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November 18, 2004 Clinton Library opens in Little Rock Arkansas, containing 2 million photographs and 80 million documents November 18, 1997 Arizona Diamondbacks and Tampa Bay Devil Rays expansion draft November 18, 1997 FBI says no evidence of foul play in 1996 TWA 800 crash November 18, 1997 Mavericks' A C Green ties Randy Smith's NBA record of 906 cons games November 18, 1997 Rare black pearl necklace auctioned for record $902,000 November 18, 1997 Willem de Kooning painting, "Two Standing Women," sold for $4,182,500 November 18, 1996 Eappens hire Louise Woodward as nanny, later she's charged with murder November 18, 1995 Jacqueline Aguilera Marcano, 19, of Venezuela, crowned 45th Miss World November 18, 1995 Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Michelle Mullen November 18, 1994 "Star Trek VII - Generations," premieres November 18, 1993 27 killed at prison in Morazan, El Salvador November 18, 1993 Black and white leaders in South Africa approve new democratic constitution November 18, 1993 NAFTA passes House of Representatives November 18, 1993 North-Siberia record cold for November (-55 degrees C) November 18, 1993 Pearl Jam lead singer Eddie Vedder arrested for public drunkiness November 18, 1993 WWF boss Vince McMahon charged with steroid distribution November 18, 1992 "Malcolm X" with Denzel Washington premieres in US November 18, 1992 Howard Stern Radio Show premieres in Las Vegas NV on KXTE 107.5 FM November 18, 1991 France deports Marlon's daughter Cheyenne Brando to Tahiti November 18, 1991 Moslem Shites release hostages Terry Waite and Thomas Sutherland November 18, 1991 Auburn men's basketball team was placed on 2 yr probation for recruiting violations and is not eligble for post-season play in 1991-92 November 18, 1990 "Fiddler on the Roof" opens at Gershwin Theater New York City for 241 performances November 18, 1990 1st Solheim Cup: U.S. beats Europe 11 -4 at Lake Nona CC FLA November 18, 1990 NFL New York Giants beat Det Lions 20-0, to run 1990 record to 10-0 November 18, 1990 Saddam offers to free an estimated 2,000 men held in Kuwait November 18, 1989 Penn is 1st to restrict abortions after Supreme Court gave states the right to do so November 18, 1987 31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station November 18, 1987 Congressional committee reports on Iran-Contra affair November 18, 1987 Cubs Andre Dawson is 1st from last-place club ever to win an MVP November 18, 1986 Roger Clemens wins AL MVP November 18, 1985 Dwight Gooden (NL) and Bret Saberhagen (AL) win Cy Young November 18, 1985 Enterprise (OV-101) flies from Kennedy Space Center to Dulles Airport November 18, 1985 Howard Stern radio show returns to New York City (WXRK 92.3 FM-afternoons) November 18, 1985 Paul McCartney releases "Spies Like Us" November 18, 1984 "3 Musketeers" closes at Broadway Theater New York City after 9 performances November 18, 1984 72nd CFL Grey Cup: Win Blue Bombers defeats Hamilton Tiger-Cats, 47-17 November 18, 1984 Browns set team records for most sacks (11) November 18, 1984 Flyers' Ron Sutter fails on 11th penalty shot against Islanders November 18, 1984 New Jersey Devils shutout New York Rangers 6-0 November 18, 1982 Mariasela Alvarez of Dominican Republic, crowned 32nd Miss World November 18, 1981 Phillies 3rd baseman Mike Schmidt wins his 2nd consecutive NL MVP November 18, 1980 "Heaven's Gate" premieres November 18, 1980 Despite missing 45 games, George Brett wins AL MVP November 18, 1980 Honduras and El Salvador signs peace (after "soccer war" 1969) November 18, 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini charges U.S. ambassador/embassy espionage November 18, 1978 Great Britain performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 18, 1976 Spain's parliament establishes democracy after 37 years of dictatorship November 18, 1976 Yanks sign free agent Don Gullett November 18, 1975 Black-Panther leader Eldridge Cleaver returns to U.S. November 18, 1975 Calvin Murphy (Houston) ends NBA free throw streak of 58 games