November 20th, 2008

Today in History

1983:
An estimated 100 million people watch the controversial made-for-television movie The Day After, depicting the start of a nuclear war.

1982:
1982 - Andy Kaufman was forever voted off of Saturday Night Live by a live phone poll.

1969:
Vietnam War: The Cleveland Plain Dealer publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lai massacre in Vietnam.

1910:
Mexican Revolution: Francisco I. Madero denounces President Porfirio Díaz, declares himself president, and calls for a revolution to overthrow the government of Mexico.

1468:
Joanot Martorell's book Tirant lo Blanc is published for the first time.