Today in History highlights key events across centuries
The records note Henry VII's death in 1509 leading to Henry VIII's succession, Charlotte Bronte's birth in 1816, Texans' San Jacinto victory in 1836, Mark Twain's death in 1910, the Red Baron killed in action in 1918, Inherit the Wind opening in 1955, and Apollo 16's moon surface exploration in 1972.
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San Jacinto
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Somali pirate arrives in New York to face piracy charges
Abduhi Wali-i-Musi, the sole surviving pirate from the American ship hostage incident, arrived in New York in handcuffs with a leg chain and a bandaged hand. He faced a federal court hearing amid a rainstorm, offering no comment to reporters.
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Africa
Probe ordered in case of jailed U S journalist
An Iranian judiciary inquiry was ordered Monday into the case of Roxana Saberi, the American journalist jailed for espionage. Her parents visited her for the first time since her eight year prison sentence, while U S officials press for release and dialogue to ease a 30 year diplomatic deadlock. Saberi, born in the United States and raised in Fargo, North Carolina, faces a one day closed trial verdict.
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Western diplomats walk out as Ahmadinejad calls Israel racist
Dozens of Western diplomats left a U.N. Geneva conference after Mahmoud Ahmadinejad described Israel as the most cruel and repressive racist regime. Protests including rainbow wig wearers and noses marked the scene as nations decried the remarks. US officials condemned the speech while Germany, Italy and others skipped the event on the eve of Remembrance Day.
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Alejandro Wolff
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Robert Gibbs
Hawking Seriously Ill Hospitalized After Chest Infection
Physicist Stephen Hawking, 67, was rushed to Addenbrooke's Hospital in Cambridge with a serious chest infection after weeks of illness. Cambridge University said he is undergoing tests and was resting overnight, canceling a planned appearance at Arizona State University. Hawking has ALS since age 21 and remains active as Emeritus Lucasian Professor of Mathematics while largely wheelchair bound.
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Polo Club
Palm Beach County
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Cambridge
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Hayman
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Lou Gehrig
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