November 18, 1973 Greek regime calls emergency crisis due to mass protests November 18, 1971 China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC November 18, 1970 Joe Frazier KOs Bob Foster in 2 for heavyweight boxing title November 18, 1970 Johnny Bench wins NL MVP November 18, 1970 Linus Pauling declares large doses of Vitamin C could ward off colds November 18, 1970 Netherlands and Albania form diplomatic relations November 18, 1970 Russia lands self propelled rover on Moon November 18, 1968 Milt coup in Mali, President Keita ousted November 18, 1967 British government devalues pounds from U.S. equivalent of $2.80 to $2.40 November 18, 1966 Sandy Koufax announces his retirement, due to arthritic left elbow November 18, 1966 U.S. RC bishops ends rules against eating meat on Fridays November 18, 1966 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 18, 1965 Twins SS Zoilo Versalles is named AL MVP November 18, 1964 Baltimore Oriole Brooks Robinson wins AL MVP November 18, 1964 J. Edgar Hoover describes Martin Luther King as "most notorious liar" November 18, 1963 Bell Telephone introduces push button telephone November 18, 1963 England's Dartford-Purfleet tunnel under Thames opens November 18, 1963 King Hassan II opens 1st parliament in Morocco) November 18, 1961 "Gay Life" opens at Shubert Theater New York City for 113 performances November 18, 1961 "Kwamina" closes at 54th St. Theater New York City after 32 performances November 18, 1961 John F. Kennedy sends 18,000 military advisors to South Vietnam November 18, 1961 U.S. Ranger 2 launched to Moon; failed November 18, 1960 Charlie Finley, makes a bid to purchase expansion LA Angels November 18, 1960 Copyright office issues its 10 millionth registration November 18, 1959 Washington Senator Bob Allison wins AL Rookie of Year November 18, 1958 1st true reservoir in Jerusalem opens November 18, 1958 Indians minority stockholders sell their stock to William Delay November 18, 1957 Tunisia refuses Russian weapons November 18, 1956 Morocco gains independence November 18, 1955 Bell X-2 rocket plane taken up for 1st powered flight November 18, 1954 Yanks trade Woodling, Byrd, McDonald, Triandos, Miranada and Smith to Orioles for Turley, Larsen and Hunter as part of an 18 player deal November 18, 1953 Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) accept female suffrage November 18, 1951 "See it Now" premieres on TV November 18, 1951 British troops occupies Ismailiya Egypt November 18, 1951 Former Cubs 1st baseman and future TV star of Rifleman Chuck Connors is 1st player to oppose the major league draft November 18, 1950 South Korea President Syngman Rhee forced to end mass executions November 18, 1949 NL batting leader (.342) Jackie Robinson wins NL MVP November 18, 1945 Arnold Schonberg's Prelude for orch and mixed choir, premieres November 18, 1943 1st U.S. ambassador to Canada, Ray Atherton, nominated November 18, 1943 444 British bombers attack Berlin November 18, 1943 U-211 sinks in Atlantic Ocean November 18, 1942 Thornton Wilders "Skin of our Teeth," premieres in New York City November 18, 1941 British troops open attack on Tobruk, North-Africa November 18, 1941 Jerome Chodorov/Joseph Fields' "Junior Miss," premieres in New York City November 18, 1941 Mussolini's forces leave Abyssinia/Ethiopia November 18, 1940 George Matesky Mad Bomber's 1st time-bomb November 18, 1939 Netherlands KNSM passenger ship Simon Bolivar hits German mine, 86 die November 18, 1936 Germany and Italy recognized Spanish government of Francisco Franco November 18, 1936 Main span of Golden Gate Bridge joined November 18, 1932 "Flowers and Trees" receives 1st Academy Award for a cartoon November 18, 1932 1st tie for Best Actor Academy Award Wallace Beery and Fredric March November 18, 1930 Musical "Smiles" with Bob Hope/Fred Astaire premieres in New York City November 18, 1930 Sjostakovitch' opera "The Nose," premiers in Lenningrad November 18, 1929 Dr. Vladimir K Zworykin demonstrates "kinescope" November 18, 1929 Large quake in Atlantic breaks Transatlantic cable in 28 