Gettysburg Address

President Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address

Born on This Day

Kering Women In Motion: Jodie Foster - The 69th Annual Cannes Film Festival

Jodie Foster

1962 -

Oscar-winning actor and director who took challenging roles at a young age in films like "Taxi Driver" and "The Silence of Lambs."

Calvin Klein - Cambridge Union Address

Calvin Klein

1942 -

American fashion designer noted for his minimalist designs, especially in denim jeans and underwear.

DICK CAVETT

Dick Cavett

1936 -

Witty TV host whose long-running talk show featured a wide range of guests, from celebrities to politicians to intellectuals.

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Dick CavettDisney General Entertainment Con

1980

NOV19

CBS bans as "too suggestive" a Calvin Klein ad where 15-year-old model and actress Brooke Shields says "nothing" comes between her and her super tight CK jeans. She auctioned the jeans for charity 44 years later.

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Soviets launch counterattack at Stalingrad

The Soviet Red Army under General Georgy Zhukov launches Operation Uranus, the great Soviet counteroffensive that turned the tide in the Battle of Stalingrad. On June 22, 1941, despite the terms of the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939, Nazi Germany launched a massive invasion against the USSR. Aided by its greatly superior air force, the German […]

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Soccer legend Pelé scores 1,000th goal

Brazilian soccer great Pelé scores his 1,000th professional goal in a game, against Vasco da Gama in Rio de Janeiro’s Maracana stadium. It was a major milestone in an illustrious career that included three World Cup championships. Pelé, considered one of the greatest soccer players ever to take the field, was born Edson Arantes do […]

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“One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” opens in theaters

One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, a film about a group of patients at a mental institution, opens in theaters. Directed by Milos Forman and based on a 1962 novel of the same name by Ken Kesey, the film starred Jack Nicholson and was co-produced by the actor Michael Douglas. One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s […]

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Patty Hearst released on bail

Patricia Campbell Hearst, a granddaughter of the legendary publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, is released on bail pending the appeal of her conviction for participating in a 1974 San Francisco bank robbery that was caught on camera. Hearst’s ordeal began on the night of February 4, 1974, when, as a 19-year-old college student, she was […]

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Reagan and Gorbachev hold their first summit meeting

For the first time in eight years, the leaders of the Soviet Union and the United States hold a summit conference. Meeting in Geneva, President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev produced no earth-shattering agreements. However, the meeting boded well for the future, as the two men engaged in long, personal talks and seemed […]

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An arrest warrant is issued for Michael Jackson

Rumors had swirled around Michael Jackson since the first public allegations of sexual misconduct with a minor child were aired amidst a 1993 civil lawsuit that was eventually settled out of court. A decade later, on November 19, 2003, an embattled Jackson prepared to face criminal charges of a similar nature when a warrant was […]

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NBA players and fans brawl at infamous “Malice at the Palace” game

On November 19, 2004, Metta Sandiford-Artest (then known as Ron Artest) of the Indiana Pacers jumps into the stands to confront a Detroit Pistons fan who throws a drink at him as he rests on the scorers’ table. This ignites what becomes known as “Malice at the Palace,” one of the more infamous moments in […]

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