johnnybluenose
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November 17th
* 1492 - During his second journey of exploration in the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus lands on the southern coast of an island named Borinquen, which he renamed San Juan and is now known as Puerto Rico.
* 1558 - Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England.
* 1771 - Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba, composed by Wolfgang Mozart, age 15.
* 1800 - The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C.
* 1827 - The Delta Phi fraternity, America's oldest continuous social fraternity, is founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York.
* 1869 - In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated in an elaborate ceremony.
* 1871 - The National Rifle Association is granted a charter by the state of New York.
* 1903 - The Russian Social Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups; the Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").
* 1911 - The Omega Psi Phi fraternity, the first African-American fraternity at a historically black college or university, is founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
* 1919 - King George V of the United Kingdom proclaims Armistice Day (later Remembrance Day). The idea was first suggested by Edward George Honey.
* 1933 - United States recognizes Soviet Union.
* 1939 - Nine Czech students are "executed" (murdered by the Nazis) as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. In addition, all Czech universities are shut down and over 1200 Czech students sent to concentration camps.
* 1947 - The U.S. Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
* 1950 - Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is enthroned as the leader of Tibet at the age of fifteen.
* 1967 - Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports he was given on November 13, US President Lyndon B. Johnson tells his nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."
* 1970 - Luna program: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and was released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.
* 1970 - Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse.
* 1973 - Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, US President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook".
* 1989 - Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29).
* 1990 - Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan becomes active again and erupts.
* 2004 - Kmart Corp. announces it is buying Sears, Roebuck and Co. for $11 billion USD and naming the newly merged company Sears Holdings Corporation.
* 2005 - Italy's national anthem, Il Canto degli Italiani, becomes official for the first time, almost 60 years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the republic.
* 2006 - Official naming of element 111, Roentgenium (Rg).
Birthdays
# 1755 - Louis XVIII of France (d. 1824)
1877 - Frank Calder, the first NHL President (d. 1943)
1938 - Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer
1942 - Martin Scorsese, American film director
1944 - Danny DeVito, American actor
1944 - Lorne Michaels, Canadian producer
1951 - Dean Paul Martin, American singer and actor (d. 1987)
1951 - Butch Davis, American football coach
1960 - RuPaul, American drag entertainer
1966 - Sophie Marceau, French actress
1966 - Daisy Fuentes, Cuban model and actress
1966 - Richard Fortus, American guitarist (Guns N' Roses)
1973 - Bernd Schneider, German footballer
1974 - Leslie Bibb, American actress
1978 - Reggie Wayne, American football player
1978 - Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress
1978 - Reggie Wayne, American football player
1986 - Nani, Portuguese footballer
* 1492 - During his second journey of exploration in the Western Hemisphere, Christopher Columbus lands on the southern coast of an island named Borinquen, which he renamed San Juan and is now known as Puerto Rico.
* 1558 - Elizabethan era begins: Queen Mary I of England dies and is succeeded by her half-sister Elizabeth I of England.
* 1771 - Premiere in Milan of the opera Ascanio in Alba, composed by Wolfgang Mozart, age 15.
* 1800 - The United States Congress holds its first session in Washington, D.C.
* 1827 - The Delta Phi fraternity, America's oldest continuous social fraternity, is founded at Union College in Schenectady, New York.
* 1869 - In Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated in an elaborate ceremony.
* 1871 - The National Rifle Association is granted a charter by the state of New York.
* 1903 - The Russian Social Democratic Labor Party splits into two groups; the Bolsheviks (Russian for "majority") and Mensheviks (Russian for "minority").
* 1911 - The Omega Psi Phi fraternity, the first African-American fraternity at a historically black college or university, is founded at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
* 1919 - King George V of the United Kingdom proclaims Armistice Day (later Remembrance Day). The idea was first suggested by Edward George Honey.
* 1933 - United States recognizes Soviet Union.
* 1939 - Nine Czech students are "executed" (murdered by the Nazis) as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. In addition, all Czech universities are shut down and over 1200 Czech students sent to concentration camps.
* 1947 - The U.S. Screen Actors Guild implements an anti-Communist loyalty oath.
* 1950 - Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, is enthroned as the leader of Tibet at the age of fifteen.
* 1967 - Vietnam War: Acting on optimistic reports he was given on November 13, US President Lyndon B. Johnson tells his nation that, while much remained to be done, "We are inflicting greater losses than we're taking...We are making progress."
* 1970 - Luna program: The Soviet Union lands Lunokhod 1 on Mare Imbrium (Sea of Rains) on the Moon. This is the first roving remote-controlled robot to land on another world and was released by the orbiting Luna 17 spacecraft.
* 1970 - Douglas Engelbart receives the patent for the first computer mouse.
* 1973 - Watergate scandal: In Orlando, Florida, US President Richard Nixon tells 400 Associated Press managing editors "I am not a crook".
* 1989 - Cold War: Velvet Revolution begins: In Czechoslovakia, a student demonstration in Prague is quelled by riot police. This sparks an uprising aimed at overthrowing the communist government (it succeeds on December 29).
* 1990 - Fugendake, part of the Mount Unzen volcanic complex, Nagasaki prefecture, Japan becomes active again and erupts.
* 2004 - Kmart Corp. announces it is buying Sears, Roebuck and Co. for $11 billion USD and naming the newly merged company Sears Holdings Corporation.
* 2005 - Italy's national anthem, Il Canto degli Italiani, becomes official for the first time, almost 60 years after it was provisionally chosen following the birth of the republic.
* 2006 - Official naming of element 111, Roentgenium (Rg).
Birthdays
# 1755 - Louis XVIII of France (d. 1824)
1877 - Frank Calder, the first NHL President (d. 1943)
1938 - Gordon Lightfoot, Canadian singer
1942 - Martin Scorsese, American film director
1944 - Danny DeVito, American actor
1944 - Lorne Michaels, Canadian producer
1951 - Dean Paul Martin, American singer and actor (d. 1987)
1951 - Butch Davis, American football coach
1960 - RuPaul, American drag entertainer
1966 - Sophie Marceau, French actress
1966 - Daisy Fuentes, Cuban model and actress
1966 - Richard Fortus, American guitarist (Guns N' Roses)
1973 - Bernd Schneider, German footballer
1974 - Leslie Bibb, American actress
1978 - Reggie Wayne, American football player
1978 - Rachel McAdams, Canadian actress
1978 - Reggie Wayne, American football player
1986 - Nani, Portuguese footballer
