Today is Thursday, November 22, the 326th day of 2007. There are 39 days left in the year.
365 _ Felix II ends his reign as Catholic pope
1809 _ Peregrine Williamson of Baltimore patents a steel pen
1842 _ Mount St. Helens in Washington, erupts
1924 _ England orders Egyptians out of Sudan
1943 _ FDR, Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan
1956 _ The 16th modern Olympic games opens in Melbourne
1975 _ Juan Carlos proclaimed king of Spain
1977 _ Regular Concorde passenger service between New York City and Europe begins
1990 _ George Bush visits U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia during Thanksgiving
1990 _ Margaret Thatcher announces her resignation as British prime minister