Today is Thursday, Nov. 11, the 316th day of 2004. There are 50 days left in the year. This is

Today is Thursday, Nov. 11, the 316th day of 2004. There are 50 days left in the year. This is Veterans Day in the U.S., Remembrance Day in Canada. On this date in 1918, fighting in World War I comes to an end with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany.
In 1889, Washington becomes the 42nd state. In 1921, President Harding dedicates the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. In 1938, Kate Smith first sings Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" on network radio. In 1942, during World War II, Germany completes its occupation of France. In 1966, Gemini 12 blasts off from Cape Kennedy, Fla., with astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin Jr. aboard. In 1983, President Reagan becomes the first U.S. chief executive to address the Diet, Japan's national legislature. In 1984, the Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. -- father of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. -- dies in Atlanta at age 84. In 1993, a bronze statue honoring the more than 11,000 American women who'd served in the Vietnam War is dedicated in Washington, D.C.
November 11, 1979: Malcolm East of London, England, wins the third annual U.S. International Peace Race in Youngstown.
More than 13,000 fans jam Austintown Fitch Stadium hoping to see the YSU Penguins wrap up a perfect season. But the University of Delaware Blue Hens clip the Penguins' wings in a see-saw 51-45 battle. Still, YSU's 9-1 record assures it of a spot in the NCAA Division II playoffs.
Despite disaffection of many Roman Catholics with President Jimmy Carter, Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass, a lifelong Catholic, will not automatically win support for his presidential aspirations from Catholics, says Youngstown Bishop James W. Malone.
November 11, 1964: A $500,000 gift from Mr. and Mrs. Leon A. Beeghly of Youngstown will enable the American University in Washington, D.C., to build the first unit of a proposed four-unit science center.
Jane Weick, 89, a voice teacher and soloist at countless weddings in Youngstown more than 50 years, dies at a rest home in Michigan. She was the mother of U.S. District Judge Paul Weick of Cincinnati and Atty. John C. Weick of Detroit.
November 11, 1954: Oscar Coller, 11/2, who died in his crib in a fire at 831 Franklin Ave., might have been saved if the third floor apartment had another entrance, says City Building Inspector Robert L. Findlay.
Comic books coming into Youngstown will have to have a seal to show they are approved by the Comic Magazine Association of America.
Youngstown Police Chief Paul H. Cress says that property owners face possible arrest in the future if more than one vice arrest is made in their buildings.
November 11, 1929: A certification to the soundness of the Central Savings & amp; Loan Co. in Youngstown is made by John W. Prugh, state superintendent of building and loan associations, and is being given wide publicity.
Youngstown pays a quiet tribute to its heroic dead sons and daughters at 11 a.m., marking the 11th anniversary of the signing of the armistice. No celebration was arranged, but whistles blew and bells tolled.
Youngstown Schools Supt. J.J. Richeson says the renewal of the contracts of 40 married teachers in the school system will be taken under advisement. No married teachers have been hired since Richeson took office in 1927.