On this day: November 14

POSTED: 11:18 AM PST Nov 13, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 13, 2012 

America's first library opens, a plane crash kills most of the Marshall University football team, Princess Anne marries a commoner, and Michael Jackson premieres his "Black or White" video, all on this day.

OTD November 14 - Astrid Lindgren
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1907: Author Astrid Lindgren, best known for the "Pippi Longstocking" book series, is born under the birth name Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson in Vimmerby, Smaland, Sweden.

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