Saturday, November 21, 2009

TODAY IN HISTORY

NOVEMBER 21


1934:The New York Yankees give the minor league San Francisco Seals five players and at least $25,000 in exchange for Giuseppe Paolo DiMaggio Jr. “Joltin’ Joe” becomes one of baseball’s most revered figures.

1985: Intelligence analyst Jonathan Jay Pollard is arrested outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington for selling sensitive information to Israel.

1995: Traders celebrate as the Dow Jones industrial average closes above 5,000 for the first time.

2002: NATO invites seven former communist countries to join its membership.

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