This day in history.

In 1900, Irish writer Oscar Wilde died in Paris at age 46. On his deathbed, he said, "This wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. Either it goes or I do.''

Today is Sunday, Nov. 30, the 334th day of 2014. There are 31 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

On Nov. 30, 1864, the Second Battle of Franklin took place in Tennessee during the Civil War as Confederate forces led by Gen. John Bell Hood attacked Union troops commanded by Maj. Gen. John Schofield; Hood's men were driven back with devastating losses.

On this date:

In 1782, the United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War.

In 1803, Spain completed the process of ceding Louisiana to France, which had sold it to the United States.

In 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens -- better known as Mark Twain -- was born in Florida, Missouri.

In 1874, British statesman Sir Winston Churchill was born at Blenheim Palace.

In 1939, the Winter War began as Soviet troops invaded Finland. (The conflict ended the following March with a Soviet victory.)

In 1949, Chinese communist troops captured Chongqing.

In 1954, Ann Elizabeth Hodges of Oak Grove, Alabama, was slightly injured when an 81/2-pound chunk of meteor crashed through the roof of her house, hit a radio cabinet, then...