| November 19 |
| 1620 |
|
The Pilgrims reach Cape Cod. |
| 1828 |
|
In Vienna, Composer Franz Schubert dies of syphilis
at age 31. |
| 1861 |
|
Julia Ward Howe writes "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
while visiting Union troops near Washington. |
| 1863 |
|
Lincoln delivers the "Gettysburg Address" at the
dedication of the National Cemetery at the site of the Battle of Gettysburg. |
| 1885 |
|
Bulgarians, led by Stefan Stambolov, repulse a larger
Serbian invasion force at Slivinitza. |
| 1873 |
|
James Reed and two accomplices rob the Watt Grayson
family of $30,000 in the Choctaw Nation. |
| 1897 |
|
The Great "City Fire" in London. |
| 1905 |
|
100 people drown in the English Channel as the steamer
Hilda sinks. |
| 1911 |
|
New York receives first Marconi wireless transmission
from Italy. |
| 1915 |
|
The Allies ask China to join the entente against
the Central Powers. |
| 1923 |
|
The Oklahoma State Senate ousts Governor Walton
for anti-Ku Klux Klan measures. |
| 1926 |
|
Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Politburo in the
Soviet Union. |
| 1942 |
|
Soviet forces take the offensive at Stalingrad. |
| 1949 |
|
Prince Ranier III is crowned 30th Monarch of Monaco. |
| 1952 |
|
Scandinavian Airlines opens a commercial route from
Canada to Europe. |
| 1969 |
|
Apollo 12 touches down on the moon. |
| 1973 |
|
New York stock market takes sharpest drop in 19
years. |
| 1976 |
|
Patty Hearst is released from prison on $1.5 million
bail. |
| 1981 |
|
U.S. Steel agrees to pay $6.3 million for Marathon
Oil. |
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