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Today in History: November 15
1315
Swiss soldiers ambush and slaughter invading Austrians in the battle of Morgarten.

1777
The Articles of Confederation, instituting perpetual union of the United States of America, are adopted by Congress.

1805
Meriwether Lewis, William Clark and their party reach the mouth of the Columbia River, completing their trek to the Pacific.

1806
Explorer Zebulon Pike discovers the Colorado Peak that bears his name, despite the fact that he didn't climb it.

1864
Union Major General William T. Sherman's troops set fires that destroy much of Atlanta's industrial district prior to beginning Sherman's March to the Sea.

1937
Eighteen lawsuits are brought against the Tennessee Valley Authority, calling for its dissolution.

1957
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev asserts Soviet superiority in missiles, challenging the United States to a rocket-range shooting match.

1960
The first submarine with nuclear missiles, USS George Washington, takes to sea from Charleston, South Carolina.

1962
Cuba threatens to down U.S. planes on reconnaissance flights over its territory.

1963
Argentina voids all foreign oil contracts.

1965
In the second day of combat, regiments of the 1st Cavalry Division battle on Landing Zones X-Ray against North Vietnamese forces in the Ia Drang Valley.

1969
A quarter of a million anti-Vietnam War demonstrators march in Washington, D.C.

1988
Palestinian National Council proclaims an independent State of Palestine.


Today in History: Born on November 15
1891
Erwin Rommel, German field marshal in World War II.

1907
Claus von Stauffenberg, German army officer; a leader in the failed July 20, 1944, assassination attempt against Adolf Hitler.

1940
Sam Waterston, actor, producer, director (The Killing Fields; TV movie Lincoln; Jack McCoy, Law & Order TV series).

JOTD
My wife asked me which of her friends I would like to have a threesome with.

Apparently I’m not supposed to pick two of them.