FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009

Today is Friday, November 13, the 317th day of 2009. There are 48 days left in the year.

1789 _ Ben Franklin writes ``Nothing ... certain but death and taxes"

1839 _ First U.S. anti-slavery party, Liberty Party, convenes in N.Y.

1921 _ ``The Sheik," starring Rudolph Valentino, is released

1921 _ U.S., France, Japan and British Empire sign a Pacific Treaty

1933 _ First modern sit-down strike, Hormel meat packers, Austin, Minn.

1946 _ First artificial snow produced from a natural cloud, Mt. Greylock, Mass.

1982 _ Korean boxer Kim Deuk-koo fatally injured when KOed by Ray Mancini

1982 _ Vietnam War Memorial dedicated in Washington, D.C.

1985 _ Dwight Gooden, youngest 20 game winner, wins Cy Young award

1986 _ U.S. violates Iran arms boycott