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08 Nov 0392
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Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion, state religion
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08 Nov 0618
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St. Deusdedit I ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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08 Nov 0911
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Duke Koenraad I chosen German King
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08 Nov 1322
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Pope John XXII names John van Diest, Bishop of Utrecht
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08 Nov 1575
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French Roman Catholics and Huguenots signs treaty
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08 Nov 1576
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Pacificatie of Gent: 17 Dutch provinces signs anti-Spanish covenant
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08 Nov 1598
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Spanish troops under of Bernardino de Mendoza conquer Doetinchem
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08 Nov 1620
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Battle of White Mountain, Prague
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08 Nov 1638
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Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts
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08 Nov 1658
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Battle of Sont: Swedish fleet beats Dutch
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08 Nov 1701
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William Penn presents Charter of Priviliges
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08 Nov 1731
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In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin opens 1st US library
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08 Nov 1734
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Cook Vincent la Chapelle forms Freemasons Lodge
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08 Nov 1789
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Bourbon Whiskey, 1st distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon Ky)
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08 Nov 1793
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Louvre in Paris, opens
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08 Nov 1805
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Lewis and Clark reach Pacific Ocean
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08 Nov 1833
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Train derails at Hightstown NJ; 2 die
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08 Nov 1837
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Mount Holyoke Seminary in Mass-1st US college founded for women
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08 Nov 1842
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Belgium King Leopold I proclaims child labor laws (for 1889)
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08 Nov 1861
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Battle of Mount Ivy, Kentucky
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08 Nov 1861
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US removes Confederate officials from British steamer Trent
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08 Nov 1864
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Abraham Lincoln (R) elected to his 2nd term as President
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08 Nov 1870
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Democratic Governor elected in Tennessee
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08 Nov 1883
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English freighter Nisero stranded at Atjeh (crew taken hostage)
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08 Nov 1889
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Montana admitted as 41st state
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08 Nov 1892
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Grover Cleveland (D) elected President
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08 Nov 1895
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Wilhelm Roentgen (Germany) discovers X-rays
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08 Nov 1904
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President Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D)
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08 Nov 1910
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1st Washington State election in which women could vote
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08 Nov 1917
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Telephone Co runs 1st ad for Army operators, gets 7,000 applicants
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08 Nov 1918
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Pro-German Supreme Commander general Cutters lay-offs
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08 Nov 1920
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Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn
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08 Nov 1920
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Baseball meeting to depose Ban Johnson is set for November 12th
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08 Nov 1924
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Austria chancellor Ignaz Seipel, resigns after assassination attempt
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08 Nov 1924
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Fortune Theatre opens in London
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08 Nov 1929
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New York City Museum of Modern Art opens in Hecksher Building
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08 Nov 1932
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"Make Mine Music, " debuts
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08 Nov 1932
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D) elected 32nd President for 1st time
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08 Nov 1933
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FDR creates Civil Works Administration
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08 Nov 1934
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Ford Frick, NL publicity director, is named league President
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08 Nov 1938
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1st black woman legislator, Crystal Bird Fauset of Philadelphia
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08 Nov 1940
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RAF bombs Munich
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08 Nov 1942
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Allies under Eisenhower land in N-Africa (Casablanca)
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08 Nov 1942
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Hitler proclaims fall of Stalingrad from Munich beer hall
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08 Nov 1942
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Operation "Torch" began as US and British forces land in French N Afr
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08 Nov 1942
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Vichy-France drops diplomatic relations with US
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08 Nov 1944
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25,000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to Nazis for forced labor
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08 Nov 1944
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Last German troops at Walcheren surrenders
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08 Nov 1945
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"Girl from Nantucket" opens at Adelphi Theater NYC for 12 performances
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08 Nov 1945
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Riverboat sinks off Hong Kong; kills 1,550
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08 Nov 1950
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1st jet-plane battle ever, in Korean War
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08 Nov 1950
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Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo wins AL Rookie of Year
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08 Nov 1950
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In the Korean War, 1st jet battle takes place
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08 Nov 1950
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Walt Dropo of Boston Red Sox selected AL Rookie of Year
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08 Nov 1951
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New York Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra wins 1st of his 3 MVP awards
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08 Nov 1953
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Salazars party wins all parliament seats in Portugal
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08 Nov 1954
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AL approves Philadelphia Athletics move to Kansas City
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08 Nov 1956
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UN demands USSR leave Hungary
