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24 Nov 0166
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-BC- Origin of Era of Maccabees
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24 Nov 0496
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Anastasius II succeeds Gelasius I as Catholic Pope
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24 Nov 0496
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Anastasius II begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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24 Nov 0642
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Theodore I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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24 Nov 1105
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Rabbi Nathan ben Yehiel of Rome completes Talmudic dictionary
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24 Nov 1542
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Battle at Solway Moss: English beat Scottish King James
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24 Nov 1587
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Battle at Auneau: Henri de Guise wins
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24 Nov 1601
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Earl Mauritius ceases siege of De Bosch due to strict monarchy
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24 Nov 1639
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1st observation of transit of Venus occurred (only 2, record event)
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24 Nov 1642
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Abel Janzoon Tasman discovers Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania)
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24 Nov 1643
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Battle at Tuttlingen: Beiers army under General Mercy beats France
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24 Nov 1655
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English Lord Protector Cromwell bans Anglicans
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24 Nov 1688
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General strategist John Churchill meets Willem III
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24 Nov 1703
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1st Lutheran pastor ordained in America, Justus Falckner at Philadelphia
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24 Nov 1715
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Thames River freezes
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24 Nov 1759
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Destructive eruption of Vesuvius
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24 Nov 1832
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South Carolina passes Ordinance of Nullification
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24 Nov 1835
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Texas Rangers, mounted police force authorized by Texas Provisional Government
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24 Nov 1859
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Charles Darwin publishes "On the Origin of Species"
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24 Nov 1863
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Battle of Chattanooga, Columbia and Lookout Mt begins in Tennessee
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24 Nov 1863
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Civil War battle for Lookout Mountain began in Tennessee
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24 Nov 1871
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National Rifle Association organized (NYC)
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24 Nov 1874
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Joseph F Glidden patents barbed wire
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24 Nov 1880
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Southern University forms
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24 Nov 1880
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Southern University established
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24 Nov 1896
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1st US absentee voting law enacted by Vermont
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24 Nov 1897
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Canadian Intercollegiate Rugby Football Union forms in Kingston
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24 Nov 1903
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Clyde Coleman of NYC patents automobile electric starter
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24 Nov 1905
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Moshav Hertzlia forms in Israel
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24 Nov 1914
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Dutch Overseas Trustmaatschappij (NOT) forms
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24 Nov 1915
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Serbian leader flees to Albania
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24 Nov 1922
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Italian parliament gives Mussolini dictatorial powers "for 1 year"
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24 Nov 1925
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1st radio-broadcast of Dutch KRO (Catholic Radio Broadcast)
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24 Nov 1926
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KVI-AM in Seattle Washington begins radio transmissions
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24 Nov 1930
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1st woman pilot on a transcontinental air flight Miss Ruth Nichols (Mineola, New York to California), in a Lockheed-Vega, took 7 days
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24 Nov 1934
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CFL Grey Cup: Sarnia beats Regina, 20-12 at Toronto
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24 Nov 1935
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King George II returns to Greece after 12 years
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24 Nov 1936
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Pacifist / anti fascist writer Carl Von Ossietzky sent to concentration camp, award Nobel Peace Prize
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24 Nov 1938
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National Semi-Pro Basketball Congress authorizes yellow basketball
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24 Nov 1941
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"Life Certificates" issued to some Jews of Vilna, rest exterminated
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24 Nov 1941
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Indian infantry attacks German tanks at Sidi Omar
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24 Nov 1941
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US troops land on Suriname to protect bauxite mine
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24 Nov 1942
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Field Marshal Erich von Manstein arrives in Starobelsk
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24 Nov 1942
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French collaborator Earl De Brinon establishes "African Falanx"
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24 Nov 1944
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US bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo
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24 Nov 1947
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Un-American Activities Committee finds "Hollywood 10" in contempt because of their refusal to reveal whether they were communists
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24 Nov 1947
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John Steinbeck's novel "The Pearl" published
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24 Nov 1948
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Ireland votes for independence from the UK
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24 Nov 1948
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WAVE TV channel 3 in Louisville, KY (NBC) begins broadcasting
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24 Nov 1949
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Syracuse Nationals beat Anderson Packers, 125-123 in 5 OTs
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24 Nov 1949
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Britain nationalizes its steel & iron industry
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24 Nov 1950
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"Guys & Dolls" opens at 46th St. Theater NYC for 1200 performances
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24 Nov 1950
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UN troops begin an assault intending to end Korean War by Christmas
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24 Nov 1950
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US infantry division conquerors Chonju Korea
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24 Nov 1951
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"17" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 180 performances
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24 Nov 1951
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"Music in the Air" closes at Ziegfeld Theater NYC after 56 performances
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24 Nov 1951
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39th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 21-14
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24 Nov 1951
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British auto manufacturers Austin / Moris Motors merge
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24 Nov 1952
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Agatha Christie's "The Mousetrap" opens in London
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24 Nov 1953
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Dodgers sign Walter Alston to a 1-year pact as manager for 1954
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24 Nov 1954
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Air Force One, 1st US Presidential airplane, christened
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24 Nov 1954
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France sends 20,000 soldiers to Algeria
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24 Nov 1954
