Today is Wednesday, November 14, the 319
th
day of 2012. There are 47 days left in the year.
1666 ― Samuel Pepys reports on first blood transfusion (between dogs)
1834 ― William Thomson enters Glasgow University at 10 years and four months
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
1939 ― Oil refinery fire kills 500 and destroys Lagunillas, Venezuela
1969 ― Apollo 12 launched for second manned Moon landing
1972 ― Dow Jones closes above 1,000 for first time (1003.16)
1986 ― SEC imposes a record $100 million penalty against Ivan Boesky
1990 ― Michael Heseltine contests Thatcher's leadership of the party