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Todayin History - November 18 (courtesy of www.historynet.com/today-in-history):
1477- William Claxton publishes thefirst dated book printed in England. It is a translation from the French of “TheDictes and Sayings of the Philosopers” by Earl Rivers.
1626- St. Peter's Cathedral in Romeis officially dedicated.
1861- The first provisional meetingof the Confederate Congress is held in Richmond, Virginia.
1865- Mark Twain's first story"The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" is published in theNew York Saturday Press.
190- The second Hay-PauncefoteTreaty is signed. The United States is given extensive rights by Britain forbuilding and operating a canal through Central America.
1905- The Norwegian Parliamentelects Prince Charles of Denmark to be the next King of Norway. Prince Charlestakes the name Haakon VII.
1906- Anarchists bomb St. Peter'sBasilica in Rome.
1912- Cholera breaks out inConstantinople, in the Ottoman Empire.
1921- New York City considersvarying work hours to avoid long traffic jams.
1928- Mickey mouse makes his filmdebut in Steamboat Willie, the first animated talking picture.
1936- The main span of the GoldenGate Bridge in San Francisco is joined.
1939- The Irish Republican Armyexplodes three bombs in Piccadilly Circus.
1949- The U.S. Air Force groundsB-29s after two crashes and 23 deaths in three days.
1950- The Bureau of Mines disclosesits first production of oil from coal in practical amounts.
1953-Robert D Flach, the internet’s “Wandering Tax Pro”, is born in Jersey City NJ.
1968- Soviets recover the Zond 6spacecraft after a flight around the moon.
1978- Congressman Leo Ryan isannounced missing on a visit to Jonestown, Guyana.
1983- Argentina announces itsability to produce enriched uranium for nuclear weapons.
1984- The Soviet Union helps deliverAmerican wheat during the Ethiopian famine.
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