Today in history - Nov. 20

Today is Monday, Nov. 20, the 324th day of 2006. There are 41 days left in the year.


Today's Highlight in History:


On Nov. 20, 1947, Britain's future queen, Princess Elizabeth, married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh, in a ceremony broadcast worldwide from Westminster Abbey.


On this date:


In 1789, New Jersey became the first state to ratify the Bill of Rights.


In 1910, revolution broke out in Mexico, led by Francisco I. Madero.


In 1925, Robert F. Kennedy was born in Brookline, Mass.

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