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Today in History: Wednesday, November\u00a0 30, 2016<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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\nOn Nov. 30, 1874, British statesman Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire.
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1782<\/td>\nThe United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1804<\/td>\nSupreme Court Justice Samuel Chase went on trial, accused of political bias. (He was acquitted by the Senate.)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1835<\/td>\nAuthor Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Mo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1929<\/td>\nProducer and “American Bandstand” host Dick Clark was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1962<\/td>\nU Thant of Burma was elected secretary-general of the United Nations, succeeding the late Dag Hammarskjold.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1966<\/td>\nThe former British colony of Barbados became independent.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1979<\/td>\nThe album “The Wall” by Pink Floyd was released.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1982<\/td>\nMichael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the best-selling album of all time, was released by Epic Records.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1993<\/td>\nPresident Bill Clinton signed into law the Brady bill, which requires a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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1993<\/td>\nAuthorities in California arrested Richard Allen Davis, who confessed to abducting and killing 12 year-old Polly Klaas of Petaluma.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1995<\/td>\nPresident Bill Clinton became the first U.S. chief executive to visit Northern Ireland.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
1999<\/td>\nThe opening of a 135-nation trade gathering in Seattle was disrupted by at least 40,000 demonstrators, some of whom clashed with police.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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2004<\/td>\nKen Jennings’ streak of 74 wins on the TV game show “Jeopardy!” came to an end.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2010<\/td>\nPentagon leaders called for scrapping the 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban after releasing a survey about the prospect of openly gay troops.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Actress Kaley Cuoco (“The Big Bang Theory”) turns 31 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Robert Guillaume<\/td>\nActor (“Benson”)<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
G. Gordon Liddy<\/td>\nRadio talk show host<\/td>\n86<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ridley Scott<\/td>\nDirector (“Gladiator,” “Black Hawk Down”)<\/td>\n79<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Terrence Malick<\/td>\nWriter, director<\/td>\n73<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
David Mamet<\/td>\nPlaywright<\/td>\n69<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mandy Patinkin<\/td>\nActor, singer<\/td>\n64<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lawrence Summers<\/td>\nFormer Treasury secretary, Harvard president<\/td>\n62<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Richard Burr<\/td>\nU.S. senator, R-N.C.<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Billy Idol<\/td>\nRock singer<\/td>\n61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colin Mochrie<\/td>\nComedian (“Who’s Line Is It Anyway?”)<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Margaret Spellings<\/td>\nFormer secretary of education<\/td>\n59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bo Jackson<\/td>\nPro athlete<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sandra Oh<\/td>\nActress (“Grey’s Anatomy”)<\/td>\n46<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clay Aiken<\/td>\nSinger (“American Idol”)<\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elisha Cuthbert<\/td>\nActress (“24”)<\/td>\n34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Actor-director Ben Stiller turns 51 years old today.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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