1789
The first national Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. was proclaimed by President George Washington.
1922
Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first to enter the tomb of King Tutankhamen (Tut) since it was sealed in 1323 B.C.
1940
The Nazis began to force Warsaw’s Jews to live in a walled ghetto.
1950
China entered the Korean War.
1975
Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, was found guilty of trying to assassinate President Ford.
1998
Tony Blair became the first British prime minister to speak to the Irish parliament.
2000
Katherine Harris certified George W. Bush the winner in Florida’s presidential balloting.
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