November 29th:
1516: France and Switzerland sign a peace treaty, starting 5 centuries of Swiss neutrality
1887: The U.S. takes possession of Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
1890: Japan's Diet (Congress) holds it's first session
1944: The first open heart surgery takes place
1947: The UN votes to create Israel
1950: US and UN forces begin full-scale retreat from North Korea after Chinese counter invasion
1961: NASA launches Enos, a monkey, into space
1963: Lyndon Johnson establishes the Warren Commission
1990: The UN authorizes military action if Iraq doesn't withdraw from Kuwait
1999: 50,000 protesters gather in Seattle to oppose the WTO
Birthdays: Louisa May Alcott (1832), C.S. Lewis (1898), Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (1908)
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