Today in History

Holidays and Events on This Day, November, 20th 🍹🌴

Africa Industrialization Day- USA

Black Awareness Day- Brazil

Christ the King Day- Mexico

Day off for Election Eve Holiday- Malaysia

Day off for General Elections- Malaysia
 

1820
whaling ship,Essex is attacked and sunk by a sperm whale in S. Pacific.This story was inspiration for book 'Moby Dick'
1914
U.S. State Dept now required photographs for passports
1923
The U.S. Patent Office granted a patent to 46 yr old,African American inventor,Garrett Morgan for his invention of 3 postion traffic signal. At the time the signals were manually operated where major streets crossed,weren't effective. He sold his rights to his invention to General Electric for $40,000
1958
husband/wife puppeteers Jim&Jane Henson create Muppets,Inc, later changed to Jim Henson Company
1983
movie' Terms of Endearment' based on book by Larry Mc Murty' is released, directed by James L.Brooks Its stars Shirley MacLaine, Debra Winger, John Litgow, Jack Nicholson,Jeff Daniels. The story is the ups/downs of a mother/daughter relationship over the years . The movie won 5 Oscars pic/director/best actress{Maclaine} best supp actor{Nicholson} screenplay
2001
debut album of singer, Josh Groban is released, sells over 5 million copies
 
Nov 20th Birthdays:
1838
William Painter- U.S inventor of crown cork bottle cap/opener
1889
Edwin Hubble- U.S. astronomer who discovered galaxies, The Hubble Telescope is named in his honor
1943
Veronica Hamel- actress, best known TV role' Joyce Davenport' on NBC police drama'Hill St. Blues'
Deaths:
1910
Leo Tolstoy- Russian novelist' War&Peace' Anna Kareena 82
1973
Allan Sherman- parody singer/ songwriter' Hello Muddah,Hello Faddah' 48
2006
Robert Altman- film director "The PLayer, M*A*S*H, Nashville 81
 

On This Day In History, November 21st

1979 Mob burns down US embassy in Pakistan
The mob was allegedly incensed by a rumor that the United States was involved in an attack on a mosque in the holy city of Mecca.

1964 Verrazano Narrows Bridge opens in NYC
The suspension bridge connects Staten Island and Brooklyn in New York City and at the time of its opening, it was the world’s longest suspension bridge, until the Humber Bridge in the UK opened in 1981.

1962 War between China and India ends
The month-long war began over a border dispute between the two countries and ended with a unilateral ceasefire by the Chinese.

1941 Tweety Bird makes its debut
The fictional cartoon canary also just called Tweety made his first appearance in A Tale of Two Kitties, a Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies cartoon. Tweety was created by animator Bob Clampett who worked on Loony Tunes cartoons.

1920 Bloody Sunday in Ireland
A key event in the Irish War of Independence, which was a conflict between the British government and Irish revolutionaries in Ireland, Bloody Sunday began with the killings of 14 people by the Irish Republican Army (IRA) under the leadership of Michael Collins. Two other violent incidents against civilian and IRA members during the day added to the death count, which was over 30 by the end of the day.
 

