Today is Monday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2009. There are 31 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
In 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.
ON THIS DATE
In 1782, the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War.
In 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens — better known as Mark Twain — was born in Florida, Mo.
In 1981, the United States and the Soviet Union opened negotiations aimed at reducing nuclear weapons in Europe.
In 2004, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge announced his resignation. NAACP President Kweisi Mfume announced he was stepping down. “Jeopardy!” fans saw Ken Jennings end his 74-game winning streak as he lost to real estate agent Nancy Zerg.
In 2008, the world’s most comprehensive legalized heroin program became permanent with overwhelming approval from Swiss voters.
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