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November 15, 2006 Al Jazeera launches Al Jazeera English November 15, 1999 Next transit of Mercury visible in North America November 15, 1997 19th ACE Cable Awards: HBO wins 32 awards November 15, 1997 William Shatner (66) weds Norine Kidd November 15, 1996 "Into the Whirlwind" opens at Lunt-Fontanne Theater New York City for 2 performances November 15, 1995 "Master Class" opens at Golden Theater New York City for 601 performances November 15, 1995 Space shuttle Atlantis docks with orbiting Russian space station Mir November 15, 1994 "Glass Menagerie" opens at Criterion Theater New York City for 57 performances November 15, 1994 6.7-8.1 earthquake strikes Philippines, killing 45 November 15, 1994 Helmut Kohl elected German chancellor (341-340 votes) November 15, 1994 Nepal Communist party Dutch Communist Party-UML wins election November 15, 1993 Howard Stern radio show premieres in Myrtle Beach South Carolina on WYAV 104.1 FM November 15, 1992 Cuban Ilyushin IL-18 flight to Puerto Plata crashes, 34 die November 15, 1992 Praveen Amre scores century on Test Cricket debut (103 vs. SA, Durban) November 15, 1991 Dow Jones avg drops 120.31 points (5th largest dive) November 15, 1991 Ricky Pierce (Seattle) begins NBA free throw streak of 75 game November 15, 1990 President Bush signs Clear Air Act of 1990 November 15, 1990 Producers confirm that Milli Vanilla didn't sing on their album November 15, 1990 U.S. 68th manned space mission STS 38 (Atlantis 7) launches into orbit November 15, 1989 "Few Good Men" opens at Music Box Theater New York City for 497 performances November 15, 1989 Aaron Sorkin's "Few Good Men," premieres in New York City November 15, 1989 Bret Saberhagen wins AL Cy Young Award November 15, 1989 France performs nuclear test at Muruora Island November 15, 1989 Test Cricket debut of Waqar Younis and Sachin Tendulkar at Karachi November 15, 1989 Walter Davis (Denver) begins NBA free throw streak of 53 games November 15, 1988 91 m radio telescope dish at Green Bank, WV collapses November 15, 1988 Dodgers outfielder Kirk Gibson wins NL MVP Award November 15, 1988 PLO proclaims State of Palestine, recognizes Israeli existence November 15, 1988 Soviet space shuttle makes unmanned maiden flight (2 orbits) November 15, 1987 28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9, die in crash at Denver November 15, 1987 Carla Beurskens runs Dutch female record marathon (2:26:34) November 15, 1987 Leile McBridge (Denver), crowned Miss Black America November 15, 1987 New York Giant Raul Allegre kicks 2, 50 or more yard field goals in a game November 15, 1987 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. November 15, 1986 2nd time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay (Sam Knison hosts) November 15, 1983 75th hat trick in Islander history-Mike Bossy November 15, 1983 Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus proclaimed November 15, 1982 Funeral services held in Moscow's Red Square for Leonid I Brezhnev November 15, 1981 "Camelot" opens at Winter Garden Theater New York City for 48 performances November 15, 1980 Pope John Paul II began 5 day visit to West Germany, November 15, 1979 ABC-TV announces it would broadcast nightly specials on Iran hostage November 15, 1979 Brit government identifies Sir Anthony Blunt as 4th man in Soviet spy ring November 15, 1978 183 die as Icelandic Airlines DC-8 crashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka November 15, 1978 Harold Pinter's "Betrayal," premieres in London November 15, 1978 Pirates outfielder Dave Parker wins NL MVP November 15, 1977 President Jimmy Carter welcomes Shah of Iran November 15, 1976 Syrian army conquerors Beirut November 15, 1975 Miss Teenage America Pageant November 15, 1974 Ringo releases "Goodnight Vienna" and "Only You" in UK November 15, 1973 Egypt and Israel exchange prisoners of war November 15, 1972 Circle-in the-Square Theater opens at 1633 Broadway New York City November 15, 1972 Small Astronomy Satellite Explorer 48 launched to study gamma rays November 15, 1972 White Sox Dick Allen wins AL MVP November 15, 1971 Intel advertises 4004-processor November 15, 1969 1st Jackson Five record to enter top 100 (I Want You Back) November 