Today in Mormon History - Nov 20

[Mormon Battalion] Several days after leaving the line of the Rio Grande River, battalion scouts are unable to determine the correct way forward.

After lighting a signal fire at the top of a high mound, the men attract Apache Indians and Mexican traders who help them find the right westward trail. (1)
-- 165 years ago today - Nov 20, 1846

Joseph Smith completed his New Testament translation through Mark 9:1. (2)
-- 180 years ago today - Nov 20, 1831

[Apostle Franklin D. Richards Diary] The Bullion Beck affairs wherein things seem to work against GQC or persons seem to. (3)
-- 120 years ago today - Nov 20, 1891

1 - Mormon Battalion Timeline, Herald Extra, March 25, 2010
2 - BYU Studies Journal, volume 46, no. 4: A Chronology of the Life of Joseph Smith, http://byustudies.byu.edu
3 - Diary Excerpts of Franklin D. Richards, 1887-1897, http://amzn.to/newmormonstudies