Births On This Day, November 21st 🎂

1969 Ken Griffey, Jr.
American baseball player

1965 Björk
Icelandic singer-songwriter, producer, actress

1945 Goldie Hawn
American actress

1854 Pope Benedict XV

1694 Voltaire

French philosopher

Deaths On This Day, November 21st 🪦

2012 Ajmal Kasab
Pakistani terrorist

1996 Abdus Salam
Pakistani physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

1970 C. V. Raman
Indian physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

1959 Max Baer
American boxer, actor

1899 Garret Hobart
American lawyer, politician, 24th Vice President of the United States
 
Holidays and Events on This Day, November 21st 🍹🌴

Armed Forces Day- Greece

Bridge Public Holiday- Argentina

Cahul Day- Moldova

Dayton Peace Agreement Day- Bosnia-Herzegovina

Dignity and Freedom Day- Ukraine
 
1871
Moses Gale in NYC patents cigar lighter
1946
movie' The Best Yrs of Our Lives' directed by William Wyler is released,story of 3 WWII vets returning home adjustment to their lives. The movie stars, Frederich March, Myrna Loy,Dana Andrews, Harold Russell{actual vet who lost both his hands in combat}. The movie won 7 Oscars incl pic/director, best actor{March} supp actor{Russell}
1973
Pres Nixon's atty, Fred Buzhardt reveals there was a 18 1/2 min gap in White House taping related to Watergate
1981
singer/ actress, Olivia Newton John's single' Physical' hits #1 on music charts, stays there for 10 wks
2017
CBS TV host, Charlie Rose is fired after allegations of sexual misconduct from 8 women
 
Nov 21st Birthdays:
1694
Voltaire- french writer/ philospher/playwright' Candide'
1920
Stan Musial- Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder with St. Louis Cardinals
1945
Goldie Hawn- actress ,got her big break appearing as part of ensemble cast on sketch comedy show Rowan&Martin's Laughin' movies' Saving Pvt Benjamin, Foul Play, Overboard, The 1st Wives Club
1966
Troy Aikman- Football Hall of Fame QB with Dallas Cowboys,now football broadcaster
1985
Carly Rae Jepsen- Canadain singer' Call Me Maybe'
Deaths:
1993
Bill Bixby- actor best known TV roles' Tom Corbett' in ABC sitcom' Courtship of Eddie's Father, 'Tim O'Hara in CBS sitcom,'My Favorite Martian'. 'David Banner' in CBS show' The Incredible Hulk 59{cancer}
2017
David Cassidy- singer/ actor, best known TV role' Keith Partridge' on ABC sitcom 'The Partridge Family' 67
 
On This Day In History, November 22nd

2005 Angela Merkel takes office as German Chancellor
The physical chemist from former East Germany became the first female chancellor of the country.

2004 Orange Revolution begins in Ukraine
The revolution began after an election that was marred by widespread rumors of corruption and fraud. The protests resulted in electoral reforms in the country and November 22 was declared a Day of Freedom in 2005. The holiday was then moved to January 22 in 2011.

1995 Toy Story released
Produced by Pixar, the movie which follows the adventures of human-like toys, was the world’s first feature-length computer-animated movie. Considered to be one of the best-animated films ever released, Toy story won 3 Oscars including Best Original Screenplay, Best Original Score, and Best Original Song.

1986 Mike Tyson wins fight against Trevor Berbick
The victory won Tyson the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight championship and made him the world’s youngest heavyweight champion at the age of 20 years.

1963 John F. Kennedy assassinated
The 35th President of the United States was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald, while traveling in a motorcade in Dallas, Texas. He was the 4th American president to be assassinated while in office. The other 3 were Abraham Lincoln, James Abram Garfield, and William McKinley.
 
Births On This Day, November 22nd 🎂

1986 Oscar Pistorius
South African sprinter

1984 Scarlett Johansson
American actress, singer

1967 Boris Becker
German tennis player

1890 Charles de Gaulle
French general, politician, and President of France

1819 George Eliot
English author

Deaths On This Day, November 22nd 🪦

1963 Aldous Huxley
English author

1963 John F. Kennedy
American lieutenant, politician, 35th President of the United States

1963 C. S. Lewis
Irish author, poet

1900 Arthur Sullivan
English composer

1718 Blackbeard
English pirate
 
1621
English poet/preacher, John Donne age 49 becomes dean of St Paul's Cathedral in London
1928
French composer/ pianist, Maurice Ravel's 'Bolero' is 1st performed in public in Paris
1957
Simon&Garkfunkel appear on American Bandstand as 'Tom&Jerry'
1965
original Broadway musical,'Man Of La Mancha' opens on Broadway runs for 2,329 performances. It stars, Richard Kiley as 'Don Quxiote' a mad knight In this role,Kiley became a Broadway star, he sings the main song' The Impossible Dream' which is now considered a standard.The show won 5 Tony Awards, inc Best actor in musical{Kiley} The movie version in'72 was a big flop starring Peter O'Toole
1990
Margaret Thatcher, British Prime Minister announces her resignation
1995
movie 'Toy Story' the 1st feature film created by using computer generated imagery directed by John Lasseter. is released Its the story of young boy, Andy his favorite toy, cowboy named Woody.He feels threatened by Andy's new birthday gift, 'Buzz Lightyear' a high tech space man voice actors Tom Hanks{Woody} Tim Allen{Buzz} Annie POtts{Bo Peep} Don Rickles{Mr Potato Head}, Wallace Shawn{Rex, dinosaur} John Ratzenberger{Ham,pig} Jim Varney{ Slinky, the dog} On opening weekend movie made $29 mil,3 sequels followed
2005
Angela Merkel becomes 1st female Chancellor of Germany
 
