Today is Tuesday, Nov. 16, the 321st day of 2004. There are 45 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 16, the 321st day of 2004. There are 45 days left in the year. On this date in 1864, Union Gen. William T. Sherman and his troops begin their "March to the Sea" during the Civil War.
In 1776, British troops capture Fort Washington during the American Revolution. In 1885, Canadian rebel Louis Riel is executed for high treason. In 1933, the United States and the Soviet Union establish diplomatic relations. In 1959, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "The Sound of Music" opens on Broadway. In 1961, House Speaker Samuel T. Rayburn dies in Bonham, Texas, having served as speaker since 1940 except for two terms. In 1973, Skylab III, carrying a crew of three astronauts, is launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla., on an 84-day mission. In 1973, President Nixon signs the Alaska Pipeline measure into law. In 1981, actor William Holden is found dead in his apartment in Santa Monica, Calif.; he was 63. In 1982, an agreement is announced in the 57th day of a strike by National Football League players.
November 15, 1979: It would cost the city of Youngstown $300,000 a year if the 71 school crossing guards were to receive all the fringe benefits offered full-time city employees, so there is no hurry at City Hall to change their status from part-time to full-time.
The Most Rev. James W. Malone and the Youngstown Diocese are commended by the Vatican for the diocese's five-year report that Bishop Malone presented to Pope Paul VI in Rome.
A former Pittsburgh banker found guilty of misappropriated funds says he spanked more than 50 customers who were late with the payments. The spankings, he said, began as a joke, but got out of control. He's been sentenced to three years in prison for the misappropriation of $88,000.
November 15, 1964: Youngstown District Congressman Michael J. Kirwan is on a a tour of Bureau of Reclamation projects in western states.
Christopher A. Stanley, a senior at Woodrow Wilson High School, will be the student speaker at the annual dinner meeting of the Youngstown Area Chamber of Commerce.
A 50-year-old Warren man is arrested as he leaves Elm Road Elementary School in Warren, where four fires were set. The man served four years for arson and burglary at the Grand Realty Building in 1958, records show.
A four-story tall Santa figure, believed to be the world's largest figure of St. Nick, is mounted on the G.M. McKelvey Co. store in downtown Youngstown. The figure was built by Naegele Outdoor Advertising and painted by the company's artist, Myron Mrowski.
November 15, 1954: Charges of illegal possession of dynamite are filed in municipal court against three men in connection with the discovery of a cache of explosives in a field near Mosquito Lake.
New lighting for Rayen and South high school stadiums is being considered by the Youngstown Board of Education.
A $1 million community redevelopment foundation has been organized in East Chicago, Ind., with Youngstown Sheet & amp; Tube Co. playing a leading part in the effort. Purdue University, industrial corporations and city officials will cooperate in the Purdue-Calumet Development Foundation.
Vincent Morano, 66, of 468 Pearl St., Youngstown, the East Side goat herder who had to give up his six goats last summer, is back in court because he neglected to get a permit from the Health Department for the one goat he was allowed to keep.
November 16, 1929: The continued lull in activities of the automotive industry brings another suspension of at least a week in activities at the Sharon Steel Hoop Co. at Haselton.
Three hunters and a farm manager are recovering from wounds suffered in various mishaps on the first day of rabbit, pheasant and raccoon hunting season.
Probation officer William Cleaver is investigating a complaint that two 16-year-old Youngstown boys were tortured by county jail attendants after they were brought to the jail by a P.O. Co. inspector for begging trolley transfers on Federal Street.