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08 Nov 1957
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Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island
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08 Nov 1958
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"Maria Golovin" closes at Martin Beck Theater NYC after 5 performances
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08 Nov 1959
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KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, CA (NBC) 1st broadcast
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08 Nov 1960
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JFK (Sen-D-Mass) beats VP Richard Nixon (R) for 35th US President
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08 Nov 1961
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Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn
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08 Nov 1962
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Canada government orders changing nickel back to round shape
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08 Nov 1964
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IMF grants Great Britain credit of $1 billion
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08 Nov 1964
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KUPK TV channel 13 in Garden City, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting
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08 Nov 1964
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Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open
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08 Nov 1964
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Orioles Frank Robinson unanimous choice as AL MVP
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08 Nov 1965
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"Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV
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08 Nov 1965
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British Indian Ocean Territory formed
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08 Nov 1966
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Edward W Brooke (Rep-R-Mass) becomes 1st black elected to Senate
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08 Nov 1966
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Frank Robinson selected AL MVP
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08 Nov 1966
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Movie actor Ronald Reagan elected Governor of California
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08 Nov 1966
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President Johnson signs anti-trust immunity to AFL-NFL merger
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08 Nov 1967
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1st local British radio station begins broadcasting (Radio Leicester)
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08 Nov 1967
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Silver hits record $1.951 an ounce in London
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08 Nov 1968
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Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from John
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08 Nov 1970
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Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal
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08 Nov 1973
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Nevada approves pari-mutuel betting on Jai Alai
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08 Nov 1974
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British Lord Lucan disappears
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08 Nov 1975
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Nick Bockwinkle beats Verne Gagne in St. Paul, to become NWA champ
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08 Nov 1979
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ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline")
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08 Nov 1980
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Voyager 1 space probe discovers 15th moon of Saturn
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08 Nov 1981
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Christian Democrats looses Belgium parliamentary election
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08 Nov 1981
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Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
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08 Nov 1983
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Martha Layne Collins (D) elected 1st female Governor of Kentucky
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08 Nov 1983
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STS-9 vehicle again moves to launch pad
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08 Nov 1983
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W Wilson Goode (D) elected 1st black Mayor of Philadelphia
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08 Nov 1984
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Anna Fisher becomes 1st "mom" to go into orbit
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08 Nov 1984
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STS 51-A mission; launch
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08 Nov 1985
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Atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-B mission
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08 Nov 1986
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"Song & Dance" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 474 performances
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08 Nov 1987
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11 die as a bomb planted by Irish Republican Army explodes
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08 Nov 1987
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IRA-bomb attack in Enniskillen North Ireland, 11 killed
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08 Nov 1987
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Yuko Moriguchi wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
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08 Nov 1988
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900 die as earthquake hits China
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08 Nov 1988
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Arco Arena in Sacramento CA opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75
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08 Nov 1988
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George Bush (R) beats Mike Dukakis (D) for presidency
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08 Nov 1989
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Cubs Jerome Walton wins the NL Rookie of Year
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08 Nov 1989
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David Dinkins elected 1st black Mayor of New York City
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08 Nov 1990
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"6 Degrees of Separation" opens at Vivian Beaumont NYC for 496 performances
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08 Nov 1990
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100,000 additional US troops are sent to Persian gulf
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08 Nov 1990
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Darryl Strawberry signs 5-year contract with LA Dodgers
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08 Nov 1990
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Gina Marie Tolleson of the USA, 21, crowned 40th Miss World
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08 Nov 1990
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Saddam fires his army chief and threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula
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08 Nov 1991
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Carol Burnette Show premieres on CBS-TV
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08 Nov 1991
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Paul Coffey sets NHL defensman soring mark with 311th goal
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08 Nov 1992
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"Solitary Confinement" opens at Nederlander Theater NYC for 25 performances
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08 Nov 1992
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300,000 demonstrators against racism in Berlin
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08 Nov 1992
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Betsy King wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
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08 Nov 1994
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Cleveland Cavaliers 1st game at Gund Arena, lose to Hous Rockets, 100-98
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08 Nov 1994
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Haitian government of Smarck Michel forms
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08 Nov 1997
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Tampa Bay Devil Rays name their 1st manager Larry Rothschild
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08 Nov 1998
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Japan Golf Classic
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