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Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:45 am
1907 – In Haverhill, Massachusetts, scrap-metal dealer Louis B. Mayer opens his first movie theater.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:46 am
1910 – Eleftherios Venizelos, leader of the Liberal Party, wins the Greek elections again.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:46 am
1912 – Albania declares its independence from the Ottoman Empire.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:46 am
1914 – World War I: Following a war-induced closure in July, the New York Stock Exchange re-opens for bond trading.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:47 am
1918 – Bucovina voted for the union with the Kingdom of Romania.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:47 am
1919 – Nancy Astor (pictured), the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, was elected in a by-election.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:48 am
1919 – Nancy Astor (pictured), the first woman to serve as a Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, was elected in a by-election.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/71/Ladyastor_M-cropped.jpg/100px-Ladyastor_M-cropped.jpg
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:49 am
1920 – Irish War of Independence: Kilmichael Ambush - The Irish Republican Army ambush a convoy of British Auxiliaries and kill seventeen.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:50 am
1929 – Ernie Nevers of the then Chicago Cardinals scores all of the Cardinals' points in this game as the Cardinals defeat the Chicago Bears 40-6.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:51 am
1942 – In Boston, Massachusetts, a fire in the Cocoanut Grove nightclub kills 491 people.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:51 am
1943 – World War II: theran Conference – U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin meet in theran, Iran to discuss war strategy.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:52 am
1958 – Chad, the Republic of the Congo, and Gabon become autonomous republics within the French Community.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:52 am
1960 – Mauritania becomes independent of France.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:52 am
1964 – Mariner program: NASA launches the Mariner 4 probe toward Mars.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:53 am
1964 – Vietnam War: National Security Council members agree to recommend that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson adopt a plan for a two-stage escalation of bombing in North Vietnam.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:53 am
1965 – Vietnam War: In response to U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson's call for "more flags" in Vietnam, Philippines President Elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:54 am
1972 – Last executions in Paris, of the Clairvaux Mutineers, Roger Bontems and Claude Buffet, guillotined at La Sante Prison. (Bontems had been found innocent of murder by the court, but as Buffet's accomplice is condemned to death anyway.) The chief executioner is Andre Obrecht.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:54 am
1975 – East Timor declares its independence from Portugal.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:55 am
1975 – As the World Turns and The Edge of Night, the final two American soap operas that had resisted going to pre-taped broadcasts, air their last live episodes.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:55 am
1979 – Air New Zealand Flight 901 crashed into Antarctica's Mount Erebus, killing all 257 people on board.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:56 am
1984 – Over 250 years after their deaths, William Penn and his wife Hannah Callowhill Penn are made Honorary Citizens of the United States.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:56 am
1987 – South African Airways flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on-board.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:56 am
1989 – Cold War: Velvet Revolution – In the face of protests, the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia announces it will give up its monopoly on political power.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:56 am
1991 – South Ossetia declares independence from Georgia.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 12:57 am
2000 – Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma was publicly accused of being involved in the abduction of journalist Georgiy Gongadze.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:19 am
1739 - English revivalist George Whitefield wrote in a letter: 'Follow after, but do not run before the blessed Spirit; if you do, although you may benefit others, and God may overrule everything for your own good, yet you will certainly destroy the peace of your own soul.'
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:19 am
1863 - Thanksgiving was first observed as a regular American holiday. Proclaimed by President Lincoln the previous month, it was declared that the event would be observed annually, on the fourth Thursday in November.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:20 am
1904 - Death of Jeremiah E. Rankin, 76, American Congregational clergyman. He authored a number of hymns during his life, including "Tell It To Jesus" and "God Be With You Till We Meet Again."
