Updated November 29, 2012, 1:28 pm
On Nov. 30, 1995, President Clinton became the first U.S. chief executive to visit Northern Ireland.
On Nov. 30, 1874, Sir Winston Churchill, the British statesman, orator and author who served as prime minister during World War II, was born. Following his death on Jan. 24, 1965, his obituary appeared in The Times.
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1782 The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War. 1804 Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase went on trial, accused of political bias. (He was acquitted by the Senate.) 1835 Author Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Mo. 1929 Producer and “American Bandstand” host Dick Clark was born in Mount Vernon, N.Y. 1962 U Thant of Burma was elected secretary-general of the United Nations, succeeding the late Dag Hammarskjold. 1966 The former British colony of Barbados became independent. 1979 The album “The Wall” by Pink Floyd was released. 1982 Michael Jackson’s “Thriller,” the best-selling album of all time, was released by Epic Records. 1993 President Bill Clinton signed into law the Brady bill, which requires a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers. 1993 Authorities in California arrested Richard Allen Davis, who confessed to abducting and killing 12 year-old Polly Klaas of Petaluma. 1995 President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. chief executive to visit Northern Ireland. 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. 2004 Ken Jennings’ streak of 74 wins on the TV game show “Jeopardy!” came to an end. 2010 Pentagon leaders called for scrapping the 17-year-old “don’t ask, don’t tell” ban after releasing a survey about the prospect of openly gay troops. Current Birthdays
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Actress Kaley Cuoco (“The Big Bang Theory”) turns 27 years old today.
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Actor-director Ben Stiller turns 47 years old today.
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1918 Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Actor, turns 94 1927 Robert Guillaume, Actor (“Benson”), turns 85 1930 G. Gordon Liddy, Radio talk show host, turns 82 1937 Ridley Scott, Director (“Gladiator,” “Black Hawk Down”), turns 75 1943 Terrence Malick, Writer, director, turns 69 1947 David Mamet, Playwright, turns 65 1952 Mandy Patinkin, Actor, singer, turns 60 1954 Lawrence Summers, Former Treasury secretary, Harvard president, turns 58 1955 Richard Burr, U.S. senator, R-N.C., turns 57 1955 Billy Idol, Rock singer, turns 57 1957 Colin Mochrie, Comedian (“Who’s Line Is It Anyway?”), turns 55 1957 Margaret Spellings, Former secretary of education, turns 55 1962 Bo Jackson, Pro athlete, turns 50 1970 Sandra Oh, Actress (“Grey’s Anatomy”), turns 42 1971 Ivan Rodriguez, Baseball player, turns 41 1975 Mindy McCready, Country singer, turns 37 1978 Clay Aiken, Singer (“American Idol”), turns 34 1980 Shane Victorino, Baseball player, turns 32 1982 Elisha Cuthbert, Actress (“24”), turns 30 Historic Birthdays
Sir Winston Churchill 11/30/1874 – 1/24/1965 English statesman and prime minister 1940-45, 1951-55.Go to obituary »
93 Andrea Doria 11/30/1466 – 11/25/1560
Italian admiral and naval leader71 Andrea Palladio 11/30/1508 – 8/19/1580
Italian architect77 Jonathan Swift 11/30/1667 – 10/19/1745
Anglo-Irish author and satirist51 John Toland 11/30/1670 – 3/11/1722
Irish-born British religious philospher66 William Livingston 11/30/1723 – 7/25/1790
First governor of New Jersey70 Oliver Winchester 11/30/1810 – 12/11/1880
American gun and ammunition manufacturer; developed the Winchester rifle74 Mark Twain 11/30/1835 – 4/21/1910
American author45 Frederick Charles Cavendish 11/30/1836 – 5/6/1882
English statesman50 I.J. Singer 11/30/1893 – 2/10/1944
Polish-born American author85 Donald Ogden Stewart 11/30/1894 – 8/2/1980
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