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Today in History: November 17, the NFL’s infamous ‘Heidi Game’

Today in History: November 16, Nixon authorizes Alaska pipeline

Today in History: November 15, Union troops begin ‘Sherman’s March’

Today in History: November 14, Marshall University football team killed in plane crash

Today in History: November 13, 130 die in Paris terror attacks

Today in History: November 12, Ellis Island closes its doors

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Today in History: November 11, World War I armistice signed

Today in History: November 10, white supremacists stage coup in Wilmington, North Carolina

Today in History: November 9, Berlin Wall falls after 28 years

Remembering when Princess Diana visited DC’s first hospice and danced in the White House

Remembering when Princess Diana visited DC’s first hospice and danced in the White House

Today in History: November 8, Florida election recount begins

Today in History: November 7, first woman elected to Congress

Today in History: November 6, Abraham Lincoln wins presidency

Today in History: November 5, Susan B. Anthony defies law and casts vote for president

Today in History: November 4, Obama wins presidency in historic election

Today in History: November 3, KKK and neo-Nazis kill five in Greensboro

Today in History: November 2, Truman defeats Dewey

Today in History: November 1, Seabiscuit wins “Race of the Century”

Today in History: October 31, Indira Gandhi assassinated

Today in History: October 30, Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle”

Today in History: October 29, ‘Black Tuesday’ signals start of Great Depression

Today in History: October 28, Statue of Liberty dedicated in New York

Today in History: October 27, 11 killed in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting

Today in History: October 26, Shootout at the O.K. Corral

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