Today in History: Sunday, November 09, 2014

AP Highlight in History:  On Nov. 9, 1989, Communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West. Joyous Germans danced atop the Berlin Wall. Read the original AP story   AP Photo/Thomas Kienzle
On this date in: 1918 Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II announced that he would abdicate. 1935 United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis and other labor leaders formed the Committee for Industrial Organization. 1938 Nazis looted and burned synagogues and Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria on Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass."  Read the original AP story AP Photo 1965 Several northeastern states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours. AP Photo 1970 Former French president Charles De Gaulle died at age 79. 1976 The United Nations General Assembly approved 10 resolutions condemning apartheid in South Africa. 2001 The northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif fell to the northern alliance in the first major territorial advance for the rebels against the ruling Taliban. 2004 Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens won his record seventh Cy Young award. 2005 Three suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three U.S.-based hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing 60 victims and wounding hundreds. 2011 Penn State fired longtime head football coach Joe Paterno and university president Graham Spanier over their handling of child sex abuse allegations against former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky..		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Gibson turns 79 years old today. AP Photo/Mike Groll Name Profession Age Whitey Herzog Hall of Fame baseball manager 83 Bob Graham Former U.S. senator, D-Fla. 78 Robert David Hall Actor ("CSI") 66 Lou Ferrigno Actor ("The Incredible Hulk") 63 Sherrod Brown U.S. senator, D-Ohio 62 Pepa Rapper (Salt-N-Pepa) 45 Eric Dane Actor ("Grey's Anatomy") 42 Nick Lachey Singer (98 Degrees) 41 Actress Nikki Blonsky ("Hairspray") turns 26 years old today. AP Photo/Evan Agostini