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Re: Today in History
November 9
1862 US Grant issues orders to bar Jews from serving under him
1872 Fire destroys nearly 1,000 buildings in Boston
1904 1st airplane flight to last more than 5 minutes
1913 Storm "Freshwater Fury" sinks 8 ore-carriers on Great Lakes
1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicates after German defeat in WW I
1927 Giant Panda discovered, China
1930 1st nonstop airplane flight from NY to Panama
1953 Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws
1965 1st NY Knick game postponed (black-out) vs St Louis
1973 Ringo releases "Ringo" album
1982 Sugar Ray Leonard retires for the 1st time
1984 Most shots in an Islander game-88-Isles 45, Rangers 43
1990 President Bush announces DOUBLING of US forces in Gulf
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