Today is Sunday, Nov. 14, the 319th day of 2004. There are 47 days left in the year. On this date in 1889, inspired by Jules Verne, New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) sets out to

Today is Sunday, Nov. 14, the 319th day of 2004. There are 47 days left in the year. On this date in 1889, inspired by Jules Verne, New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) sets out to travel around the world in less than 80 days. (She makes the trip in 72 days.)
In 1851, Herman Melville's novel "Moby-Dick" is first published. In 1900, Aaron Copland, one of America's leading composers of the 20th century, is born in New York City. In 1922, the British Broadcasting Corporation begins its domestic radio service. In 1935, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaims the Philippine Islands a free commonwealth. In 1940, during World War II, German planes destroy most of the English town of Coventry. In 1944, Tommy Dorsey and Orchestra record "Opus No. 1" for RCA Victor. In 1968, Yale University announces it is going co-educational. In 1969, Apollo 12 blasts off for the moon. In 1972, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 1,000 level for the first time. In 1973, Britain's Princess Anne marries Capt. Mark Phillips in Westminster Abbey. (They divorce in 1992, and Anne re-marries.)
November 14, 1979: U.S. Steel Corp. informs the employees of its Ohio Works of a shutdown from Nov. 21 to Dec. 2 in a move to match production schedules with steel orders.
General Motors, faced with crowded car lots and reluctant buyers, is offering buyer incentives of $100 to $400 to push cars.
Youngstown, through the efforts of the police and fire arson squad, achieves a conviction rate 12 times the national average, says Fire Chief Rocky Russo.
November 14, 1964: Mrs. Marcus Kilch of Youngstown is elected president of the National Council of Catholic Women, an organization of some 10 million members, during a convention in Washington, D.C.
Three county jail prisoners escape from the Mahoning County Jail through avenues about which Sheriff Ray Davis has repeatedly warned county commissioners. One is caught in Youngstown, two in Warren.
November 14, 1954: Clifford F. Hood, president of U.S. Steel Corp., will be honored at the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce annual banquet at Hotel Pick-Ohio.
William J. Dunn, 52, prominent Youngstown automobile dealer who had the city's Studebaker agency, dies of a heart attack at his home on Griswold Drive.
Andrew J. Barber, vice president and general manager of the Ohio Chair Co. who learned chair manufacturing while employed at General Fireproofing Co., has organized his own company that employs 65 persons and expects to do $1 million in annual business.
November 14, 1929: President Herbert Hoover proposes a $160 million tax cut, which brings a surge on Wall Street, as leading securities rally by $2 to $20 per share.
Plans for the Ohio Bell Telephone Co.'s new main building in Youngstown are being drawn by a Toledo architect and Brooke & amp; Dyer of Youngstown. Cost of the building is estimated at $750,000.
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