November 20th, 2008

Today in History

2003:
2003 - Michael Jackson is arrested by police on charges of child molestation.

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

1955:
Bo Diddley becomes the first African American performer to appear on The Ed Sullivan Show. Apparently Sullivan was infuriated when Diddley sang his self-titled song instead of Tennessee Ernie Ford's hit, "Sixteen Tons".

1945:
Nuremberg Trials begin: Trials against 24 Nazi war criminals of World War II start at the Nuremberg Palace of Justice.

1700:
King Charles XII of Sweden defeats the army of Tsar Peter the Great at Narva.