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November 18
1820
Captain Nathaniel Palmer discovered Antarctica.
1883
Standard time began in the United States.
1886
Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the
United States (1881–1885), died in New York at
56.
1928
Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat
Willie .
1976
Spain's parliament approved a bill to establish a
democracy after 37 years of dictatorship.
1978
Jim Jones, a U.S. pastor, led 914 of his followers
to their deaths at Jonestown , Guyana, by
drinking a cyanide-laced fruit drink. Cult
members who refused to swallow the drink were
shot.
2003
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that
the right to same s#x marriage was guaranteed
by the state constitution.
2004
The UN Security Council held a two-day session
in Nairobi. This was the first time it had
convened outside of New York headquarter
This Day in History: November 18 | Infoplease.com
1820
Captain Nathaniel Palmer discovered Antarctica.
1883
Standard time began in the United States.
1886
Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the
United States (1881–1885), died in New York at
56.
1928
Mickey Mouse made his debut in Steamboat
Willie .
1976
Spain's parliament approved a bill to establish a
democracy after 37 years of dictatorship.
1978
Jim Jones, a U.S. pastor, led 914 of his followers
to their deaths at Jonestown , Guyana, by
drinking a cyanide-laced fruit drink. Cult
members who refused to swallow the drink were
shot.
2003
The Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled 4-3 that
the right to same s#x marriage was guaranteed
by the state constitution.
2004
The UN Security Council held a two-day session
in Nairobi. This was the first time it had
convened outside of New York headquarter
This Day in History: November 18 | Infoplease.com
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Born on November 18
Louis Daguerre
early pioneer of photography (1789)
Ignace Paderewski
pianist, composer (1860)
Clarence S. Day
essayist (1874)
Eugene Ormandy
conductor (1899)
George Horace Gallup
originator of the Gallup poll (1901)
Alan B. Shepard
astronaut (1923)
Margaret Atwood
novelist and poet (1939)
Wilma Mankiller
former chief of the Cherokee Nation (1945)
Alan Moore
writer (1953)
Owen Wilson
actor (1968)
Chloë Sevigny
actor (1974)
November 18 Birthdays: Sir William Gilbert | Infoplease.com
Louis Daguerre
early pioneer of photography (1789)
Ignace Paderewski
pianist, composer (1860)
Clarence S. Day
essayist (1874)
Eugene Ormandy
conductor (1899)
George Horace Gallup
originator of the Gallup poll (1901)
Alan B. Shepard
astronaut (1923)
Margaret Atwood
novelist and poet (1939)
Wilma Mankiller
former chief of the Cherokee Nation (1945)
Alan Moore
writer (1953)
Owen Wilson
actor (1968)
Chloë Sevigny
actor (1974)
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November 19
1703
A masked man held prisoner in the Bastille in
Paris died. His true identity was the cause of
much intrigue, and his story became the basis of
literary works by François Voltaire and Alexandre
Dumas .
1794
John Jay and Lord Grenville signed Jay's Treaty.
1863
Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address at the
dedication of the national cemetery on the Civil
War battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa.
1977
Egyptian president Anwar Sadat became the first
Arab leader to visit Israel .
1985
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for
the first time in Geneva.
1990
Milli Vanilli's Grammy award was rescinded after
it was discovered they didn't do their own
This Day in History: November 19 | Infoplease.com
1703
A masked man held prisoner in the Bastille in
Paris died. His true identity was the cause of
much intrigue, and his story became the basis of
literary works by François Voltaire and Alexandre
Dumas .
1794
John Jay and Lord Grenville signed Jay's Treaty.
1863
Lincoln delivered his Gettysburg Address at the
dedication of the national cemetery on the Civil
War battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa.
1977
Egyptian president Anwar Sadat became the first
Arab leader to visit Israel .
1985
Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev met for
the first time in Geneva.
