Years Ago

November 18, 2010 at 12:00a.m.

Today is Thursday, Nov. 18, the 322nd day of 2010. There are 43 days left in the year.

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On this date in:

1810: American botanist Asa Gray is born in Sauquoit, N.Y.

1883: The U.S. and Canada adopt a system of standard time zones.

1910: British suffragists clash with police outside Parliament on what became known as “Black Friday.”

1928: Walt Disney’s first sound-synchronized animated cartoon, “Steamboat Willie” starring Mickey Mouse, premieres in New York.

1958: The cargo freighter SS Carl D. Bradley sinks during a storm in Lake Michigan, claiming 33 of the 35 lives on board.

1966: U.S. Roman Catholic bishops do away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays outside of Lent.

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1985: Service and technical workers at Youngstown Hospital Association say they will strike Dec. 1 unless a new contract is reached.

All 15 General Motors employees charged with drug offenses in a Trumbull County sheriff’s sting operation are fired.

Robert Shreve retires as superintendent of Mahoning County schools, after 16 years. He is only the fifth county superintendent in 71 years.

1970: The General Fireproofing Co. accuses a New York director-shareholder of American Seating Co. of conspiring to bring about a merger of the two companies in violation of antitrust and securities law.

Selective Service Local Board 78 in Youngstown gives 11 teachers occupational deferments after interviewing top-ranking officials in the Youngstown City and diocesan school districts. .

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Treasure Island opens its newest and largest self- service department store in Youngstown, in the former Sears, Roebuck store at Market Street and Southern Boulevard.

Sally Priesand, 24-year-old Clevelander who will be ordained as the first woman rabbi in the U.S., will speak at the 24th annual B’nai B‘rith donor luncheon at Temple Emanu-el in Youngstown.

1960: Youngstown Law Director S.S. Fekett says he will not order the water cut off to Trailmobile Inc. on Trumbull Avenue in Girard although the building has been receiving Youngstown water without a contract.

Two Youngstown firemen, Capt. William Cleary and Fireman William Reilly, are treated at South Side Hospital after slipping and falling during a fire at the Swaim garage on Maywood Drive.

Woodside Receiving Hospital gets an award from the Ohio Mental Health Association for its outstanding patient-rehabilitation program.

1935: President Roosevelt announces a reciprocal trade agreement with Canada that he predicts will double trade between the countries within a year. Youngstown area steel men say they don’t see the pact having a great effect on their industry.

Pete Fernandez, a star on the Canton Espanois soccer team is arrested for assault on Girard referee Arthur Fisher during a game with the Youngstown Republic Steels at Idora Park.