2004 - Ken Jennings "Jeopardy!" win streak ends at 74
1995 - Official end of Operation Desert Storm, also known as the First Gulf War (by President George H.W. Bush).
1993 - U.S. President Bill Clinton signs the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the Brady Bill) into law.
1966 - Barbados, an island country located in the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean, becomes independent from the United Kingdom.
1886 - George Westinghouse's first successful US alternating current (AC) power plant opened in Buffalo, New York
This Day In Business
1999 - British Aerospace and Marconi Electronic Systems merge to form Europe's largest defense contractor, BAE Systems.
1931 - Record companies "His Master's Voice" (Gramophone) & Columbia Records merge into EMI
1824 - Ground for the Welland Canal is broken; five years later it is opened.
1872 - First international soccer game takes place - England & Scotland play to a 0-0 tie.
November 30th Holiday
St. Andrew's Day (Scotland) - Celebrates the feast day of St. Andrews, the patron saint of Scotland.
Today's Birthday Trivia
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Today's Birthday Horoscope
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