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Almanac ~ Friday, 11/18/16

It's National Apple Cider Day!

Today is Friday, November 18, 2016 - the 323nd day of the year, with 44 days remaining.

  • Sunrise: 6:54am
  • Sunset: 4:56pm

85% of the waning moon is visible, rising at 9:32pm.

Tides at the Golden Gate

  • High: 2:58am/1:46pm
  • Low: 7:49am/8:31pm

Special international celebrations today…

Beni Local Festival - Bolivia

Flag Day - Uzbekistan

Independence Day - Morocco

National Day – Latvia, Oman

Vertieres' Day - Haiti

It's also...

European Antibiotic Awareness Day

Married To A Scorpio Support Day

National Apple Cider Day

Substitute Educators Day

National Vichyssoise Day
St. Odo of Cluny is celebrated today, patron for rain.
St. Peter the Apostle is celebrated today, patron of bakers, butchers, fishermen, harvesters, and foot problems.

On this day in…

1477 - William Caxton produced "Dictes or Sayengis of the Philosophres," which was the first book to be printed in England.

1820 - Captain Nathaniel Palmer became the first American to sight the continent of Antarctica.

1865 - Samuel L. Clemens published "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" under the pen name "Mark Twain" in the New York "Saturday Press."

1883 - The U.S. and Canada adopted a system of standard time zones.

1903 - The U.S. and Panama signed a treaty that granted the U.S. rights to build the Panama Canal.

1916 - Douglas Haig, commander of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I, called off the Battle of the Somme in France. The offensive began on July 1, 1916.

1928 - The first successful sound-synchronized animated cartoon premiered in New York. It was Walt Disney's "Steamboat Willie," starring Mickey Mouse.

1936 - Germany and Italy recognized the Spanish government of Francisco Franco.

1942 - "The Skin of Our Teeth," by Thornton Wilder opened on Broadway.

1951 - Chuck Connors (Los Angeles Angels) became the first player to oppose the major league draft. Connors later became the star of the television show "The Rifleman."

1959 - William Wyler's "Ben-Hur" premiered at Loew's Theater in New York City's Times Square.

1966 - Sandy Koufax (Los Angeles Dodgers) announced his retirement from major league baseball.

1966 - U.S. Roman Catholic bishops did away with the rule against eating meat on Fridays.

1969 - Apollo 12 astronauts Charles "Pete" Conrad Jr. and Alan L. Bean landed on the lunar surface during the second manned mission to the moon.

1976 - The parliament of Spain approved a bill that established a democracy after 37 years of dictatorship.

1983 - Argentina announced its ability to produce enriched uranium for use in nuclear weapons.

1985 - Joe Theismann (Washington Redskins) broke his leg after being hit by Lawrence Taylor (New York Giants). The injury ended Theismann's 12 year National Football League (NFL) career.

1987 - The U.S. Congress issued the Iran-Contra Affair report. The report said that President Ronald Reagan bore "ultimate responsibility" for wrongdoing by his aides.

1987 - CBS Inc. announced it had agreed to sell its record division to Sony Corp. for about $2 billion.

1988 - U.S. President Reagan signed major legislation provided the death penalty for drug traffickers who kill.

1993 - The U.S. House of Representatives joined the U.S. Senate in approving legislation aimed at protecting abortion facilities, staff and patients.

1993 - American Airlines flight attendants went on strike. They ended their strike only 4 days later.

1993 - Representatives from 21 South African political parties approved a new constitution.

1997 - First Union Corp. announced its purchase of CoreStates Financial Corp. for $16.1 billion. To date it was the largest banking deal in U.S. history.

2001 - Nintendo released the GameCube home video game console in the United States.

Today’s birthday celebrants include (or included)…

  • Louis Daguerre 1789
  • Cesare Lombroso 1836
  • William Gilbert 1836
  • Eugene Ormandy 1899
  • Imogene Coca 1908
  • Amelita Galli-Curci 1916
  • Jocelyn Brando 1919
  • Alan Shepard, Jr. 1923
  • Dorothy Collins (Marjorie Chandler) 1926
  • Hank Ballard (John Henry Kendricks) 1927- Singer, songwriter (Hank Ballard and The Midnighters)
  • Brad Sullivan 1931
  • Brenda Vaccaro 1939- Actress
  • Margaret Atwood 1939
  • Gary Bettenhausen 1941
  • Linda Evans 1942- Actress ("Dynasty")
  • Susan Sullivan 1944
  • Jackie Ward 1946
  • Andrea Marcovicci 1948
  • Herman Rarebell (The Scorpions) 1949
  • Graham Parker 1950- Singer
  • Jameson Parker 1950
  • Kevin Nealon 1953- Actor, comedian ("Saturday Night Live," "Weeds")
  • Kim Wilde 1960- Singer
  • Elizabeth Perkins 1960- Actress ("Weeds")
  • Kirk Hammett 1962 - Guitarist (Metallica)
  • Tim DeLaughter (Tripping Daisy) 1965
  • Gary Sheffield 1968- Baseball player
  • Owen Wilson 1968- Actor ("Shanghai Noon," "Wedding Crashers," "Marley & Me")
  • Duncan Sheik 1969- Singer
  • Chloe Sevigny 1974- Actress
David Latulippe is host of On the Arts, KALW's weekly radio magazine of the performing arts, as well as for Explorations in Music, and the Berkeley Symphony broadcasts. He has also hosted and produced the radio series From the Conservatory, Music from Mills, and Music at Menlo, and is principal guest host for Revolutions Per Minute.