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:20 am
1950 - A constitutional convention (comprised of 14 Protestant, Anglican, and Eastern Orthodox denominations) met in Cleveland, Ohio, and brought into being the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Today, the NCCC serves to administer disaster relief, strengthen family life, provide leadership training, and promote world peace.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:20 am
1984 - Pope John Paul II completed the last of 133 homilies in St. Peter's Square on the theme, "Theology of the Body." It was the first time in public catechesis that a pope made use of higher criticism of the Old Testament and freely cited a number of Protestant theologians.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:22 am
1989 Rickey Henderson signs record $3,000,000 per year Oak A's contract
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:22 am
1988 Picasso's "Acrobat & Harlequin" sells for $38.46 million
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:23 am
1986 Reagan administration exceeds SALT II arms limitations for first time
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:23 am
1963 1st million copy record prior to release "I Want to Hold Your Hand"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:23 am
1963 Beatles "She Loves You" returns to #1 on UK record chart
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:32 am
1968 John Lennon is fined œ150 for unauthorized drug possession
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:33 am
1972 Los Angeles Dodgers trade Frank Robinson to California Angels
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:33 am
1974 Bowie Kuhn suspends George Steinbrenner for 2 years
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:33 am
1975 Wings release "Venus & Mars/Rock Show" medley
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:34 am
1922 Capt Cyril Turner (RAF) gave 1st skywriting exhibition (NYC). Turner spelled out "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200." 47,000 called
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:34 am
1853 Olympia established as capital of Washington Territory
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:35 am
1948 "Hopalong Cassidy" premiers on TV
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:39 am
1995 - James Brady, former white house press sect, suffers a heart attack
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:40 am
1990 - Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew resigns, ending his reign as Singapore's longest-serving Prime Minister
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:40 am
1990 - Margaret Thatcher resigns as Britain's PM, replaced by John Majors
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:58 am
1979 - LA Dodger Rick Sutcliffe wins NL Rookie of Year
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:59 am
1981 - "Merrily We Roll Along" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 16 perfs
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 4:59 am
1981 - Bear Bryant wins his 315th game to out distance Alonzo Stagg & become college football's winningest coach
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 5:02 am
1975 - Test Cricket debut of Michael Anthony Holding, WI v Australia Brisbane
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 5:03 am
1974 - John Lennon's last concert appearance (Elton John concert in MSG NYC)
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/28/10 at 5:04 am
1969 - Ted Sizemore becomes 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of Year
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:24 pm
800 – Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Pope Leo III.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:24 pm
1394 – The Korean king Yi Seong-gye, founder of the Joseon Dynasty, moved the capital from Kaesŏng to Hanyang, today known as Seoul.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:25 pm
1777 – El Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe, the first civil settlement in the Spanish colony of Alta California, was founded as a farming community.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:25 pm
1781 – The crew of the British slave ship Zong murders 133 Africans by dumping them into the sea in order to claim insurance.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:26 pm
1807 – The Portuguese Royal Family leaves Lisbon to escape from Napoleonic troops.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:26 pm
1830 – November Uprising: An armed rebellion against Russia's rule in Poland begins.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:26 pm
1847 – The Sonderbund is defeated by the joint forces of other Swiss cantons under General Guillaume-Henri Dufour.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:27 pm
1847 – Whitman Massacre: Missionaries Dr. Marcus Whitman, his wife Narcissa, and 15 others are killed by Cayuse and Umatilla Indians, causing the Cayuse War.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:27 pm
1850 – The treaty, Punctation of Olmütz, signed in Olomouc means diplomatic capitulation of Prussia to Austrian Empire, which took over the leadership of German Confederation.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:27 pm
1864 – Indian Wars: Sand Creek Massacre – Colorado volunteers led by Colonel John Chivington massacre at least 150 Cheyenne and Arapaho noncombatants inside Colorado Territory.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:28 pm
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Spring Hill – Confederate advance into Tennessee misses opportunity to crush Union army. Gen. Hood angered, leads to Battle of Franklin.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:28 pm
1872 – Indian Wars: The Modoc War begins with the Battle of Lost River.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:28 pm
1877 – Thomas Edison demonstrates his phonograph for the first time.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:28 pm
1881 – The city of Spokan Falls (today Spokane, Washington) is officially incorporated as a city.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:29 pm
1890 – The Diet of Japan, a bicameral legislature modelled after both the German Reichstag and the British Westminster system, first met after the Meiji Constitution went into effect.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:29 pm
1890 – At West Point, New York, the United States Naval Academy defeats the United States Military Academy 24-0 in the first Army–Navy football game.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:30 pm
