TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2020

On this day...

1775-U.S. Marine Corps established by Congress

1801-Kentucky outlaws dueling

1891-First Woman's Christian Temperance Union meeting held (in Boston)

1898-Race riot in Wilmington NC (8 blacks killed)

1917-41 suffragists are arrested in front of the White House

1918-Independence of Poland proclaimed by Jozef Pilsudski

1919-First observance of National Book Week

1969-"Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV

1975-PLO leader Yasser Arafat addresses UN in NYC

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

1978-Israel's top negotiators broke away from Middle East peace talks

1984-Miami Hurricanes blows 31-0 lead in 3rd quarter lose to MD 42-40

1988-China confirms earthquake death toll will rise above current 938

1988-N.Y.'s MTA announces it may replace tokens with credit card type passes

1989-Germans begin punching holes in the Berlin Wall

1990-Lebanon releases 2 French hostages (Camille Sontag & Marcel Coudari)