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Today in History: Friday, November 20, 2009
AP Highlight in History:
On Nov. 20, 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to address Israel's parliament.
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On this date in:
1620
Peregrine White was born aboard the Mayflower in Massachusetts Bay - the first child born of English parents in present-day New England.
1789
New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.
1889
Astronomer Edwin Hubble was born in Marshfield, Mo.
1910
Revolution broke out in Mexico.
1925
Robert F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass.
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1945
Twenty-four Nazi leaders went on trial before an international war crimes tribunal in Nuremberg, Germany.
1947
Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in Westminster Abbey in London.
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1966
The musical "Cabaret," with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, opened on Broadway.
1969
The Nixon administration announced a halt to residential use of the pesticide DDT as part of a total phase-out.
1975
Spain's Gen. Francisco Franco died after nearly four decades of absolute rule.
1995
Princess Diana admitted during an interview broadcast on BBC TV that she had been unfaithful to Prince Charles.
1996
House Republicans chose Newt Gingrich to be speaker for a second term.
2001
Federal health officials approved sale of the world's first contraceptive patch, Ortho-Evra.
2003
Singer Michael Jackson was booked on suspicion of child molestation in Santa Barbara, Calif. (He was later acquited.)
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Highlights of This Day in History
Today's Birthdays:
Actor Joel McHale ("Community," "The Soup") turns 38 years old today.
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Name
Profession
Age
Robert Byrd
U.S. senator, D-W.Va.
92
Nadine Gordimer
Nobel Prize-winning author
86
Kaye Ballard
Actress
84
Estelle Parsons
Actress
82
Richard Dawson
Actor, game show host ("Hogan's Heroes," "Family Feud")
77
Dick Smothers
Comedian (The Smothers Brothers)
71
Joe Biden
Vice president
67
Norman Greenbaum
Singer
67
Veronica Hamel
Actress ("Hill Street Blues")
66
Judy Woodruff
Broadcast journalist (CNN)
63
Samuel E. Wright
Actor
63
Joe Walsh
Rock singer (The Eagles)
62
Richard Masur
Actor ("One Day at a Time")
61
Bo Derek
Actress ("10")
53
Jim Brown
Reggae musician (UB40)
52
Sean Young
Actress
50
Jim Brickman
Pianist
48
Todd Nance
Rock musician (Widespread Panic)
47
Ned Vaughn
Actor
45
Mike D
Rapper (The Beastie Boys)
44
Sen Dog
Rapper (Cypress Hill)
44
Callie Thorne
Actress
40
Sabrina Lloyd
Actress ("Sports Night")
39
Marisa Ryan
Actress
35
Dierks Bentley
Country singer
34
Joshua Gomez
Actor ("Chuck")
34
Laura Harris
Actress
33
Josh Turner
Country singer
32
Nadine Velazquez
Actress ("My Name is Earl")
31
Dan Byrd
Actor
24
Cody Linley
Actor ("Hannah Montana'' ''Dancing with the Stars")
20
Actress Ming-Na turns 46 years old today.
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