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Thursday, 18 December 2025
1942 On this day in history steward Poon Lim set adrift for 133 days after his boat was torpedoed 
1942 On November - 23 the V-173, a full-scale model of a fighter aircraft with an almost circular wing, made its first flight at the Vought-Sikorsky plant, Stratford, Conn. A military version of this aircraft, the XF5U-1, was constructed later but never flown.
1942 3rd & 5th Romanian army corp surrenders on November - 23.
1943 For the second straight day, British bombers attacked Berlin, recording 1,315 civilian deaths. The two-day bombing resulted in a total of over 4,000 Berliner deaths. British aircrew deaths from the attacks neared 300 on this day in history.
1943 On November - 23 on this day, 200 German soldiers surrounded the house where British agent Michael Trotobas was hiding. Trotobas shot and killed the Gestapo officer who had come to arrest him, then kept firing until he was gunned down himself
1943 US forces seized control of Tarawa &Makin from Japanese on November - 23.
1943 On November - 23 1st printing of illegal "Warheid"
1943 On November - 23 ernest Jones, cricketer ("Jonah" Gave WG's beard a close shave), dies
1944 US 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg on this day in history.
1945 Steve Landesberg actorwas born Barney Miller on November - 23.
1945 On this day in history susan Anspach actresswas born Five Easy Pieces, Play It Again, Sam, The Yellow Rose, The Slap Maxwell Story
1945 Most US wartime rationing of foods, including meat & butter, ends on November - 23.
1945 Steve Landesberg actorwas born: Barney Miller on this day in history.
1946 On November - 23 "Gypsy Lady" closes at Century Theater NYC after 79 performances
1946 Fawzi Husseini, Arabic High Director for Palestine, murdered on November - 23.
1947 French govt of Schumann, forms on this day in history.
1948 Formation of the Australian Regiment, which becomes the Royal Australian Regiment (RAR) on 10mar1949 on November - 23.
1948 Lens to provide zoom effects patented-FG Back on this day in history.
1948 On this day in history dr Frank G Back (NYC) patents lens to provide zoom effects
1948 Stanner E V Taylor, US director/writer (Lucky Jim, Ramona), dies at 71 on this day in history.
1949 Gustav Radbruch, German Min of Justice, dies on this day in history.
1950 Howard Swanson's "Short Symphony," premieres on November - 23.
1951 David Rappaport actorwas born L.A. Law, Peter Gunn, The Wizard, The Bride, Mysteries on this day in history.
1951 David Rappaport actorwas born : L.A. Law, Peter Gunn, The Wizard, The Bride, Mysteries on this day in history.
1952 On November - 23 aaro A Hellaakoski, Finnish geographer/poet, dies at 59
1953 KVFD (now KTIN) TV channel 21 in Ft Dodge, IA (NBC) 1st broadcast on this day in history.
1954 For the first time, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the peak it reached just before the 1929 crash on this day in history.
1955 British transfer Cocos (Keeling) Is in Indian Ocean to Australia on this day in history.
1956 Jeanne Cappe, Belgian author (Tres Grand Cardinal), dies at about 61 on this day in history.
1958 On November - 23 one of the last drama programs on radio debuted. It was unusual in that it followed the TV show of the same name. Have Gun Will Travel was broadcast on CBS radio and starred John Dehner as Paladin. Richard Boone played Paladin on TV.
1958 Ronald and Nancy Reagan appeared together in the GE Theatre production of A Turkey for the President on this day in history.
1959 "Fiorello!" premiers on Broadway on this day in history.
1959 On November - 23 "Fiorello!" opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 796 performances
1960 On November - 23 tiros 2, a weather satellite is launched
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