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Nuclear safety activist Karen Silkwood dies 40 years ago this hour (Nov 13 1974)


Video: 'Karen Silkwood Biography'

(Wednesday, November 13, 1974, at about 7:00-7:30 p.m. CST) — Karen Silkwood, a 28-year-old technician and union activist at the Kerr-McGee Cimarron plutonium plant near Crescent, Oklahoma, died tonight in a car crash while on her way to meet a reporter.

PLO leader Yasser Arafat calls for Palestinian state at UN 40 years ago this hour (Nov 13 1974)


Video: 'Yasser Arafat's Speech at the UN General Assembly Olive Branch Speech'

(Wednesday, November 13, 1974, 11:40 a.m. EST) — Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Chairman Yasser Arafat addressed the U.N. General Assembly, the first representative of a non-governmental entity to do so, calling for creation of a Palestinian state in which Muslims, Jews and Christians could live in peace. Continue reading PLO leader Yasser Arafat calls for Palestinian state at UN 40 years ago this hour (Nov 13 1974) →

Stadium sniper kills former Olympic sprinter in Oregon 30 years ago this hour (Nov 12 1984)

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(Monday, November 12, 1984, about 11:00 a.m. PST) — A troubled student dressed in combat gear opened fire indiscriminately at the University of Oregon’s football stadium today, killing former Olympic sprinter Christopher Brathwaite, 36, and wounding a college wrestler, and then apparently committed suicide, officials said.

Volkssturm Nazi militia sworn-in 70 years ago this hour (Nov 12 1944)


Video: 'The World At War: Inside The Reich Germany 5/5' (Volkssturm sworn-in Nov. 12, 1944 at 8:05)

(Sunday, November 12, 1944, 4:00 p.m. local time; during World War II) — Large numbers of the Volkssturm Nazi militia, which conscripted males between the ages of 13 to 60 years who were not already serving in some military unit as part of a German Home Guard, were sworn-in today in Berlin and throughout Germany.

Astronauts snare wayward satellite 30 years ago this hour (Nov 12 1984)


Video: '1984: STS-51A Discovery (NASA)' (Nov. 12/14, 1984, at 7:30)

(Monday, November 12, 1984, 13:25-19:25 UTC) — Space shuttle astronauts Dale Gardner and Joe Allen snared a wandering satellite today in history’s first space salvage. The Palapa B2 satellite was secured in Discovery’s cargo bay for return to Earth.

‘Life of Brian’ episode airs on ‘My So-Called Life’ 20 years ago this hour (Nov 10 1994)


Video: 'My So-Called Life: Life of Brian'

(Thursday, November 10, 1994, 8:00 p.m. EST) — Rickie has a crush on a new student at Liberty High on tonight’s episode of the ABC-TV teen drama series My So-Called Life.

This episode was listed as #38 on TV Guide‘s 1997 list of Top 100 Episodes of All Time.

‘Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman’ TV documentary series debuts 50 years ago this hour (Nov 10 1964)


Video: 'Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman - "Dialogue with the Future, Part I"' (episode 19)

(Tuesday, November 10, 1964, 7:30 p.m. EST) — Decision: The Conflicts of Harry S. Truman, a syndicated television documentary memoir series on the former U.S. president, debuted tonight WHDH-TV (Channel 5), the CBS affiliate in Boston, pre-empting World War I.

Marine Corps War Memorial dedicated 60 years ago today (Nov 10 1954)


Video: 'Iwo Jima Monument Dedication'

(Wednesday, November 10, 1954) — The Marine Corps Memorial, depicting the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, was dedicated today in Arlington, Virginia, with President Dwight D. Eisenhower in attendance.

Nazis begin rounding up men in Raid of Rotterdam 70 years ago today (Nov 10 1944)


Video: 'The World At War: Occupation Holland 5/5' (Nov. 10-11, 1944, at 7:54)

(Friday, November 10, 1944, during World War II) — German occupiers began a two-day round up of 52,000 able-bodied men between 17 and 40 years in Rotterdam and Schiedam in the Netherlands for deportation to Germany.