- 1889] Whoa Nellie: New York World reporter Nellie Bly a.k.a. Elizabeth Cochrane begins an attempt to surpass the fictitious journey of Jules Verne's Phineas Fogg by traveling around the world in less than 80 days. Bly does it in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes in January and records a new song called "Around the World in 72 days, 6 hours and 11 minutes" (11/14)...
- 1926] Debuted on this date: The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) debuts with a radio network of 24 stations. The first network boadcast is a 4-hour special featuring live big band music from the Waldorf Astoria (11/15)...
- 1957] The streak ends: Dick Lynch scampers around right end for a touchdown, ending Oklahoma's streak of 47 consecutive wins. Notre Dame beats the #1 ranked Sooners 7-0 in Norman (OK) (11/16)...
- 1959] The birth of The Pats: William "Billy" Sullivan Jr. and a group of Boston businessmen is awarded the 8th and final franchise in the American Football League (AFL). The Boston Patriots are born (11/16)...
- 1960] "Happy Trails": Clark Gable dies of a heart attack at 59 (11/16)...1961] House speaker Sam Rayburn is the victim of cancer at 79 (11/16)...
- 1967] MVP x 3: The Red Sox' Carl Yastrzemski wins the AL MVP in the best individual season performance by a player I've ever seen - this includes watching Mantle & Maris in New York. Yaz wins the Triple Crown (batting average, home runs & runs batted in) title. No one has done it since (11/15)...
- 1972] Wedding Bells: Britain's Princess Anne marries commoner Capt. Mark Phillips at Westminster Abbey (11/14). They divorce in 1992 and the Princess will re-marry...1981] Luke marries Laura on "General Hospital" before a TV audience of 16 million viewers (11/16)...1987] Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet rock down the aisle (11/16). They separate in 1990 and divorce in 1993...1996] Michael Jackson and mother-for-hire Deborah Rowe make it official (11/14)...1998] Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman marry but there's some debate over who wore the bridal gown (11/14). The marriage ends in 9 days. So what took so long???
- 1986] It's a family affair: The Doubleday Publishing Company agrees to sell the Mets to Nelson Doubleday & Fred Wilpon for $80.7 million (11/14). The publishing company bought the team for a then-record $21.1 million in 1980. Citibank bought the naming rights for Citi Field, which opens in 2009 for $20 million a year for 20 years...
- 1993] Guilty as charged: A judge in Mineola (LI) sentences Joey Buttafuocco to 6 months in jail for the statutory rape of Amy Fisher who shot and wounded Joey's wife Mary Jo (11/15)...
- 2004] McGrieved: New Jersey Governor Jim McGreevey leaves office 3 months after resigning due to a gay extra-marital affair. State Senator Richard Codey takes over as interim Governor (11/15)...
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