Today is Saturday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2003. There are 39 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Saturday, Nov. 22, the 326th day of 2003. 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 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 1943, lyricist Lorenz Hart dies in New York at age 48. 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, 1978: The Trumbull County Planning Commission is seeking a $50,000 appropriation from county commissioners to update aerial photographs of the county.
The Federal Trade Commission will neither investigate nor intervene in the controversial merger between Lykes and LTV corporations, Sen. Edward Kennedy is informed.
Thomas and Donna Henderson are murdered during a hold-up at the Sohio service station Thomas Henderson managed in Milton Township. Mahoning County investigators believe Mrs. Henderson interrupted a robbery in which $500 to $600 was taken.
November 22, 1963: Downtown Youngstown shoppers gather around television sets in department and hardware stores to watch the latest reports on the shooting of President Kennedy in Dallas. With the news that the president had died, flags throughout the city were lowered to half staff.
A New York Appellate Court, calling a $3.5 million libel award to radio commentator John Henry Faulk "shockingly excessive," reduces the award to $550,000 and orders a new trial if he refuses to accept it. Faulk won the award during an 11-week trial in which witnesses told of the blacklisting of entertainers.
A campaign to attract new industry to locate on the site of Sharon Steel Corp.'s old Lowellville Works is under way in an effort to find jobs for many idle Lowellville workers and create more tax revenue for the community.
November 22, 1953: Russell G. "Busty" Ashbaugh, 64, one of the Youngstown district's outstanding sports personalities and former South High football coach, dies after being stricken with a heart attack while sitting in a chair, preparing to follow the Saturday afternoon football games on radio and television.
Mahoning County's 47th annual Christmas Seal sale for funds to fight tuberculosis opens with a goal of $80,000. The association is sending 70,000 letters, one to every home in Mahoning County, offering the seals with their familiar red double-barred cross .
Coming to Stambaugh Auditorium, Julius Larosa, in person, with his own television revue. All seats reserved, $3.95 and $2.75.
November 22, 1928: Statistics compiled by H.S. Warwick, vice president of the Realty Security Co., show that the Youngstown district is the second largest steel producing district in the United States and Youngstown, with nine banks and four building and loan associations, represent the largest capital of any city of Youngstown's size in the country.
Youngstown would be one of the best lighted cities in Ohio and would spend more money for street lighting than any other city, with the exception of Cleveland and Cincinnati, if the new lighting plan suggested by the Pennsylvania-Ohio Power and Light Co. is adopted.
Western Star Lodge 21, F. & amp; A.M., begins its 115th year of activity in the Mahoning Valley when G.A. Peterson is installed as worshipful master.