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20 Nov 1168
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Giovanni di Struma elected anti-Pope
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20 Nov 1272
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Edward I proclaimed King of England
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20 Nov 1342
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Pope Clemens VI names John IV of Arkel as Bishop of Utrecht
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20 Nov 1347
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Roman tribunal Coke di Rienzo beats nobles
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20 Nov 1431
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1st meeting of Order of Guilder Flies
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20 Nov 1520
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Friesland hit by heavy hail storm
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20 Nov 1521
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Arabs attribute shortage of water in Jerusalem to Jews making wine
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20 Nov 1583
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Duke of Parma conquerors Aalst
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20 Nov 1616
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Bishop Richelieu becomes French Minister of Foreign Affairs / War
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20 Nov 1637
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Peter Minuit & 1st Swedish immigrants to Delaware sail from Sweden
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20 Nov 1719
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Sweden and Hannover sign peace Treaty of Stockholm
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20 Nov 1755
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English Minister William Pitt Sr resigns
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20 Nov 1780
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Britain declares war on Holland
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20 Nov 1789
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New Jersey becomes 1st state to ratify Bill of Rights
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20 Nov 1795
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Curacao government forbids slave work on Sunday
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20 Nov 1805
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The opera "Fidelio" is produced (Vienna)
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20 Nov 1815
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2nd Peace of Paris: France and allies
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20 Nov 1815
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Russia, Prussia, Austria and England signs Great Alliance
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20 Nov 1817
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1st Seminole War begins in Florida
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20 Nov 1829
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Jews expelled from Nikolayev and Sevastopol Russia
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20 Nov 1829
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Jews are expelled from Russia's Nikolayev & Sevastopol
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20 Nov 1833
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Charles Darwin reaches Punta Gorda, sees Rio Uruguay
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20 Nov 1862
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Armies of Mississippi / Kentucky merge as Army of Tennessee
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20 Nov 1862
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Confederate army of Tennessee, organizes under General Braxton Bragg
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20 Nov 1866
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Howard University founded (Washington, DC)
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20 Nov 1866
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1st national convention of Grand Army of the Republic (veterans' organization)
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20 Nov 1866
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Pierre Lalemont patents rotary crank bicycle
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20 Nov 1873
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Rival cities of Buda and Pest unite to form the capital of Hungary
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20 Nov 1888
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William Bundy patents the timecard clock
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20 Nov 1889
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Gustav Mahlers 1st Symphony
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20 Nov 1890
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Pope Leo XIII encyclical On slavery in the missions
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20 Nov 1894
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US intervenes in Bluefields, Nicaragua
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20 Nov 1901
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The opera "Gris
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20 Nov 1902
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Geo Lefevre and Henri Desgrange create Tour de France bicycle race
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20 Nov 1909
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Jack Williams of Ottawa Rough Riders kicks 9 singles in a game
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20 Nov 1910
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Revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I Madero
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20 Nov 1911
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Gustav Mahlers "Tie Song of the Erde" premieres in Munich
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20 Nov 1914
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US State Department starts requiring photographs for passports
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20 Nov 1915
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7th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tigers defeats Toronto Rowing, 13-7
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20 Nov 1917
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1st tank battle (Britain breaks through German lines)
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20 Nov 1917
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Ukrainian Republic declared
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20 Nov 1919
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1st municipally owned airport in US opens in Tucson, Az
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20 Nov 1920
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Nobel Peace Prize awarded to US President W Wilson
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20 Nov 1923
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Garrett Morgan invents and patents traffic signal
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20 Nov 1928
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Boston Gardens opens, Montreal Canadiens beat Boston Bruins, 1-0
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20 Nov 1928
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WGH-AM in Newport News VA begins radio transmissions
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20 Nov 1929
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1st broadcast of "Goldbergs" on US radio
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20 Nov 1931
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Commercial teletype service begins (AT&T)
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20 Nov 1932
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Earthquake at Uden Netherlands
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20 Nov 1934
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New Belgian government of Theunis, Francqui and Gutt (3 bankers)
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20 Nov 1934
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Tornoto Maple Leaf Harvey Jackson is 1st to score 4 goals in 1 period
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20 Nov 1938
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1st documented anti-Semitic remarks over US radio (by Father Coughlin)
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20 Nov 1940
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Hungary joins 3 Power pact
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20 Nov 1941
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Adm Nomura and Kurusu hands over Japanese last diplomatic note
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20 Nov 1941
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German Q / pirate ship Kormoran sinks near Australia
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20 Nov 1942
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26th Russian Armoured Corps recaptures Perelazovski
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20 Nov 1942
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British 8th Army recaptures Benghazi, Libya
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20 Nov 1942
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Hitler names Field Marshal Erich von Manstein becomes commanding
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20 Nov 1942
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Soviet army offensive, 1 million Russians breach German lines
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20 Nov 1942
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NHL abolishes regular season OT until WW II is over
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20 Nov 1943
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U-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean
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20 Nov 1943
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US forces land on Tarawa & Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Island
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20 Nov 1944
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1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines)
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20 Nov 1944
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Amsterdam: Vondelpark closed because of kappen of trees
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20 Nov 1944
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Prince Bernhard establishes staff in Breda
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20 Nov 1945
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Queen Wilhelmina opens parliament in Hague
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20 Nov 1945
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24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany
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20 Nov 1947
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"Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC
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20 Nov 1947
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Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Mediator Dei
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20 Nov 1947
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1st permanent TV installed on seagoing vessel (The New Jersey)
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20 Nov 1947
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Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten
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20 Nov 1947
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UN General assembly begins debate on printing their own stamps
