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November 17, 2010
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Nov 17, 1558     Elizabeth is Queen

Queen Elizabeth I of England ascended to the throne upon the death of her father George V.

1800

Congress met in Washington, DC, for the first time.

1869

The Suez Canal opened in Egypt.

1973

President Nixon said “I am not a crook.”

1989

The beginning of the “Velvet Revolution,” which led to the downfall of communism in Czechoslovakia.

2003

Arnold Schwarzenegger was sworn in as governor of California.

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