On this day in History….
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1851- Herman Melville publishes “Moby-Dick” in the U.S.
1960- Ruby Bridges desegregates her school
1969- Apollo 12 lifts off
1914- Ottoman Empire declares a holy war
1965- Major battle erupts in the la Drang Valley
1970- Plane crash devastates Marshall University football team
1882- Frank Leslie kills Billy “The Kid” Claiborne
1941- Alfred Hitchcock’s “Suspicion” premieres
1985- Nevado del Ruiz eruptions bury more than 20,000 in Colombia
1951- United States gives military and economic aid to communist Yugoslavia
1776- English newspaper announces Benjamin Franklin has joined rebellion in America
You can find this list and more information on these events at https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history
