11-29-2004, 06:28 AM
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November 29th
1643 ~ Death of Claudio Monteverdi, Composer.
1777 ~ San Jose, California, was founded as ‘el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe’. It was the first civilian settlement, or pueblo, in Alta California.
1797 ~ Birthday of Gaetano Donizetti, Opera Composer.
1832 ~ Birthday of Louisa May Alcott, Writer.
1890 ~ In West Point, New York, the United States Navy defeated the United States Army 24 to 0 in the first Army-Navy football game. Go Navy!
1898 ~ Birthday of C. S. Lewis, Writer.
1947 ~ The United Nations General Assembly voted to partition Palestine between Arabs and Jews.
1982 ~ Soviet invasion of Afghanistan: The United Nations General Assembly passed United Nations Resolution 37/37, stating that the Soviet Union forces should withdraw from Afghanistan.
1990 ~ Gulf War: The United Nations Security Council passed UN Security Council Resolution 678, authorizing military intervention in Iraq if that nation did not withdraw its forces from Kuwait and free all foreign hostages by January 15, 1991.
2001 ~ Death of George Harrison, musician.
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