Today is Friday, November 23, the 328
th
day of 2012. There are 38 days left in the year.
1852 ― Just past midnight, a sharp jolt causes Lake Merced to drop nine meters
1899 ― First jukebox (Palais Royal Hotel, San Francisco)
1903 ― Enrico Caruso’s U.S. debut (Metropolitan Opera House, N.Y.) in "Rigoletto"
1904 ― Third Olympic games close in St. Louis
1936 ― First issue of Life, picture magazine created by Henry R. Luce
1948 ― Lens to provide zoom effects patented by F. G. Back
1963 ― JFK's body, lay in repose in East Room of White House
1971 ― China People's Republic seated in U.N. Security Council
1985 ― 58 die as Egyptian commandos storm hijacked Egypt Air jet in Malta
1988 ― Wayne Gretzky scores his 600th NHL goal