11 Nov 0537
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St Silverius ends his reign as Catholic Pope
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11 Nov 0887
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Parliament in Tribur: King Charles III resigns
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11 Nov 1158
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Emperor Frederik I Barbarossa declares himself ruler of North Italy
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11 Nov 1208
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Otto van Wittelsbach chosen German King
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11 Nov 1215
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4th Lateran Council (12th ecumenical council) opens in Rome
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11 Nov 1417
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Oddo Colonna elected as Pope Martinus V
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11 Nov 1493
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Columbus discovers Saba
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11 Nov 1503
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Pope Julius II elected
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11 Nov 1606
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Turkey and Austria sign Treaty of Zsitva-Torok
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11 Nov 1620
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41 pilgrims land in Massachusetts, sign Mayflower Compact (just & equal laws)
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11 Nov 1640
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John Pym, Earl of Strafford locked in Tower of London
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11 Nov 1647
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Massachusetts passes 1st US compulsory school attendance law
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11 Nov 1648
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Dutch and French agree to divide St. Maarten, Leeward Islands
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11 Nov 1671
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Dutch States-General forbids importation of French wine
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11 Nov 1714
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A highway in the Bronx is laid out, later renamed East 233rd Street
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11 Nov 1745
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Bonnie Prince Charlies army enters England
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11 Nov 1752
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Theresianische Military Academy opens in Vienna
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11 Nov 1778
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Iroquois Indians in New York kill 40 in Cherry Valley Massacre
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11 Nov 1790
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Chrysanthemums are introduced into England from China
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11 Nov 1811
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Cartagena Colombia declares independence from Spain
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11 Nov 1813
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Dresden surrenders to allied armies
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11 Nov 1836
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Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru
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11 Nov 1838
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Emma Wedgwood accepts Charles Darwins marriage proposal
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11 Nov 1851
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Alvan Clark patents telescope
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11 Nov 1860
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1st Jewish wedding in Buenos Aires Argentina
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11 Nov 1862
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Opera "La Forza Del Destino" is produced (St Petersburg Russia)
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11 Nov 1864
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Skirmish at Shoal Creek, Alabama
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11 Nov 1864
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Sherman's troops destroy Rome, Georgia
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11 Nov 1865
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Thomas Robertsons "Society, " premieres in London
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11 Nov 1865
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Mary Edward Walker, 1st Army female surgeon, awarded Medal of Honor
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11 Nov 1868
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1st American amateur track & field meet (NYC)
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11 Nov 1889
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Washington admitted as 42nd state
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11 Nov 1890
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D McCree patents portable fire escape
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11 Nov 1895
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Bechuanaland becomes part of the Cape Colony
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11 Nov 1909
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Construction of navy base at Pearl Harbor begins
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11 Nov 1918
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Dutch SDAP leader Troelstra announces revolution
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11 Nov 1918
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Emperor Charles I of Austria abdicates
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11 Nov 1918
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Germany surrenders ending WWI, Allies and Germany sign armistice
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11 Nov 1918
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Poland declares independence
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11 Nov 1918
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Armistice Day-WW I ends (at 11 AM on Western Front)
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11 Nov 1919
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Pope Benedictus XV states Roman Catholics political / business views
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11 Nov 1921
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President Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier (Arlington Cemetary)
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11 Nov 1921
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President Harding dedicates Tomb of Unknown Soldier
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11 Nov 1922
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Largest US flag displayed (150' X 90') expanded in 1939 (270' X 90')
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11 Nov 1923
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Eternal flame lit for tomb of unknown solder, Arc de Triumph
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11 Nov 1924
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Martin Beck Theater opens at 302 W 45th St, New York City
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11 Nov 1924
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Palace of Legion of Honor dedicated (San Francisco)
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11 Nov 1925
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Night of Kersten - Colijn Dutch government falls by SGP-amendement
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11 Nov 1925
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Louis Armstrong records 1st of Hot Five & Hot Seven recordings
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11 Nov 1925
