On This Day in History November 23, 2018

Historical Events 1248  Conquest of Seville by Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile after the city capitulates 1644  Areopagitica, a pamphlet by John Milton, decrying censorship, is published. 1869  In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched - one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving 2005  Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, is elected president of Liberia, the first woman to lead an African country More Historical Events Famous Birthdays Billy the Kid (1859 - 1881) Franklin Pierce (1804 - 1869) Johannes van der Waals (1837 - 1923) Miley Cyrus 25th Birthday More Famous Birthdays Famous Deaths André Malraux (1901 - 1976) Roald Dahl (1916 - 1990)