8 November 1898 November 8, 2014 Author: Staff The Wilmington Insurrection is only instance of an attempted coup in American history. Famous Words of Inspiration..."I might repeat to myself slowly and soothingly, a list of quotations beautiful from minds profound - if I can remember any of the damn things." Dorothy Parker — Click here for more from Dorothy Parker Related posts: 26 December 1898 27 February 1898 8 November 1957 8 November 1942 8 November 1987 Categories: History Tags: 1898, 8 November