Page 6: Historical Events In November - 21

1950  A Canadian Troop Train carrying 300 soldiers on their way to Korea cllides head-on with a freight train near Canoe River B.C. 21 die   

1952  inaugural US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced.   

1952  The inaugural US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced   

1952  1st US postage stamp in 2 colors (rotary process) introduced   

1952  Henriette Roland Holst-de Schalk, marxist author, dies at 82.   

1953  "Pitdown Man," discovered in 1912 proved to be a hoax.   

1953  Skull of Piltdown Man, long believed to be the missing link, proved to be a hoax.   

1954  Actress Goldie Hawn is born   

1954  Karol Rathaus, composer, dies at 59   

1955  Argentina asks Panama for return of ex-president Peron.   

1956  In this year, Don Newcombe, claims NL MVP and 1st-ever Cy Young Award   

1958  Mel Ott, NY Giant baseball star (1926-1947), dies at 49   

1959  Jack Benny (violin) and Richard Nixon (piano) play their famed duet   

1959  Max Baer US, heavyweight boxing champ (1934), dies at 49.   

1960  Bob Scheffing signs to manage Tigers after Casey Stengel turns it down   

1962  The Chinese People's Liberation Army declares a unilateral cease-fire in the Sino-Indian War   

1963  JFK flies to Texas   

1963  Luis Cernuda, Spanish poet (Perfil del Aire), dies at 61   

1964  World's longest suspension bridge "Verrazano Narrows" opens (NYC)   

1964  "Something More!" closes at Eugene O'Neill Theater NYC after 15 perfs.   

1965  1st freighter arrives in Ashdod Port Israel.   

1966  Dutch govt of Zijlstra forms.   

1967  Phillip and Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28000 feet.   

1967  Florence Reed, actress (Black Panther Club), dies after illness at 84   

1968  Supremes and Temptations release "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"   

1968  Yoko Ono suffers a miscarriage   

1968  Cin trades shortstop Leo Cardenas to Twins for pitcher Jim Merritt.   

1969  Baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. is born.   

1969  The inaugural ARPANET link was put into service on this day in 1969. The network connected a computer at the University of California at Los Angeles with one at the Stanford Research Institute.   

1969  KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, TX (ABC) 1st broadcast   

1969  Mutesa II of Buganda, President of Uganda (1924)   

1970  The rarest of Ford Mustangs--the Boss 351--debuted at the Detroit Auto Show in Detroit, Michigan   

1970  NY Knicks 1st game against Cleve Cavalier, Knicks win 102-94 at MSG   

1973  18 minute gap are discovered in Watergate Tapes   

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1495  John bale: England, bishop/anti-catholic playwright (kynge johan)   

1561  Carolus scribani: Italian/flemish jesuit/author   

1567  Anne de xainctonge: French saint   

1637  Catharina questiers: Dutch poetess (friend of abandoned child)   

1645  Johann lohner: Composer   

1683  Johann michael muller: Composer   

1692  Carlo fragoni: Italy, poet   

1694  Voltaire: [francois-marie arouet], france, writer, essayist, philosopher and playwright (candide) (. 1778)   

0496  Pope gelasius i: Pope gelasius i   

1361  Death of Philip i: Duke of burgundy (plague) (b. 1346)   

1481  Death of Ikkyu sojun: Zen head of daitokuji temple,   

1555  Death of Georg agricola: [bauer], german mineralogist (zinc),   

1566  Death of Annibale caro: Italian poet (b. 1507)   

1579  Thomas gresham: English merchant and financier   

1580  Death of Willem van hoorn: Baron of heze, governor of brussels, executed   

1610  Benedict van canfield: [william fish], english missionary,