Today is Wednesday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2005. There are 45 days left in the year. On this date

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2005. 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 1907, Oklahoma becomes the 46th state of the union. 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 3, 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 1982, an agreement is announced in the 57th day of a strike by National Football League players. In 1995, refusing to yield, President Clinton threatens anew to veto the latest Republican offer to end a three-day partial government shutdown; Democrats savage House Speaker Newt Gingrich for claiming Clinton had snubbed him recently aboard Air Force One.
November 16, 1980: Youngstown employees with five years of service or less will receive a letter from Mayor George Vukovich advising 300 of the city's 1,100 workers that they should begin to look for other jobs as the city faces massive cutbacks.
The Heritage Foundation, a conservative group with ties to Ronald Reagan, unveils a 3,000-page report suggesting that he hike defense spending, unleash the CIA, roll back federal programs for minorities, curtail regulators, cut taxes and spending in all areas except defense and use food as a weapon in international affairs.
George Kelley, supervisor of Youngstown area postal services, says the ZIP code will be expanded from five digits to 9, which will speed up processing of mail.
November 16, 1965: Voter-approved tax measures for school operation and construction have increased 1966 tax rates in 31 of Trumbull County's 54 taxing subdivision. In 21 districts there will be reductions, says county Auditor William Trimbur.
Three men are arrested after trying to sell a stolen car to Capt. Orlando DiLullo, chief of the sheriff's intelligence and information squad. The men offered DiLullo a 1963 Rambler for $400. The car had been stolen from Economy Motors on McCartney Road.
Dr. Allen B. DuMont, whose work in a garage laboratory during the Great Depression led to television as it is known, dies in Doctors Hospital, New York, at the age of 64.
November 16, 1955: Heavy rains raise Meander Reservoir five inches and the Shenango River three feet within hours. In North Jackson, classes for the first through eight grades are canceled after the basement of the Jackson-Milton School is flooded.
America is on the threshold of a great renaissance that will carry the nation to new and greater spiritual and economic heights, says the Rev. Dr. Russell J. Humbert, president of DePauw University, at the annual dinner of the Youngstown Chamber of Commerce. Attending the dinner as honored guests were the presidents of the four great railroads of the East, Paul W. Johnston of the Erie Railroad, James M. Symes of the Pennsylvania, Alfred E. Perlman of the New York Central, and Howard E. Simpson of the Baltimore and Ohio.
Ernest T. Weir, chairman of National Steel, announces in Pittsburgh that the company will spend $200 million over the next three years to add a million tons to its annual steelmaking capacity.
November 16, 1930: It is estimated that one in 30 men in the United States is out of work, but in Youngstown one out of every 10 -- about 7,000 of 70,000 workers -- is unemployed. One youth of about 18 tells a Vindicator reporter who spent two days talking to the unemployed on the city's streets that he made about 75 cents in two weeks picking up odd jobs.
Niles City Council abolishes the positions of 10 city employees, seven in the police department and two in the fire department, after voters refuse to renew a 2-mill operating levy.
Wesley Fesler of Youngstown helps lead Ohio State University to a 16-7 victory over the University of Pittsburgh before 48,900 fans in Columbus.