YEARS AGO FOR NOV. 9

Today is Friday, Nov. 9, the 313th day of 2018. There are 52 days left in the year.

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On this date in:

1620: The passengers and crew of the Mayflower sight Cape Cod.

1938: Nazis loot and burn synagogues as well as Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria in a pogrom, or deliberate persecution, that becomes known as “Kristallnacht.”

1961: The Beatles’ future manager, Brian Epstein, first sees the group perform at The Cavern Club in Liverpool, England.

1965: The great Northeast blackout begins as a series of power failures lasting up to 131/2 hours leaves 30 million people in seven states and part of Canada without electricity.

1989: Communist East Germany throws open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West; joyous Germans dance atop the Berlin Wall.

2008: Barack Obama’s transition chief, John Podesta, told Fox News Sunday the president-elect planned to review President George W. Bush’s executive orders on such things as stem- cell research and domestic drilling for oil and natural gas.

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1993: The Browns abruptly release quarterback Bernie Kosar, a Boardman native and one of the most popular athletes in Cleveland’s history. Coach Bill Belichick will start Todd Philcox until Vinnie Testaverde returns from a shoulder injury in December.

Members of the Trumbull County chapter of Parents of Murdered Children urge people to shut off their televisions for one night to protest the violence that networks broadcast.

U.S. Rep. James A. Traficant Jr. says he has had enough of being hounded by the IRS and plans to fight the agency, even if it means being hauled back into court.

1978: Boardman Township police end a 12-hour strike, accepting a three-year contract that includes a 7 percent wage increase and improved fringe benefits.

George Matkovich Jr., 34, of Hubbard is awarded $165,000 by a Mahoning County jury for the loss of an arm when his motorcycle was struck by a Penn Central train in Brookfield Township in 1974.

A suit of armor donated by Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Packard has been restored and put back on display at the Warren Public Library, protected by a glass case to prevent damage that had been inflicted in the past by curious children who couldn’t resist touching it.

1968: Assistant high-school band director Tony Fortunato, stricken with a heart attack and needing oxygen, had to wait for 15 minutes outside a fire station for help because firemen were answering a false alarm.

Dr. Sidney Berkowitz is elected volunteer chairman of the Mahoning Chapter of the American Red Cross.

Columbiana County Sheriff’s Department is dragging water-filled strip mine pits near Clarkson searching for the body of Calm Akers, a missing coon hunter. His hound dog returned home without him.

1943: Twice within 48 hours, Mrs. Rose Gorvet of Boston Avenue received a telegram informing her of the death of one of her sons. Saturday she was notified of the death of Seaman Robert, 18; Monday she learned of the death of Pvt. William, 23. Two other sons remain in the service.

Youngstown’s big downtown stores will adopt new Monday hours, staying open until 9 p.m. to accommodate war workers. Stores will close at 5:30 other days and be closed on Sundays.

Three Youngstown district soldiers serving in Alaska receive good conduct medals for “exemplary behavior, efficiency and fidelity.” They are Pvts. Dale Boland, Charles Van Dusen and Alphonse Esposito.