15, 1969 1st commercial ad on English TV: Birds-Eye Peas on ATV (Midland) November 15, 1969 250,000 peacefully demonstrate in Washington D.C. against Vietnam War November 15, 1969 Janis Joplin, accused of vulgar and indicent language in Tampa, Fla November 15, 1969 Wendy's Hamburgers opens November 15, 1968 1st date in controversial Jim Bouton baseball diary "Ball Four" November 15, 1967 Boston's Carl Yastrzemski wins AL MVP November 15, 1967 Michael Adams in X-15 reaches 80 km November 15, 1967 WLTV TV channel 23 in Miami, Florida (IND) begins broadcasting November 15, 1966 Gemini XII (Lovell/Aldrin) returns to Earth November 15, 1965 Craig Breedlove sets land speed record (600.601 mph-966.57 kph) November 15, 1964 Ajax soccer star Johan Cruijff debuts against GVAV November 15, 1964 KBYU TV channel 11 in Provo, UT (PBS) begins broadcasting November 15, 1964 Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA San Antonio Civitan Golf Open November 15, 1964 Mickey Wright shoots a 62, lowest golf score for a woman pro November 15, 1964 Sudan Premier Ibrahim Abbud resigns November 15, 1962 Don Drysdale wins Cy Young Award November 15, 1961 Comet C/1961 T1 (Seki) approaches within 0.1019 AUs of Earth November 15, 1961 Roger Maris is voted AL MVP November 15, 1961 U.N. bans nuclear arms November 15, 1960 Elgin Baylor of NBA Los Angeles Lakers scores 71 points vs New York Knicks November 15, 1960 USS George Washington, 1st sub with nuclear ballistic missiles, launched November 15, 1959 Cleveland Browns' halfback Bobby Mitchell sets club record for longest run from scrimmage (90-yards), beat Washington 31-17 November 15, 1957 U.S. sentences Soviet spy Rudolf Ivanovich Abel to 30 years and $3,000 November 15, 1956 "Li'l Abner" opens at St. James Theater New York City for 693 performances November 15, 1956 Elvis Presley's 1st film "Love Me Tender," premieres in New York City November 15, 1955 Poland and Yugoslavia sign trade agreement November 15, 1954 1st regularly scheduled commercial flights over North Pole begins November 15, 1953 WIBW TV channel 13 in Topeka, KS (CBS/ABC) begins broadcasting November 15, 1953 WRBL TV channel 3 in Columbus, Georgia (CBS) begins broadcasting November 15, 1951 Cricket 1st-class debut of Hanif Mohammad, Pak XI vs. MCC, Lahore November 15, 1951 New York Yankee Gil McDougald wins AL Rookie of Year November 15, 1950 Arthur Dorrington is 1st black man in organized hockey (Atl City Seagulls of Eastern Amateur Hockey League November 15, 1949 KRON TV channel 4 in San Francisco, California (NBC) begins broadcasting November 15, 1949 WSAZ TV channel 3 in Huntington-Charleston, NV (NBC) 1st broadcast November 15, 1948 William Lyon Mackenzie King retires as PM of Canada November 15, 1947 Bradman scores his 100th 100, 172 vs. Indians at the SCG November 15, 1947 Soccer team GVVV forms in Veenendaal November 15, 1946 Joseph McCarthy's HUAC interrogates astronomer Harlow Shapley November 15, 1946 Ted Williams is picked as AL MVP November 15, 1945 The rules are revised for election of modern players to the Hall of November 15, 1944 Surprise attack on office of Nethche Bank November 15, 1941 Cow Palace opens in San Francisco November 15, 1941 Yugoslav government in exile names Draza Mihailovic premier November 15, 1940 1st 75,000 men called to armed forces duty during peacetime November 15, 1940 1st black to sign hockey contract-Arthur Dorrington and AC Seagulls November 15, 1940 New York Midtown tunnel linking Manhattan and Queens opens to traffic November 15, 1939 Anti-German demonstrations in Czechoslovakia November 15, 1939 Franklin D. Roosevelt lays cornerstone of Jefferson Memorial in Washington D.C. November 15, 1939 Nazis begin mass murder of Warsaw Jews November 15, 1939 Social Security Administration approves 1st unemployment check November 15, 1938 1st telecast of an unscheduled event (fire), W2XBT, New York November 15, 1938 Farewell Parade of International Brigades in Barcelona November 15, 1937 1st congressional session in air-conditioned chambers November 15, 1936 Nazi-Germany and Japan sign Anti-Komintern pact November 15, 1935 Commonwealth of Philippines inaugurated November 15, 1934 Nobel for chemistry awarded to Harold C. Urey (deuterium) November 15, 1932 Walt Disney Art