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Today in History November 11
- World War I ends, 1918
- American Revolution
- Poor leadership leads to Cherry Valley Massacre, 1778
- Automotive
- The General Lee jumps into history, 1978
- Civil War
- Confederate General Benjamin McCulloch is born, 1811
- Cold War
- Soviet Union refuses to play Chile in World Cup Soccer, 1973
- Crime
- Police make a grisly discovery in Dorothea Puente’s lawn, 1988
- Disaster
- Skiers die in cable-car fire, 2000
- General Interest
- Nat Turner executed in Virginia, 1831
- George Patton born, 1885
- Dedication of the Tomb of the Unknowns, 1921
- Hollywood
- Interview with the Vampire debuts, 1994
- Literary
- Louisa May Alcott publishes her first story, 1852
- Music
- Donna Summer earns her first #1 pop hit with “MacArthur Park”, 1978
- Old West
- Massive dust storm sweeps South Dakota, 1933
- Presidential
- Franklin Pierce marries Jane Appleton, 1834
- James Garfield marries Lucretia Rudolph, 1858
- Sports
- Fernando Valenzuela wins Cy Young Award, 1981
- Vietnam War
- Viet Cong release U.S. prisoners of war, 1967
- Operation Commando Hunt commences, 1968
- Long Binh base turned over to South Vietnam, 1972
- World War I
- World War I ends, 1918
- World War II
- Draft age is lowered to 18, 1942