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November 10

1766. The last royal governor of New Jersey, William Franklin, signs the charter for Queen's College, later Rutgers University. More interesting, relaly, is that Franklin was a steady loyalist throughout, eventually fleeing hte colonies to live in and die in England, despite the fact that his father, Benjamin Franklin, was a leader of the Revolutionary movement.

1865. The Commandant of Andersonville Prison, Henry Wirz, is hanged, becoming the only Civil War soldier to be (officially) executed for war crimes.

1919. The first national convention of hte American Legion is held, in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

1951. Direct-dial coast-to-coast phone service is begun in the United States.

1975. As noted by Bugeater, the 729 foot-long freighter Edmund Fitzgerald sinks during a storm on Lake Superior, killing her entire crew of 29.