1989 - The Fall of the Berlin Wall
1967 - First issue of Rolling Stone magazine
1965 - Biggest power failure in US history: all New York state, 7 neighboring states & parts of Canada plunged into darkness.
1620 - Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
1494 - de' Medici Family expelled from Florence
This Day In Business
1960 - 37 US brokerage firms are ordered to pay $1.03 billion to cheated NASDAQ investors - it is the largest civil statement in U.S. history.
1982 - Boxer Sugar Ray Leonard announces retirement at charity event in Baltimore, MD
1887 - The United States receives rights to Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
1984 - Larry Bird and Dr. J both get ejected from an NBA game after getting into a fight
November 9th Holiday
World Freedom Day - Commemorates the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of communist rule in Central and Eastern Europe.
Today's Birthday Trivia
She began her TV career doing voiceovers for Tyson Chicken commercials. Who is she?
Today's Birthday Horoscope
Learn about people born on this day by reading the November 9 Birthday Horoscope.
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