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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2008

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  • Published Nov 19, 2008 5:00 pm KST
  • Updated Nov 19, 2008 5:00 pm KST

Today is Thursday, November 20, the 325th day of 2008. There are 41 days left in the year.

1272 _ Edward I proclaimed King of England

1805 _ The opera ``Fidelio" is produced (Vienna)

1931 _ Commercial teletype service begins

1945 _ 24 Nazi leaders put on trial at Nuremberg, Germany

1947 _ ``Meet the Press" makes network TV debut on NBC

1947 _ Britain's Princess Elizabeth, marries Duke Philip Mountbatten

1959 _ U.N. adopts the declaration of children's rights

1969 _ Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal

1977 _ Egyptian President Sadat became first Arab leader to address Israeli Knesset

1986 _ U.N.'s WHO announces first global effort to combat AIDS