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November/December.(past accounts)(Calendar)
80 years ago ... The world population reaches 2 billion. As of October 1, 2007, the world population was approximately 6.7 billion.
40 years ago ... On November 19, 1967, the UK pound was devalued from 1 GBP=2.80 USD to 1 GBP=2.40 USD. Currently, 1 GBP=2.04 USD.
35 years ago ... On November 14, 1972, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 1,000 for the first time, at 1,003.16.
Also in 1972, women were admitted to Dartmouth College for the first time in its history.
25 years ago ... On November 3, 1982, the Dow surged 43.41 basis points (4.25%) to close at 1,065.49, the first all-time high in nine years. Late in the same year, however, a brief but severe recession began.
15 years ago ... Deng Xiaoping accelerates market reforms to ...
- Alzheimer's Disease Discovered 100 Years Ago, November 4th.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire November 2, 2006 700+ words
...Association, Alzheimer's disease was discovered 100 years ago on Saturday, November 4, 2006. Currently 4.5 million people in America...expected to grow to as many as 16 million by 2050. On November 4, 1906, German physician Alois Alzheimer presented...
- Night it rained FIRE!; Sixty years ago next month German bombs rained down on...
- Newspaper article from: Sunday Mercury (Birmingham, England) Williamson, Richard September 24, 2000 700+ words
...British isles because here, 60 years ago, the world came face to face...kind of savagery. At 3pm on November 14, 1940, British Intelligence...warfare.' On the morning of November 15, the city was a tangle...that. Five days later, on November 19, it was the turn of Birmingham...
- Geographical magazine November 1983.(20 Years Ago Today ...)
- Magazine article from: Geographical Fox, Liz November 1, 2003 700+ words
From some perspectives, the Geographical of 20 years ago is very different to that of today. From glaciers and landslides...dominating the advertising. But not everything has changed. The November 1983 issue included a feature entitled Lebanon: 40 years...
- French beauty brand Caudalie opened a spa in Italy's Piedmont region in late...
- Magazine article from: Cosmetics International February 13, 2004 700+ words
...Caudalie opened a spa in Italy's Piedmont region in late November--a 1000[m.sup.2] spa in the wine cellars of the prestigious...overlooking vineyards first planted by Franciscan monks 400 years ago. Similar to the existing concept spa near Bordeaux, this...
- Dateline: November 1971(30 years ago).
- Magazine article from: Poptronics November 1, 2001 700+ words
...is included, along with one all-purpose multi-sensor system. While in today's world everything is digital, thirty years ago they were exploring photoelectric devices, infrared systems, Doppler frequency shifts, and ultrasonic detectors. Other...
- vFinance Poll: Entrepreneurs Worse Off Today Than 4 Years Ago; Majority Believe...
- Press release article from: Business Wire January 23, 2004 700+ words
...McCarthy, Chief Economist at vFinance. "But entrepreneurs also recognize that the economic climate is worse today than four years ago when the equity and IPO markets were at their peak and venture capital funding reached an all-time high." Additionally...
- 20 years ago today ... Geographical Magazine, November 1984.(Worldwatch)(Brief...
- Magazine article from: Geographical Amodeo, Christian November 1, 2004 700+ words
...lit by logging and palm oil companies to clear land after they'd removed valuable timber and left fire-prone debris. The November 1984 issue featured another story from Indonesia, Magical fabrics of Flores, which described the 1,500-year-old weaving...
- Geographical Magazine, November 1955.(50 YEARS AGO TODAY ...)(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: Geographical Amodeo, Christian November 1, 2005 700+ words
In November 1955, Geographical published Portugal's permanence in Africa, an article by historian Michael Teague on the colony of Angola...