On This Day Archive for November 2008

November 30, 1993: Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (the Brady Bill) is signed into law by President Bill Clinton

for November 30, 2008

from the November 03, 1993 edition
Rising Anger Over Gun Violence Revives the Brady
Bill

BOSTON—
MOUNTING public anger over handgun violence, particularly now among children, has helped push the Brady bill out of congressional limbo after two years of being stalled.
The measure, requiring a five-day waiting period before buying a gun from a licensed dealer, was [...]

November 27, 1978: San Francisco mayor George Moscone and city supervisor Harvey Milk are assassinated by former supervisor Dan White.

for November 27, 2008

From the November 29, 1978 issue
San Francisco: sorrow, reflection
San Francisco
“If there ever was a time for this city to pull itself together…to express its sorrow with a dignity and an inner examination, this is that time.”
These words of acting Mayor Dianne Feinstein express what many San Franciscans are feeling in the wake of one violent [...]

November 26, 1998: Tony Blair addresses the Parliament of the Republic of Ireland, the first British prime minister to do so

for November 26, 2008

from the November 27, 1998 edition
Down to disarming in Northern Ireland

BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND —
The peace process in Northern Ireland appears set to take a significant step forward in the next few days.
Political leaders here say agreement is imminent on forming six or more cross-border bodies that will coordinate policies between Northern Ireland and [...]

November 24, 2005: Conservative leader Stephen Harper, Opposition leader in the Canadian Parliament, introduces a motion of no confidence, which passed four days later, leading to its dissolution

for November 24, 2008

From the November 20, 2005 issue
Canadians face bitter vote
The winter election - the first in 26 years - will feature mud as much as snow.

TORONTO – Canadians are bracing for a bitter winter election after a coalition of Conservatives, Quebec separatists, and far-left progressives toppled the scandal-plagued Liberal government with a no-confidence vote on [...]

November 23, 1980: Earthquake devastates southern Italy; estimated 150 area villages destroyed

for November 23, 2008

from the December 3, 1980 edition
Aid promised for quake-hit Italy
Financial assistance, as well as blankets, clothing, food, and other supplies, has been pledged for southern Italy by a number of countries and private organizations in the wake of the devastating Nov. 23 earthquake.
Some 150 villages in the region were destroyed, leaving an estimated 3,000 [...]

November 22, 1963: President John F. Kennedy is assassinated in Dallas, TX; Vice President Lyndon Johnson is sworn in as President of the United States

for November 22, 2008

from the November 23, 1963 edition
Kennedy Assassinated
Connally Also Hit
——————
In Dallas Attack
Washington
The country and the world reacted with stunned disbelief to the news that President Kennedy had been fatally shot on his visit to Dallas.
Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson thus became President of the United States. Messages of support flooded in on Mr. Johnson.
With the [...]

November 21, 1995: Peace for Bosnia; Dayton Peace Agreement signed in Ohio

for November 21, 2008

from the November 22, 1995 edition
Peace Deal Struck on Balkans
WASHINGTON -
BOSNIA may finally be at peace. By arm-twisting the Balkan rivals into a peace accord, the Clinton administration has achieved what no one else could in almost four years of ethnic mayhem. But the deal faces huge hurdles, including fierce domestic opposition to the participation [...]

November 20, 1945: The Nuremburg Trials begin in Germany; Nazis are put on trial for crimes committed during WWII

for November 20, 2008

From the November 20, 1945 issue
Nuremberg: Nazi Bigwigs Go on Trial
NUREMBURG, Germany, Nov. 20 - Some 20 top leaders of Hitler’s Third Reich went on trial before an international military tribunal in this historic city today and heard themselves formally accused of Nazi war crimes, plunder, torture, and the murder of at least 10,000,000 Europeans.
The [...]

November 19, 1977: Egyptian President Sadat becomes the first Arab leader to officially visit Israel

for November 19, 2008

From the November 19, 1977 issue
N.Y. Jewish community hails Sadat-Begin talks
New York- Even as Egyptian President Sadat was telling the Israeli parliament during his history making peace mission, “I chose to come to you with an open heart,” New York’s Jewish community was opening its collective heart to the Arab head of state and [...]

November 18, 2002: UN weapons inspection team, led by Hans Blix, arrives in Iraq in search of weapons of mass destruction

for November 18, 2008

from the November 18, 2002 edition

Inexperience marks team of inspectors

Chief UN inspector Hans Blix and an advance team arrive in Baghdad Monday.

UNITED NATIONS - As the first UN inspectors land in Baghdad and resume work halted in 1998, they will have newer technology and a no-holds-barred mandate. But they [...]