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On this day in 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923) becomes the first person to observe X-rays, a significant scientific advancement..
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Nazis launch Kristallna On this day in 1938, in an event that would foreshadow the Holocaust, German Nazis launch a campaign of terror against Jewish people
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1976
Spain's parliament approved a bill to establish a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship. |
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1703
A masked man held prisoner in the Bastille in Paris died. His true identity was the cause of much intrigue, and his story became the basis of literary works by François Voltaire and Alexandre Dumas. |
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November 20, 1985
----------------------------------------Microsoft Windows 1.0 is released. [Edit 3 times, last edit by Former Member at Dec 16, 2009 1:52:19 AM] |
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1973
The 18 1/2 min gap in the Richard Nixon Watergate tapes was revealed. |
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The last ever Concorde departs from London Heathrow, heading to Filton, Bristol (where she was built), 6 years ago today.
----------------------------------------The last of the last... The last passenger flight into Heathrow, was on the 24th of October 2003, after which, 5 of the 7 BA owned Concordes which were based there, flew off to various museum destinations, leaving just 2 (one of which, was later partially dismantled and shipped up to the National Museum of Scotland). G-BOAA - is now at the National Museum of Scotland NMS G-BOAB - still resides at LHR. Many internal parts have now been used to restore G-BBDG at Brooklands Brooklands Concorde G-BOAC - is now at the Manchester Aviation Viewing Park MAVP G-BOAD - is now at the USS Intrepid museum in New York USS Intrepid G-BOAE - is now at Grantley Adams International Airport, Barbados Barbados Concorde Experience G-BOAF - is now at Filton, Bristol Concorde @ Filton G-BOAG - is now at the Museum of Flight, Seattle MOF  [Edit 1 times, last edit by gb009761 at Nov 26, 2009 2:28:40 PM] |
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November 27 Events in History
1997 Lions' Barry Sanders becomes NFL's 2nd all-time rusher 1994 82nd CFL Grey Cup: British Columbia Lions defeat Baltimore Stallions, 26-23 1994 Fire in disco in Fuxin, North-China, 233 killed 1994 Julio Maria Sanguinetti elected president of Uruguay 1993 Boon completes his 18th Test Cricket century (106 vs. New Zealand, Hobart) 1993 India defeat West Indies in Bengal Jubilee Cricket Final, Kumble 6-12 1993 Lisa Hanna, 18, of Jamaica, crowned 43rd Miss World 1992 Howard Stern Interview premieres on E! Network 1992 Part of Vienna Hofburg destroyed by fire 1991 "Peter Pan" opens at Minskoff Theater New York City for 48 performances 1991 Poet Maria Elene Cruz Varela sentenced to 2 years (Cuba) 1991 Undertaker beats Hulk Hogan to become new WWF champ 1990 Britain's conservatives chose John Major to succeed Margaret Thatcher |
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December 8, 1980
----------------------------------------John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group that transformed popular music in the 1960s, is shot and killed by an obsessed fan John Lennon Shot BBC NEWS 1980 [Edit 2 times, last edit by Former Member at Dec 9, 2009 10:31:39 AM] |
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December 9, 2009
1960 - The first episode of "Coronation Street" was screened on ITV. |
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