Today is Monday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2015. There are 45 days left in the year.
On this date:
In 1776, British troops captured Fort Washington in New York during the American Revolution.
In 1885, Canadian rebel leader Louis Riel was executed for high treason.
In 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state of the union.
In 1914, the newly created Federal Reserve Banks opened in 12 cities.
In 1917, Georges Clemenceau again became prime minister of France.
In 1933, the United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.
In 1939, mob boss Al Capone, ill with syphilis, was released from prison after serving 7 1/2 years for tax evasion and failure to file tax returns.
In 1959, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The Sound of Music” opened on Broadway.
In 1960, Academy Award-winning actor Clark Gable died in Los Angeles at age 59.
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