Talk:November 12
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Selected anniversaries entry for this day. Please read the selected anniversaries guidelines before editing this entry. --mav 00:46, 1 Mar 2004 (UTC)
November 12: Birth of Bahá'u'lláh, a holy day in the Bahá'í Faith.
- 1927 - Leon Trotsky (pictured) was expelled from the Communist Party, leaving Joseph Stalin in undisputed control of the Soviet Union.
- 1936 - In California, the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge opened to traffic.
- 1970 - The Oregon Highway Division attempted to destroy a rotting beached Sperm whale with explosives, leading to the exploding whale incident.
- 1991 - Indonesian forces opened fire on student demonstrators in the Díli Massacre.
- 2001 - Taliban forces abandoned Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan, ahead of advancing Northern Alliance troops.
Recent days: November 11 – November 10 – November 9
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Removed:
- 1915 - United Kingdom annexes Gilbert and Ellice Islands.
Could not be confirmed outside of 'this day in history'-type websites (very bad source). --mav 05:40, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Moved:
- 1918 - Emperor Charles I of Austria abdicates.
Nope - happened on November 11. --mav 05:40, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC)
Removed:
- 1954 - Ellis Island closes after processing over 20 million immigrants to the United States since its opening in 1892.
- Nope - happened on November 29 and 12 million were processed. --mav 01:33, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- New York Times says it happened on 11/12. [1] What's the source for 11/29? Perhaps we should contact National Park Service for date. --User:TMillerCA 03:42, 14 Nov 2003 (UTC)
- I've collected some more comments about this at Talk:Ellis Island. In summary, it seems that both 12th and 29th are widespread. Stephen Turner 11:47, 17 Nov 2004 (UTC)
[edit] Loch Ness Monster
The reference to phtographs being taken on this day in 1933 by Hugh Gray does not have any mention whatever in the article on the Loch Ness Monster. It may have been confused with photographs that were taken in 1934 and which were revealed in 1994 as fakes. Furry 08:00, 2 November 2005 (UTC)