Nov 22nd Birthdays:
1819
George Eliott- British author' Middlemarch, Silas Marner
1899
Hoagy Carmichael- composer' Georgia On My Mind, Old Buttermilk Sky, Skylark, Heart&Soul, The Nearness of You
1943
Billie Jean King- retired tennis player, she won 12 Grand Slam Singles titles, over all 39 Grand Slam Titles
At the yearly U.S. Open Tennis Championship in NYC, one of the stadiums is named in her honor
1958
Jamie Lee Curtis- actress 'Halloween, True Lies, Knives Out
1984
Scarlett Johnansson- actress, 'Horse Whisperer, Lost In Translation, Avengers
deaths:
1896
George Ferris Jr- U. S. engineer/ inventor of the Ferris Wheel ride 37
1963
C.S. Lewis-British author'Mere Christanity',The Chronicles of Narnia, 64
1983
Michael Conrad- actor, best known TV role' Sgt Phil Esterhaus' on NBC police drama'Hill St. Blues' 58{cancer}
2019
Stephen Cleobey- British organist/ music director at Kings College-Cambridge '82-'19 70
 

On This Day In History, November 23rd

2009 Maguindanao massacre in the Philippines
Considered to be the worst attack on journalists in recorded history, the massacre occurred in the southern Philippines, when 57 citizens and journalists en route to register voters in Esmael Mangudadatu for the upcoming gubernatorial elections, were killed by gunmen and buried. 34 journalists were killed on the day.

2005 Ellen Johnson Sirleaf elected as President of Liberia
The 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner is also the first woman to be elected as head of state in an African country.

1976 First person to dive 100 meters in the sea without breathing equipment
Frenchman Jacques Mayol, who is also sometimes known as Dolphin Man, was 49 years old at the time. He broke his own record 7 years later by diving 105 meters.

1963 Doctor Who debuts on TV
The longest-running science fiction TV show first aired with an episode called An Earthly Child on the British Broadcasting Channel. The show which has had 11 different actors play the lead role, follows the time-traveling adventures of Doctor Who, who uses the Time and Relative Dimensions in Space or the TARDIS to jump around in time and space.

1910 Last person to be executed in Sweden
Johan Alfred Ander was convicted of murdering Victoria Hellsten during a robbery of a currency exchange. He was the only person in Swedish history to be executed using a guillotine. Capital punishment in the country was abolished for all peacetime crimes in 1921 and for all crimes in 1973.
 
Births On This Day, November 23rd 🎂

1992 Miley Cyrus
American singer-songwriter, actress

1982 Asafa Powell
Jamaican sprinter

1950 Chuck Schumer
American politician

1859 Billy the Kid
American criminal

912 Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor

Deaths On This Day, November 23rd 🪦

2014 Marion Barry
American politician, 2nd Mayor of the District of Columbia

2006 Alexander Litvinenko
Russian spy

2006 Willie Pep
American boxer

1990 Roald Dahl
English pilot, author, screenwriter

1923 Urmuz
Romanian judge, author
 
1835
Henry Burden in Troy,NY patents horseshoe manufacturing machine
1909
Orville&Wilbur Wright form their own company, Wright Airplane Company to manufacture airplanes
1936
The 1st issue of Life Magazine, created by mogul, Henry Luce is published{also published Time Magazine}.Life featured vivid photographs throughout the magazine. In the 1970's, sales were dropping so it was made into a monthly,it ceased publication in March 2007
1984
Boston College, QB, Doug Flutie on the last play of game vs Univ of Miami tosses, a 'Hail Mary' pass which is caught in the endzone BC wins the game 47-45
2009
singer, Susan Boyle's debut album' I Dream a Dream' is released becomes the biggest selling album worldwide, with 10 mill copies sold in '09
 