1893 – Ziqiang Institute, today known as Wuhan University, is founded by Zhang Zhidong, governor of Hubei and Hunan Provinces in late Qing Dynasty of China after his memorial to the throne is approved by the Qing Government.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:31 pm
1899 – FC Barcelona, one of the most successful clubs in Spanish football, was founded by Swiss football pioneer Joan Gamper.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:34 pm
1910 – The first US patent for inventing the traffic lights system is issued to Ernest E. Sirrine.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:35 pm
1913 – Fédération Internationale d'Escrime, the international organizing body of competitive fencing is founded in Paris, France.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:35 pm
1915 – Fire destroys most of the buildings on Santa Catalina Island, California.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:35 pm
1922 – Howard Carter opens the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun to the public.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:36 pm
1929 – U.S. Admiral Richard Byrd becomes the first person to fly over the South Pole.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:36 pm
1934 – The Chicago Bears defeat the Detroit Lions 19-16 in the first nationally broadcast game.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:37 pm
1943 – The second session of AVNOJ, the Anti-fascist council of national liberation of Yugoslavia, is held in Jajce, Bosnia and Herzegovina, determining the post-war ordering of the country.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:38 pm
1944 – The first surgery (on a human) to correct blue baby syndrome is performed by Alfred Blalock and Vivien Thomas.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:38 pm
1944 – Albania is liberated by the Albanian partisans.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:38 pm
1945 – The Federal People's Republic of Yugoslavia is declared.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:39 pm
1947 – The United Nations General Assembly voted to approve the Partition Plan for Palestine, a plan to resolve the Arab–Israeli conflict in the British Mandate of Palestine by separating the territory into Jewish and Arab states.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:39 pm
1950 – Korean War: North Korean and Chinese troops force United Nations forces to retreat from North Korea.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:39 pm
1952 – Korean War: U.S. President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower fulfills a campaign promise by traveling to Korea to find out what can be done to end the conflict.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:40 pm
1961 – Project Mercury: Mercury-Atlas 5 Mission – Enos, a chimpanzee, is launched into space. The spacecraft orbited the Earth twice and splashed-down off the coast of Puerto Rico.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:40 pm
1963 – U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson establishes the Warren Commission to investigate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:40 pm
1963 – Trans-Canada Airlines Flight 831: A Douglas DC-8 carrying 118, crashes after taking-off from Dorval Airport near Montreal.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:40 pm
1965 – Canadian Space Agency launches the satellite Alouette 2.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:40 pm
1967 – Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:41 pm
1972 – Nolan Bushnell (co-founder of Atari) releases Pong (the first commercially successful video game) in Andy Capp’s Tavern in Sunnyvale, California.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:41 pm
1983 – Soviet war in Afghanistan: The United Nations General Assembly passes United Nations Resolution 37/37, stating that Soviet Union forces should withdraw from Afghanistan.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:41 pm
1987 – Korean Air Flight 858 exploded over the Andaman Sea after two North Korean agents left a time bomb in an overhead compartment, killing all 115 people on board.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:41 pm
1990 – Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council passes United Nations Security Council Resolution 678, authorizing "use all necessary means to uphold and implement" United Nations Security Council Resolution 660 "to restore international peace and security" if Iraq did not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by January 15, 1991.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:42 pm
2007 – The Armed Forces of the Philippines lay siege to The Peninsula Manila after soldiers led by Senator Antonio Trillanes stage a mutiny.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 12:42 pm
2007 – A 7.4 magnitude earthquake occurs off the northern coast of Martinique. This affected the Eastern Caribbean as far north as Puerto Rico and as far south as Trinidad.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 1:07 pm
1971 - First pro golf championship at Walt Disney World
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 1:18 pm
1976 - NY Yankees sign free agent Reggie Jackson to 5-year contract
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 1:18 pm
1981 - "My Fair Lady" closes at Uris Theater NYC after 119 performances
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/29/10 at 1:19 pm
1990 - "Shogun - The Musical" opens at Marquis Theater NYC for 72 perfs
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:49 pm
1700 – Great Northern War: Swedish forces led by King Charles XII (pictured) defeated the Russian army of Tsar Peter the Great at the Battle of Narva.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:49 pm
1700 – Great Northern War: Swedish forces led by King Charles XII (pictured) defeated the Russian army of Tsar Peter the Great at the Battle of Narva.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/7/72/Karl_XII_1706.jpg/69px-Karl_XII_1706.jpg
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:50 pm
1718 – Swedish king Charles XII dies during a siege of the fortress Fredriksten in Norway.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:50 pm
1782 – American Revolutionary War: Treaty of Paris — In Paris, representatives from the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain sign preliminary peace articles (later formalized as the 1783 Treaty of Paris).
