11-27-2008, 01:32 PM
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November 27th
8 BC ~ Death of Horace, poet. Remembered for, among other things, “Carpe Diem” (seize the day).
1095 ~ Pope Urban II preached the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont.
1895 ~ Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize after he died.
1921 ~ Birthday of Alexander Dubcčk, Czech politician.
1942 ~ Birthday of Jimi Hendrix, musician.
1946 ~ Indian P.M. Jawaharlal Nehru appealed to the U.S. and the USSR to start nuclear disarmament, stating that such an action would "save humanity from the ultimate disaster".
1973 ~ The U.S. Senate confirmed President-to-be Gerald Ford as vice president, succeeding Spiro Agnew, who'd resigned.
1977 ~ Birthday of Mika Tan, American Porn Star.
1978 ~ Birthday of Shy Love, Porn Star.
1990 ~ John Major followed Margaret Thatcher as Prime Minister of the UK.
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