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| November 17th |
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| About November 17th is the 321st day of the year (322nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 44 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. November 17th is International Students' Day. Births 1912 - Harry Ackerman, producer 1934 - Jim Inhofe, U.S. Senator (Oklahoma) 1944 - Lorne Michaels, producer, writer, comedian (Saturday Night Live) 1948 - Howard Dean, former Vermont Governor, physician 1961 - Patrick J. Toomey, U.S. Senator (Pennsylvania) Deaths 1936 - John Bowers, silent film actor (Madame X) 1998 - Weeb Ewbank, Hall of Fame football coach Events 1800 - Congress convenes for the first time in Washington D.C. in the Capitol building, which is only partially completed. 1869 - The Suez Canal, connecting the Mediterranean and the Red seas, opens. 1968 - NBC cuts away from a football game featuring the Raiders and Jets with 65 seconds left to show the film "Heidi". Two improbable touchdowns are scored in the final minute, causing a change in how television broadcasts games. 1973 - President Richard Nixon infamously declares "I am not a crook." 1980 - John Lennon releases his album Double Fantasy. 2003 - John Muhammad is found guilty of the sniper shootings that terrorized the Washington, D.C. metro area. 2006 - Sony's PlayStation 3 video game console goes on sale in the United States. |
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