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Hassan Rohani, a top Iranian official, claims a "great victory" over the United States after the UN said it would not punish Iran's nuclear activities with sanctions. |
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Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announces his resignation. |
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The Atlanta Hawks honor former owner Ted Turner by raising a banner bearing his name to the Phillips Arena rafters during a special halftime ceremony when the Hawks host the New York Knicks. |
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Consumer Confidence Index for Nov 2003 at 92.5; Oct was 81.7. |
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United Airlines attendants OK pay cuts to save UA from bankruptcy. |
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French troops battle Ivory Coast rebels. |
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Exxon Mobil Corporation is formed by the merger of Exxon and Mobil. |
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US President Bill Clinton signs into law the Brady Handgun Violence Protection Act. This law requires a five day waiting period prior to the purchase of a handgun and also establishes a national criminal background check system to be used by firearms dealers. |
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USSR halts their jamming of Radio Liberty. |
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Radio Shack introduces consumers to the Tandy Model 2000 computer, which used the Intel 80186 microprocessor. |
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The USS Thomas Edison, a submarine, collides with a US Navy destroyer in the South China Sea.
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George Harrison releases his triple album set "All Things Must Pass". |
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British Royal Marines depart Aden leaving the NLF (National Liberation Front) in control. |
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USSR launches the Zond 2 space probe towards Mars. The project fails as no data is returned. |
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USSR vetoes Kuwait's application for UN membership
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Chinese Communists capture the city of Chungking. |
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Russia invades Finland. |
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Abbott "Abbie" Hoffman is born in Worcester, Massachusetts. |
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The first photo facsimile is transmitted across the Atlantic ocean via radio.
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Japan launches her first Aircraft Carrier, the Hosho. |
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The first US Airplane company, Curtiss Motor Vehicle Company, is formed. |
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Meccano invented by Briton Frank Hornby. Perforated copper plates joined by small nuts and bolts. |
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Gandhi returns to South Africa with his wife and children |
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The Folies Bergere opens in Paris. |
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The first commercially successful AC electric power plant opens in Buffalo, NY. |
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Civil War Battle of Franklin, Tennessee. |
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The Russians, under the command of admiral Nakhimov, sink the Ottoman fleet at Sinop. |
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A preliminary peace treaty ending hostile fighting in the American Revolutionary War is signed in Paris. |
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Thomas Paine arrives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, having been advised to emigrate to the United States by Benjamin Franklin. |
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St Marcellus I begins his reign as Catholic Pope
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November 30