Nov 17 > on this day in history _____________________________ LEAD STORY Elizabethan Age begins, 1558 AMERICAN REVOLUTION Articles of Confederation submitted to the states, 1777 AUTOMOTIVE Day One for DaimlerChrysler on NYSE, 1998 CIVIL WAR The Siege of Knoxville begins, 1863 COLD WAR SALT I negotiations begin, 1969 CRIME A wealthy heiress is murdered by her son, 1972 Washington, D.C., sniper John Muhammad convicted, 2003 DISASTER Thousands die in massive flood, 1421 GENERAL INTEREST Verdis first opera opens, 1839 Suez Canal opens, 1869 HOLLYWOOD “The Terminator” becomes “The Governator” of California, 2003 LITERARY The Shipping News, by Annie Proulx, wins the National Book Award, 1993 MUSIC The Kingston Trio brings folk music to the top of the U.S. pop charts, 1958 OLD WEST U.S. establishes Fort Buchanan, 1856 PRESIDENTIAL Nixon insists that he is not a crook, 1973 SPORTS The Heidi Bowl, 1968 VIETNAM WAR 1st Cavalry unit ambushed in the Ia Drang Valley, 1965 My Lai trial begins, 1970 WORLD WAR I Germans make last stab at Ypres , 1914 WORLD WAR II Monty is born, 1887
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