Friday, November 26, 2010

TODAY IN HISTORY

November 26th
1789-A day of thanksgiving was set aside by President George Washington to observe the adoption of the U.S. Constitution.
1825-The first college social fraternity, Kappa Alpha, was formed at Union College in Schenectady, N.Y.
1832-Public streetcar service began in New York City.
1942-"Casablanca," starring Humphrey Bogart and Ingrid Bergman, had its world premiere at the Hollywood Theater in New York.
1973-President Richard Nixon's personal secretary, Rose Mary Woods, told a federal court that she'd accidentally caused part of the 18 1/2-minute gap in a key Watergate tape.
1975-A federal jury found Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme, a follower of Charles Manson, guilty of trying to assassinate President Gerald R. Ford.

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