06 Nov 0355
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Emperor Constantine II crowns cousin Julianus keizer of Britain
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06 Nov 1153
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Treaty of Wallingford signed
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06 Nov 1572
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Supernova is observed in constellation known as Cassiopeia
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06 Nov 1657
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Brandenburg and Poland sign unity of Bromberg
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06 Nov 1676
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King Carlos II of Spain becomes of age (at 15)
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06 Nov 1792
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Battle at Jemappes: French army beats Ausrtrians
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06 Nov 1813
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Chilpancingo Congress declares Mexico independent of Spain
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06 Nov 1844
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Spain grants Dominican Rep independence
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06 Nov 1850
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1st Hawaiian fire engine
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06 Nov 1850
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Yerba Buena and Angel Islands (SF Bay) reserved for military use
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06 Nov 1860
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Abraham Lincoln (Rep-R-Ill) elected 16th President
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06 Nov 1861
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Jefferson Davis elected to 6 year term as Confederate President
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06 Nov 1862
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NY-SF direct telegraphic link forms
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06 Nov 1863
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Battle of Rogersville, Tennessee
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06 Nov 1864
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Battle of Cane Hill, Arkansas
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06 Nov 1865
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Maastricht-Venlo railway in the Netherlands opens
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06 Nov 1869
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1st intercollegiate football (soccer) game (Rutgers 6, Princeton 4)
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06 Nov 1871
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Cameroon reaches coast of Angola after trip through Africa
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06 Nov 1871
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President Grant re-elected
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06 Nov 1878
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Henrik Ibsens "Samfundets Stotter, " premieres in Oslo
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06 Nov 1879
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Canada celebrates 1st Thanksgiving Day
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06 Nov 1883
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NYAC organizes 1st American cross-country championship race
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06 Nov 1884
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British protectorate proclaimed over southeast New Guinea
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06 Nov 1884
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Montreal Foot Ball Club (QFRU) defeats Toronto Argonauts (ORFU) 30-0 in 1st CRFU Championship game
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06 Nov 1885
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US mint at Carson City, Nevada directed to close
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06 Nov 1888
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Benjamin Harrison (R-Sen-Ind) beats President Grover Cleveland (D), 233 electoral votes to 168, Cleveland received slightly more votes
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06 Nov 1897
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Peter Pan opens in New York at Empire Theater
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06 Nov 1900
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Battle at Bothaville: General Major Charles Knox beats Boers
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06 Nov 1900
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President William McKinley (R) re-elected, beating William Jennings Bryan
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06 Nov 1903
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USA recognizea independence of Panama
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06 Nov 1906
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Charles Evans Hughes (R) elected New York gov beats William Randolph Hearst
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06 Nov 1908
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Leonid Andreyevs "Dui Nashey Zhizni, " premieres in St. Petersburg
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06 Nov 1910
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SDAP / NVV initiate campaign for general males / female suffrage
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06 Nov 1911
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Francisco Madeiro inaugurated President of Mexico
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06 Nov 1913
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Mohandas K Gandhi arrested for leading Indian miners march in South Africa
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06 Nov 1915
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1st military flight in the Netherlands East Indies (Tandjong Priok)
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06 Nov 1915
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Sophokles Skouloudis forms Greek government
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06 Nov 1917
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Bolshevik revolution begins with capture of Winter Palace
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06 Nov 1917
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New York allows women to vote
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06 Nov 1918
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Republic of Poland proclaimed
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06 Nov 1918
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Supreme commander of the army General Cutters resigns
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06 Nov 1922
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King George V proclaims Irish Free state
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06 Nov 1923
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Colonel Jacob Schick patents 1st electric shaver
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06 Nov 1923
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USSR adopts experimental calendar, with 5-day "weeks"
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06 Nov 1924
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Stanley Baldwin becomes Prime Minister of England
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06 Nov 1928
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Clevelanders vote to build a stadium with city bonds
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06 Nov 1928
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Herbert Hoover (R) beats Alfred E Smith (D) for President
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06 Nov 1928
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Jacob Schick patents 1st electric razor
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06 Nov 1932
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German election - KPD defeats NSDAP
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06 Nov 1934
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NFL Philadelphia Eagles beat Cincinnati Reds 64-0
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06 Nov 1935
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1st test flight of British Hurricane aircraft
