THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2007

Today is Thursday, November 22, the 326th day of 2007. There are 39 days left in the year.

365 _ Felix II ends his reign as Catholic pope

1809 _ Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen

1842 _ Mount St. Helens in Washington, erupts

1924 _ England orders Egyptians out of Sudan

1943 _ FDR, Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan

1956 _ The 16th modern Olympic games opens in Melbourne

1975 _ Juan Carlos proclaimed king of Spain

1977 _ Regular Concorde passenger service between New York City and Europe begins

1990 _ George Bush visits U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia during Thanksgiving

1990 _ Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British prime minister