School created November 15, 1926 1st formal radio network, RCA takes over AT&T 25 station Network (NBC) November 15, 1926 AT&T sells WEAF radio to RCA (New York City) November 15, 1924 Dutch Christian Radio Society (NCRV) forms November 15, 1922 British Conservative wins election/Labour 2nd party November 15, 1921 KYW-AM in Philadelphia Pennsylvania begins radio transmissions November 15, 1920 Ernst Toller's "Massen und Menschen," premieres in Neurenberg November 15, 1920 Free City of Danzig forms under League of Nations protection November 15, 1920 League of Nations holds 1st meeting, in Geneva November 15, 1919 Senate 1st invokes cloture to end a filibuster (Versailles Treaty) November 15, 1914 Ital socialist Benito Mussolini founds newspaper Il populo d'italia November 15, 1911 Proclamation sets designs for Canadian $5 and $10 gold coins November 15, 1904 King C Gillette patents Gillette razor blade November 15, 1903 Eugen d'Alberts opera "Tiefland," premieres in Prague November 15, 1902 Leopold II, King of Belgium almost assassinated by Italian anarchist November 15, 1901 James J. Jeffries TKOs Gus Ruhlin in 6 for heavyweight boxing title November 15, 1899 Morning Post reporter Winston Churchill and wife captured in Natal November 15, 1889 Dom Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil, deposed; republic proclaimed November 15, 1887 British SS Wah Yeung catches fire on Canton River off Hong Kong November 15, 1884 Colonization of Africa orgainized at International conference in Berlin November 15, 1882 British HMS Flirt destroys village of Asaba Niger November 15, 1881 American Federation of Labor (AFL) founded (Pittsburgh) November 15, 1870 Bathe becomes member of Noordduitse Union November 15, 1869 Free postal delivery formally inaugurated November 15, 1864 1st U.S. mines school opens in basement of Columbia University, New York November 15, 1864 Union Major General Sherman burns Atlanta November 15, 1849 1st U.S. poultry show opens in Boston November 15, 1845 Opera "Maritana" is produced (London) November 15, 1837 Isaac Pitman introduces his steno system November 15, 1835 HMS Beagle/Charles Darwin reaches Tahiti November 15, 1832 Felix Mendelssohn's "Reformation," premieres November 15, 1827 Creek-indians lose all their property in US November 15, 1826 Dutch Business Me gets monopoly on opium trade in Java/Madura November 15, 1824 Series of fires kills 10 (Edinburgh Scotland) November 15, 1813 Allied troops occupies Groningen November 15, 1813 Tax revolt in Amsterdam November 15, 1806 1st U.S. college magazine, Yale Literary Government, publishes 1st issue November 15, 1806 Explorer Zebulon Pike sights Pikes Peak (Colorado) November 15, 1791 1st Catholic college in U.S., Georgetown, opens November 15, 1777 Articles of Confederation adopted by Continental Congress November 15, 1763 Charles Mason and Jeremiah Dixon begin surveying Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland November 15, 1727 New York General assembly permits Jews to omit phrase "upon the faith of a Christian" from abjuration oath November 15, 1715 Barrier Treaty, Austria cedes area to Netherlands November 15, 1688 Prince Willem III's army lands at Torbay England November 15, 1679 English house of Commons accept Exclusion Bill November 15, 1660 1st kosher butcher (Asser Levy) licensed in New York City (New Amsterdam) November 15, 1583 Gelders Earl Willem of the Bergh flees November 15, 1577 Sir Francis Drake aboard Pelican travels from Chile to Washington November 15, 1533 Francisco Pizarro arrives at Cuzco November 15, 1532 Pope Clemens VII tells Henry VIII to end relationship with Anna Boleyn November 15, 1527 Treaty of Beautiful garden (emperor-ecclesiastical goods) November 15, 1492 Christopher Columbus notes 1st recorded reference to tobacco November 15, 1492 In Spain, 6 Jews and 5 Conversos are accused of using black magic November 15, 1491 6 Jews and 5 Conversos accused of killing Christians in La Guardia Spain November 15, 1491 Anna van Bretagne becomes devoted to end "la guerre folle" November 15, 1348 Rudolph of Oron claims Jews have confessed to poisoning wells November 15, 1316 Jan I becomes king of France, dies 4 days later November 15, 1315 Battle at Morgarten: Swiss beat duke Leopold I of Austrian |