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Robert Millikan announces discovery of cosmic rays
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11 Nov 1926
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Eddie Collins is released as White Sox manager
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11 Nov 1928
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KXO-AM in El Centro CA begins radio transmissions
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11 Nov 1928
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WGL-AM in Fort Wayne IN begins radio transmissions
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11 Nov 1928
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WMT-AM in Cedar Rapids IA begins radio transmissions
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11 Nov 1928
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WOL-AM in Washington DC begins radio transmissions
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11 Nov 1931
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Cornerstones laid for Opera House & Veterans Building
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11 Nov 1933
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"Great Black Blizzard" 1st great dust storm in Great Plains
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11 Nov 1934
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1st penalty shot vs Toronto Maple Leafs, Mondou (Mont) unsuccessful
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11 Nov 1934
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WOC-AM in Davenport Iowa splits from WHO-WOC & becomes KICK-AM
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11 Nov 1935
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Explorer 2 balloon sets altitude record of 72,000 feet over South Dakota
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11 Nov 1937
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Messerschmidt ME-109V13 flies world record 610.4 km/h
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11 Nov 1937
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Nobel prize for physics awarded to C J Davisson and GP Thomson
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11 Nov 1938
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German and Austrian Jewish suffer 1 billion Mark damage in Nazi
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11 Nov 1938
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Kristallnacht; Jews forced to wear Star of David
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11 Nov 1939
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Kate Smith 1st sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America"
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11 Nov 1940
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1,000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier
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11 Nov 1940
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British air attack destroys half of Italian fleet
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11 Nov 1940
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Willys unveiled its General Purpose vehicle ("Jeep")
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11 Nov 1940
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Blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100
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11 Nov 1942
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745 French Jews deported to Auschwitz
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11 Nov 1942
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Jews in Free Zone of France ordered to wear yellow star of David
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11 Nov 1942
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Lieutenant General Kumakashi Harada becomes Japanese commander on Java
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11 Nov 1942
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During WW II Germany completes their occupation of France
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11 Nov 1943
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Spud Chandler wins AL MVP; Stan Musial wins NL MVP
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11 Nov 1943
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US air raid on Rabaul
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11 Nov 1944
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New York Rangers set NHL record of 25 games without a win (0-21-4)
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11 Nov 1946
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NY Knicks' 1st game at Madison Sq Garden loses 78-68 to Chicago Stags
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11 Nov 1949
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WTTV TV channel 4 in Bloomington-Indianapol, IN (IND) 1st broadcast
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11 Nov 1953
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Jimmy Dykes succeeds Marty Marion as Baltimore Orioles manager
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11 Nov 1957
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Demolition begins on cable car barn at California & Hyde (San Francisco)
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11 Nov 1958
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"La Plume de Ma Tante" opens at Royale Theater NYC for 835 performances
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11 Nov 1958
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AL announces Kansas City will play AL record 52 night games in 1959
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11 Nov 1959
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1st episode of "Rocky & His Friends" airs
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11 Nov 1959
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1st episode of "Rocky & His Friends" airs
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11 Nov 1959
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Seals Stadium in San Francisco, demolished
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11 Nov 1960
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Largest New York Knick 49th St. Madison Square Garden crowd - 18,499
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11 Nov 1960
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Largest NY Knick 49th St MSG crowd-18,499
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11 Nov 1961
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Adulterous couple up mestkar through Staphorst riding
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11 Nov 1961
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Congolese soldiers murder 13 Italian UN pilots
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11 Nov 1961
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Stalingrad renamed Volgograd
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11 Nov 1963
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Brian Epstein & Ed Sullivan sign a 3 show contract for the Beatles
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11 Nov 1963
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Gordie Howe ties Rocket Richard's lifetime 544 goal record
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11 Nov 1965
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Heavyweight Cassius Clay KOs Floyd Patterson in Las Vegas
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11 Nov 1965
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Rhodesia proclaimed independence from Britain by Prime Minister Ian D Smith
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11 Nov 1966
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Gemini 12 (Lovell & Aldrin) launched on 4-day flight
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11 Nov 1966
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Methodist Church and Evangelical United Brethren Church unite as United Methodist Church
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11 Nov 1966
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Gemini 12 launched on 4-day flight
