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A bit of November 9th history…
1799 - Napoleon Bonaparte pulls off a coup and becomes dictator of France under the title of First Consul
1907 - The Cullinan Diamond, at 3106 carats the largest ever discovered, is presented to King Edward VII on his birthday (pictured)
1921 - Partito Nazionalista Fascista formed in Italy by Mussolini
1925 - Robert Millikan confirms the existence of cosmic rays from outer space in a speech to the National Academy of Sciences in Wisconsin
1984 - Wes Craven’s horror film “A Nightmare on Elm Street” premiers
1998 - Brokerage houses are ordered to pay $1.03 billion to NASDAQ investors to compensate for price-fixing - largest civil settlement in US history
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