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Today in history » Nov. 9The Associated PressToday is Sunday. Nov. 9, the 313th day of 2014. There are 52 days left in the year.Highlight in historyOn Nov. 9,1989, communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West; joyous Germans danced atop the Berlin Wall.On this dateIn 1620, the passengers and crew of the Mayflower sighted Cape Cod.In 1872. fire destroyed nearly 800 buildings in Boston.In 1918. it was announced that Germany’s Kaiser Wilhelm II would abdicate; he then tied to the Nether-Luul.sIn 1938 Nazis looted and burned synagogues as well as Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria in a pogrom that became known as Kristallnaeht.In 1953. Welsh author-poet Dylan Thomas died in New York at age 39.In 1963, twin disasters struck Japan as some 450i ! U ,; v'« U !dust explosion, and about 160 people died in a train crashIn 1965, the great Northeast blackout occurred as a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1 a hours left 30 million people in seven states and part of Canadawithout electricity.In 1967. a Saturn V rocket carrying an unmanned Apollo spacecraft blasted off from Cape Kennedy on a successful test flight.In 1970, former French President Charles de Gaulle died at age 79.In 1976. the U.N. General Assembly approved resolutions condemning apartheid in South Africa, including one characterizing the white-ruled government as illegitimate.In 1988, former Attorney General John N Mitchell, a major figure in the Watergate scandal, died in Washington at age 75.In 1999. with fireworks, concerts and a huge party at the landmark Brandenburg Gate. Germany celebrated the 10th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.Ten years agoAttorney General John Ashcroft and Commerce Secretary Don Evans resigned; they were the first members of the Cabinet to leave as President George W. Bush headed from re-election into his second term. Kenny Chesnev won the Country Music Association album of the year award for “When the Sun Goes Dow n as well as entertainer of the year Roge Clemens won his record seventh C Young Award,Five years agoThe Dow Jones industrial average rose 203.52, or 2 percent, to 10,226.94. its highest finish since Oct. 3. 2008, as a falling dollar boosted prices for gold, oil and other commodities. Germany celebrated the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.One year agoA deadly house party shooting in suburban Houston left two teens dead. Three of the four surviving Doolittle Raiders who attacked Tokyo in 1942. all in their 90s. offered a final toast to their fallen comrades in a ceremony at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force near Dayton, Ohio.Today’s birthdaysBaseball Hall of Earner White\ Herzog is 83. Baseball Hall of Earner Bob Gibson is 79- Actor Charlie Robinson is 69. Movie director Bille August is 66. Actor Robert David Hall is 66, Actor Lou Ferrigno is 63. Sen. Sherrod Brow n, D-Ohio. is 62 Gospel singer Donnie MeClurkin is 55. Rock musician Dee Plakas ,L7) is 54 Actress Ion Overman is IS, Rapper Pepa (Salt-N-Pepa) is 45. Rapper Scarfaee (Geto Boys is 44 Blues singer Susan Tedesehi is 44. Actor Jason Ant con is 43 Ac tor Eric Dane is 42. Singer Nick Lachey (98 Degrees is 41. Rhythm and-blue-singer Sisqo tDru Hill is 36 Country singer Corey Smithis 35. Actress Nikki Blonsky is 26. Actress-model Ana-leigh Tipton is 26.Thought for todayHalf the world is composed of people who have something to say and can’t, and the other half who have nothing to say and keep on saying it. — Robert Frost, American poet U874-1963).SHOWTIMESrtCW GOOoDn!?DAYS6.50-8EFORE 6 00lt; tStitUSIII-no pass or discount0 SAT- SUN STUES ONLYTMSATfteSVISIT allentnealresmc.com FOR ONLINE TICKETS. EMAIL INFO SPECIALS BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK.COMSTARTING FR! 11 14:DUMB DUMBER TO BEYOND THE LIGHTSAVIATOR 103651 MESA VILLAGE DR (OFF 64/70 BYPASS)•INTERSTELLAR (PG13I 11:30) 2:20 3.00 7:00 3 45 BiG HERO $ (30) sPG)(11 45) 2.2S 5:00 7:25 9 50kjkmki •BIG HER0 6i2D!tPG)11,20) 2:00 4 40 7:10 9 40 NIGHTCRAWLER (Ri 11 15) 1 554 40 7 159 50 MAZE RUNNER (PG13!910THE BOOK OF LIFE 20 (PGi (11:30)2 00 4 30 '00 0UUA|PG13)(11 451 2 30 4 55' 30 9 50 JOHN WCK R)(11 20) 2 00 4 30 7 00 S 3C ST VINCENT PG13(11 30)2:00 4 40 7-10 9 45 FURV (Ri,J2 00-3 00 6 10 9 15 •BEFORE YOU GO TO SLEEP R‘ ill 50; 6 20 _
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