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Associated Press On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil…

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Associated Press On Nov. 18, 1978, more than 900 people died in Jonestown, Guyana, after Peoples Temple cult leader Jim Jones urged them to kill…

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Associated Press On Nov. 17, 1558, Elizabeth I ascended the English throne upon the death of Queen Mary. 1800- Congress held its first session in…

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Associated Press On Nov. 16, 1864, Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his troops began their “March to the Sea” during the Civil War. 1907-…

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Assoicated Press On Nov. 13, 2001, Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban abandoned the capital Kabul without a fight, allowing U.S.-backed northern alliance fighters to take over the…

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Associated Press On Nov. 12, 1927, Josef Stalin became the undisputed ruler of the Soviet Union as Leon Trotsky was expelled from the Communist Party.…

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Associated Press On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and…

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Associated Press On Nov. 10, 1975, the ore-hauling ship Edmund Fitzgerald sank during a storm in Lake Superior. All 29 crew members died. 1483- Martin…

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Associated Press On Nov. 9, 1989, Communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West. Joyous Germans danced atop…

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Associated Press On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the president. 1854 John Philip Sousa, the king of…

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