11-08-2004, 06:34 AM
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November 8th
1519 ~ Hernán Cortés entered Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomed him with great pomp as would befit a returning god.
1900 ~ Death of John Milton, English poet.
1793 ~ In Paris, the French Revolutionary government opened the Louvre to the public as a museum.
1836 ~ Birthday of Milton Bradley, manufacturer, lithographer, game maker.
1847 ~ Birthday of Bram Stoker, Irish novelist.
1884 ~ Birthday of Hermann Rorschach, psychiatrist.
1895 ~ While experimenting with electricity Wilhelm Röntgen discovered x-rays.
1942 ~ World War II: Operation Torch - United States and United Kingdom forces landed in French North Africa.
1986 ~ Death of Vyacheslav Molotov, Soviet politician.
2002 ~ Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441 – The United Nations Security Council unanimously approved a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".
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