11-18-2007, 06:09 AM
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November 18th
1786 ~ Birthday of Carl Maria von Weber, Composer.
1836 ~ Birthday of Sir William S. Gilbert, Dramatist.
1916 ~ World War I: First Battle of the Somme, which started on July 1, ended in stalemate – Approx. 1,120,000 casualties, 310,000 killed or missing.
1928 ~ Release of Steamboat Willie, the first fully synchronized sound cartoon, featuring the Mickey and Minnie Mouse.
1945 ~ Operation Paperclip: The first of more than 700 German scientists arrived in the U.S. to help the development of rocket technology.
1976 ~ Spain's parliament approved a bill to establish a democracy after the dictatorship of General Franco.
1978 ~ Jonestown, Guyana mass suicide: 914 die, including 276 children.
2002 ~ UN weapons inspectors led by Hans Blix arrive in Iraq.
2003 ~ The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled 4-3 that the state constitution guarantees gay couples the right to marry.
2004 ~ Fox hunting outlawed in England and Wales..
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