Today is Thursday, November 10, the 314th day of 2011. There are 51 days left in the year.
1674 ― Dutch formally cede New Netherlands (N.Y.) to English
1775 ― U.S. Marine Corps established by Congress
1871 ― Stanley presumes to meet Livingston in Ujiji, Central Africa
1928 ― Hirohito enthroned as Emperor of Japan
1951 ― First long-distance telephone call without operator assistance
1960 ― Senate passes landmark Civil Rights Bill
1975 ― U.N. General Assembly approves resolution equating Zionism with racism
1989 ― Germans begin punching holes in the Berlin Wall
1989 ― Word Perfect 5.1 is shipped
2084 ― Transit of Earth as seen from Mars