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07 Nov 0680
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3rd Council of Constantinople (6th ecumenical council) opens
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07 Nov 0921
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Treaty of Bonn: East France and West France recognize each other
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07 Nov 1519
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University of Leuven convicts teaching of Luther
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07 Nov 1558
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French King Henri II occupies Calais
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07 Nov 1581
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Queen Elizabeth I and Francois of Anjou wed
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07 Nov 1597
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Emilia of Nassau weds Dom Emanuel of Portugal
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07 Nov 1631
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Pierre Gassendi observes transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler
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07 Nov 1637
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Anne Hutchinson banished from Mass bay colony as a heretic
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07 Nov 1651
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King Louis XIV of France (13) declarer of full age
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07 Nov 1659
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Peace of Pyreneeen: French King Louis XIV and Spanish King Philip IV
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07 Nov 1665
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1st edition of "London Gazette"
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07 Nov 1667
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Jean Racines "Andromaque, " premieres in Paris
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07 Nov 1733
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France and Spain sign Escoriaal Treaty
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07 Nov 1747
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Organgist in the Netherlands revolt under Daniel Raap
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07 Nov 1775
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Lord Dunmore, promises freedom to male slaves who join British army
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07 Nov 1794
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French troops conquer Nijmegen
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07 Nov 1805
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Lewis and Clark 1st sights Pacific Ocean
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07 Nov 1811
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Battle of Tippecanoe, gave Harrison a presidential slogan
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07 Nov 1814
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1st sitting of States-general in Hague
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07 Nov 1820
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James Monroe elected 5th US President
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07 Nov 1824
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St. Petersburg flood
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07 Nov 1831
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State Gran Colombia disbands
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07 Nov 1848
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General Zachary Taylor elected as President of US
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07 Nov 1861
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Battle of Belmont, Missouri
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07 Nov 1861
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Battle of Port Royal Bay, SC (Ft Walker, Ft Beauregard)
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07 Nov 1864
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2nd session of Congress of Confederate States of America reconvenes
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07 Nov 1865
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London Gazette, oldest surviving journal, is founded
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07 Nov 1872
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Mary Celeste sails from New York to Genoa; found abandoned 4 weeks later
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07 Nov 1872
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US cargo ship Mary Celeste set sail from New York on a journey which ended when it is found mysteriously abandoned the following month
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07 Nov 1874
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1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by T Nast
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07 Nov 1875
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Verney Cameron is 1st European to cross equitorial Africa
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07 Nov 1876
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Edward Bouchet, is 1st black to recieve a PhD in US college (Yale)
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07 Nov 1876
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Meharry Medical College forms at Central Tennesse College
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07 Nov 1876
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President Rutherford B Hayes and Samuel J Tilden claim presidential victory Tilden (D) wins election but Electoral college selects Hayes (R)
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07 Nov 1885
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Canadian Pacific Railway completed at Craigellachie
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07 Nov 1893
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State Colorado accept female suffrage
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07 Nov 1907
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Dynamite explodes on locomotive kills engineer Jesus Garcia in Mexico
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07 Nov 1907
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Test tokens are struck in 1st production of Canadian coins
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07 Nov 1908
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Dutch capture Venezuelan navy
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07 Nov 1909
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Knights and Ladies of St. Peter Claver organizes in Mobile Alabama
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07 Nov 1914
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Japan attack German concession on Chinese peninsula of Shanghai
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07 Nov 1915
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Austrian submarine torpedoes Italian passenger ship (272 kill)
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07 Nov 1916
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Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolayevich warns Czar of uprising
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07 Nov 1916
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Jeannette Rankin (Rep-R-Mont) elected 1st woman Representative
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07 Nov 1916
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Woodrow Wilson (D) re-elected President
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07 Nov 1917
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British capture Gaza Palestine from Turks
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07 Nov 1917
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October Revolution (October 26 OS) in Russia, Lenin seizes power
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07 Nov 1918
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Goddard demonstrates tube-launched solid propellant rockets
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07 Nov 1918
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United Press erroneously reports WWI armistice had been signed
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07 Nov 1919
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US police raid offices of Union of Russian Workers
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07 Nov 1925
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Italians liberal-national party joins fascist
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07 Nov 1928
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Herbert Hoover (R) elected President
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07 Nov 1929
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Museum of Modern Art opens (NYC)
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07 Nov 1932
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1st broadcast of "Buck Rogers in the 25th century" on CBS-radio
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07 Nov 1932
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Bradman scores 238 NSW vs. Victoria, 200 mins, 32 fours
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07 Nov 1933
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Pennsylvania voters overturn blue law, by permitting Sunday sports
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07 Nov 1934
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Arthur L Mitchell, becomes 1st black Democratic congressman (Ill)
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07 Nov 1935
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23rd CFL Grey Cup: Winnipeg Winnipegs defeats Hamilton Tigers, 18-12
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07 Nov 1936
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Battle of Madrid begins
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07 Nov 1940
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Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Washington
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07 Nov 1941
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British air attack on Berlin, Mannheim and Ruhrgebied
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07 Nov 1942
