Historical Events and Current Affairs on November 23

1165 : Pope Alexander III returns from exile to Rome
1334 : St Clemens Flood: Dike breaks at Flemish/Zeeuwse/Dutch coast
1556 : King Philip II confers with Dutch financial experts
1577 : Water Geuzen under capt Slope enter Amsterdam
1584 : English parliament throws out Jesuits
1700 : Cardinal Francesco Albani elected Pope Clemens XI
1705 : Nicholas Rowe's "Ulysses," premieres in London
1744 : English premier John Carteret resigns
1765 : People of Frederick County Md refuse to pay England's Stamp tax
1783 : Annapolis Maryland, becomes US capital (until June 1784)
1832 : French take Antwerp in liberation of Belgium
1834 : Hector Berlioz's "Harold in Italy," premieres
1835 : Henry Burden patents Horseshoe manufacturing machine (Troy NY)
1848 : Female Medical Educational Society forms in Boston
1852 : Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop 30' (9m)
1863 : Battle of Chattanooga & Orchard Knob, TN begins
1863 : Patent granted for a process of making color photographs
1864 : -25] Battle at Ball's Ferry Georgia (30 casualties)
1867 : R Luther discovers asteroid #95 Arethusa
1868 : Louis Ducos du Hauron patents trichrome color photo process
1871 : Railway bridge over Dutch Deep opens
1885 : Amsterdam police attack meeting of social-democrats united
1887 : Opera "Trumpeter of S„ckingen" 1st American production (NYC)
1889 : Debut of 1st jukebox (Palais Royale Saloon, San Francisco)
1892 : A Charlois discovers asteroid #345 Tercidina
1892 : Battle of Lomani Congo: Belgian unit beats Arabs, 1000-3000 killed
1892 : P de Coubertin launches plan for Modern Olympic Games
1897 : A Charlois discovers asteroid #429 Lotis
1897 : Andrew J Beard invents "jerry coupler," to connect railroad cars
1897 : Pencil sharpener patented by J L Love
1899 : 1st jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, SF)
1899 : Battle at Belmont, Cape colony: general Methuen beats Farmers
1903 : Enrico Caruso US debut (Metropolitan Opera House, NY) in "Rigoletto"
1904 : 3rd Olympic games close in St Louis
1905 : Henry Watson Furness, an Indiana physican, named minister of Haiti
1906 : Joseph Smith, leader of the Mormon Church, convicted of polygamy
1909 : 7.17" (18.2 cm) of rainfall, Rattlesnake Creek, Idaho (state rec)
1909 : Wright Brothers forms million dollar corp to manufacture airplanes
1911 : Post Hospital at Presidio, SF renamed Letterman General Hospital
1912 : Hamilton Alerts suspended by ORFU for refusing to field a full
1912 : team in a replay of a protested game
1921 : A Schaumasse discovers asteroid #971 Alsatia
1921 : doctors prescribing beer or liquor for medicinal purposes
1921 : Pres Harding signs Willis Campell Act (anti-beer bill) forbidding
1922 : G Van Biesbroeck discovers asteroid #990 Yerkes
1923 : German army commander Gen Von Seeckt bans NSDAP & KPD
1923 : Germany's Stresemann govt falls to SPD
1926 : No‰l Coward's "This Was a Man," premieres in NYC
1930 : NY Giant Hap Moran runs 91 yards for a TD from a scrimmage
1931 : Nationally Crisis Committee forms in Hague
1936 : 1st issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R Luce
1936 : K Reinmuth discovers asteroid #1408 Trusanda & #1435 Garlena
1936 : Life magazine hit newsstands
1937 : Clifford Odets' "Golden Boy," premieres in NYC
1937 : Emile Janson becomes Belgian premier
1937 : John Steinbeck's "Of Mice & Men," premieres in NYC
1939 : Nazi Gov of Poland Hans Frank requires Jews to wear a blue star
1940 : 1st edition of illegal "The Truth" publishes
1940 : Romania signs Driemogendheden pact
1940 : SD arrested resistance fighter Bernard Iron wire
1941 : German troops conquer Klin, at NW of Moscow
1942 : 3rd & 5th Romanian army corp surrenders
1942 : Coast Guard Woman's Auxiliary (SPARS) authorized
1942 : Col-gen Von Paul asks Hitler to surrender
1942 : German 4th & 6th Army surrounded at Stalingrad
1942 : Japans bombing of Port Darwin, Australia
1942 : Poon Lim set adrift for 133 days after his boat is torpedoed
1942 : Russian 21st Army recaptures Kalatsj at Don
1942 : Steward Poon Lim begins floating in a raft 133 days
1943 : 1st printing of illegal "Warheid"
1943 : British Forces Broadcasting Service begins operation
1943 : having bet on his own team
1943 : US forces take control of Tarawa, Gilbert Island & Makin from Japs
1944 : US 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg
1945 : Most US wartime rationing of foods, including meat & butter, ends
1946 : "Gypsy Lady" closes at Century Theater NYC after 79 performances