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06 Nov 1935
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Engl Prince Henry (under George V) weds Alice Montagu-Douglas-Scott
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06 Nov 1936
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RCA displays TV for press
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06 Nov 1936
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Terence Rattigans "French Without Tears, " premieres in London
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06 Nov 1938
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3 DiMaggio brothers play together for 1st time, charity all star game
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06 Nov 1939
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WGY-TV (Schenectady, NY), 1st coml TV station, begins service
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06 Nov 1939
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WRGB TV channel 6 in Schenectady-Alby-Troy, New York (CBS) 1st broadcast
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06 Nov 1940
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Franklin D Roosevelt re-elected President
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06 Nov 1941
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Einsatz group kills 15,000 Jews of Rovno Ukraine
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06 Nov 1941
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Japanese fleet readies assault on Pearl Harbor
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06 Nov 1941
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USA lends Soviet Union $1 million
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06 Nov 1942
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Nazis execute 12,000 Minsk ghetto Jews
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06 Nov 1942
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Sukarno and Mohammed Hatta finds Ampat Serangkai
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06 Nov 1943
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Russian troops land on Kertsj peninsula
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06 Nov 1943
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Soviet forces reconquer Kiev
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06 Nov 1943
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Stalin says: "The issue of German fascism is lost"
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06 Nov 1945
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HUAC begins investigation of 7 radio commentators
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06 Nov 1949
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Greeks civil war ends
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06 Nov 1950
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Branch Rickey signs 5-yr contract as VP / GM of Pittsburgh Pirates
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06 Nov 1950
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Chinese offensive halts at Chongchon River, North Korea
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06 Nov 1950
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King Tribhuvana of Nepal flees to India
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06 Nov 1953
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French National Meeting grants Saarland more autonomy
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06 Nov 1953
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Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as manager of Baltimore Orioles
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06 Nov 1955
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11th Ryder Cup: US, 8-4 at Thunderbird Ranch and Country Club - California
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06 Nov 1956
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Holland and Spain withdraw from Olympics, protest Soviets in Hungary
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06 Nov 1956
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President Eisenhower (R) re-elected defeating Adlai E Stevenson (D)
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06 Nov 1957
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"Rumple" opens at Alvin Theater NYC for 45 performances
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06 Nov 1957
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Felix Gaillard becomes Premier of France
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06 Nov 1958
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AL announces that Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
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06 Nov 1958
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Belgium government of Eyskens and Lilar forms
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06 Nov 1958
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Wilber Snyder beats V Gagne in Omaha, to become NWA wrestling champ
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06 Nov 1961
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US government issues a stamp honoring 100th birthday of James Naismith
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06 Nov 1962
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BART bond issue just gets by with a 66.9% favorable vote
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06 Nov 1962
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Edward M Kennedy 1st elected (Sen-D-Mass)
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06 Nov 1962
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Edward W Brooke (R) elected attorney general of Massachusetts
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06 Nov 1962
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Saudi Arabia proclaims abolishing slavery
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06 Nov 1962
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UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning South Africa
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06 Nov 1964
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WEIQ TV channel 42 in Mobile, AL (PBS) begins broadcasting
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06 Nov 1966
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1st entire lineup televised in color (NBC)
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06 Nov 1966
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Lunar Orbiter 2 launched
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06 Nov 1967
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Bridge at Annabaai crashes on Willemstad, Curacao, kills 15
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06 Nov 1967
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US launches Surveyor 6; makes soft landing on Moon November 9
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06 Nov 1968
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Nixon elected 37th President of US, defeating Hubert Humphrey
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06 Nov 1968
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Students of SF State Counsel go on strike
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06 Nov 1969
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1st Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Baltimore & Denny McLain, Det)
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06 Nov 1970
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Boog Powell wins AL MVP
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06 Nov 1970
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Twins Jim Perry wins AL Cy Young Award
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06 Nov 1971
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"Great Harp" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 7 performances
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06 Nov 1973
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"Man With the Golden Girl" begins shooting
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06 Nov 1973
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Abe Beame eleceted 1st Jewish Mayor of New York City
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06 Nov 1973
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Coleman Young elected Mayor of Detroit
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06 Nov 1974
