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1984 - Space shuttle astronauts snare a satellite; first space salvage.

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1987 - Heavy snow closes schools from Washington DC to Maine.

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1997 - Ramzi Yousef is found guilty of masterminding the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.

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1998 - Daimler-Benz completes a merger with Chrysler Corporation to form Daimler-Chrysler.

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2001 - In New York City, American Airlines Flight 587 en route to the Dominican Republic crashes in Queens, New York minutes after takeoff from John F. Kennedy International Airport, killing all 260 on board.

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2001 - (to November 13) Stack's of New York sells at auction the finest known 1893-S Morgan dollar for US$414,000, second highest price paid for a Morgan dollar at auction.

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2004 - In Redwood City, California, a jury finds Scott Peterson guilty of the murder of his wife Laci and unborn son Conner.

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2006 - Gerald Ford surpasses Ronald Reagan as the longest lived President of the United States.

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2008 - The US Treasury decides not to use money of the Troubled Asset Relief Program to buy mortgage-backed securities, but instead to directly inject cash into selected banks.

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2009 - The US Mint releases the 2009 Lincoln, Presidency cent to circulation.

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