On this day in history (November 19, 2014) 1703 The man in the iron mask, a political prisoner famous in French history and legend, died in the Bastille. 1794 During his tenure as the first chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John Jay negotiated the Jay Treaty with Great Britain, helping mend ties between the Americans and British. 1820 The Troppau protocol, a declaration of intention to take collective action against revolution, was signed b the Holy Alliance powers at the Congress of Troppau. 1863 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the brief but renowned Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the National Cemetery in Pennsylvania during the American Civil War. 1962 American actress Jodie Foster was born. 1977 After the Arab-Israeli war of 1973-74 Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat began to work toward peace, and began his historic visit to Israel, during which he offered a peace pan to its parliament. 2002 As had the House of Representatives the previous week, the U.S. Senate overwhelmingly approved the creation of a new cabinet department, the Department of Homeland Security, to have a workforce of 170,000. 2007 Amazon began selling the Kindle, a wireless electronic reading device that played a key role in popularizing e-books.
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