November 30th, 1874:

Sir Winston Churchill - the British statesman who led his people through World War Two - is born at Blenheim Palace, England.

1835:

Writer and humorist Mark Twain - author of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer - is born Samuel Langhorne Clemens in Florida, Missouri.1999: In Seattle, at least 40-thousand protesters - some of whom clash with police - disrupt the opening of the World Trade Organization's meeting.

1929:

TV personality and producer Dick Clark - who hosted American Bandstand for decades - is born in Mount Vernon, New York.

And, 1979:

British rock group Pink Floyd releases its best-selling album "The Wall."

Today in History, November 30th --- ___ ___, The Associated Press.