NOVEMBER 14
1889:With just one piece of luggage, New York World writer Nellie Bly sets off to circle the world in 80 days. She finishes with eight to spare.
1972: For the first time ever, the Dow Jones industrial average closes above 1,000.
1995: About 800,000 federal employees temporarily stop working as a budget stalemate between President Bill Clinton and the Republican-controlled Congress forces a partial government shutdown.
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