Today is Friday, November 12, the 316th day of 2010. There are 49 days left in the year.
324 B.C. ― Origin of Era of Alexander
1910 ― First movie stunt: man jumps into Hudson river from a burning balloon
1918 ― Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary abdicates, Austria becomes a republic
1927 ― Trotsky expelled from Soviet Communist Party; Stalin becomes undisputed dictator
1933 ― First known photo of Loch Ness monster (or whatever) is taken
1933 ― Nazis receive 92 percent of votes in Germany
1948 ― Japanese premier Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by war crimes tribunal
1956 ― Largest observed iceberg, 208 by 60 miles, first sighted
1981 ― First balloon crossing of the Pacific is completed (Double Eagle V)
989 ― Brazil holds first free presidential election in 29 years