11-23-2006, 01:02 PM
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November 23rd
1860 ~ Birthday of Billy the Kid, Bandit.
1869 ~ The clipper ship "Cutty Sark" was launched. It is the only surviving example.
1887 ~ Birthday of Boris Karloff, Actor.
1888 ~ Birthday of Harpo Marx, Comedian.
1936 ~ The first edition of Life was published.
1943 ~ U.S. Marines seized control of the Tarawa and Makin atolls from the Japanese.
1955 ~ Death of Shemp Howard, actor, comedian (The Three Stooges)
1963 ~ The first episode of the sci-fi TV series "Doctor Who" aired on the BBC.
1971 ~ The People's Republic of China was given the Republic of China's seat on the United Nations Security Council.
2004 ~ Dan Rather announced he would step down as principal anchorman of "The CBS Evening News".
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