FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2010

Today is Friday, November 19, the 323rd day of 2010. There are 42 days left in the year.

1493 ― Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico, on his second voyage

1644 ― First Protestant ministry society in New England

1906 ― London selected to host 1908 Olympics

1919 ― U.S. Senate rejects (55-39) Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations

1942 ― Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along the Don front

1977 ― Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arrives in Israel

1979 ― Chuck Berry released from prison on income tax evasion

1980 ― CBS TV bans Calvin Klein's jeans ad featuring Brooke Shields

1985 ― U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for first time

1990 ― Greyhound files reorganization plan so they can be traded publicly