Today In History

Sat., Nov. 21, 1998

In 1789: North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

In 1877: Inventor Thomas A. Edison announced the invention of his phonograph.

In 1922: Rebecca L. Felton of Georgia was sworn in as the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate.

In 1942: The Alaska highway across Canada was formally opened.

In 1969: The Senate voted down the Supreme Court nomination of Clement F. Haynsworth, the first such rejection since 1930.

In 1973: President Nixon’s attorney, J. Fred Buzhardt, revealed the existence of an 18-1/2 minute gap in one of the White House tape recordings related to Watergate.

In 1980: 87 people died in a fire at the MGM Grand Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas.

In 1985: Former U.S. Navy intelligence analyst Jonathan Jay Pollard was arrested, accused of spying for Israel. He later pleaded guilty, and was sentenced to life in prison.

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