- 1775: Sir James Jay invented invisible ink.
                - 1825: The first Italian opera produced in the United States,
                  "The Barber of Seville,"  was performed in New York City.
                - 1870: Compulsory education was proclaimed in England.
                - 1887: The U.S. received rights to Pearl Harbor, on Oahu, Hawaii.
                - 1890: The first Army-Navy football game was played at West Point,
                  N.Y. The midshipmen from Annapolis dominated, shutting out the
                  cadets, 24-0.
                - 1897: The first motorcycle race was held in Surrey, England.
                - 1933: The first state liquor stores were authorized in Pennsylvania.
                - 1934: The marriage of England's Duke of Kent and Princess Marina
                  became the first royal wedding to be broadcast on television.
                - 1934: The Detroit Lions played their first traditional Thanksgiving
                  Day home game and lost to the Chicago Bears, 19-16.
                - 1941: Passenger ship Lurline sent a radio signal about a Japanese
                  war fleet sighting.
                - 1947: The U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution calling for the
                  partitioning of Palestine between Arabs and Jews.
                - 1948: "Kukla, Fran, And Ollie" debuted on NBC.
                - 1951: The first underground atomic explosion occurred at Frenchman
                  Flat, Nevada.
                - 1953: American Airlines instituted the first regular commercial
                  continental air service from Los Angeles to New York.
                - 1962: Great Britain and France decided to jointly build the
                  supersonic airliner Concorde.
                - 1963: Chief Justice Earl Warren was appointed to head the
                  commission on investigating the assassination of President Kennedy.
                - 1964: The U.S. Roman Catholic Church instituted sweeping changes
                  in the liturgy, including the use of English instead of Latin.
                - 1975: Legislation requiring states to provide free education for
                  the handicapped from ages 3 to 21 was signed by President Ford.
                - 1989: India president Rajiv Gandhi resigned.
                - 1994: Seoul, Korea, celebrated the 600th anniversary of its
                  founding.
                - 1995: CNNfn, the financial network by Turner Enterprises, was
                  launched.

                *Happy Birthday*
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                - Lucas Black, 16, actor, "Sling Blade"
                - Suzy Chaffee, 52, Olympic skier, a.k.a. Suzy Chapstik
                - Don Cheadle, 34, actor, "Boogie Nights"
                - Ellen Cleghorne, 33, comedienne, "Saturday Night Live"
                - Joel Coen, 44, film producer/screenwriter, "Fargo"
                - Kim Delaney, 34, actress, "NYPD Blue"
                - Diane Ladd, 66, actress, "Chinatown"
                - Howie Mandel, 43, comedian
                - Chuck Mangione, 58, jazz musician
                - John Mayall, 65, blues singer/musician
                - Andrew McCarthy, 36, actor, "St. Elmo's Fire," "Weekend at Bernie's"
                - Cathy Moriarty, 38, actress, "Raging Bull," "Soapdish"
                - Gena Lee Nolin, 27, actress/model, "Baywatch"
                - Vincent "Vin" Scully, 71, sportscaster
                - Garry Shandling, 49, comedian/actor, "Larry Sanders"