FRIDAY, Nov. 17, 2023

1278 — 680 Jews arrested (293 hanged) in England for counterfeiting coins

1796 — Battle of Arcole-Napoleon I's French forces beat Austrians in Italy

1800 — Congress held 1st session in Washington D.C.

1869 — Suez Canal opens (Egypt)

1889 — Union Pacific begins daily through service, Chicago-Portland & San Francisco

1913 — First U.S. dental hygienists course established, Bridgeport, Ct

1913 — Panama Canal opens

1938 — Italy passes their own version of the anti-Jewish Nuremberg laws

1948 — Britain's House of Commons votes to nationalize steel industry

1959 — De Beers firm of South Africa announces synthetic diamond

1962 — President Kennedy dedicates Dulles International Airport outside Washington D.C.

1967 — Beatles Ltd & Apple Music Ltd swap names

1977 — Egyptian President Sadat formally accepts invitation to visit Israel

1993 — U.S. Congress votes for NAFTA