Nov 23rd Birthdays:
1859
Billy the Kid- American frontier outlaw/ gunslinger
1887
Boris Karloff- British actor 'The Mummy, Frankenstein
1936
Steve Lanndesburg- actor/ comedian, best known TV role' Det Dietrich' in ABC sitcom' Barney Miller'
1954
Bruce Hornsby- singer/ songwriter/ piano player with group 'The Range' their hits' The Way It Is,Mandolin Rain, The Valley Rd
1960
Robin Roberts- TV journalist/ co host of ABC"s 'Good Morning, America
Deaths:
1979
Merle Oberon- British actress 'Wuthering Heights, That Uncertain Feeling 68{stroke}
1990
Ronald Dahl- British author' Charlie&The Chocolate Factory, The BFG,James&The Giant Peach' 74
2006
Anita O'Day- jazz singer 87
2011
Larry Hagman- actor, his best known TV roles' Maj Tony Nelson' in NBC's sitcom' I Dream of Jeannie', 'JR Ewing' in CBS drama'Dallas' 81
 
On This Day In History, November 24th

2012 Fire breaks out in a clothing factory in Dhaka
Over 110 people were killed and about 200 people were injured at the Tazreen Fashion factory on the outskirts of Dhaka, Bangladesh. The tragedy brought to light the poor working conditions of workers who made export clothing in Bangladesh. It also led to major labor reforms in the country and in the fashion world, which promised to take steps to ethically source their products.

1971 Hijacking of Northwest Orient Airline 305
Considered to be one of the only unsolved hijacking cases in American history, a man named DB Cooper or Dan Cooper hijacked the Seattle, Washington-bound plane. After his demands of $ 200,000 in cash and parachutes were fulfilled at the Seattle airport, he released the passengers, refueled the airplane, and asked to be flown to Mexico. On the way, however, he used a parachute to escape from the plane. Cooper has never been identified or caught.

1963 Lee Harvey Oswald shot
Oswald had assassinated John F. Kennedy, the 35th American president, two days prior to being shot by Jack Ruby while being transported by the police. The murder was broadcasted live on TV.

1877 Black Beauty is published
The classic novel about the life of a horse called Black Beauty was written by English author Anna Sewell. The book quickly gained popularity and became an important part of the animal rights movement. It was Sewell’s only published work.

1859 Charles Darwin’s Origin of Species published
One of the most influential books of all time, On the Origin of Species, put forth the theory of evolution and described the process of natural selection.
 
Births On This Day, November 24th 🎂

1978 Katherine Heigl
American actress, producer

1961 Arundhati Roy
Indian author, activist

1946 Ted Bundy
American serial killer

1867 Scott Joplin
American pianist, composer

1632 Baruch Spinoza
Dutch philosopher

Deaths On This Day, November 24th 🪦

1991 Freddie Mercury
Tanzanian/English singer-songwriter, producer

1963 Lee Harvey Oswald
American assassin of John F. Kennedy

1920 Alexandru Macedonski
Romanian author, poet

1572 John Knox
Scottish clergyman

1265 Magnus Olafsson
Manx king
 
Holidays and Events on This Day, November 24th 🍹🌴

Genghis Khan Day- Mongolia

Guru Tegh Bahadur's Martyrdom Day- India

Thanksgiving- American Samoa, Micronesia, Guam, Palau

Thanksgiving Day- Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, USA, USA, US Virgin Islands
 
1910, American born Dr. Hawley Harvey Crippen was hanged at Pentonville Prison in London after being found guilty of poisoning his wife and dismembering her body.

1962 British surgeon John Charnley developed a technique at Wrightington Hospital Lancashire that revolutionised hip replacement operations. He was later knighted for his efforts and his work became the standard procedure across the world.
 

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