Today in History - November 30th

1782 - Today in history, the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War.
1803 - Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France.
1835 - On this day in history, Samuel Langhorne Clemens was born. He wrote "Tom Sawyer" and "Huckleberry Finn" under the name Mark Twain.
1886 - The Folies Bergère staged its first revue.
1897 - Today in history, Thomas Edison's own motion picture projector had its first commercial exhibition.
1938 - Germany banned Jews being lawyers.

1989 - On this day in history, PLO leader Yasser Arafat was refused a visa to enter the US in order to address the U.N. General Assembly in New York City.
1993 - Bill Clinton signed into law the Brady Bill. The bill required a five-day waiting period for handgun purchases and background checks of prospective buyers.
1998 - Today in history, Deutsche Bank announced a $10 billion USD deal to buy Bankers Trust, thus creating the largest financial institution in the world.
2001 - For the first time in its history, McDonald's teamed up with a retail partner on its Happy Meal promotions. Toys R Us provided plush figures from its Animal Alley.

SCIENCE, INVENTIONS, PATENTS - Today in History, November 30th

1875 - On this day in history, A.J. Ehrichson patented the oat-crushing machine.
1900 - A German engineer patented front-wheel drive for automobiles.
1924 - Today in history, the first photo facsimile was transmitted across Atlantic by radio (London-NYC)
1956 - CBS replayed the program "Douglas Edward and the News" three hours after it was received on the West Coast. It was the world's first broadcast via videotape.

1968 - On this day in history, Sly & The Family Stone's "Everyday People" was released.
1970 - George Harrison released his triple album set "All Things Must Pass"
1988 - Today in history, LL Cool J performed the first rap concert held in Africa.
1994 - Tupac Shakur was shot five times during a robbery outside a New York City recording studio. He survived the shooting, but was killed two years later in Las Vegas.
1994 - On this day in history, The Beatles' first album in 25 years, "Live at BBC," was released in Britain
2003 - In New York, a block of East 2nd Street was officially renamed Joey Ramone Place.