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:50 pm
1783 – A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:50 pm
1786 – Peter Leopold Joseph of Habsburg-Lorraine, Grand Duke of Tuscany, promulgates a penal reform making his country the first state to abolish the death penalty. Consequently, November 30 is commemorated by 300 cities around the world as Cities for Life Day.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:50 pm
1803 – In New Orleans, Louisiana, Spanish representatives officially transfer the Louisiana Territory to a French representative. Just 20 days later, France transfers the same land to the United States as the Louisiana Purchase.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:51 pm
1804 – The Democratic-Republican-controlled United States Senate begins an impeachment trial against Federalist-partisan Supreme Court of the United States Justice Samuel Chase.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:51 pm
1824 – First ground is broken at Allenburg for the building of the original Welland Canal.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:51 pm
1829 – First Welland Canal opens for a trial run, 5 years to the day from the ground breaking.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:52 pm
1853 – Crimean War: Battle of Sinop — The Imperial Russian Navy under Pavel Nakhimov destroys the Ottoman fleet under Osman Pasha at Sinop, a sea port in northern Turkey.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:52 pm
1864 – American Civil War: Battle of Franklin — The Army of Tennessee led by General John Bell Hood mounts a dramatically unsuccessful frontal assault on Union positions commanded by John McAllister Schofield around Franklin, Tennessee, with Hood losing six generals and almost a third of his troops.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:52 pm
1868 – The inauguration of a statue of King Charles XII of Sweden takes place in the King's garden in Stockholm.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:57 pm
1872 – The first-ever international football match took place at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow, between Scotland and England.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:57 pm
1886 – The Folies Bergère stages its first revue.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:58 pm
1902 – American Old West: Second-in-command of Butch Cassidy's Wild Bunch gang, Kid Curry Logan, is sentenced to 20 years imprisonment with hard labor.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:58 pm
1908 – A mine explosion in the mining town of Marianna, Pennsylvania kills 154.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:59 pm
1916 – Costa Rica becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:59 pm
1934 – The steam locomotive Flying Scotsman becomes the first to officially exceed 100mph.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 1:59 pm
1936 – The Crystal Palace, built for the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London, was destroyed by fire.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:00 pm
1939 – Winter War: Soviet forces cross the Finnish border in several places and bomb Helsinki and several other Finnish cities, starting the war.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:00 pm
1940 – Lucille Ball marries Desi Arnaz in Greenwich, Connecticut.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:00 pm
1942 – World War II: Guadalcanal Campaign: Battle of Tassafaronga — A smaller squadron of Japanese destroyers led by Raizō Tanaka defeats a US cruiser force under Carleton H. Wright.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:03 pm
1953 – Edward Mutesa II, the kabaka (king) of Buganda, was deposed and exiled to London by Sir Andrew Cohen, Governor of Uganda.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:03 pm
1954 – In Sylacauga, Alabama, United States, the Hodges Meteorite crashes through a roof and hits a woman taking an afternoon nap in the only documented case of a human being hit by a rock from space.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:04 pm
1966 – Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:04 pm
1967 – The People's Republic of South Yemen becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:04 pm
1967 – The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who becomes its first Chairman later as the Head of state and Head of government after the 1971 Civil War.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:04 pm
1971 – Iran seizes the Greater and Lesser Tunbs from the United Arab Emirates.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:04 pm
1972 – Vietnam War: White House Press Secretary Ron Ziegler tells the press that there will be no more public announcements concerning American troop withdrawals from Vietnam due to the fact that troop levels are now down to 27,000.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:05 pm
1981 – Cold War: In Geneva, representatives from the United States and the Soviet Union begin to negotiate intermediate-range nuclear weapon reductions in Europe (the meetings ended inconclusively on December 17).
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:05 pm
1989 – Deutsche Bank board member Alfred Herrhausen is killed by a Red Army Faction terrorist bomb.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:05 pm
1993 – U.S. President Bill Clinton signed the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act into law, requiring purchasers of handguns to pass a background check.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:06 pm
1994 – MS Achille Lauro fire off Somalia coast.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:06 pm
1995 – Official end of Operation Desert Storm.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:06 pm
1998 – Exxon and Mobil sign a $73.7 billion USD agreement to merge, thus creating Exxon-Mobil, the world's largest company.
Subject: Re: Today in History....
Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:07 pm
1999 – In Seattle, Washington, United States, protests against the WTO meeting by anti-globalization protesters catch police unprepared and force the cancellation of opening ceremonies.
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1999 – British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form BAE Systems, Europe's largest defense contractor and the fourth largest aerospace firm in the world.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:07 pm
2001 – In Renton, Washington, United States, Gary Ridgway aka The Green River Killer is arrested.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:08 pm
2004 – Longtime Jeopardy! champion Ken Jennings of Salt Lake City, Utah finally loses, leaving him with US$2,520,700, television's biggest game show winnings.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:08 pm
2004 – Lion Air Flight 538 crash lands in Surakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, killing 26.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:08 pm
2005 – John Sentamu becomes the first black archbishop in the Church of England with his enthronement as the 97th Archbishop of York.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:17 pm
1956 - Floyd Patterson KOs Archie Moore in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:18 pm
1960 - French Senate condemns building own nuclear weapons
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:18 pm
1960 - Tad Mosels "All the Way Home," premieres in NYC
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:19 pm
1940 - 28th CFL Grey Cup (Game 1): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 8-2
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:20 pm
1970 - George Harrison releases his triple album set "All Things Must Pass"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:21 pm
1980 - "West Side Story" closes at Minskoff Theater NYC after 341 perfs
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:22 pm
1990 - Actor Burt Lancaster suffers a stroke
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:23 pm
1997 - 86th Davis Cup: Sweden sweeps US in Gothenburg (5-0)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 11/30/10 at 2:23 pm
2007 - Hillary Clinton presidential campaign office hostage crisis: Leeland Eisenberg entered the campaign office of Hillary Clinton in Rochester, New Hampshire with a device suspected of being a bomb and held three people hostage for 5 hours.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:00 am
800 – Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:01 am
1420 – Henry V of England enters Paris.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:01 am
1640 – End of the Iberian Union: Portugal acclaims as King João IV of Portugal, thus ending a 60 year period of personal union of the crowns of Portugal and Spain and the end of the rule of the House of Habsburg (also called the Philippine Dynasty).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:01 am
1768 – The slave ship Fredensborg sinks off Tromøy in Norway.
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1821 – The first constitution of Costa Rica is issued.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:02 am
1822 – Peter I is crowned Emperor of Brazil.
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1824 – U.S. presidential election, 1824: Since no candidate had received a majority of the total electoral college votes in the election, the United States House of Representatives is given the task of deciding the winner in accordance with the Twelfth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:02 am
1826 – French philhellene Charles Nicolas Fabvier forces his way through the Turkish cordon and ascends the Acropolis of Athens, which had been under siege.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:03 am
1833 – The Parliament of the United Kingdom abolished slavery throughout most of the British Empire, with the exceptions of Ceylon, Saint Helena, and the territories owned by the East India Company.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:03 am
1834 – Slavery is abolished in the Cape Colony in accordance with the Slavery Abolition Act 1833.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:03 am
1864 – In his State of the Union Address President Abraham Lincoln reaffirms the necessity of ending slavery as ordered ten weeks earlier in the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:03 am
1913 – Buenos Aires, Argentina. The Buenos Aires Subway starts operating, it`s the first underground railway system in the southern hemisphere and in Latin America
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:04 am
1913 – The Ford Motor Company introduces the first moving assembly line.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:04 am
1913 – Crete, having obtained self rule from Turkey after the First Balkan War, is annexed by Greece.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:04 am
1918 – Transylvania unites with Romania, following the incorporation of Bessarabia (March 27) and Bukovina (November 28).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:04 am
1918 – Iceland becomes a sovereign state, yet remains a part of the Danish kingdom.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:05 am
1918 – The Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia) is proclaimed.
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1919 – Lady Astor becomes the first female Member of Parliament to take her seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (she had been elected to that position on November 28).
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:05 am
1925 – World War I aftermath: The final Locarno Treaty is signed in London, establishing post-war territorial settlements.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:05 am
1934 – Soviet politician Sergey Kirov (pictured) was assassinated at the Smolny Institute in Leningrad.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:06 am
1934 – Soviet politician Sergey Kirov (pictured) was assassinated at the Smolny Institute in Leningrad.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:06 am
1934 – In the Soviet Union, Politburo member Sergei Kirov is shot dead by Leonid Nikolayev at the Communist Party headquarters in Leningrad.
