Today is Friday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2002. There are 39 days left in the year. On this date in

Today is Friday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2002. There are 39 days left in the year. On this date in 1963, President Kennedy is shot to death while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. Texas Gov. John B. Connally, in the same limousine as Kennedy, is seriously wounded. Lee Harvey Oswald, suspected of assassinating the president, is arrested.
In 1718, English pirate Edward Teach -- better known as "Blackbeard" -- is killed during a battle off the Virginia coast. In 1890, French President Charles de Gaulle is born in Lille, France. In 1906, the "SOS" distress signal is adopted at the International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin. In 1928, "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel makes its debut in Paris. In 1943, President Franklin Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek meet in Cairo to discuss measures for defeating Japan. In 1975, Juan Carlos is proclaimed king of Spain. In 1977, regular passenger service between New York and Europe on the supersonic Concorde begins on a trial basis. In 1980, death claims actress Mae West at her Hollywood residence at age 87 and former House Speaker John W. McCormack in Dedham, Mass., at age 88. In 1990, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, having failed to win re-election of the Conservative Party leadership on the first ballot, announces her resignation.
November 22, 1977: A 22-year-old Ashtabula man is being held by police after throwing his 11-month-old daughter into the Ashtabula River. Workers who witnessed the act called the Coast guard, which pulled the child from the water after about nine minutes, during which the child stayed afloat by thrashing at the water. She is in guarded condition in Ashtabula Hospital.
Farrell Mayor Francis Petrillo breaks ground for a new $1.7 million municipal building and predicts that the project will be remembered as "one of the best things we've ever done."
Members of a dissident group splits from St. Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Church in the wake of controversy over saying the traditional Mass in Latin. The Father John Roach Society Inc. has been established, named for the 76-year-old pastor who was forced into retirement.
November 22, 1962: Robert W. Bachmeyer, director of St. Barnabas Hospital in Minneapolis, is named to succeed David A. Endres as executive director of the Youngstown Hospital Association.
Acting on a request by the administration, Youngstown City Council votes to seek immediate bids for a new restaurant and improved water service at Youngstown Municipal Airport.
Residents of all institutions in Mahoning County -- voluntary and involuntary -- are receiving a traditional Thanksgiving feast of turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, corn, bread, pumpkin pie and coffee. That includes the county jail, city jail, juvenile detention center, Mahoning County Home and Woodside Hospital.
November 22, 1952: The first soaking rainfall in six months pours over Mahoning County, making streets and highways slippery and contributing to 31 accidents in which eight people were injured.
Harold Stassen, 45, president of the University of Pennsylvania, is named by President-elect Dwight D. Eisenhower to be director of the Mutual Security Agency.
Ralph L. Robinson, former Sharon mayor and state legislator, dies at his Tamplin St. home at the age of 79.
Joseph DeMarinis, 22, a graduate of East High, is wounded in action in Korea while serving with Battery B, 57th Field Artillery, in the vicinity of Kumhwa, North Korea.
November 22, 1927: It had appeared that Youngstown teachers might not get a Christmas pay because of budget problems, but the board announces that checks will be issued Dec. 15.
A special committee of the Federate Churches of Youngstown responds heartily to a suggestion by Rabbi I.E. Philo that a meeting be scheduled to promote inter-religious unity.
City Council authorizes the board of control to enter into a contract with county commissioners to widen Boardman Street between Market and Phelps streets and to construct comfort stations on the north side of the courthouse.