THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2011

Today is Thursday, November 10, the 314th day of 2011. There are 51 days left in the year.

1674 ― Dutch formally cede New Netherlands (N.Y.) to English

1775 ― U.S. Marine Corps established by Congress

1871 ― Stanley presumes to meet Livingston in Ujiji, Central Africa

1928 ― Hirohito enthroned as Emperor of Japan

1951 ― First long-distance telephone call without operator assistance

1960 ― Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill

1975 ― U.N. General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism

1989 ― Germans begin punching holes in the Berlin Wall

1989 ― Word Perfect 5.1 is shipped

2084 ― Transit of Earth as seen from Mars