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1941 – World War II: Fiorello La Guardia, Mayor of New York City and Director of the Office of Civilian Defense, signs Administrative Order 9, creating the Civil Air Patrol.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:06 am
1952 – The New York Daily News reports the news of Christine Jorgenson, the first notable case of sexual reassignment surgery.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:07 am
1955 – African-American Civil Rights Movement: Seamstress Rosa Parks was arrested for violating the racial segregation laws of Montgomery, Alabama, after refusing to give up her seat on a public bus to a white man, precipitating the Montgomery Bus Boycott.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:10 am
1958 – The Central African Republic becomes independent from France.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:10 am
1958 – The Our Lady of the Angels School Fire in Chicago, Illinois, kills 92 children and three nuns.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:10 am
1959 – Cold War: Opening date for signature of the Antarctic Treaty, which sets aside Antarctica as a scientific preserve and bans military activity on the continent.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:10 am
1960 – Paul McCartney and Pete Best are arrested then deported from Hamburg, Germany, after accusations of attempted arson.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:14 am
1961 – The independent Republic of West Papua is proclaimed in modern-day Western New Guinea.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:14 am
1963 – Nagaland becomes the 16th state of India.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:14 am
1964 – Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson and his top-ranking advisers meet to discuss plans to bomb North Vietnam.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:14 am
1964 – Malawi, Malta and Zambia join the United Nations.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:14 am
1965 – The Border Security Force is formed in India as a special force to guard the borders.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:15 am
1969 – Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:15 am
1971 – Cambodian Civil War: Khmer Rouge rebels intensify assaults on Cambodian government positions, forcing their retreat from Kompong Thmar and nearby Ba Ray.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:15 am
1971 – The Indian Army recaptures part of Kashmir occupied forcibly by Pakistan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:15 am
1973 – Papua New Guinea gains self government from Australia.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:15 am
1974 – TWA Flight 514, a Boeing 727, crashes northwest of Dulles International Airport killing all 92 people on-board.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:16 am
1974 – Northwest Orient Airlines Flight 6231, crashes northwest of John F. Kennedy International Airport.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:16 am
1975 – Lambda Theta Phi - The first Latino fraternity is established in New Jersey.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:17 am
1976 – Angola joins the United Nations.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:17 am
1981 – A Yugoslavian Inex Adria Aviopromet DC-9 crashes in Corsica killing all 180 people on-board.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:17 am
1981 – The AIDS virus is officially recognized.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:18 am
1982 – At the University of Utah, Barney Clark becomes the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:18 am
1988 – Benazir Bhutto is appointed Prime Minister of Pakistan.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:18 am
1989 – 1989 Philippine coup attempt: The right-wing military rebel Reform the Armed Forces Movement attempts to oust Philippine President Corazon Aquino in a failed bloody coup d'état.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:18 am
1989 – Cold War: East Germany's parliament abolishes the constitutional provision granting the communist party the leading role in the state.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:19 am
1990 – Channel Tunnel workers from the United Kingdom and France met 40 metres (131 ft) beneath the English Channel seabed.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:19 am
1991 – Cold War: Ukrainian voters overwhelmingly approve a referendum for independence from the Soviet Union.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 2:19 am
2001 – Captain Bill Compton brings Trans World Airlines Flight 220, an MD-83, into St. Louis International Airport bringing to an end 76 years of TWA operations following TWA's purchase by American Airlines.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:02 pm
1906 - Cinema Omnia Pathe, the world's first cinema, opens in Paris.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:03 pm
1906 - Shoemaker Wilhelm Voigt (Capt of Köpenick) sentenced to 4 years
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:03 pm
1917 - Boys Town founded by Father Edward Flanagan west of Omaha Neb
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:05 pm
1918 - Danish parliament passed an act to grant Iceland independence
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:05 pm
1921 - US Post Office establishes philatelic agency
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:06 pm
1925 - Treaty of Locarno signed
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:06 pm
1944 - Prokofjev's 8th Piano sonata, premieres
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:07 pm
1929 - Game of Bingo invented by Edwin S Lowe
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:08 pm
1933 - Rudolf Hess and Earnest Rohm become a minister in Hitler government
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:08 pm
1937 - Japan recognizes Franco government
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:08 pm
1941 - British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Python