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11 Nov 1968
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John Lennon andYoko Ono appear nude on cover of "2 Virgins" album
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11 Nov 1968
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Maldives (in Indian Ocean) become a republic
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11 Nov 1968
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Ron Hill sets record 10-mile run (46:44) at Leicester England
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11 Nov 1969
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Beatles with Billy Preston release "Get Back" in the UK
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11 Nov 1969
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Jim Morrison arrested on an airplane by the FBI for drunkenness
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11 Nov 1970
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Baltimore Oriole Boog Powell wins AL MVP
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11 Nov 1971
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Man-made earthslide at Kawasaki Japan, kills 15
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11 Nov 1971
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Neil Simons "prisoner of Second Avenue, " premieres in New York City
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11 Nov 1972
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Dow Jones Index moves above 1,000 for 1st time
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11 Nov 1972
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US Army turns over Long Bihn base to South Vietnamese army
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11 Nov 1975
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Australian Prime Minister removed by crown (1st elected Prime Minister removed in 200 yrs)
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11 Nov 1975
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Angola gains independence from Portugal (National Day)
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11 Nov 1975
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Australian PM removed by crown (1st elected PM removed in 200 years)
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11 Nov 1977
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Wings release "Mull of Kintyre" & "Girl's School"
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11 Nov 1978
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Maumoon Abdul Gayoom becomes President of Maldives
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11 Nov 1979
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Boston Court issues occupancy permit for Cambridge Buddhist Center
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11 Nov 1980
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Crew of Soyuz 35 returns to Earth aboard Soyuz 37
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11 Nov 1980
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Islander's Mike Bossy scores 4 goals against North Stars
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11 Nov 1981
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"Oh, Brother!" closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 3 performances
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11 Nov 1981
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Fernando Valenzuela is 1st rookie ever to win a Cy Young Award
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11 Nov 1982
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Gas explosion in Israeli army headquarters by Tyrus; kills 60
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11 Nov 1982
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Joe Altobelli succeeds retiring Earl Weaver as Oriole manager
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11 Nov 1982
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30th time Islanders shut-out-2-0 vs North Stars
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11 Nov 1982
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5th space shuttle mission-Columbia 5-launched 1st commercial flight
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11 Nov 1982
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Solidarity leader Lech Walesa is let out of jail in Poland
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11 Nov 1983
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1st US cruise missiles arrive in Great Britain
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11 Nov 1983
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President Reagan became 1st US President to address Japan's legislature
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11 Nov 1984
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"3 Musketeers" opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 9 performances
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11 Nov 1985
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1st AIDS theme TV movie - "An Early Frost"
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11 Nov 1985
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Challenger flies back to Kennedy Space Center via Davis-Monthan AFB
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11 Nov 1985
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Yonkers is found guilty of segregating schools & housing
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11 Nov 1986
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Suriname government proclaims gold purification
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11 Nov 1987
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"Roza" closes at Royale Theater NYC after 12 performances
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11 Nov 1987
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Moscow party secretary Boris Jerusalem resigns
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11 Nov 1987
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Judge Anthony M Kennedy nominated to the Supreme Court
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11 Nov 1987
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Van Gogh's "Irises" sells for record $53.6 M at auction
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11 Nov 1988
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Oldest known insect fossils (390 million years) reported in Science
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11 Nov 1989
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"Prince of Central Park" closes at Belasco Theater NYC after 4 performances
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11 Nov 1990
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"Shadowlands" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 169 performances
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11 Nov 1992
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Anglican Church and Church of England OK female priests
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11 Nov 1992
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General Synod votes for Ordination of women in the UK
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11 Nov 1993
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Pope John Paul II hospitalized for 2 days for fractured shoulder
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11 Nov 1994
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Progress M-25 launched to space station Mir
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11 Nov 1996
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Braves John Smoltz wins NL Cy Young Award
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11 Nov 1997
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CBS News anchor Dan Rather has renewed his contract to 2002
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11 Nov 1997
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Roger Clemens wins his 4th AL Cy Young Award
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11 Nov 1997
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WNBA expands to Detroit and Washington DC
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