Today is Tuesday, November 30, the 334th day of 2010. There are 31 days left in the year.
1782 ― Britain signs agreement recognizing U.S. independence
1924 ― First photo facsimile transmitted across Atlantic by radio
1939 ― USSR invades Finland over a border dispute
1948 ― Soviets set up a separate municipal government in East Berlin
1949 ― Chinese Communists captured Chungking
1954 ― First meteorite ( 8 lb ) known to strike a woman (Liz Hodges-Sylacauga Ala.)
1958 ― First guided missile destroyer launched, Dewey, Bath, Me.
1962 ― U Thant of Burma elected third secretary-general of U.N. unanimously
1988 ― Soviets stop jamming Radio Liberty; first time in 38 years
1988 ― U.N. General Assembly (151-2) censures U.S. for refusing PLO's Arafat visa