Today is Friday, November 19, the 323rd day of 2010. There are 42 days left in the year.
1493 ― Christopher Columbus discovers Puerto Rico, on his second voyage
1644 ― First Protestant ministry society in New England
1906 ― London selected to host 1908 Olympics
1919 ― U.S. Senate rejects (55-39) Treaty of Versailles and League of Nations
1942 ― Russia launches winter offensive against Germans along the Don front
1977 ― Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arrives in Israel
1979 ― Chuck Berry released from prison on income tax evasion
1980 ― CBS TV bans Calvin Klein's jeans ad featuring Brooke Shields
1985 ― U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for first time
1990 ― Greyhound files reorganization plan so they can be traded publicly