- 1876] Politics as usual: Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Marcy (Boss) Tweed is captured in Spain and returned to authorities in New York…
- 1889] Jukebox Saturday Night every night: The first jukebox goes into service at the Palais Royal Saloon in San Francisco. Owned by developer Louis T. Glass, the box contains an Edison tinfoil phonograph with 4 listening tubes. A nickel bought a few minutes of music. The jukebox took in a whopping $1,000 in 6 months…
- 1936] A Life is born: The first edition of Life is published…
- 1971] Chinese imports: Representatives of the People’s Republic of China are seated at the U.N…
- 1980] Earthshaking: A series of earthquakes in Southern Italy takes 3,000 lives…
- 1981] A secret no longer: Ronald Reagan secretly signs off on Iran-Contra…
- 1984] Hail Mary: Doug Flutie connects with roomie Gerard Phelan and Boston College defeats Miami 47-45 in one of the greatest college football games of all-time. Bernie Kosar was the Miami QB…
- 1985] Hijacking: Gunman hijack an Egyptian plane, 60 are killed…
- 2006] Spy snuffing: Former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko dies in London from radiation poisoning after making a deathbed statement blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin…
- 2000] Drawing a blank: The Florida Supreme Court refuses to order Miami-Dade County to resume counting ballots by hand in the presidential race…For more on November 23:
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