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Newcastle Herald

Tuesday November 11, 2008

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Today's fact

The original computer mouse was made of wood.

Today's word

Basho (ba - shaw): A sumo wrestling tournament.

It happened today

From our files 1834: The Newcastle acting town clerk submitted a summary of responses by district councils on a proposal to establish an infectious disease hospital in the area.

Today in history

1863: Husband-killer Elizabeth Scott is first woman to be hanged in Victoria.

1880: Infamous bushranger-killer Ned Kelly is hanged at Melbourne Jail.

1918: Armistice for World War I is signed between Allies and Germany.

1941: The War Memorial opens in Canberra.

1973: Egypt and Israel sign ceasefire agreement sponsored by United States and begin discussions to carry out the pact.

1975: Australian governor- general Sir John Kerr dismisses prime minister Gough Whitlam, dissolves both houses of Parliament and appoints Malcolm Fraser caretaker prime minister.

1992: Overturning centuries of tradition, the Church of England votes to allow women to become priests.

1999: British hereditary lords end 700 years in parliament when they pass legislation stripping away their right to sit in the House of Lords.

Born today

Fyodor Mikhailovitch Dostoevsky, Russian author (1821-1881);Kurt Vonnegut jnr, US author (1922-2007); Fuzzy Zoeller, US golfer (1951-); Demi Moore, US actress (1962-); James Morrison, pictured, Australian musician (1962-); Calista Flockhart, US actress (1964-); Vince Colosimo, Australian actor (1966-); Leonardo DiCaprio, US actor (1974-).

Odd Spot

Japan's Softbank Mobile says its eight limited-edition phones designed by luxury New York jeweller Tiffany and Co, and each studded with 537 diamonds, sold out in just three days. The phone went on sale for about Y13 million ($200,509) on November 1.

Today's text

Give to the Lord the glory due to His name. Psalm 29:2

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