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.

OTD November 30 - Clay Aiken
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1978: Singer Clay Aiken, who rose to fame by finishing second to Ruben Studdard on the second season of the reality TV singing competition "American Idol" in 2003, is born in Raleigh, N.C.

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