This Day In History

November 13th

1775  US forces capture Montreal, Canada.
1789  Ben Franklin writes in a letter to a friend, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain except death and taxes."
1878  First telephone installed on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange.
1927  The Holland Tunnel underneath the Hudson River opens, connecting New York and New Jersey.
1940  Walt Disney's Fantasia premiered in New York.
1942  US President Roosevelt lowered the minimum draft age from 21 to 18.
1956  US Supreme Court struckdown laws calling for racial segragation on public buses.
1982  Vietnam Veterans' Memorial dedicated.

1833  Actor Edwin Booth, also founder of the Players Club
1934  Producer Garry Marshall
1947  Actor Joe Mantegna
1949  Actress Whoopi Goldberg (born as Caryn Johnson)
1959  Actress Tracy Scoggins

1955

• Autumn Leaves - Roger Williams

• He - Al Hibler/McGuire Sisters

• Black Denim Trousers - Cheers

• That Do Make It Nice - Eddy Arnold

1963

• Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer and The Fireballs

• It's All Right - The Impressions

• Mean Woman Blues - Roy Orbison

• Love's Gonna Live Here - Buck Owens

1971

• Gypsy's, Tramps & Thieves - Cher

• Imagine - John Lennon Plastic Ono Band

• I've Found Someone of My Own - The Free Movement

• Lead Me On - Conway Twitty and Loretta Lynn

1979

• Heartache Tonight - Eagles

• Dim All the Lights - Donna Summer

• Still - Commodores

• You Decorated My Life - Kenny Rogers

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