Today in history - Nov. 15

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2006. There are 46 days left in the year.

Today's Highlight in History:

Two hundred years ago, on Nov. 15, 1806, explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountaintop now known as "Pikes Peak" in present-day Colorado.

On this date:

In 1777, the Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation, a precursor to the Constitution of the United States.