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    History in 21st Nov

  • Spy Jonathan Pollard captured

    Jonathan Pollard is arrested for espionage after passing classified Naval intelligence to Israel. Pollard, a civilian Naval Intelligence analyst, was later sentenced to life imprisonment for providing his Israeli contact with top secret American information on numerous Arab states. 

  • Edison announces invention of the phonograph

    Thomas Alva Edison formally announces his invention of the phonograph, allowing people to record and play back sounds and conversations.

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