places November 18, 1929 Stalin routes troops to Manchuria November 18, 1928 Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse debuts in New York in "Steamboat Willie" November 18, 1926 Pope Pius XI encyclical On persecution of Church in Mexico November 18, 1922 Turkish National Assembly nominates Abdul Medjid kalief November 18, 1920 Apollo Theater (Academy, Bryant) opens at 221 W 42nd St. New York City November 18, 1919 H Tierney and J McCarthy's musical "Irene," premieres in New York City November 18, 1918 Brussels free Stofnar November 18, 1918 Latvia declares independence from Russia November 18, 1916 Gen Douglas Haig finally calls off 1st Battle of the Somme in Europe November 18, 1913 Lincoln Deachey performs 1st airplane loop-the-loop (San Diego) November 18, 1912 Albania declares independence from Turkey November 18, 1911 Britain's 1st seaplane flies November 18, 1911 Opera "Lobetanz" 1st American performance November 18, 1909 U.S. invades Nicaragua, later overthrows President Zelaya November 18, 1906 Langdon Mitchells "New York Idea," premieres in New York City November 18, 1905 George Bernard Shaws "Major Barbara," premieres in London November 18, 1905 Prince Carl of Denmark becomes King Haakon VII of Norway November 18, 1903 Hay-Bunau-Varilla Treaty gives U.S. exclusive canal rights in Panama November 18, 1902 Bkln toymaker Morris Michton names teddy bear after Teddy Roosevelt November 18, 1899 Trumper scores 208 in 185 mins (1 five 25 fours) NSW vs. Qld November 18, 1894 1st newspaper Sunday color comic section published (New York World) November 18, 1894 1st comic strip "Origin of a New Species," by Richard Outcault November 18, 1893 Pope Leo XIII publishes encyclical Providentissimus Deus November 18, 1889 Oahu Railway begins public service in Hawaii November 18, 1883 Antonin Dvorak's "Husitska," premieres November 18, 1883 Standard time zones forms by railroads in U.S. and Canada November 18, 1874 National Woman's Christian Temperance Union organizes in Cleveland November 18, 1865 Mark Twain publishes "Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" November 18, 1852 State funeral of duke of Wellington (London) November 18, 1835 Charles Darwin travels to Tahiti November 18, 1833 Netherlands and Belgium sign Treaty of Zonhoven November 18, 1820 Antarctica discovered by U.S. Navy Capt Nathaniel B. Palmer November 18, 1805 30 women meet at Mrs. Silas Lee's home in Wiscasset Maine, organizes November 18, 1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific Ocean, 1st Americans to cross continent November 18, 1805 Female Charitable Society, first woman's club in America November 18, 1804 Palver Purim 1st celebrated to commemorate miraculous escape November 18, 1803 Battle of Vertieres, in which Haitians defeat French November 18, 1793 Louvre officially opens in Paris November 18, 1787 1st Unitarian minister in U.S. ordained, Boston November 18, 1776 Hessians capture Ft. Lee, NJ November 18, 1755 Worst quake in Mass Bay area strikes Boston; no deaths report November 18, 1745 Bonnie Prince Charlies troops occupy Carlisle November 18, 1742 Prussia and England sign anti-French military covenant November 18, 1738 France and Austria sign peace November 18, 1718 Voltaires "Oedipe," premieres in Paris November 18, 1667 Treaty of Bongaja: King Hassan-Udin of Makasar and VOC November 18, 1626 St-Petruskerk in Rome, initiated November 18, 1497 Vasco da Gama reached the Cape of Good Hope November 18, 1494 French king Charles VIII occupies Florence November 18, 1477 1st English printed book "Dictes and Sayengis of the Phylosophers" November 18, 1424 Storm flood ravages Dutch coast November 18, 1421 Holland/Zealand dikes break in storm, 1000s killed November 18, 1421 Southern sea floods 72 villages, killing est 10,000 in Netherlands November 18, 1307 William Tell shoots apple off his son's head November 18, 1210 Pope Innocent III excommunicates Roman Catholic Emperor Otto IV November 18, 1105 Maginulf elected anti-Pope Silvester I November 18, 794 Japanese emperor Kammu deallocates residence of Nara to Kioto |