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To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (47404)	11/24/2004 2:01:42 AM
From: IQBAL LATIF	Respond to of 50167

Today in history-November 24: 1642 - Abel Tasman discovered Tasmania. 1859 - The Origin of Species by British naturalist Charles Darwin was first published, and it immediately sold out its initial print run. 1904 - The first successful caterpillar track was made. 1963 - Alleged assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was mortally wounded when Jack Ruby shot him in Dallas, Texas on live national television. 1998 - America Online announced it would acquire Netscape Communications in a stock-for-stock transaction worth US$4.2 billion.

To: IQBAL LATIF who wrote (47404)	11/26/2004 2:00:49 AM
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Today in history-November 26: 1778 - In the Hawaiian Islands, Captain James Cook became the first European to discover Maui. 1917 - The National Hockey League was formed with its first six teams. 1922 - Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon became the first people to enter the tomb of Egyptian King Tutankhamun in over 3000 years. 1950 - Battle of Chosin Reservoir: Chinese volunteers moved into North Korea and launched a massive counterattack against South Korean and United States armed forces, ending any thought of a quick end to the Korean War.