Special Report CROSSROADS
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CROSSROADSNovember1st 1952 - The United States detonates the world’s first thermonuclear weapon, the hydrogen bomb, on Eniwetok atoll in the Pacific. November 2nd 1879 - In a 6-day footrace a Mr Weston loses to a horse, 900 to 885 km November 3rd 1984 - 3,000 die in 3 day anti-Sikh riot in India1957 - Russians launch a dog named Laika into space, the first living creature to leave the earth.
1922 - British archaeologist Howard Carter and his workmen discover a step leading to the tomb of King Tutankhamen in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. November 5th 2006 - Saddam Hussein is sentenced to death in the al-Dujail trial for his role in the massacre of the 148 Shi’as in 1982 November 6th 1429 - Henry VI crowned King of England November 7th 1872 -The ship Marie Celeste sails from New York, eventually to be found deserted November 8th 1988 - George Bush elected as US President November 9th 1922 - German SS formed November 10th 1989 - East German border guards begin to dismantle parts of the ‘Berlin Wall’ November 11th 1918 - Germany and the Allies sign the armistice, in a railway carriage in the Compiegne forest November 12th 1981 - US space shuttle Columbia, first space vehicle to make a second trip, launched November 13th 1964 - Pope Paul VI donates his jewelled tiara, to the poor of the world
1963 - As a result of volcanic activity, the Icelandic island of Surtsey is born November 15th 1918 - Victory’ day celebrated in Britain to mark the ending of the First World War November 16th 1982 - The space shuttle Columbia returns to earth after its first ever commercial mission, deploying two satellites November 17th 1869 - After work lasting ten years, the 100 mile long Suez Canal opens November 18th 1963 - The Bell telephone company introduces the first push button telephones in the United States. November 19th 1493 - Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico November 20th 1945 - The Nuremburg war crimes tribunal begins hearings with 24 Nazi leaders, including Hess and Goering, on trial November 21st 1783 - A Montgolfier brothers hot-air balloon, takes Jean de Rosier and the Marquis d’Arlandes, 500ft above Paris November 22nd 1963 - Lyndon B Johnson sworn in as the 35th President of America, hours after the assassination of President Kennedy November 23rd 1642 - The Dutch navigator, Abel Tasman, discovers Van Dieman’s Land (later to be re-named Tasmania) November 24th 1963 - John F. Kenedy’s, alleged assassin November 25th 1963 - JFK buried at Arlington National Cemetery November 26th 1867 - The first ever woman to vote in a British election casts her vote due to a mistake in the electoral register
1582 - William Shakespeare aged 18, marries Anne Hathaway November 28th 1975 - East Timor declares independence from Portugal November 29th 1864 - 1,200 American troops attack a camp of Cheyenne and Arapho Indians who had surrendered November 30th 1950 - US President Truman threatens China with atom bomb
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