On this day: November 22

POSTED: 11:09 PM PST Nov 20, 2012    UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 21, 2012 

A notorious pirate is captured and killed, RCA Victor buys Elvis' contract from Sun Records, the nation mourns a president, The Beatles release "The White Album," and "Toy Story" premieres, all on this day.

OTD November 22 - Cutty Sark
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State Library of Victoria

1869: In Dumbarton, Scotland, the clipper Cutty Sark is launched. It was one of the last clippers ever built, and the only one still surviving today intact.

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