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MAINZ, West Germany, Nov. 16-- Pope John Paul II, on the second day of a five-day visit to West Germany, called on Roman Catholics today to widen their contacts with other Christian churches.
RAY LEONARD was leisurely cutting down a tree in the backyard of his house in Mitchellville, Md., re cently when his wife, Juanita, offered to pin a picture of Roberto Duran on the trunk of the tree.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16--Harold M. Williams, appointed in 1977 by President Carter to a five-year term as chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, says he would like to finish out his term despite a longstanding tradition that an incoming President appoints his own chairman.
Senator-elect Alfonse M. D'Amato said yesterday that he would seek to retain until the end of their terms the two United States Attorneys for the New York metropolitan area appointed by President Carter.
The nation's big banks, straining to accommodate their blue-chip corporate customers, are increasingly offering bargain-basement interest rates on short-term loans to such companies.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J., Nov. 16--Mike Friede dropped a pass today. It hit directly between the blue No. 8 on the left side of his white Giants jersey and the No. 8 on the right. He caught six others--including some by his fingertips on diving grabs--and his presence helped Earnest Gray catch six passes for three touchdowns in a 27-21 victory over the Green Bay Packers.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 16--Presidentelect Ronald Reagan met with his economic advisers today to review proposals for major economic initiatives, and then vowed to do "what I said throughout the campaign that I was going to do."
Chemical Bank is planning to erect a threestory, glass-enclosed public park on Park Avenue.
MOSCOW, Nov. 16--Two weeks ago, at a meeting of the Supreme Soviet, this country's nominal parliament, the Soviet oil minister engaged in a bit of bureaucratic sleight of hand.
TEHERAN, Iran, Monday, Nov. 17-- Iranian forces struggled today to prevent a complete Iraqi takeover of the southwestern town of Susangird in a major battle of the nine-week-old Persian Gulf war.
I was wondering if anything interesting on the news was going on when I was born, and decided to create this website for fun. The purpose is to show people what was going on when they were born. With this website I've found out that it was a pretty slow news day on my birthday, but I bet it would feel cool to know a historical event happened on your birthday.
The data used in this project is provided by the New York Times API. They have by far the best API I was able to find, with articles dating back to the 1950s. There weren't any other major newspapers that had an API with close to as much data. The closest was the Guardian API, but theirs only went back to the 1990s. I decided to only use articles from the New York Times because their API was by far the best. This tool works if you have a birthday after the 1950s or so.
Some important dates in history I'd recommend looking up on this website are:
These historical events are just a few examples of the fascinating moments in history you can explore through this tool. Whether you're interested in your own birthday, significant historical dates, or just curious about what was making headlines on any given day, this website offers a unique window into the past through the lens of contemporary news coverage.
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