Today is Saturday, November 19, the 323rd day of 2011. 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
1947 _ 200-inch mirror arrives at Mt. Palomar
1969 _ Apollo 12's Conrad and Bean become third and fourth humans on the Moon
1985 _ President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev meet for first time
1990 _ Greyhound files reorganization plan so they can be traded publicly
1990 _ Iraq announces it will free all German hostages
1994 _ First National Lottery draw in England