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Today is Tuesday, Nov. 12, the 316th day of 2002. There are 49 days left in the year.
History highlights:
On Nov. 12, 1942, the WWII naval Battle of Guadalcanal began. (The Americans ended up winning a major victory over the Japanese.)
On this date:
In 1815, American suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, N.Y.
In 1920, baseball got its first "czar" as Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was elected commissioner of the American and National leagues.
In 1921, representatives of nine nations gathered for the start of the Washington...