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Today in History - Nov. 8
Quick ReadToday in History - Nov. 8
Today is Sunday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2009. There are 53 days left in the year.
Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 8, 1909, the original Boston Opera House first opened with a performance of "La Gioconda" by Amilcare Ponchielli.
On this date:
In 1859, philosopher Ralph Waldo Emerson delivered a lecture in Boston in which he described abolitionist John Brown, condemned...
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