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:08 pm
1942 - Gasoline rationed in US
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:09 pm
1946 - Australia compile 645 v India at the Gabba (Bradman 187)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:10 pm
1951 - Benjamin Britten's opera "Billy Budd," premieres in London
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:10 pm
1951 - Golden Gate Bridge closes due to high winds
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:11 pm
1952 - The New York Daily News reports the first successful sexual reassignment operation.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:11 pm
1955 - Rosa Parks (black) arrested for refusing to move to the back of bus
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:11 pm
1956 - "Candide" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 73 performances
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:11 pm
1956 - Frank Robinson (NL) & Luis Aparicio (AL) voted Rookie of the Year
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:12 pm
1957 - Sam Cooke and Buddy Holly and Crickets debut on Ed Sullivan Show
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:13 pm
1958 - "Flower Drum Song" opens at St James Theater NYC for 602 performances
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:16 pm
1965 - South Africa govt says children of white fathers are white
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:16 pm
1967 - Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:16 pm
1968 - Peggy Wilson wins LPGA Hollywood Lakes Golf Open
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:21 pm
1970 - Luis Echeverria Alvarez sworn in as president of Mexico
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:21 pm
1970 - NHL takes control of Pittsburgh Penguins
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:21 pm
1970 - Independent People's Republic of South Yemen becomes People Democratic Republic of Yemen
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:22 pm
1971 - Cubs release Ernie Banks & sign him as a coach
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:22 pm
1971 - John & Yoko release "Happy Xmas (War is Over)" in US
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:23 pm
1972 - Wings release "Hi, Hi, Hi" in UK
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:24 pm
1973 - Jack Nicklaus becomes the first golfer to earn $2M in a year
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:25 pm
1975 - US president Gerald Ford visits China PR
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:25 pm
1976 - Sex Pistols using profanity on TV, gets them branded as "rotten punks"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:26 pm
1982 - Michael Jackson releases "Thriller"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:27 pm
1986 - Paul McCartney releases "Only Love Remains"
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:30 pm
1996 - Lance Klusener takes 8-64 in debut Test Cricket to trounce India
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:30 pm
1998 - Exxon announces a $73.7 billion USD deal to buy Mobil, thus creating Exxon-Mobil, the world's largest company.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:57 pm
1145 - Pope Eugene III sent a papal bull to the French King, Louis VII, proclaiming the Second Crusade. Led by Louis and Emperor Conrad III from 1147_49, the crusade failed to accomplish its goal.
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1764 - The French government abolished the Jesuit order in that country. (The Society of Jesus was completely suppressed by Clement XIV in 1767, but was restored again by Pius VII in 1814.)
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:58 pm
1798 - Birth of Albert Barnes, American Presbyterian clergyman and Bible commentator. An active supporter of revivalism, Christian education and social reform, Barnes is best remembered today for his "Notes on the Old Testament" and "Notes on the New Testament."
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:58 pm
1909 - Groundbreaking ceremonies were held for Bob Jones College (University), in Panama City, FL. This Protestant Fundamentalist college later relocated its campus to Greenville, SC.
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1950 - American missionary martyr Jim Elliot wrote in his journal: 'Unwillingness to accept God's "way of escape" from temptation frightens me what a rebel yet resides within.'
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/01/10 at 1:58 pm
1997 - Westinghouse formally changes its name to CBS
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 1:57 am
1409 – The University of Leipzig opens.
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1755 – The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 1:59 am
1763 – The Touro Synagogue, the oldest surviving Jewish synagogue building in North America, was formally dedicated.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 1:59 am
1775 – The USS Alfred becomes the first vessel to fly the Grand Union Flag (the precursor to the Stars and Stripes); the flag is hoisted by John Paul Jones.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 1:59 am
1804 – The coronation of Napoleon I of France (pictured) was held at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:00 am
1804 – The coronation of Napoleon I of France (pictured) was held at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
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1805 – Napoleonic Wars: Battle of Austerlitz – French troops under Napoleon Bonaparte defeat a joint Russo-Austrian force.
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1823 – U.S. President James Monroe issued the Monroe Doctrine, a proclamation of opposition to European colonialism in the New World.
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Written By: Philip Eno on 12/02/10 at 2:01 am
1845 – Manifest Destiny: US President James K. Polk announces to Congress that the United States should aggressively expand into the West.