November 5 in A.A. History

In 1962, the CBS radio program Dimensions of a Woman’s World, hosted by Betty Furness [right, 5 Mar 1962], featured an epi­sode about “International A.A.” Furness began by saying, “I’ve just discovered some of the international aspects of Alcoholics Anonymous… and it’s a most interesting story.” She shared stories about A.A. overseas and concluded by saying, “A.A. both here and abroad working with Loners, or large groups of people… is an extraordinary organization.”

In 2002, the Scarborough General Hospital Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous [left: the hospital of that name, c. 2014] in Scarborough, Ontario, celebrated 25 years of continuous service, with one original member and several early members in attendance. The speaker was Mildred F. from the Rox Glen Traditional Group of A.A.

In 2019, Central Recovery Press published the first edition of Writing the Big Book: The Creation of A.A. [near right: cover] by William H. “Bill” Schaberg [far right].