On Nov. 14, 1851, Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick; Or, The Whale" was first published in the United States.
On this date:
In 1666, the first blood transfusion took place in London. Blood from one dog was transfused into another.
In 1832, The first streetcar - a horse-drawn vehicle called the John Mason - went into operation in New York City.
In 1881, Charles J. Guiteau went on trial for assassinating President James A. Garfield. (Guiteau was convicted and hanged the following year.)
In 1889, inspired by Jules Verne, New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) set out to travel around the world in less than 80 days. (She made the trip in 72 days.) Jawarharlal Nehru, the first prime minister of independent India, was born.
In 1900, composer Aaron Copland was born in New York City.
In 1922, the British Broadcasting Corporation began its domestic radio service.
In 1926, the NBC radio network made its debut.
In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed the Philippine Islands a free commonwealth.
In 1940, German planes destroyed most of the English town of Coventry.
Forty years ago, in 1969, Apollo 12 blasted off for the moon.
In 1972, the Dow Jones industrial average closed above the 1,000 level for the first time, ending the day at 1,003.16.
In 1973, Britain's Princess Anne married Capt. Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey. (They divorced in 1992; Anne has remarried.)
In 1984, former Israeli Defense Minister Ariel Sharon went to court in New York with a $50 million libel suit against Time magazine. He lost after a two-month trial.
In 1986, the White House acknowledged the CIA role in secretly shipping weapons to Iran. The SEC fined Ivan F. Boesky $100 million for insider stock trading. Read the original AP story.
In 1988, the PLO proclaimed an independent state in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, endorsing a renunciation of terrorism and an implicit recognition of Israel.
In 1990, a gunman in Dunedin, New Zealand, killed 12 neighbors and was killed by police in the nation's worst mass slaying.
In 1993, in a referendum, residents of Puerto Rico voted in favor of continuing their U.S. commonwealth status.
In 1994, the 31-mile Chunnel Tunnel under the English Channel opened to passenger traffic between England and France.
In 1995, the U.S. government instituted a partial shutdown, closing national parks and museums while government offices operated with skeleton crews.
In 1997, a jury in Fairfax, Va., decided that Pakistani national Aimal Khan Kasi should get the death penalty for gunning down two CIA employees outside agency headquarters. (Kasi was executed on this date in 2002.)
In 1999, Democrat Bill Bradley took center court at New York's Madison Square Garden for a $1.5 million presidential campaign fundraiser that featured his old Knicks teammates and former basketball rivals. The United Nations imposed sanctions on Afghanistan for refusing to hand over suspected terrorist Osama bin Laden.
In 2001, eight foreign aid workers - including two Americans - who had been accused of preaching Christianity in Afghanistan were freed by the Taliban.
In 2004, Mahmoud Abbas, the temporary successor to Yasser Arafat, escaped unharmed when militants firing assault rifles burst into a mourning tent for the deceased Palestinian leader in Gaza, killing two security guards.
In 2008, a lunar probe from India made a planned crash-landing onto the surface of the moon. Space shuttle Endeavour and a crew of seven blasted into the night sky, bound for the international space station. Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, the cardiac surgeon who performed the first U. S. heart transplant, in 1967, died in Ann Arbor, Mich. at age 90.
Today's Birthdays: Former U.N. Secretary-General Boutros Boutros-Ghali is 87. Actress Kathleen Hughes is 81. Former NASA astronaut Fred Haise is 76. Jazz musician Ellis Marsalis is 75. Composer Wendy Carlos is 70. Writer P.J. O'Rourke is 62. Zydeco singer-musician Buckwheat Zydeco is 62. Britain's Prince Charles is 61. Rock singer-musician James Young (Styx) is 60. Singer Stephen Bishop is 58. Blues musician Anson Funderburgh is 55. Pianist Yanni is 55. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is 55. Presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett is 53. Actress Laura San Giacomo is 48. Actor D.B. Sweeney is 48. Rapper Reverend Run (Run-DMC) is 45. Actor Patrick Warburton is 45. Rock musician Nic Dalton is 45. Country singer Rockie Lynne is 45. Pop singer Jeanette Jurado (Expose) is 44. Retired All-Star pitcher Curt Schilling is 43. Rock musician Brian Yale is 41. Rock singer Butch Walker is 40. Actor Josh Duhamel is 37. Rock musician Travis Barker is 34. Contemporary Christian musician Robby Shaffer is 34. Rapper Shyheim is 32. Rock musician Tobin Esperance (Papa Roach) is 30. Actress Olga Kurylenko is 30.
Today In Entertainment History November 14
In 1943, 25-year-old Leonard Bernstein made his public debut as conductor of the New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Bernstein filled in at the last minute for Bruno Walter, who became sick prior to a nationally broadcast concert.
In 1960, Elvis Presley's "It's Now Or Never" became the fastest-selling single in British history, selling 780,000 copies in its first week.
In 1988, the TV comedy "Murphy Brown," starring Candice Bergen, made its debut on CBS.
In 1991, the Fox network debuted Michael Jackson's "Black Or White" video. Callers to network affiliates complained about the video's sexual nature and violent content. Jackson later said he didn't mean to offend anyone.
In 1998, Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman were married at a chapel in Las Vegas. They divorced after less than five months of marriage.
In 1999, Gary Glitter was acquitted of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old fan. Just hours later, he was ordered jailed for downloading thousands of pornographic pictures of children.
In 2004, Usher was honored with four trophies at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, including favorite male soul R&B artist, best pop-rock album, best pop-rock artist and best soul R&B album.
Thought for Today: "Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education." — Chuang-tzu, Chinese writer (c. 369 B.C.E. - c. 286 B.C.E.)
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