Men who made History…TODAY

Men who made History1623        Nov 9, William Camden (72), English historian: Brittania Annales, died.1939        Nov 9, Nobel for physics was awarded to Ernest O. Lawrence for his work on the cyclotron.1970        Nov 9, Charles De Gaulle (b.1890), former French president (1959-1969), died. In 1996 Daniel Mahoney published “De Gaulle: Statesmanship, Grandeur, and Modern Democracy.”  Michel Droit (d.2000 at 77) authored the 5-volume ~ez_ldquo~Man of Destiny” (1972), widely regarded as the most thorough examination of de Gaulle~ez_rsquo~s life and work.1992        Nov 9, Visiting London, Russian President Boris Yeltsin appealed for help in rescheduling his country’s debt, and urged British businesses to invest.1996        Nov 9, President Clinton used his weekly radio address to condemn the decision of the nation’s distillers to end their voluntary ban on airing hard-liquor ads, calling it “simply irresponsible.”1997        Nov 9, In Thailand former Prime Minister Chuan Leekpai formed a new government with a coalition of 8 parties.1999        Nov 9, In Sri Lanka Pres. Chandrika Kumaratunga said 4,000 people were driven from their homes by the rebels and that the military had suffered 101 dead and 743 wounded.2000        Nov 9, George W. Bush’s lead over Al Gore in all-or-nothing Florida slipped beneath 300 votes in a suspense-filled recount, as Democrats threw the presidential election to the courts, claiming ~ez_ldquo~an injustice unparalleled in our history.”2001        Nov 9, A Pakistani newspaper published a Nov 7 interview with Osama bin Laden in which he claimed to have chemical and nuclear weapons.2004        Nov 9, Kenny Chesney won the US Country Music Association album of the year award for “When The Sun Goes Down” as well as entertainer of the year.2004        Nov 9, In Slovenia Janez Jansa (b.1956) took office as prime minister. He continued in office until 2008.2005        Nov 9, K.R. Narayanan (85), former president of India (1997-2002), died. He was the first “untouchable” from India’s pernicious caste system to occupy the office in a validation of the nation’s democratic roots.2006        Nov 9, Champion figure skater Michelle Kwan was appointed America’s first public diplomacy envoy by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.2007        Nov 9, In Washington, DC, Michael Mukasey, a retired federal judge, was sworn in as the 81st US Attorney General.2009        Nov 9, Lebanon~ez_rsquo~s PM Saad Hariri formed Cabinet that included the militant group Hezbollah and its allies, ending a month’s long deadlock.2010        Nov 9, President Barack Obama arrived in Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation. He voiced support for Pres. Yudhoyono’s efforts to nurture a rapidly growing society even in a time when Indonesia has been hit by earthquakes, a tsunami, and now a volcanic eruption. He also expressed deep concern that Israelis and Palestinians aren’t making the “extra effort” to secure a breakthrough for achieving Middle East peace.2011        Nov 9, In Belize Larry Johnson (68), a retired chiropractor from New Mexico, was killed during a home invasion at the Iguana Creek Resort he owned, 60 miles west of Belize City. Police soon detained several people for questioning.2012        Nov 9, David Petraeus, the retired four-star general renowned for taking charge of the military campaigns in Iraq and then Afghanistan, abruptly resigned as director of the CIA, admitting to an extramarital affair. Petraeus carried on the affair with his biographer and reserve Army officer Paula Broadwell.2014        Nov 9, Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin promised ever-closer cooperation as they met for the 10th time in less than two years. They signed agreements to boost energy cooperation, including an understanding to develop a second major route to supply the Chinese side with Russian gas following an initial $400 billion deal in May.