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21 Nov 0235
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St Anterus begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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21 Nov 0496
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St Gelasius I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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21 Nov 0695
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Pope Sergius names Willibrord as Archbishop Clemens of Friezen
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21 Nov 1317
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Frederik of Sierck / Zyrick becomes Bishop of Utrecht
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21 Nov 1620
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Mayflower Compact signed by Pilgrims in Cape Cod
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21 Nov 1620
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Pilgrim Fathers reach America: Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts
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21 Nov 1654
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Richard Johnson, a free black, granted 550 acres in Virginia
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21 Nov 1696
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J Vanbrughes "Relapse or Virtue in Danger, " premieres in London
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21 Nov 1729
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Netherlands signs Treaty of Seville
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21 Nov 1759
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Battle at Maxen: Prussian army surrenders to Austrians
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21 Nov 1783
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Pilstre de Rozier & Marquis d'Arlandes make 1st free balloon flight
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21 Nov 1787
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Andrew Jackson admitted to the bar
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21 Nov 1789
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North Carolina ratifies constitution, becomes 12th US state
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21 Nov 1794
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Honolulu Harbor discovered
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21 Nov 1806
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Decree of Berlin: Emperor Napoleon I bans all trade with England
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21 Nov 1813
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Stettin surrenders to allied armies
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21 Nov 1818
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Russia's Czar Alexander I petitions for a Jewish state in Palestine
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21 Nov 1824
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1st Jewish Reform congregation forms, Charleston, South Carolina
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21 Nov 1824
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1st Jewish Reform congregation established, Charleston, SC
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21 Nov 1834
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HMS Beagle anchors at Bay of San Carlos, Chile
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21 Nov 1837
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Thomas Morris of Australia skips rope 22,806 times
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21 Nov 1847
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Steamer "Phoenix" is lost on Lake Michigan, kills 200
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21 Nov 1848
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Cincinatti Turngemeinde founded
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21 Nov 1852
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Duke University, founded in 1838 as Union Institute chartered as Normal College
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21 Nov 1865
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Shaw University forms in Raleigh, North Carolina
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21 Nov 1871
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Moses F Gale patents a cigar lighter (NYC)
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21 Nov 1871
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The 1st human cannonball, Emilio Onra, is shot
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21 Nov 1877
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Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention (phonograph)
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21 Nov 1877
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Tom Edison announces his "talking machine" invention
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21 Nov 1880
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Henry Stanley and Pierre de Brazza quarrel about possession of Congo
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21 Nov 1895
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Start of Sherlock Holmes "Adventure of Bruce Partington Plans" (BG)
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21 Nov 1902
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1st night football game, Philadelphia Athletics beats Kanaweola AC, 39-0
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21 Nov 1905
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1st game ever played in the Australian Tennis Open
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21 Nov 1906
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China prohibits opium trade
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21 Nov 1914
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British army conquerors Bazra
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21 Nov 1914
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Billy Mallett of Hamilton Tigers kicks 9 singles in a game
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21 Nov 1917
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M Gorki calls Lenin a blind fanatic / unthinking adventurer
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21 Nov 1918
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2 German ammunition trains explode in Hamont Belgium, 1,750 die
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21 Nov 1918
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Polish soldiers organize a pogrom against Jews of Galicia Poland
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21 Nov 1922
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Rebecca L Felton (Ga) sworn in as 1st female US Senator
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21 Nov 1924
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British Premier Baldwin cancels Labor contract with USSR
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21 Nov 1925
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Red Grange plays final University of Illinois game, signs with Chicago Bears
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21 Nov 1933
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1st US ambassador to USSR, W.C. Bullitt, begins service
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21 Nov 1934
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"Uiver" returns from Schiphol in London-Melbourne air race
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21 Nov 1934
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New York Yankees buy Joe DiMaggio from SF Seals (Pacific Coast League)
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21 Nov 1934
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Yanks buy Joe DiMaggio from San Francisco Seals
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21 Nov 1935
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1st commercial crossing of Pacific by plane (China Clipper)
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21 Nov 1938
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Nazi forces occupy western Czech and declared them German citizens
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21 Nov 1940
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Nazi occupiers forbid building schools in the Netherlands
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21 Nov 1942
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Tweety Bird, aka Tweety Pie, debuts in "Tale of Two Kitties"
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21 Nov 1943
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7 Belgian ministers in London sentence King Leopold III
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21 Nov 1944
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Personnel and executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food
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21 Nov 1945
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General Motors workers go on strike
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21 Nov 1946
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Georgi Dimitrov elected Premier of Bulgaria
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21 Nov 1946
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Harry Truman becomes 1st US President to travel in a submerged sub
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21 Nov 1947
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Bill Longson beats Lou Thesz in St. Louis, to become wrestling champ
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21 Nov 1949
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Bill Veeck sells Indians for $22 million
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21 Nov 1952
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Dodgers pitcher Joe Black wins NL Rookie of Year
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21 Nov 1952
