History for November 18

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Louis Daguerre 1789, Cesare Lombroso 1836, William Gilbert 1836
  

Alan Shepard, Jr. 1923, Brenda Vaccaro 1939 - Actress, Kevin Nealon 1953 - Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live," "Weeds")


1865 - Samuel L. Clemens published "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" under the pen name "Mark Twain" in the New York "Saturday Press."


1883 - The U.S. and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones.


1928 - The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New York. It was Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," starring Mickey Mouse.


1951 - Chuck Connors (Los Angeles Angels) became the first player to oppose the major league draft. Connors later became the star of the television show "The Rifleman."


1959 - William Wyler's "Ben-Hur" premiered at Loew's Theater in New York City's Times Square.


1966 - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays.


1976 - The parliament of Spain approved a bill that established a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship.


1985 - Joe Theismann (Washington Redskins) broke his leg after being hit by Lawrence Taylor (New York Giants). The injury ended Theismann's 12 year National Football League (NFL) career.