November 9 - What happened today?

Home What happened today in history? Blamepro's Almanac for November 9
In the headlines today:

1991	Actor Yves Montand dies of a heart attack at age 70.
1989	The Berlin Wall is opened for the first time in 28 years.
1970	Former French president and WWII general Charles De Gaulle dies at age 79.
1967	The music and pop culture magazine Rolling Stone begins publication.
1965	A major electrical blackout hits the northeastern US and Canada, leaving millions of people without power for over 13 hours.
1953	Cambodia gains its independence from France.
1953	Poet Dylan Thomas dies in New York City at age 39.
1945	Canada joins the United Nations.
1940	British statesman Neville Chamberlain dies of cancer at age 71.
1938	The children's magazine Jack and Jill begins publication.
1872	A fire roars through Boston, consuming nearly a thousand homes and buildings.
1857	The Atlantic Monthly magazine begins publication.
1620	The Pilgrims arrive at Cape Cod, MA, after a 66-day voyage aboard the ship Mayflower.