Saturday, November 23, 2013, the 327th day of the year. Today the Russian Orthodox Church celebrates Alexander Nevsky Day and it is Labour Thanksgiving Day in Japan. On This Date in History: 1174: Saladin conquered Damascus. 1248: Christian troops under King Ferdinand III of Castile conquer Seville during the Reconquista. 1644: John Milton publishes the pamphlet Areopagitica which decried censorship during the English Civil War. 1804: Franklin Pierce, the 14th President of the U.S., is born. 1814: Elbridge Gerry, the Father of and whom the term Gerrymandering was named for, dies. 1815: The first street lights in Canada at Montreal occur, fueled by whale oil. 1859: In the Irish slums in the east end of New York City, William Antrium AKA William Bonney AKA Billy the Kid was born. 1863: The Battle of Chattanooga starts as Union troops under U.S. Grant strike the east end of the city. 1876: Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Tweed (Boss Tweed) was returned to New York City after being captured in Spain to resume his prison sentence. 1889: The first jukebox appeared at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. A real money maker, one play for a nickel. 1903: Enrico Caruso makes his American debut at The Met. in N.Y.C. 1903: The Governor of Colorado calls out the Militia to take on striking miners in Cripple Creek, Colo., who are striking for among other things, safer working conditions and an 8 hour work day. 1924: Astronomer Edwin Hubble discovered that Andromeda was another galaxy and the Milky Way was just one of many galaxies. 1936: Life Magazine makes its debut as a photo magazine, zeroing in on Americas popularity with the camera. 1936: Blues Legend Robert Johnson makes his first recording. 1940: Rumania joins the AXIS powers; Germany, Italy, and Japan. 1943: During WW II the U.S. conquered the islands of Tarawa and Makin. 1945: Rationing came to an end in the United States with the end of WW II. 1963: The first broadcast of the BBCs Dr. Who, which today is the longest running science fiction show in TV history. 1971: The Peoples Republic of China becomes one of the 5 permanent members of the United Nations Security Council. 1979: IRA member Thomas McMahan is sentenced in Dublin to life imprisonment for assassinating Lord Mountbatten. 1980: A series of earthquakes kill 3,000 in Italy. 1984: Boston College defeats the Miami Hurricanes 47-45 on Doug Fluties last second Hail Mary pass which ultimately wins him the Heisman Trophy. 1985: 60 die when Egyptian commandos storm a hijacked plane in Malta. 1996: Ethiopian Airlines Flight 961 is hijacked and crashes into the Indian Ocean off the coast of Comoros after running out of gas, killing 125. 2005: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is elected President of Liberia becoming the first woman leader of an African country. 2012: Actor Larry Hagman (I Dream of Jennie, Dallas) died. Birthdays Today: Hal Lindsay is 84. Jack McKeon is 83. Franco Nero is 72. Susan Anspach is 71. Sen. Chuck Schumer is 63. Rocker Bruce Hornsby is 59. Sen. Mary Landrieau is 58. GMAs Robin Roberts is 53. Dr. Keith Ablow is 52. Actor Oded Fehr (The Mummy series) is 43. Jonathon Papelbon is 33. Nichole Snooki Polizzi is 26. Miley Cyrus is 21. Other Notable Birthdays on This Date Include: Franklin Pierce. Billy the Kid. Harpo Marx. Victor Jory. Michael Gough. Edward Rutledge. Lew Hoad. Napoleon Duarte. Charles Berlitz. Steve Landesberg. Andrew Goodman. If you were born on this date you are individualistic, free-spirited, and humorous.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 20:32:21 +0000
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