Historical Events for 12th November 2022

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954 - Lotharius becomes King of France
1847 - Sir James Young Simpson, a British physician, is the first to use chloroform as an anaesthetic
1904 - 9th Iron Bowl: Auburn beats Alabama 29-5 in Birmingham
1925 - US and Italy sign peace accord about war debts
1931 - Maple Leaf Gardens opens in Toronto - Chic Blackhawks beat Leafs, 2-1
1951 - "Paint Your Wagon" opens at Shubert Theater NYC for 289 performances
1981 - 1st balloon crossing of Pacific is completed (Double Eagle V)
2011 - Silvio Berlusconi resigns as Prime Minister of Italy due, in large part, to the European sovereign debt crisis.
2012 - Joe Sakic, Mats Sundin, Pavel Bure and Adam Oates are inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame
2019 - Disney launches its film and television streaming service Disney+

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