Today in History highlights key events by year
On this day notable moments include Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s birth in 1815, Landis becoming MLB commissioner in 1920, Stalin consolidating power in 1927, Tojo and others sentenced in 1948, New Orleans electing first black mayor in 1977, Andropov succeeding Brezhnev in 1982, Xavier Suarez’s Cuban American mayoralty in 1985, Akihito’s 1990 enthronement, and Scott Peterson’s 2004 conviction in Redwood City for Laci Peterson’s murder.
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Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Johnstown
N.Y
Major League Baseball
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Josef Stalin
Soviet Union
Leon Trotsky
Communist Party
Hideki Tojo
New Orleans
Ernest
Morial
Yuri Andropov
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Xavier Suarez
Miami
Akihito
Redwood City
Calif
Scott Peterson
Laci
San Francisco Bay
Peterson
Associated Press
Andy Griffith Sues Wisconsin Candidate Over Name Use
Andy Griffith sues William Harold Fenrick who, after legally changing his name to Andrew Jackson Griffith, used the name to promote his sheriff candidacy in Grant County Wisconsin. The suit filed November 3 in U S District Court Madison cites trademark copyright and privacy claims. The actor's camp says no advantage was gained by the name change. Kylie Minogue dazzles Sydney crowd in first stage return since breast cancer discovery.
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Andy Griffith
Mayberry
Wisconsin
Grant County Post
Andrew Jackson Griffith
U.S. District Court
Madison
William Harold Fenrick
Kylie Minogue
Sydney
Shakira concert in Venezuela welcomes star with playful disguise
Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez welcomed Colombian pop singer Shakira during a visit and joked about going undercover to see the performance. Earlier Australian singer Kylie Minogue returned to the stage after chemotherapy and surgery confirming a major comeback. Pamela Anderson reportedly suffered a miscarriage, per Us Weekly.
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Hugo Chavez
Shakira
Pamela Anderson
Anderson
Kid Rock
Notable Birthdays List Highlights Celebrated Musicians Actors
Rhythm and blues stars Ruby Nash Curtis and Jimmy Hayes turn 67 and 63 as Brian Hyland Booker T Jones and Neil Young reach ages 63 62 and 61. Nadia Comaneci Sam Lloyd Tonya Harding Radha Mitchell Tamara Jones Tevin Campbell Ryan Gosling Anne Hathaway Omarion Macey Crathird also marked ages 45 39 36 33 32 30 26 24 21 and 14 respectively in a celebratory roll.
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Ruby Nash Curtis
Ruby and the Romantics
Brian Hyland
Jimmy Hayes
Persuasions
Megan Mullally
Nadia Comaneci
Sam Lloyd
Tonya Harding
Radha Mitchell
Tamara Jones
Tevin Campbell
Ryan Gosling
Anne Hathaway
Omarion
Macey Crathird
Hope and
Faith
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Australia
Minogue
Melbourne
Paris
Olivier Mortimez
Venezuela
Chavez
Booker T. Jones
Booker T. & the Mgs
Neil Young
Donald
Buck Dharma’ Roeser
Blue Oyster Cult
Booker T
Cedar Rapids
Orlando-Sanford
Allegiant
Des Moines St
Fleet & Mail Bureau
Walnut
Iowa
ABC Communication & Security
Administrative Services General Services
St Des Moines
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Gse
THE
Global Fund
Africa
U.S
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Edge
Motorola
U.S. Cellular
Global Fund To
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Joinred
Theglobalfund
Uscellular.com
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
Motorola, Inc
Cellular
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