Today in history, Nov 30th!

Some of the great historical events that happened today in history, on November 30th!

Today’s historical facts are from various sites including, but not limited too: the History Channel, The New York Times, WHG Historynet.com, HistoryOrb.com, and On This Day blogs from my blogroll.

http://hankeringforhistory.com/2012/11/30/today-in-history-nov-30th-2/

1782	The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War.
1804	Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase went on trial, accused of political bias. (He was acquitted by the Senate.)
1835	Author Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Mo.
1838	Mexico declares war on France.
1861	The British Parliament sends to Queen Victoria an ultimatum for the United States, demanding the release of two Confederate diplomats who were seized on the British ship Trent.
1864	The Union wins the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee.
1900	The French government denounces British actions in South Africa, declaring sympathy for the Boers.
1900	Oscar Wilde dies in a Paris hotel room after saying of the room’s wallpaper: “One of us had to go.”
1906	President Theodore Roosevelt publicly denounces segregation of Japanese schoolchildren in San Francisco.
1919	Women cast votes for the first time in French legislative elections.
1929	Producer and “American Bandstand” host Dick Clark was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y.
1935	Non-belief in Nazism is proclaimed grounds for divorce in Germany.
1945	Russian forces take Danzig in Poland and invade Austria.
1948	The Soviet Union complete the division of Berlin, installing the government in the Soviet sector.
1950	President Truman declares that the United States will use the A-bomb to get peace in Korea.
1956	The United States offers emergency oil to Europe to counter the Arab ban.
1961	The Soviet Union vetoes a UN seat for Kuwait, pleasing Iraq.
1962	U Thant of Burma was elected secretary-general of the United Nations, succeeding the late Dag Hammarskjold.
1966	The former British colony of Barbados became independent.
1974	India and Pakistan decide to end a 10-year trade ban.
1974	Pioneer II sends photos back to NASA as it nears Jupiter.
1979	The album “The Wall” by Pink Floyd was released.
1979	Pope John Paul II becomes the first pope in 1,000 years to attend an Orthodox mass.
1982	Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the best-selling album of all time, was released by Epic Records.
1993	President Bill Clinton signed into law the Brady bill, which requires a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.
1993	Authorities in California arrested Richard Allen Davis, who confessed to abducting and killing 12 year-old Polly Klaas of Petaluma.
1999	The opening of a 135-nation trade gathering in Seattle was disrupted by at least 40,000 demonstrators, some of whom clashed with police.
2004	Ken Jennings’ streak of 74 wins on the TV game show “Jeopardy!” came to an end. Ha ha, Good old Ken Jennings!
2010	Pentagon leaders called for scrapping the 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban after releasing a survey about the prospect of openly gay troops.