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Today In History
By The Associated Press
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 11, the 315th day of 1998. There are 50 days left in the year. This is Veterans Day in the United States, Remembrance Day in Canada.
Today's Highlight in History
On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany.
On this date
In 1620, 41 Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed a compact calling for a ''body politick.''
In 1831, former slave Nat Turner, who had led a violent insurrection, was executed in Jerusalem, Va.
In 1889, Washington became the 42nd state.
In 1921, President Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
In 1939, Kate Smith first sang Irving Berlin's ''God Bless America'' on network radio.
In 1965, Rhodesia proclaimed its independence from Britain.
In 1966, Gemini 12 blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Fla., with astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin ''Buzz'' Aldrin Jr.
In 1972, the U.S. Army turned over its base at Long Binh to the South Vietnamese army, symbolizing the end of direct U.S. military involvement in the Vietnam War.
In 1992, the Church of England voted to ordain women as priests.
Ten years ago: Police in Sacramento, Calif., found the first of seven bodies buried on the grounds of a boardinghouse. Landlady Dorothea Puente was later charged in the deaths of nine people; she was
convicted of three murders and sentenced to life in prison.
Five years ago: A bronze statue honoring the more than 11,000 American women who had served in the Vietnam War was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
One year ago: Retired Gen. Colin Powell announced he would not seek the Republican presidential nomination or any other office in 2000, saying he lacked ''the passion'' for political life. Photography giant Eastman Kodak announced it was cutting 10,000 jobs because of fierce competition from Japan's Fuji Photo Film Co.
Today's Birthdays: Former Sen. William Proxmire, D-Wis., is 83. Author Kurt Vonnegut Junior is 76. Comedian Jonathan Winters is 73. Jazz singer-musician Mose Allison is 71. Jazz-country musician Hank Garland is 68. Country singer Narvel Felts is 60. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., is 58. Singer Jesse Colin Young is 54. Rock singer-musician Vince Martell (Vanilla Fudge) is 53. Golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is 47. Pop singer-musician Paul Cowsill (The Cowsills) is 46. Rock singer-musician Andy Partridge (XTC) is 45. Singer Marshall Crenshaw is 44. Rock singer Dave Alvin is 43. Rock musician Ian Marsh (Human League; Heaven 17) is 42. Actress Demi Moore is 36. Actress Calista Flockhart (''Ally McBeal'') is 34. Actor Philip McKeon is 34. Rock musician Scott Mercado is 34. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is 24.
Thought for Today
''When you make your peace with authority, you become authority.'' - Jim Morrison, American rock singer (1943-1971).
Today's Holiday Status
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 11
CANADA - Public holiday, government offices closed, Remembrance Day. Bond markets will be closed and there will be diminished trading in foreign exchange although dealing rooms will remain open. Stock exchanges will be open as usual.
UNITED STATES - Public holiday and partial market holiday, Veterans' Day.
Treasury market and debt-related instruments markets will be closed. Foreign exchange markets will see diminished activity as most banks will be closed. The New York Stock Exchange, American Stock Exchange and Nasdaq will be open. The NYSE will observe two minutes silence at 1500 GMT.
Chicago Board of Trade financial debt futures, catastrophe insurance and electricity contracts will be closed but all other CBOT markets, including agricultural, stock index futures and metals, will remain open. Trading at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange and the Chicago Board Options Exchange will also remain open. CBOT financial futures trading will reopen on Wednesday night on the overnight portion of Project A. Only CBOT U.S. stock index futures will trade on Project A's afternoon session on Wednesday.
All New York commodities markets will open as usual, including the New York Mercantile Exchange, which trades contracts in crude oil, heating oil, gasoline, natgas, electricity, palladium and platinum, the COMEX, which trades gold, silver and copper, and the New York Board of Trade, which trades coffee, sugar, cocoa, cotton and orange juice.
Canadian Energy Weather - As of 07:35 GMT
SUMMARY- Temperatures 3-6F (2-3C) above normal.
IMPACT- Very mild conditions as a storm passes west of the major southeastern cities today. Cooler air will flow into the region behind the storm Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, when heating demand will increase to above normal levels.
FORECAST-
48 HOUR...Temperatures 5-10F (3-5C) above normal today, dropping to near to slightly below normal on Thursday.
3 TO 5 DAY...Temperatures 2-4F (1-2C) below normal Friday and Saturday moderating to near to slightly above normal Sunday.
6 TO 10 DAY...Temperatures near to above normal.
Today in the energy markets - Nov 11th
TOKYO - International oil symposium on the challenges facing the petroleum industry, hosted by the Japan Cooperation Center for Petroleum (To November 12).
CHENNAI, India - Energy Summit organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) (To November 14).
MELBOURNE - VicGas 98 Summit (Second day).
LYON, France - UNCTAD Partners for Development Summit (Third day).
BUENOS AIRES - "Expominar" international mining industry seminar (Sixth day).
BUENOS AIRES - International conference on climate change (Tenth day).
CORK, Ireland - World's Energy Unions meet to discuss how to tackle industry change (Final day).
DUBAI - Middle East Power Generation Summit (Final day).
HARRISBURG, Pa. - Energy 2000: Creating a Clean Energy Future (Final day).
KUALA LUMPUR - Petroleum Industry holds Third Coral Malaysia Seminar "Success From Working Together" (Final day).
LONDON - Algeria, Libya and Egypt Oil and Gas conference (Final day).
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