Today in HistoryToday is Friday, November 10, the 314th day of 2006. There are 51 days left in the year.

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In 1942, buoyant after the desert victory at El Alamein but still warning of hardships to come, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill said: “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”

THOUGHT FOR TODAY

“It is a stupidity second to none, to busy oneself with the correction of the world.” — Moliere, French dramatist (1622-1673).