1715 – First English patent granted to an American, for processing corn.
1783 – Britain evacuates New York City, its last military position in the United States.
1792 – Benjamin Banneker first publishes his Farmer’s Almanac.
1834 – Delmonico’s, one of NY’s finest restaurant, provides a meal of soup, steak, coffee & half a pie for 12 cents.
1867 – US Congress commission looks into “impeachment” of President Andrew Johnson.
1920 – 1st Thanksgiving Parade (Philadelphia)
1940 – Football team University of Michigan retires Tom Harmon’s #98.
1940 – Woody Woodpecker debuts with release of Walter Lantz’s “Knock Knock”
1949 – “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer” appears on music charts.
1951 – 3rd NASCAR Sprint Cup: Herb Thomas wins.
1953 – “Guys & Dolls” closes at 46th St Theater NYC after 1,200 performances.
1957 – US President Dwight Eisenhower suffers a mild stroke, impairing his speech.
1960 – “Amos ‘n’ Andy” made its last broadcast on CBS radio.
1967 – “Apple Tree” closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 463 performances.
1973 – US cuts maximum speed limit to 55 MPH as an energy conservation measure.
1979 – Pat Summerall and John Madden broadcast a game together for the first time, a pairing that would last 22 years and become one of the most well-known partnerships in TV sportscasting history.
1986 – Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arms deal. Oliver North’s secretary, Fawn Hall, smuggles documents out of his office.
1996 – After 24 years, Disneyland Main Street Electrical Parade, ends.
1997 – US telephone technician Richard Bliss arrested for spying in Russia.
2014 – Missouri Governor Jay Nixon orders hundreds more US National Guard troops to the town of Ferguson to prevent a second night of rioting and looting.
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