Today is Monday, November 14, the 318th day of 2011. There are 47 days left in the year.
1666 ― Samuel Pepys reports on first blood transfusion (between dogs)
1851 ― ``Moby Dick," by Herman Melville, published
1918 ― Republic of Czechoslovakia created with T.G. Masaryk as President
1935 ― FDR proclaims the Philippine Islands a free commonwealth
1969 ― Apollo 12 launched for second manned Moon landing
1972 ― Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for first time (1003.16)
1973 ― Britain's Princess Anne marries commoner, Capt. Mark Phillips
1977 ― Egypt President Sadat repeats willingness to visit Israel to Cronkite
1981 ― Second Space Shuttle Mission, Columbia 2, returns to Earth
1991 ― Michael Jackson's ``Black or White" video premiers on Fox TV