1990
Milli Vanilli's Grammy award was rescinded after
it was discovered they didn't do their own
This Day in History: November 19 | Infoplease.com
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Born on November 19
James A. Garfield
20th American President (1831)
Billy Sunday
evangelist (1862)
Indira Gandhi
political leader (1917)
Larry King
TV personality (1933)
Yuan T. Lee
chemist (1936)
Ted Turner
business executive (1938)
Calvin Klein
fashion designer (1942)
Eileen Collins
astronaut (1956)
Allison Janney
actor (1960)
Meg Ryan
actress (1961)
Jodie Foster
actor (1962)
November 19 Birthdays: George Clark | Infoplease.com
James A. Garfield
20th American President (1831)
Billy Sunday
evangelist (1862)
Indira Gandhi
political leader (1917)
Larry King
TV personality (1933)
Yuan T. Lee
chemist (1936)
Ted Turner
business executive (1938)
Calvin Klein
fashion designer (1942)
Eileen Collins
astronaut (1956)
Allison Janney
actor (1960)
Meg Ryan
actress (1961)
Jodie Foster
actor (1962)
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November 20
1789
New Jersey became the first state to ratify the
Bill of Rights.
1910
Francisco Madero began an armed revolt against
the president of Mexico, Porfirio Diaz.
1945
The war crimes trials of 24 German World War II
leaders began in Nuremberg , Germany.
1947
The future Queen Elizabeth II married Philip
Mountbatten , Duke of Ediburgh.
1962
President John F. Kennedy agreed to lift the
American blockade of Cuba, ending the Cuban
missile crisis.
1975
Spain's General Francisco Franco died.
2000
Peru's president Alberto Fujimori resigned.
This Day in History: November 20 | Infoplease.com
1789
New Jersey became the first state to ratify the
Bill of Rights.
1910
Francisco Madero began an armed revolt against
the president of Mexico, Porfirio Diaz.
1945
The war crimes trials of 24 German World War II
leaders began in Nuremberg , Germany.
1947
The future Queen Elizabeth II married Philip
Mountbatten , Duke of Ediburgh.
1962
President John F. Kennedy agreed to lift the
American blockade of Cuba, ending the Cuban
missile crisis.
1975
Spain's General Francisco Franco died.
2000
Peru's president Alberto Fujimori resigned.
This Day in History: November 20 | Infoplease.com
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Born on November 20
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
jurist and commissioner of baseball (1866)
Norman M. Thomas
socialist leader (1884)
Edwin Hubble
astronomer (1889)
Alexandra Danilova
ballerina, teacher (1903)
Alistair Cooke
journalist, broadcaster (1908)
Robert C Byrd
Senator (1917)
Nadine Gordimer
writer (1923)
Richard Dawson
actor (1932)
John Bolton
political figure (1948)
November 20 Birthdays: Robert F. Kennedy | Infoplease.com
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
jurist and commissioner of baseball (1866)
Norman M. Thomas
socialist leader (1884)
Edwin Hubble
astronomer (1889)
Alexandra Danilova
ballerina, teacher (1903)
Alistair Cooke
journalist, broadcaster (1908)
Robert C Byrd
Senator (1917)
Nadine Gordimer
writer (1923)
Richard Dawson
actor (1932)
John Bolton
political figure (1948)
November 20 Birthdays: Robert F. Kennedy | Infoplease.com
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November 21
1783
With the Marquis d'Arlandes, Pilâtre de Rozier
made the first free flight in a balloon , reaching a
peak altitude of about 3,000 ft and traveling
about 5 1/2 mi in 20 min.
1789
North Carolina became the 12th state.
1922
Georgia's Rebecca Felton was sworn into the
U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman U.S.
Senator.
1934
Cole Porter's musical Anything Goes opened in
New York City.
1969
For the first time since 1930, the U.S. Senate
rejected a Supreme Court nominee, Clement
Haynsworth.
1973
The 18 1/2 min gap in the Richard Nixon
Watergate tapes was revealed.
1991
Egypt's Boutros Boutros-Ghali was chosen to
become secretary-general by the UN Security
Council .
This Day in History: November 21 | Infoplease.com
1783
With the Marquis d'Arlandes, Pilâtre de Rozier
made the first free flight in a balloon , reaching a
peak altitude of about 3,000 ft and traveling
about 5 1/2 mi in 20 min.
1789
North Carolina became the 12th state.
1922
Georgia's Rebecca Felton was sworn into the
U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman U.S.
Senator.
1934
Cole Porter's musical Anything Goes opened in
New York City.
1969
For the first time since 1930, the U.S. Senate
rejected a Supreme Court nominee, Clement
Haynsworth.
1973
The 18 1/2 min gap in the Richard Nixon
Watergate tapes was revealed.
1991
Egypt's Boutros Boutros-Ghali was chosen to
become secretary-general by the UN Security
Council .
This Day in History: November 21 | Infoplease.com
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