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November 22, 2005 XBox 360 video game is released by Microsoft November 22, 2005 Ted Koppel's last show as host of Nightline November 22, 1998 ITT LPGA Tour Championship November 22, 1996 O. J. Simpson takes stand as hostile witness in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against him, saying it is "absolutely not true" November 22, 1995 Rosemary West, found guilty in England, of killing 10 women November 22, 1993 "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" opens at Richard Rodgers New York City for 320 perf November 22, 1992 Sandra Volker swims world record 50m backstroke (28.57 sec) November 22, 1992 Washington Post reports Ore Senator Bob Packwood sexually harassed 10 women November 22, 1991 New York Knicks pay Patrick Ewing a record $18.8 million for 2 yr extension November 22, 1990 George Bush visits U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia November 22, 1990 Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British Prime Minister November 22, 1990 Prof Amos Sawyer installed as interim President of Liberia November 22, 1989 Aneta Kreglicka of Poland, 24, crowned 39th Miss World November 22, 1989 Conjunction of Venus, Mars, Uranus, Neptune, Saturn and Moon November 22, 1989 Kirby Pucket signs record $3,000,000 per year Minnesota Twins contract November 22, 1989 U.S. 63rd manned space mission STS 33 (Discovery 9) launches into orbit November 22, 1989 Eastern Airlines pilots and flight attendants end their strike, but most are not rehired November 22, 1987 Patriots shutout Indianapolis 24-0 November 22, 1986 Mike Tyson KOs Trevor Berbick in 2 for heavyweight WBC boxing title November 22, 1986 Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton, became 13th NHLer to score 500 goals November 22, 1985 Columbia moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-C November 22, 1985 Largest swearing-in ceremony, 38,648 immigrants become U.S. citizens November 22, 1985 PNP/MAN win Antilian parliamentary election November 22, 1984 Fred Rogers of PBS' "Mr Rogers? Neighborhood" presents a sweater to Smithsonian Institution November 22, 1982 Columbia returns to Kennedy Space Center via Kelly AFB, Texas November 22, 1981 "Marlowe" closes at Rialto Theater New York City after 48 performances November 22, 1981 69th CFL Grey Cup: Edmonton Eskimos defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 26-23 November 22, 1981 Browns' QB Brian Sipe sets club record by being intercepted 6 times November 22, 1981 San Diego Charger Dan Fouts passes for 6 touchdowns vs Oakland (55-21) November 22, 1981 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. November 22, 1980 Georgia tanker at Pilottown La, spills 1.3 million gallons of oil after an anchor chain caused a ship to leak November 22, 1977 Regular Concorde passenger service between New York and Europe begins November 22, 1976 Algeria Constitution goes into effect November 22, 1976 Comic strip "Cathy," by Cathy Guisewhite, debuts November 22, 1975 Juan Carlos proclaimed king of Spain November 22, 1974 Test Cricket debut of Gordon Greenidge and Viv Richards, at Bangalore November 22, 1974 U.N. General Assembly recognizes Palestine right to sovereignty November 22, 1972 Belgium government of Eyskens resigns November 22, 1972 Flyers start Islanders on 15 game winless streak November 22, 1972 Pitts Penguins set NHL record for scoring fastest 5 goals (2:07) November 22, 1972 U.S. ends 22 year travel ban to China November 22, 1971 "Only Fools Are Sad" opens at Edison Theater New York City for 144 performances November 22, 1969 Isolation of single gene announced by scientists at Harvard November 22, 1968 1st interracial TV kiss, Star Trek-Kirk and Uhura November 22, 1968 Beatles release "Beatles," (White Album) their only double album November 22, 1968 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 22, 1967 BBC unofficially bans "I Am the Walrus" by Beatles November 22, 1967 Silver hits record $2.17 an ounce in New York November 22, 1967 U.N. Sec council passes resolution 242 - Israel must give back occupied land November 22, 1967 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. November 22, 1966 32nd Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Spurrier, Florida (QB) November 22, 1965 "Man of La Mancha" opens at ANTA Washington Square Theater New York City for 2329 performances November 22, 1965 Bob Dylan weds Sara Lowndes November 22, 1965 Muhammad Ali TKOs Floyd Patterson in 12 for heavyweight boxing title November 22, 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Mary Mills Miss Gulf Coast Golf Invitational November 22, 1964 WITF TV channel 33 in Harrisburg-Hershey, Pennsylvania (PBS) begins broadcasting November 22, 1963 Beatles release their 2nd album "With the Beatles" in UK November 22, 1963 Lyndon Baines Johnson sworn in as 36th U.S. president November 22, 1961 Frank Robinson is 1st to win MVPs in both major leagues November 22, 1961 St. Louis Hawk Bob Pettit sets NBA record, hitting 19 of 19 free throws November 22, 1961 Producers Albert Broccoli and Harry Saltzman announce expensive publicity campaign to make Sean Connery (James Bond) a star November 22, 1960 French National Meeting decide to build own nuclear weapons November 22, 1959 AFL's 1st draft - New York Titans choice George Izo, QB, Notre Dame November 22, 1959 Boston Patriots enters AFL November 22, 1957 Mickey Mantle wins AL MVP November 22, 1957 Miles Davis Quintet debuts a jazz concert at Carnegie Hall in NY November 22, 1957 Simon and Garfunkel appear on "American Bandstand" as "Tom and Jerry" November 22, 1956 16th modern Olympic games opens in Melbourne November 22, 1956 Bill Sharman (Boston) begins NBA free throw streak of 55 games November 22, 1955 U.S.S.R. performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk U.S.S.R. November 22, 1955 RCA Victor's best investment paying $25,000 to Sun Records and Sam Philips for rights to Elvis Presley, a truck driver from Tupelo Miss November 22, 1954 Humane Society forms November 22, 1952 A's Harry Byrd selected AL Rookie of Year November 22, 1950 7,021 see lowest NBA score, Ft. Wayne Pistons 19, Minneapolis Lakers 18 November 22, 1950 79 die in a train crash in Richmond Hills NY November 22, 1945 "Day before Spring" opens at National Theater New York City for 167 performances November 22, 1945 Jim Benton, Cleveland end, gains 303 yards (NFL record) November 22, 1944 Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen November 22, 1943 FDR, Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan November 22, 1943 Lebanon declares independence from French administration November 22, 1943 RAF begins air bombing of Berlin November 22, 1943 U.S. troops land on Abemada, Gilbert Island November 22, 1942 Gen-major Rodins 26th Pantser corp recaptures Ostrov November 22, 1942 Hitler orders Rommels African corps to fight to last man November 22, 1941 British cruiser Devonshire sinks German sub Atlantis November 22, 1941 NZ troops conquer Ft. Capuzzo Libya November 22, 1940 500 students in Delft demonstrate against nazis November 22, 1936 19th PGA Championship: Denny Shute at Pinehurst CC Pinehurst NC November 22, 1935 China Clipper (flying boat) took off from Alameda, California, carrying 100,000 pieces of mail on 1st trans-Pacific airmail flight November 22, 1934 "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" 1st heard on Eddie Cantor's show November 22, 1932 Pump patented that computes quantity and price delivered November 22, 1931 Ferde Grofe's "Grand Canyon Suite," premieres November 22, 1930 1st Irish Sweepstake run November 22, 1930 1st U.S. football game broadcast to England (Harvard 13, Yale 0) November 22, 1930 Elijah Muhammad forms Nation of Islam in Detroit November 22, 1929 Bradman scores 157 for NSW against the MCC at cricket SCG November 22, 1928 "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel, 1st performed publicly (Paris) November 22, 1927 1st snowmobile patent granted to Carl Eliason (Sayner Wisc) November 22, 1927 George Gershwin's "Funny Face," premieres in New York City November 22, 1927 Neil Simon Theater (Alvin) opens at 250 W 52nd St. New York City November 22, 1926 Imperial Conference ends-giving autonomy inside British Commonwealth November 22, 1925 Red Grange signs with Chicago Bears directly out of college November 22, 1924 England orders Egyptians out of Sudan November 22, 1923 Coolidge pardons WW I German spy Lothar Witzke, sentenced to death November 22, 1922 British Labour party selects Ramsay MacDonald as leader November 22, 1922 Library Ave in Bronx named November 22, 1922 Wilhelm Cuno forms new German government November 22, 1919 15,000 men are cremated at Domela Newenhouse, Amsterdam November 22, 1919 Labor conference committee in U.S. urges 8-hour work day and 48-hour week November 22, 1918 Bathe: grand duke Frederik II resigns November 22, 1918 King Albert I's triumphant procession through Brussels November 22, 1918 Marshal J Pilsudski becomes 1st president (dictator) of Poland November 22, 1918 Polish forces attack Jewish community of Lemberg (Lvov) November 22, 1917 NHL forms with Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Maroons, Toronto Arenas, Ottawa Senators and Quebec Bulldogs; National Hockey Association disbands November 22, 1914 Ypres Belgium burned by German bombing November 22, 1910 Arthur Knight patents steel shaft golf clubs November 22, 1908 1st US-Japanese baseball game Reach All-Americans defeat Waseda U, 5-0 November 22, 1906 International Radio Telecommunications Com adopts "SOS" as new call for help November 22, 1905 British, Italian, Russ, French and Aust-Hung fleet attack Lesbos November 22, 1899 Battle at Willow Grange, Natal (British vs Boer army) November 22, 1898 Opera "Iris" premieres (Rome) November 22, 1886 Victoria Street Cable Tram route begins in Melbourne, Australia November 22, 1884 T Thomas Fortune starts New York Freeman (New York Age) newspaper November 22, 1872 Franz Grillparzer's "Die Judin von Toledo," premieres in Prague November 22, 1864 Battle at Griswoldville, Georgia, ends after 650 casualties November 22, 1864 Union General O Howard orders plunderers, shot to death November 22, 1861 Battle of Ft. McRee, FL November 22, 1851 Opera "La Perle Du Bresil" is produced (Paris) November 22, 1842 Mount St. Helens in Washington, erupts November 22, 1831 Opera "Robert Le Diable" is produced (Paris) November 22, 1809 Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen November 22, 1794 Strasbourg Alsace-Lorraine, prohibits circumcision and wearing of beards November 22, 1714 King Karel XII leaves Turkish captivity to return to Sweden November 22, 1707 Prince Johan Willem Friso sworn in as viceroy of Friesland November 22, 1699 Treaty of Preobrasjensku Denmark/Russia/Saksen/Poland divide Sweden November 22, 1683 Purcells "Welcome to All the Pleasures," premieres in London November 22, 1675 English king Charles II adjourns parliament November 22, 1542 Spain delegates "New Laws" against slavery in America November 22, 1497 Portuguese navigator Vasco da Gama rounds Cape of Good Hope November 22, 1346 Street fights in Utrecht, Hollandsgezinde Gunterlingen statements November 22, 1221 Frederik II Hohenstaufen crowned Roman-German Emperor November 22, 498 St. Symmachus begins his reign as Pope replacing Anastasius II November 22, 365 [Felix II] ends his reign as Catholic Pope |