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20 Nov 1948
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US balloon reaches height of 42.7 km (record)
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20 Nov 1949
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Jewish population of Israel reaches 1,000,000
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20 Nov 1951
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Snowdonia becomes a National Park
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20 Nov 1952
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Cubs slugger Hank Sauer wins NL MVP
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20 Nov 1952
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George Axelrods "7 Year Itch, " premieres in New York City
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20 Nov 1952
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Prague show trial against 14 communists (9 Jewish) begin
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20 Nov 1953
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Scott Crossfield in Douglas Skyrocket, 1st to break Mach 2 (1300 MPH)
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20 Nov 1954
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KTRK TV channel 13 in Houston, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
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20 Nov 1959
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WABC fires Alan Freed over payola scandal
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20 Nov 1959
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UN adopts the declaration of children's rights
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20 Nov 1961
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WPLG TV channel 10 in Miami, Florida (ABC) begins broadcasting
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20 Nov 1962
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Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP
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20 Nov 1962
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USSR agrees to remove bombers from Cuba, and US lifts blockade
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20 Nov 1962
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US lifts blockade of Cuba
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20 Nov 1965
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"Pickwick" closes at 46th St. Theater NYC after 56 performances
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20 Nov 1965
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UN Security council calls for boycott of Rhodesia
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20 Nov 1965
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WCNY TV channel 24 in Syracuse, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting
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20 Nov 1966
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"Cabaret" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 1166 performances
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20 Nov 1966
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Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Success Golf Open
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20 Nov 1966
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Men in Zurich vote against female suffrage
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20 Nov 1966
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Dallas sacks Pittsburgh QBs an NFL record 12 times
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20 Nov 1967
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Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year
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20 Nov 1967
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At 11 AM, Census Clock at Department of Commerce ticks past 200 million
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20 Nov 1969
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Alcatraz Island off SF, is seized by militant Native Americans
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20 Nov 1969
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Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal
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20 Nov 1970
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UN General Assembly accepts membership of China PR
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20 Nov 1974
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The US files antitrust suit to break-up AT&T
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20 Nov 1975
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Ronald Reagan announced candidacy for Rep nomination for President
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20 Nov 1976
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Judy Rankin wins LPGA Colgate-Hong Kong Golf Open
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20 Nov 1976
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George Harrison appears on Saturday Night Live
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20 Nov 1977
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Steve Largent begins NFL streak of 177 consecutive game receptions
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20 Nov 1977
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Egyptian President Sadat became 1st Arab leader to address Israeli Knesset
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20 Nov 1977
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Walter Payton (Bears) rushes for NFL-record 275 yards
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20 Nov 1980
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Billy Martin named AL Manager of the Year (Oakland A's)
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20 Nov 1980
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Steve Ptacek in Solar Challenger makes 1st solar-powered flight
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20 Nov 1980
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UA withdraws $44 million movie "Heaven's Gate" for reediting
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20 Nov 1981
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Burundia adopts its constitution
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20 Nov 1981
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El Salvador guerrilla group FMLN opens "limited offensive"
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20 Nov 1981
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Ringo releases "Stop & Smell Roses" album
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20 Nov 1981
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Anatoly Karpov, USSR retains world chess championship
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20 Nov 1981
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Ringo releases "Stop & Smell the Roses" album
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20 Nov 1982
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Drew Barrymore at age 7 hosts Saturday Night Live
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20 Nov 1983
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"Marilyn: An American Fable" opens at Minskoff NYC for 16 performances
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20 Nov 1983
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100 million watch ABC-TV movie "Day After, " about nuclear war
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20 Nov 1983
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New York Giants Butch Woolfolk ties NFL record of 43 attempts rushing
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20 Nov 1983
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Cleveland Browns shutout Patriots 30-0
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20 Nov 1984
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Mets pitcher Dwight Gooden wins NL Rookie of Year
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20 Nov 1985
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New York Yankee Don Mattingly easily wins AL MVP
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20 Nov 1985
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Yankee Don Mattingly named AL MVP
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20 Nov 1986
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Afghanistan President Babrak Karmal flees
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20 Nov 1986
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UN's WHO announces 1st global effort to combat AIDS
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20 Nov 1988
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"Les Miserables, " opens a Bus and Truck tour in Tampa
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20 Nov 1989
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Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Robin Yount wins AL MVP
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20 Nov 1990
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Sacramento Kings last NBA win on the road for over a year
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20 Nov 1990
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Thatcher fails to defeat Heseltine's bid for party leadership
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20 Nov 1990
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US 68th manned space mission STS 38 (Atlantis 7) returns from space
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20 Nov 1991
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Atlanta Braves Terry Pendleton wins NL MVP
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20 Nov 1992
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"Malcolm X" premieres
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20 Nov 1993
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Jakovlev-42 crashes into mountain at Ohrid Macedonia, 116 killed
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20 Nov 1994
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"Flying Karamzov Brothers..." opens at Helen Hayes NYC for 50 performances
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20 Nov 1994
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"Shadow Box" opens at Circle in the Square Theater NYC for 49 performances
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20 Nov 1994
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Kosmos 2294 / 2295 / 2296 launches
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20 Nov 1994
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Patti Davis weds Paul Hayeland
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20 Nov 1995
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"Racing Demon" opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater NYC for 48 performances
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20 Nov 1995
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FDA approves new therapy for use as an initial AIDS treatment, 3TC
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20 Nov 1995
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Princess Di admits she cheated on Prince Charles in a TV interview
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20 Nov 1995
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STS 74 (Atlantis 15), lands
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20 Nov 1997
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Flyers Eric Lindros tries to bite San Jose defenseman Marty McSorley
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20 Nov 1997
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Last original Florida Marlin, Jeff Conine, traded to Kansas City Royals
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20 Nov 1997
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New York Islanders lose, beginning a 10 game losing streak
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