Sunday, November 23, 2014

History for November 23


History for November 23 - On-This-Day.com
Franklin Pierce (U.S.) 1804, William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) 1859, Boris Karloff 1887 


Harpo Marx 1888, Steve Landesberg 1945, Miley Ray Cyrus (Destiny Hope Cyrus) 1992 


1835 - Henry Burden patented the horseshoe manufacturing machine. 


1889 - The first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco, at the Palais Royale Saloon. 


1936 - The first edition of "Life" was published. 


1945 - The U.S. wartime rationing of most foods ended. 


1971 - The People's Republic of China was seated in the United Nations Security Council. 






1983 - The first Pershing II missiles were deployed in West Germany. In response, the U.S.S.R. broke off International Nuclear Forces (INF) talks in Geneva. 


1985 - Gunmen hijacked an Egyptian jetliner en route from Athens to Cairo. The plane was forced to land in Malta. 


1998 - Dennis Rodman filed for an annulment from Carmen Electra. The two had been married on November 14, 1998. 


1998 - A U.S. federal judge rejected a Virginia county's effort to block pornography on library computer calling the attempt unconstitutional. 

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