November 18
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1970 – Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling declares that large doses of Vitamin C can ward off the common cold.
- Though the medical community immediately voiced strong opposition to this idea, many ordinary people believed Dr. Pauling, and began taking large amounts of vitamin C.
- Though the medical community immediately voiced strong opposition to this idea, many ordinary people believed Dr. Pauling, and began taking large amounts of vitamin C.
2013 – NASA launches the MAVEN probe to Mars.
- Sent to study the loss of the planet's atmospheric gases to space and provide insight into the history of the planet's climate and water.
- Sent to study the loss of the planet's atmospheric gases to space and provide insight into the history of the planet's climate and water.
2403 – The USS Drake, CL-2509 launched from the Star Base Alpha Shipyards in response to the continuing threat of war against the United Federation of Planets, with Alexander Lorien as commanding officer.