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A protestor celebrates with others for the signing by Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh of a document agreeing to step down (AP Photo-Hani Mohammed)

Today in History: November 23

Today in History: November 23:
In 1971, China was seated in the United Nations Security Council.
In 1980, 2500 people were killed by a series of earthquakes in southern Italy.
In 1996, a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines jet crashed into the water off the Comoro Islands.
And there’s more.

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NBC’s first telecast football game in history, at Triborough Stadium on Randall’s Island in New York (AP Photo )

Today in History: September 30

Today in History:September 30: In 1947, the World Series was broadcast on television for the first time; In 1949, the Berlin Airlift came to an end; In 1955, actor James Dean was killed at age 24 in a two-car collision; In 1972, Pittsburgh Pirates star Roberto Clemente connected for his 3,000th and final hit; In 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties to illegally annex more occupied Ukrainian territory.

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Proclamation of the abolition of the monarchy, high-relief bronze by Léopold Morice

Today in History: September 21

Today in History: September 21; In 1792, the abolition of the French monarchy was announced; In 1898, the New York Sun had an editorial with the famous line “Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.”; President Warren Harding signed the Lodge-Fish Resolution; In 1938, a hurricane struck parts of New York and New England; In 1981, Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female justice on the Supreme Court. In 1989, Hurricane Hugo crashed into South Carolina

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