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Dodger Mike Marshall is 1st relief pitcher to win Cy Young Award
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06 Nov 1975
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"Hello, Dolly" opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 51 performances
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06 Nov 1975
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1st appearance of Sex Pistols
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06 Nov 1976
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Benjamin Hooks, succeeds Roy Wilkins as Executive Director of NAACP
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06 Nov 1976
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Former Twins relief ace Bill Campbell is 1st free-agent to sign with a new team, joining the Red Sox for $1 million over 4 years
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06 Nov 1977
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"Hair" closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 43 performances
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06 Nov 1977
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1st Emmy Sports Award presentation
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06 Nov 1977
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39 killed in an earthen dam burst at Toccoa Falls Bible College, Georgia
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06 Nov 1978
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Iranian general Gholan Reza Azhari forms government
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06 Nov 1978
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Shah of Iran places Iran under military rule
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06 Nov 1979
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Ayatolla Khomeini takes over in Iran
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06 Nov 1981
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Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie to win a Cy Young Award
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06 Nov 1981
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Larry Holmes TKOs Renaldo Snipes in 11 for heavyweight boxing title
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06 Nov 1982
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Joe Altobelli succeeds Earl Weaver as Oriole manager
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06 Nov 1983
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Chako Higuchi wins LPGA Sports Nippon Team Match Golf Tournament
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06 Nov 1983
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Discovery transported to Vandenberg AFB, California
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06 Nov 1983
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Tor Bay Buccaneers James Wilder rushes for 219 yards vs. Minnesota Vikings
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06 Nov 1984
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President Reagan (R) landslide (won 49 states) re-election over Mondale (D)
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06 Nov 1984
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Willie Hernandez wins AL MVP Award
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06 Nov 1985
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22nd Space Shuttle Mission (61A) -Challenger 9- lands at Edwards AFB
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06 Nov 1985
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Exploratory well at Ranger Tx, explodes spilling 6.3 m gallons of oil
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06 Nov 1985
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Space shuttle Challenger lands at Edwards, California
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06 Nov 1986
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Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill
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06 Nov 1986
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Rev Donald Wildmon begins a campaign against Howard Stern
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06 Nov 1988
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19th NYC Marathon won by Steve Jones in 2:08:20
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06 Nov 1988
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Japan and MLB all stars played to a 6-6 draw (Game 2 of 7)
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06 Nov 1988
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Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
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06 Nov 1989
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US marshals and FCC sieze pirate radio station WJPL in Brooklyn
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06 Nov 1990
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Braves Dave Justice wins NL Rookie of Year
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06 Nov 1990
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Guam Republican Governor Joseph Ada re-elected
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06 Nov 1991
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"Moscow Circus Cirk Valentin" opens at Gershwin NYC for 32 performances
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06 Nov 1991
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Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovitsj returns to St. Petersburg
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06 Nov 1991
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Keck II, biggest telescope in use at Mauna Kea Hawaii
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06 Nov 1991
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Maximus 2.0 BBS released
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06 Nov 1991
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Robert M Gates, becomes 15th Director of CIA
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06 Nov 1991
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Russian President Yeltsin outlaws Communist Party
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06 Nov 1993
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Actor Howard Rollins arrested for drunk driving
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06 Nov 1993
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Actress Allison Angrim (32) weds Robert Schoonover (44)
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06 Nov 1993
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Evander Holyfield beats Riddick Bowe in 12 for heavywgt boxing title
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06 Nov 1994
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25th NYC Marathon won by German Silva in 2:11:21
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06 Nov 1994
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Emomali Rachmonov recognized as President of Tadzjikistan
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06 Nov 1994
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George Foreman (45) KOs Michael Moorer to win boxing HW championship
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06 Nov 1994
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Woo-Soon Ko wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Golf Cup
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06 Nov 1995
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Art Modell officially announces Cleveland Browns are moving to Baltimore
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06 Nov 1995
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Israel buries Yitzhak Rabin, assassinated by a fellow Jew who opposed peace with Palestinians
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06 Nov 1996
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LA Dodger Todd Hollandsworth wins NL Rookie of Year
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06 Nov 1997
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"Proposals, " opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 76 performances
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06 Nov 1997
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San Francisco Giants manager Dusty Baker named NL Manager of the Year
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