Moments in Time The History Channel

+ On Nov. 19, 1907, Jack Schaefer, the author of the popular Western novel "Shane," is born in Cleveland. "Shane" was a simple but powerful tale of a high-plains drifter who comes to the rescue of Wyoming homesteaders, righting wrongs and striking down evil oppressors.

+ On Nov. 16, 1914, a report by the National Monetary

Commission, charged with prescribing a remedy for bank panics, triggers the passage of the Federal Reserve Act. This in turn paved the way for the formation of the Federal Reserve Bank, initially designed as a "passive" institution.

+ On Nov. 18, 1928, cartoon star Mickey Mouse appears in "Steamboat Willie," an animated

short produced by Walt Disney. "Steamboat Willie" was the first fully synchronized sound cartoon ever produced, with Mickey's squeaky voice provided by Walt Disney himself.

+ On Nov. 13, 1955, FBI agents search the home of John Graham, a chief suspect in the United Air Lines explosion that killed all 44 people on board

when the plane exploded shortly after departing from Denver. Graham confessed to planting a bomb, which consisted of dynamite, a battery and a timer, in his mother's suitcase.

+ On Nov. 14, 1969, Apollo 12, the second manned mission to the surface of the moon, is launched from Cape Canaveral, Fla. Thirty-six seconds after

takeoff, lightning struck the launch rocket, causing a power failure. Fortunately, the rocket continued up normally, and within a few minutes power was restored in the spacecraft.

+ On Nov. 15, 1984, "Baby Fae," a month-old infant who had received a baboon-heart transplant, dies at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California after holding on for 20 days.

+ On Nov. 17, 1993, Annie Proulx wins the National Book Award for her novel "The Shipping News," about an outof luck journalist and father who rebuilds his life after moving to Newfoundland. The book also won the Pulitzer Prize.

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