MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2020

On this day...

1799-Napoleon becomes dictator (firstconsul) of France

1858-First performance of NY Symphony Orchestra

1864-First export of goods from Burrard Inlet, BC to a foreign country

1885-The opera "Ermine" is produced (London)

1904-First airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes

1924-Miriam (Ma) Ferguson becomes first elected woman governor (of Texas)

1927-Giant Panda discovered, China

1935-Congress of Industrial Organizations (CIO) labor union forms

1953-Cambodia (now Kampuchea) gains independence within French Union

1961-PGA eliminates Caucasians only rule

1973-Fire at Taiyo department store, kills 101 & injures 84 (Kumamoto Japan)

1976-U.N. General Assembly condemns apartheid in South Africa

1984-Vietnam Veterans Memorial ("3 Servicemen") completed

1985-Gary Kasparov (USSR) becomes World Chess Champion at age of 22

1989-East Berlin opens its borders