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The November 12 zodiac sign is Scorpio. More Info: http://www.astrology-online.com/scorpio.htm
The November birthstone is topaz. More Info: http://www.galleries.com/minerals/silicate/topaz/topaz.htm
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1912 - The frozen bodies of Robert Scott and his men are found on the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.
Robert Scott and his men were one of the groups that traveled to the South Pole, partially for exploring and partially for scientific purposes. Unfortunately, they all died on the return journey.
More Info: http://www.south-pole.com/p0000089.htm
1918 - Austria becomes a republic
It was made a republic in the aftermath of World War 1. Austria was originally combined with Hungary, then later with Germany.
More Info: http://www.austria.info/xxl/_site/us/_area/416153/home.html?ch=adw
1927 - Leon Trotsky is expelled from the Soviet Union by Stalin, leaving Stalin with full control.
Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin were political opponents of the communist party. After the death of Lenin, the previous leader, the two fought for leadership. Stalin used force to expel Trotsky and take over the Soviet Union. Stalin eventually sent a man to kill Trotsky with an ice pick.
More Info: http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/trotsky.htm
1933 - Hugh Gray takes the first known photos of the Loch Ness Monster
Hugh Gray was walking back from church when he saw a large splashing water around on the surface. He took a few photos but they were dismissed by others as too blurry. Others believe it was his dog swimming in the water.
More Info: http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/Hoaxipedia/Loch_Ness_Monster_Hoaxes/
1970 - The Oregon Highway division attempts to remove a dead, beached sperm whale with dynamite.
The explosion turned out to be for the worst, and some of the falling pieces of whale blubber ended up crushing a nearby car. Only part of the whale was blown up, and the rest had to be cleaned up by the highway division workers.
More Info: http://www.komotv.com/news/archive/4110311.html
1980 - NASA space probe Voyager 1 takes the first images of Saturn's rings.
It was also at this time that the spacecraft came closer to Saturn than any other before it. Voyager 1 is still in space.
More Info: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/voyager/index.html
1981 - Double Eagle V is the first balloon to cross the Pacific Ocean
It traveled 5,768 miles from Nagashima, Japan to Mendocino National Forest. It was piloted by Ben Abruzzo, Larry Newman, Ron Clark, and Rocky Aoki. It traveled for eighty four hours and thirty one minutes.
More Info: http://www.balloonlife.com/publications/balloon_life/9801/9808/deIInewman.htm
1990 - Tim Berners-Lee publishes a formal proposal for the World Wide Web
Berners-Lee created the world wide web to join hypertext to the internet. He also designed the first web browser and started the world wide web consortium.
More Info: http://www.w3.org/People/Berners-Lee/
1991 - Indonesian forces open fire on student protestors in Dili, East Timor.
The students were protesting Indonesian rule. The entire massacre was caught on video tape and spread around. This was extremly embarrasing to the Indonesian government.
More Info: http://www.etan.org/timor/SntaCRUZ.htm
1993 - The first Ultimate Fighting Championship is held in Denver, Colorado.
This tournament was set up to find the world's best fighting style. "Fighters" from all different fighting methods would come to compete against one another. Originally there were few restrictions and fights ended brutally and violently.
More Info: http://www.ufc.com/
1815 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Women's Rights Activist
Elizabeth Cady Stanton started the women's rights movement along with Lucrietta Mott after holding a convention for the cause in Seneca Falls, New York. She went on to create the National Women's Suffrage Association with Susan B. Anthony and was one of the main figureheads of women's rights.
More Info: http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/USAWstanton.htm
1908 - Harry Blackmun - Supreme Court Justice
Blackmun is best known for writing the majority opinion for Roe vs. Wade, which had to do whether or not abortion should be legal. He worked to overturn laws restricting abortion. He was born in Illinois.
More Info: http://www.supremecourthistory.org/02_history/subs_timeline/images_associates/083.html
1908 - Amon Göth - Commander of a Nazi Concentration Camp
Amon was born in Vienna and joined the Austrian Nazi Section at age 22. He went on to command a forced labor camp at Plazow. Eventually he was tried and executed for charges of killing tens of thousands of people. It took three tries before he was successfully hung.
1934 - Charles Manson - Cult Leader and Current Inmate
Charles Manson created the "Manson Family", a cult-commune, where he ordered his followers to commit murders. He is a symbol for homicidal psychoses, and is currently serving a life sentence.
More Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Manson
1940 - Jürgen Todenhöfer - German Politician
He was a member of the German parliament for five election periods. He is one of the most outspoken critics (in Germany) against the U.S. invasions of Iraq and Afghanistan. He manages an editing company.
More Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Todenh%C3%B6fer
1944 - Al Michaels - Sportscaster
Michaels has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame for his accomplishments in sports announcing. He was employed by ABC sports for three decades, but is currently employed by NBC Sports.
More Info: http://www.tv.com/al-michaels/person/26412/summary.html
1948 - Cliff Harris - Football Player
He was the safety for the Dallas Cowboys for ten years. He wasn't in the draft picks for his first season, but was found by the Cowboys and invited to come to training. He is in the Arkansas Sports Hall of Fame.
More Info: http://cliffandcharlie.com/about/cliff.html
1966 - David Schwimmer - Actor
Schwimmer is most known for his role as Ross in Friends, a popular television show. He has also starred in many different movies. He confounded Chicago's Lookingglass Theatre Company.
More Info: http://www.loraj.com/davidschwimmer/
1968 - Sammy Sosa - Baseball Player
Sammy Sosa was born in the Dominican Republic. He has played on many different baseball teams and has been the fifth player in professional baseball to hit six hundred home runs. He is currently playing for the Rangers as a designated hitter.
More Info: http://www.latinosportslegends.com/sosa.htm
1982 - Anne Hathaway - Actress
Anne Hathaway has starred in a number of movies beginning in 2001 with The Princess Diaries. She originally was part of a short lived television series, Get Real. As a child she planned to become a nun.
More Info: http://www.annehathawayfan.com/
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