11-14-2004, 08:33 AM
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November 14th
1716 ~ Death of Gottfried Leibniz, Philosopher & Mathematician.
1719 ~ Birthday of Leopold Mozart, Austrian musician, father of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
1832 ~ Death of Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Declaration of Independence signer, US Senator.
1851 ~ Herman Melville's novel “Moby-Dick” was first published.
1840 ~ Birthday of Claude Monet, French impressionist painter.
1900 ~ Birthday of Aaron Copland, Composer.
1922 ~ The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) began radio service in the United Kingdom.
1940 ~ World War II: In England, the city of Coventry was heavily bombed by German Luftwaffe bombers.
1991 ~ American and British authorities announced indictments against two Libyan intelligence officials in connection with the downing of the Pan Am Flight 103.
2001 ~ War on Terror: Northern Alliance fighters took over the capital Kabul.
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