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1st US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced
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21 Nov 1953
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"Pitdown Man, " discovered in 1912 proved to be a hoax
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21 Nov 1953
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WKJG TV channel 33 in Ft Wayne, IN (NBC) begins broadcasting
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21 Nov 1955
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KTVO TV channel 3 in Ottumwa-Kirksville, IA (ABC) begins broadcasting
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21 Nov 1956
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Don Newcombe, wins NL MVP and 1st-ever Cy Young Award
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21 Nov 1959
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Jack Benny (violin) & Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet
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21 Nov 1960
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Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down
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21 Nov 1963
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JFK flies to Texas
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21 Nov 1964
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"Zizi" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 49 performances
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21 Nov 1964
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Pope Paul VI signs 3rd sitting of 2nd Vatican council
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21 Nov 1964
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World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (NYC)
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21 Nov 1965
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1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel
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21 Nov 1966
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Dutch government of Zijlstra forms
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21 Nov 1967
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Phillip & Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet
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21 Nov 1968
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Cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt
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21 Nov 1968
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Supremes & Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
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21 Nov 1968
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Yoko Ono suffers a miscarriage
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21 Nov 1969
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KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, TX (ABC) 1st broadcast
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21 Nov 1970
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New York Knicks 1st game against Cleveland Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at Madison Square Garden
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21 Nov 1971
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New York Rangers scores a NHL record 8 goals in 1 period
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21 Nov 1971
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Richard Baker becomes teacher of SF Zen Center
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21 Nov 1972
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Red Sox Carlton Fisk wins AL Rookie of Year, Mets Jon Matlack wins NL
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21 Nov 1973
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Pete Rose wins NL MVP
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21 Nov 1975
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Linda McCartney drug charges in US are dropped
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21 Nov 1977
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Orioles 1st baseman Eddie Murray wins AL Rookie of Year
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21 Nov 1977
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1st flight of the Concorde (London to New York)
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21 Nov 1978
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Bob Horner of Braves wins NL Rookie of Year Award
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21 Nov 1979
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Crowd at Islamabad, Pakistan attack US embassy, 1 dies
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21 Nov 1980
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Gene Michael named 25th Yank mgr, replacing Dick Howser, who resigns
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21 Nov 1980
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It is revealed Kristen shot J.R. Ewing on "Dallas"
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21 Nov 1980
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MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas in fire; 84 die
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21 Nov 1980
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Dallas' "Who Shot JR?" episode (Kristen) gets a 53.3 rating
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21 Nov 1980
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Fire at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas kills 84
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21 Nov 1980
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Gene Michaels replaces Dick Howser as Yankee's 25th manager
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21 Nov 1980
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John & Yoko pose nude for photographer Allan Tannenbaum
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21 Nov 1981
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400,000 demonstrate in Amsterdam against cruise missiles
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21 Nov 1981
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Olivia Newton-John's "Physical," single goes #1 & stays for 10 weeks
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21 Nov 1983
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"Doonesbury" opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 104 performances
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21 Nov 1983
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New York Ranger Ron Greschner marries model Carol Alt
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21 Nov 1986
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Central African Republic adopts constitution
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21 Nov 1986
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Suriname army leader Desi Bouterse massacres Moiwana village
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21 Nov 1987
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Actress Demi Moore marries actor Bruce Willis
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21 Nov 1989
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Law banning smoking on most domestic flights signed by President Bush
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21 Nov 1989
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TV cameras permitted in British House of Commons
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21 Nov 1990
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Michael Milken is sentenced to 10 years for security law violations
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21 Nov 1990
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Signing of Declaration of "End of Cold war" in Paris
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21 Nov 1991
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Poetess Maria Elene Cruz Varela arrested in Cuba
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21 Nov 1992
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Jan Karlsson swims world record 50m butterfly (23.80 seconds)
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21 Nov 1992
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Jani Sievinen swims world record 100m medley (53.78 seconds)
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21 Nov 1992
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Louise Karlsson swims world record 50m freestyle (31.19 seconds)
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21 Nov 1992
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Oregon Sen Bob Packwood issues apology for unwelcome sexual advances
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21 Nov 1993
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"Cinderella" closes at New York State Theater NYC after 14 performances
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21 Nov 1993
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"Cyrano - The Musical" opens at Neil Simon Theater NYC for 137 performances
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21 Nov 1993
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Neo-fascists MSI win 36% of municipal elections in Rome
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21 Nov 1995
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Dow Jones closes above 5,000 for 1st time
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21 Nov 1995
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Israel grants jailed US spy Jason Pollard, citizenship
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21 Nov 1995
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New double Beatle CD released with new song "Free as a Bird"
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21 Nov 1996
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"Rehearsal" opens at Criterion Theater, New York City
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