1946 : French Navy fire in Haiphong Vietnam, kills 6,000
1947 : French govt of Schumann, forms
1947 : Wash Redskin Sammy Baugh passes for 6 touchdowns vs Chi Cards (45-21)
1948 : Dr Frank G Back (NYC) patents lens to provide zoom effects
1948 : M Laugier discovers asteroid #1681 Steinmetz
1949 : L Boyer discovers asteroid #1594 Danjon
1950 : Howard Swanson's "Short Symphony," premieres
1953 : KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast
1953 : WJBF TV channel 6 in Augusta, GA (ABC) begins broadcasting
1955 : British transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia
1959 : "Fiorello!" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 796 performances
1960 : Dodgers outfielder Frank Howard is voted NL Rookie of Year
1960 : Tinseltown dedicated its Walk of Fame at Hollywood Blvd & Vine St
1960 : Tiros 2, a weather satellite is launched
1962 : Dodgers shortstop Maury Wills is named NL's MVP
1963 : "Doctor Who," the long-running British sci-fi series debuts in England
1963 : "Tambourines to Glory" closes at Little Theater NYC after 24 perfs
1963 : Horatio Alger Society founded
1963 : JFK's body, lay in repose in East Room of White House
1963 : LBJ proclaims Nov 25 a day of national mourning (for JFK)
1964 : "Bajour" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 232 performances
1964 : Beatles release "I Feel Fine" & "She's a Woman"
1964 : Vatican abolished Latin as official language of Roman Catholic liturgy
1965 : 31st Heisman Trophy Award: Mike Garrett, Southern Cal (RB)
1965 : US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1966 : Chicago outfielder Tommie Agee is voted AL Rookie of Year
1968 : "Noel Coward's Sweet Potato" closes at Booth NYC after 36 perfs
1968 : Weiss to Chicago Bulls for Flynn Robinson
1970 : KNCT TV channel 46 in Belton/Killeen, TX (PBS) begins broadcasting
1971 : China People's Republic seated in UN Security Council
1971 : Danny Murtaugh, manager of world champ Pirates, announces retirement
1974 : 60 Ethiopia govt officials executed
1975 : Bob Thomas of Chicago Bears kicks 55-yard field goal
1976 : US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
1977 : "Jesus Christ Superstar" opens at Longacre Theater NYC for 96 perfs
1977 : European weather satellite Meteosat 1 launched from Cape Canaveral
1979 : Pink Floyd's "The Wall" released, sells 6 million copies in 2 weeks
1980 : 4,800 die in series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy
1980 : National Black Independent Party forms
1982 : Challenger moves to Vandenberg AFB & mated for STS-6
1982 : FCC drops limits on duration & frequency of TV ads
1982 : NY Islanders & Minn North Stars play to an 8-8 tie
1983 : Soyuz T-9 lands
1983 : USSR leave weapon disarmament talks
1984 : Boston College QB Doug Flutie passes (472 yards), including game
1984 : ending 48 yard TD (Hail Mary Pass) to end game & beat Miami 47-45
1984 : USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
1985 : 58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijack Egyptair jet in Malta
1985 : Retired CIA analyst Larry Wu-tai Chin, arrested of spying for China
1988 : France performs nuclear test
1988 : Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal
1988 : Yankees sign free agent 2nd-baseman Steve Sax to 3-year contract
1989 : Pilots Union give up sympathy strike against Eastern Airlines
1989 : Xenophobia Zol•tas sworn in as premier of Greece
1990 : A Natori & T Urata discover asteroid #6042
1990 : Model Cheryl Tiegs marries actor Tony Peck
1991 : A day before he dies, Freddie Mercury, 45, confirms he has AIDS
1991 : Brigham Young Ty Detmer finishes NCAA career with record 4,031 yards
1991 : Evander Holyfield TKOs Bert Cooper in 7 for heavyweight boxing title
1991 : Martin Lopez-Zubero swims world record 200m backstroke (1:56.57)
1991 : passed in a season & 15,031 for career
1991 : Sam's Town Bowling Invitational won by Lorrie Nichols
1992 : "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" opens at Booth NYC for 232 perfs
1992 : 10,000,000 cellular telephone sold
1992 : S Otomo discovers asteroid #7592
1992 : T Urata discovers asteroid #6735
1993 : "Angels in America-Perestroika" opens at Walter Kerr NYC for 216 perfs
1994 : L Tesi & A Boattini discover asteroid #7787 Annalaura
1995 : Farra d'Isonzo discovers asteroid #7675
1996 : Irebe Skliva, 18, of Greece, crowned 46th Miss World
1997 : Annika Sorenstam wins ITT LPGA Tour Championship

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