Today in History....November 15

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1777, the Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, a precursor to the Constitution of the United States

1867, the first stock ticker is unveiled in New York City. The advent of the ticker ultimately revolutionized the stock market by making up-to-the-minute prices available to investors around the country. Prior to this development, information from the New York Stock Exchange, which has been around since 1792, traveled by mail or messenger

1889, after a 49-year reign, Pedro II, the second and last emperor of Brazil, is deposed in a military coup

1939, President Roosevelt laid the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington

1969, a quarter of a million protesters staged a peaceful demonstration in Washington against the Vietnam War

1977, President Jimmy Carter welcomes Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the shah of Iran, and his wife, Empress (or "Shahbanou") Farrah, to Washington. Over the next two days, Carter and Pahlavi discussed improving relations between the two countries. Two years later, the two leaders' political fates would be further entwined when Islamic fundamentalists overthrew the shah and took Americans hostage in Tehran

1984, "Baby Fae," a month-old infant who had received a baboon-heart transplant, dies at Loma Linda University Medical Center in Loma Linda, California

1985, Britain and Ireland signed an accord giving Dublin an official consultative role in governing Northern Ireland

2001, President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to resolve their dispute over U.S. missile shield plans but pledged to fight terrorism and deepen U.S.-Russian ties as their summit, which began at the White House before shifting to Bush's Texas ranch, came to a close

2005, Israel and the Palestinians, under strong U.S. pressure, reached an agreement to open Gaza's borders