Daily Almanac Thursday November 23, 2017
Today is Thursday November 23 , 2017 The 327th day of 2017--38 left Sunrise this morning 6:59 a.m. set: 4:53 p.m. 9:53 hours of daylight Moonrise: 11:04 a.m. set: 9:24 p.m. SPECIAL CELEBRATIONS TODAY: Today is : Thanksgiving Day It is also eat a Cranberry Day, National Cashew Day, National Espresso Day, Doctor Who Day and Fibonacci Day. This day in History: 1765 - Frederick County, MD, repudiated the British Stamp Act. 1835 - Henry Burden patented the horseshoe manufacturing machine. 1889 - The first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco, at the Palais Royale Saloon. 1890 - Princess Wilhelmina became Queen of the Netherlands at the age of 10 when her father William III died. 1936 - The first edition of "Life" was published. 1943 - During World War II, U.S. forces seized control of Tarawa and Makin from the Japanese during the Central Pacific offensive in the Gilbert Islands. 1945 - The U.S. wartime rationing of most foods ended. 1948 - Dr. Frank G. Back patented the "Zoomar" lens. 1946 - Mound Metalcraft changed its name to Tonka Toys Incorporated. 1961 - The Dominican Republic changed the name of its capital from Ciudad Trujillo to Santo Domingo. 1964 - In Fort Lauderdale, FL, the International Swimming Hall of Fame was founded. 1971 - The People's Republic of China was seated in the United Nations Security Council. 1979 - In Dublin, Ireland, Thomas McMahon was sentenced to life imprisonment for the assassination of Earl Mountbatten. 1980 - In southern Italy, approximately 4,800 people were killed in a series of earthquakes. 1983 - The first Pershing II missiles were deployed in West Germany. In response, the U.S.S.R. broke off International Nuclear Forces (INF) talks in Geneva. 1985 - Larry Wu-tai Chin, a retired CIA analyst, was arrested and accused of spying for China. He committed suicide a year after his conviction. 1985 - Gunmen hijacked an Egyptian jetliner en route from Athens to Cairo. The plane was forced to land in Malta. 1986 - In Manila, President Aquino dismissed Defense Minister Enrile. 1988 - Wayne Gretzky scored his 600th National Hockey League (NHL) goal. 1989 - Lucia Barrera de Cerna, a housekeeper who claimed she had witnessed the slaying of six Jesuit priests and two other people at the Jose Simeon Canas University in El Salvador, was flown to the U.S. 1991 - Yugoslavia's rival leaders agreed to a new cease-fire, the 14th of the Balkan civil war. 1991 - The Sacramento Kings ended the NBA's longest road losing streak at 43 games. 1992 - The play "Someone Who'll Watch Over Me" opened. 1994 - About 111 people, mostly women and children, were killed in a stampede after Indian police baton-charged tribal protesters in the western city of Nagpur. 1995 - Charles Rathbun, free-lance photographer, was booked in Hermosa Beach, CA, for investigation of murder in the disappearance of model Linda Sobek. He was later convicted. 1998 - Dennis Rodman filed for an annulment from Carmen Electra. The two had been married on November 14, 1998. 1998 - The tobacco industry signed the biggest U.S. civil settlement. It was a $206-billion deal to resolve remaining state claims for treating sick smokers. 1998 - A U.S. federal judge rejected a Virginia county's effort to block pornography on library computer calling the attempt unconstitutional. 2001 - A crowd of 87,555 people watched the Texas Longhorns beat the Texas A&M Aggies 21-7. The crowd was the largest to see a football game in Texas. 2010 - North Korea shelled Yeonpyeong Island. IF TODAY IS YOUR BIRTHDAY YOU SHARE IT WITH: Franklin Pierce (U.S.) 1804 William H. Bonney (Billy the Kid) 1859 Boris Karloff 1887 Harpo Marx 1888 Maurice Zolotow 1913 Ellen Drew 1915 Michael Gough 1917 Jerry Bock 1928 Betty Everett 1939 Susan Anspach 1945 Steve Landesberg 1945 Bruce Vilanch 1947 - Actor, comedian, writer David Rappaport 1951 Boris Gebenchikov 1953 Bruce Hornsby 1954 - Musician John Henton 1960 Robin Roberts 1960 - TV host ("Good Morning America") Maxwell Caulfield 1961 Charlie Grover (Sponge) 1966 Ken Block (Sister Hazel) 1966 Kurupt (The Dogg Pound) 1972 Jonathan Papelbon 1980 - Baseball player Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi 1987 - TV personality ("Jersey Shore") Miley Ray Cyrus (Destiny Hope Cyrus) 1992 - Actress, singer ("Hannah Montana") Tags: almanac