On this day: November 15

POSTED: 09:14 AM PST Nov 14, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 14, 2012 

Sherman begins his march to the sea, FDR lays the cornerstone of the Jefferson Memorial, Elvis Presley makes his movie debut, and Joey Buttafuoco heads to jail, all on this day.

OTD November 15 - Cyclone Sidr
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2007: Cyclone Sidr makes landfall in Bangladesh, killing at least 5,000 people, causing $1.7 billion in damage and destroying the world's largest mangrove forest, Sunderban.

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