"On Nov. 15,1969, a quarter of a million protesters staged a peaceful demonstration in Washington against the Vietnam War. Also on this date: In 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation. In 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountain now known as Pikes Peak in present-day Colorado. In 1864, late in the U.S. Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. William Tecumseh (teh-KUM'-seh) Sherman began their March to the Sea from Atlanta;"
"In 2012, the Justice Department announced that BP had agreed to plead guilty to a raft of charges in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill and pay a record $4.5 billion, including nearly $1.3 billion in criminal fines. In 2019, Roger Stone, a longtime friend and ally of President Donald Trump, was convicted of all seven counts in a federal indictment accusing him of lying to Congress, tampering with a witness and obstructing the House investigation into whether Trump coordinated with Russia during the 2016 campaign."
On Nov. 15, 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation. In 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountain now called Pikes Peak. In 1864, Union forces under Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman began the March to the Sea from Atlanta. On Nov. 15, 1969, a quarter-million protesters demonstrated in Washington against the Vietnam War. In 1966, Gemini 12 splashed down after four days in orbit. In 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt laid the Jefferson Memorial cornerstone. In 1959, four members of the Clutter family were found murdered in Holcomb, Kansas; two men were later convicted. In 2012, BP pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $4.5 billion over the Deepwater Horizon spill. In 2019, Roger Stone was convicted and later had his sentence commuted and pardoned. In 2022, the world population reached 8 billion. Singer Petula Clark is 93.
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