11-16-2004, 08:54 AM
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November 16th
1532 ~ Francisco Pizarro and his men captured Incan Emperor Atahualpa and his nobles.
1849 ~ A Russian court sentenced Fyodor Dostoevsky to death for anti-government activities linked to a radical intellectual group: his execution is canceled at the last minute.
1885 ~ Canadian rebel leader of the Métis and "Father of Manitoba", Louis Riel executed for high treason.
1895 ~ Birthday of Paul Hindemith, Composer
1922 ~ Birthday of Gene Amdahl, computer scientist.
1940 ~ World War II: In response to the Luftwaffe leveling Coventry two days before, the Royal Air Force bombed Hamburg.
1945 ~ Cold War: The United States controversially imported 88 German scientists to help in the development of rocket technology.
1960 ~ Death of Clark Gable, Actor.
1965 ~ The Soviet Union launched the Venera 3 space probe toward Venus, the first spacecraft to reach the surface of another planet.
2004 ~ Vivendi Universal and Valve Software released Half-Life 2, the sequel to the groundbreaking hit PC game Half-Life.
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