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1st US Presidential airplane christened
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24 Nov 1956
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"Pajama Game" closes at St. James Theater NYC after 1063 performances
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24 Nov 1956
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44th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Montreal Alouettes, 50-27
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24 Nov 1958
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Mali becomes an autonomous state within French Community
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24 Nov 1960
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Wilt Chamberlain pulls down 55 rebounds in a game (NBA record)
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24 Nov 1962
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Last of Dutch militia leave New-Guinea
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24 Nov 1963
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1st live murder on TV-Jack Ruby shoots Lee Harvey Oswald
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24 Nov 1964
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30th Heisman Trophy Award: John Huarte, Notre Dame (QB)
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24 Nov 1964
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For 1st time since 1800, residents of Washington DC permitted to vote
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24 Nov 1964
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Rebellion ends in Zaire
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24 Nov 1965
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Marshal Mobutu Sese Seko Kuku Ngbendu, becomes President of Zaire
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24 Nov 1966
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1st TV station in Congo, Kinshasa (Zaire)
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24 Nov 1966
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The Beatles began recording sessions for "Sgt Pepper"
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24 Nov 1966
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400 die of respiratory failure & heart attack in killer NYC smog
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24 Nov 1968
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Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Louise Suggs Golf Invitational
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24 Nov 1969
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Lt William L Calley, charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial
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24 Nov 1969
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West German President Heinemann visits Netherlands
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24 Nov 1969
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Apollo 12 returns to Earth
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24 Nov 1970
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36th Heisman Trophy Award: Jim Plunkett, Stanford (QB)
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24 Nov 1970
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Stanford's QB Jim Plunkett wins Heisman Trophy
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24 Nov 1971
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Braves catcher-infielder Earl Williams, wins NL Rookie of Year
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24 Nov 1971
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Dan "DB" Cooper parachutes from a Northwest AL 727 with $200,000
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24 Nov 1971
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Prison rebellion at Rahway State Prison, New Jersey
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24 Nov 1973
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Miss Teenage America Pageant
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24 Nov 1974
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2 truck hijackers freed (3 / 3 / 1974)
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24 Nov 1974
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62nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal Alouettes defeats Edmonton Eskimos, 20-7
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24 Nov 1974
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Gerald Ford and Leonid Brezhnev signs SALT-2-treaty
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24 Nov 1974
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Jane Blalock wins LPGA Lady Errol Golf Classic
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24 Nov 1975
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"Boccaccio" opens at Edison Theater NYC for 7 performances
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24 Nov 1976
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Reds Joe Morgan wins his 2nd straight NL MVP Award
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24 Nov 1976
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NBA Atlanta Hawks end a 28 game road losing streak
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24 Nov 1977
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Miami Bob Greise passes for 6 touchdowns vs St Louis (55-14)
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24 Nov 1979
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US admits troops in Vietnam were exposed to the toxic Agent Orange
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24 Nov 1979
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Kings' Charley Simmer fails on 8th penalty shot against Islanders
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24 Nov 1980
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Ronald Reagan Jr marries Doria Palmieri
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24 Nov 1981
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1st air-launched cruise missile tested
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24 Nov 1982
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Orioles Cal Ripken is named AL Rookie of Year
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24 Nov 1982
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Yasuhiro Nakasone succeeds Zenko Suzuki as Premier of Japan
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24 Nov 1983
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PLO exchanges 6 Israeli prisoners for 4,500 Palestinians & Lebanese
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24 Nov 1985
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73rd CFL Grey Cup: BC Lions defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 37-24
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24 Nov 1985
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Egyptian commandos storm captured Boeing in Malta, 60 killed
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24 Nov 1986
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"Smile" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC for 48 performances
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24 Nov 1986
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Cards reliever Todd Worrell wins NL Rookie of Year
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24 Nov 1986
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Wrestler John Tatum charged with possession of marijuana
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24 Nov 1987
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Li Peng succeeds Premier Zhao Ziyang in China PR
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24 Nov 1989
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Elias Hrawi elected President of Lebanon
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24 Nov 1989
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Communist Party resigns in Czechoslovakia
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24 Nov 1991
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79th CFL Grey Cup: Toronto Argonauts defeats Calgary Stampeders, 36-21
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24 Nov 1991
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After going 12-0, Washington Redskins lose to Dallas 24-21
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24 Nov 1991
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Monica Seles, sets female tennis record winning $2,457,758 in a year
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24 Nov 1991
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Rachmon Nabijev elected President of Tadzjikistan
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24 Nov 1991
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US 75th manned space mission "STS 44" Atlantis 10 launched
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24 Nov 1991
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1st international flight from Long Island's MacArthur Airport (to Mexico)
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24 Nov 1992
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Boeing 734 crashes into mountain in China, kills 141
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24 Nov 1992
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Chinese air crash kills 141
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24 Nov 1993
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Brady bill passes establishing 5-day waiting period for handgun sales
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24 Nov 1993
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End of world, according to Ukrainian Sect of the White Brotherhood
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24 Nov 1995
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Ireland votes to end 70-year-old ban on divorce (50.28% to 49.72%)
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24 Nov 1996
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"Juan Darien - A Carnival Mass, " opens at Vivian Beaumont Theater, New York City
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24 Nov 1996
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CFL Grey Cup: Toronto beats Edmonton, 43-37 at Hamilton
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24 Nov 1996
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Rookie Karrie Webb wins LPGA Tour Championship
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24 Nov 1997
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"Street Corner Symphony, " opens at Brooks Atkinson NYC for 79 performances
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