On this day: November 30
POSTED: 08:03 PM PST Nov 29, 2012
UPDATED: 11:00 PM PST Nov 29, 2012
Mark Twain is born, Lucy and Desi elope, civil war breaks out in Palestine, Bing and Bowie sing a Christmas duet, and Michael Jackson's "Thriller" is released, all on this day.
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1929: Dick Clark, who would become best known for hosting American television's longest-running variety show, "American Bandstand," from 1957 to 1987, is born in Bronxville, N.Y. Clark would also become known for hosting the game show "Pyramid" and "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve."
