On this day: November 30

POSTED: 11:03 PM Nov 29 2012   UPDATED: 2:00 AM Nov 30 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 - Jonathan Swift
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1667: Writer and satirist Jonathan Swift, one of the English language's foremost prose satirists who will become best remembered for works such as "Gulliver's Travels" and "A Modest Proposal," is born in Dublin, Ireland.

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