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)
- 1927 - Leon Trotsky 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 Grey 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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- 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)
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- 1918 - Emperor Charles I of Austria abdicates.
Nope - happened on November 11. --mav 05:40, 12 Nov 2003 (UTC)
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- 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)
