1791 - Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna, Austria, at age 35.
1848 - President Polk triggered the Gold Rush of 1848 by confirming that gold had been discovered in California.
1872 - Having left New York on Nov. 5, the brigantine Mary Celeste was found adrift off Portugal with everyone aboard mysteriously missing.
1933 - The 21st Amendment to the Constitution, repealing prohibition, was ratified.
1955 - The American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations merged to form the AFL-CIO.
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