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1st US President to broadcast in a foreign language-FDR in French
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07 Nov 1942
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Bicyclist Fausto Coppi establishes world record (45,848 km)
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07 Nov 1943
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Detroit Lions 0, New York Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL
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07 Nov 1944
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FDR wins 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey (R)
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07 Nov 1944
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Train crashes in tunnel of Aguadilla Spain; about 500 die
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07 Nov 1946
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"Bal Negre" opens at Belasco Theater NYC for 54 performances
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07 Nov 1949
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King Faruk disbands Egyptian parliament
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07 Nov 1950
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French women and children leaves Hanoi / Tonkin-delta
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07 Nov 1951
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Constitution of Jordan passes
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07 Nov 1953
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WIS TV channel 10 in Columbia, SC (NBC) begins broadcasting
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07 Nov 1954
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US spy plane shot down North of Japan
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07 Nov 1955
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Supreme Court of Baltimore bans segregation in public recreational areas
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07 Nov 1957
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Phillies pitcher Jack Sanford wins NL Rookie of Year
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07 Nov 1957
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WEEQ (now WWTO) TV channel 35 in La Salle, IL (IND) 1st broadcast
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07 Nov 1960
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KNRR TV channel 12 in Pembina, ND (IND) begins broadcsting
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07 Nov 1962
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Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie
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07 Nov 1963
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Carole Joan Crawford, 20, of Jamaica, crowned 13th Miss World
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07 Nov 1963
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New York Yankee Elston Howard is 1st black ever voted AL MVP
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07 Nov 1964
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NL keeps Braves in Milwaukee in 1965, may move to Atlanta in 1966
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07 Nov 1965
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Marlene Hagge wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open
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07 Nov 1966
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Titleholders Golf Championship
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07 Nov 1966
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Lunar Orbiter 2 launched by US
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07 Nov 1967
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Carl B Stokes elected 1st black Mayor of a major city - Cleveland, Ohio
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07 Nov 1967
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LBJ signs a bill establishing Corporation for Public Broadcasting
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07 Nov 1967
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Richard G Hatcher elected Mayor of Gary Indiana
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07 Nov 1967
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St. Louis Cardinals Orlando Cepeda is 1st unanimous NL MVP
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07 Nov 1967
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Surveyor 6 launched for soft landing on Moon
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07 Nov 1969
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John andYoko release their 2nd album "Wedding Album" in the UK
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07 Nov 1970
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"Purlie" closes at Broadway Theater NYC after 689 performances
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07 Nov 1970
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Race riots in Daytona Beach Florida
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07 Nov 1972
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President Nixon (R) re-elected defeating George McGovern (D)
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07 Nov 1973
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New Jersey becomes 1st state to allow girls into little league
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07 Nov 1973
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US and Egypt announce restoration of full diplomatic links
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07 Nov 1974
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63rd Davis Cup: South Africa beats India in (w / o)
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07 Nov 1975
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Kidnapped AKZO director Herrema freed in Ireland
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07 Nov 1976
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"Gone With the Wind" televised
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07 Nov 1978
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Boston Red Sox Jim Rice wins AL MVP
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07 Nov 1978
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CDA-chairman W Aantjes resigns due to his war past
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07 Nov 1979
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Cub reliever Bruce Sutter wins NL Cy Young Award
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07 Nov 1982
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"Your Arms are Too Short to Box" closes at Alvin NYC after 69 performances
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07 Nov 1982
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Nancy Lopez wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
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07 Nov 1982
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Turkey adopts constitution
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07 Nov 1983
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Ali Haji-Sheikh kicks his 2nd New York Giant record 56 yard field goal
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07 Nov 1983
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Bomb explodes in US Capitol, causing heavy damage but no injuries
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07 Nov 1984
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STS 51-A launch scrubbed because of high shear winds
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07 Nov 1987
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Tunisian Premier Zine al-Abidine fires President Habib Bourguiba
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07 Nov 1988
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MLB all stars beats Japan 16-8 (Game 3 of 7)
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07 Nov 1990
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"Little Night Music" closes at New York State NYC after 11 performances
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07 Nov 1990
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"Those Were The Days" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 126 performances
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07 Nov 1990
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Cleveland Indian Sandy Alomar Jr wins AL Rookie of Year, unanimously
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07 Nov 1990
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Mary Robinson elected as 1st female President of Ireland
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07 Nov 1991
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"Brigadoon" opens at New York State Theater NYC for 12 performances
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07 Nov 1991
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"Park Your Car in Harvard Yard" opens at Music Box, New York City
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07 Nov 1991
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1st NBA game in Delta City, Utah Jazz beats Seattle 103-95
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07 Nov 1991
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Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus and retires from LA Lakers
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07 Nov 1992
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1st NBA game at America West Arena, Phoenix Suns beat Clippers 111-105
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07 Nov 1993
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Betsy King wins LPGA Toray Japan Queens Cup Golf Tournament
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07 Nov 1995
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Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Pittsburgh PA on WXDX 105.9 FM
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07 Nov 1996
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"3 Sisters" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater, New York City
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07 Nov 1996
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NFL / Heisman Trophy Winner Mike Rozier, is shot several times
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07 Nov 1997
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"Bean" opens in US
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