W and Hank P. |
Nov 1937 |
Bill and Dr. Bob compare notes in Akron. Count forty cases staying sober. Meeting of the Akron Group to consider Bill’s ideas for how to expand the movement … a book, AA hospitals, paid missionaries. Passed by a majority of 2. |
Nov/Dec 1939 |
Akron group withdrawals from association with Oxford Group. Meetings moved from T Henry & Clarence Williams to Dr Bob and other members? homes. |
Nov 1941 |
“First Mass AA Meeting” in Oklahoma City, 8 present, 1 was drunk. |
Nov 1945 |
Bill’s article called ‘Those Goof Balls’ published in Grapevine. |
Nov 1986 |
Big Book published in paperback. |
Nov 1, 1947 |
1st AA Group in Anchorage, Alaska. |
Nov 1, 1963 |
Reverend Sam Shoemaker dies. |
Nov 3, 2001 |
J P Miller who wrote screenplay for “The Days of Wine and Roses” died. |
Nov 9, 1966 |
President Johnson appoints Marty M to the 1st National Advisory Committee on Alcoholism. |
Nov 10, 1940 |
1st AA group formed in Minneapolis. |
Nov 10, 2001 |
1st of 400,000 4th Edition Big Books arrives in the mail. |
Nov 11, 1934 |
Armistice Day; Bill started drinking after dry spell, beginning of Bill’s last drunk. |
Nov 12, 1940 |
1st AA meeting is held in Boston. |
Nov 13, 1939 |
Bill wants to go to work at Towns Hospital, NY drunks want him to stay on as head of the movement. |
Nov 14, 1940 |
Alcoholic Foundation publishes 1st AA Bulletin. |
Nov 15, 1949 |
Bill W suggests that groups devote Thanksgiving week to dicussions of the 12 Traditions. |
Nov 16, 1950 |
Dr. Bob died. |
Nov 18, 1946 |
1st Dublin Ireland group met. |
Nov 21, 1939 |
AA’s in San Francisco hold 1st California AA meeting in the Clift Hotel. |
Nov 21, 1952 |
Willard Richardson, past Treasurer/Chairman of Alcoholic Foundation, dies. |
Nov 26, 1895 |
Bill W born in East Dorsett, VT. |
Nov 26, 1939 |
Dilworth Lupton gave sermon “Mr. X and Alcoholics Anonymous”. Became one of first pamphlets on AA. |
Nov 28, 1939 |
Hank P writes Bill advocating autonomy for all AA groups. |
Nov 28, 1943 |
Bill guest speaker San Quentin Penitentiary (sometimes dated Dec 2, 1943). |