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1259-Treaty of Paris: English king Henry III and French king Louis IX
1489-Battle of Baza: Spanish army captures Baza from the Moors
1534-Turkish sultan Suleiman occupies Baghdad
1619-America's 1st Thanksgiving Day (Virginia)
1691-Spanish king Carlos II names Maximilian II viceroy of South Netherlands
1791-Britain's Observer, oldest Sunday newspaper in world, first published
1829-Britain abolishes "suttee" in India (widow burning herself to death on her husband's funeral pyre
1833-American Anti-Slavery Society formed by Arthur Tappan in Philadelphia
1908-Haiti's President Gen. Alexis Nord flees from military coup
1923-Cecil B. DeMille's first version of "Ten Commandments" premieres
1930-Vatican approves rhythm method for birth control
1942-U.S. bombers strike Italian mainland for first time in WWII
1952-Killer fogs begin in London England, "Smog" becomes a word
1957-Two commuter trains collide in heavy fog, killing 92 (St John's England)
1964-Beatles release "Beatles For Sale" album
1976-Liz Taylor's 7th marriage (John Warner)
