Friday, November 06th
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Today's Highlights in History
On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency. (Go to article.)
On Nov. 6, 1854, John Philip Sousa, the American band conductor and composer of popular marches, was born. Following his death on March 6, 1932, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
On November 6, 1869, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about the political campaign of Franz Sigel, a popular Civil War general and leader of the German-American community. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)
On this date in:
1854 John Philip Sousa, the king of American march music, was born in Washington, D.C.
1861 Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy.
1861 James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, was born in Ontario, Canada.
1887 Baseball Hall of Famer Walter Johnson was born in Humboldt, Kansas.
1888 Republican Benjamin Harrison was elected president, beating incumbent Grover Cleveland in the Electoral College, even though Cleveland led in the popular vote.
1893 Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky died in St. Petersburg, Russia.
1900 President William B. McKinley was returned to office, defeating Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
1913 Mohandas K. Gandhi was arrested as he led a march of Indian miners in South Africa.
1928 Republican Herbert Hoover was elected president over Democrat Alfred E. Smith.
1956 President Dwight D. Eisenhower won a second term by besting Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson at the polls.
1995 Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announced plans to move the team to Baltimore.
1997 Former President George H.W. Bush opened his presidential library at Texas A&M University.
2001 Billionaire Republican Michael Bloomberg was elected New York City mayor.
Current Birthdays
Arne Duncan turns 45 years old today.
AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite Secretary of Education Arne Duncan turns 45 years old today.
78 Mike Nichols
Director
77 Stonewall Jackson
Country singer
72 Eugene Pitt
Singer (The Jive Five)
71 P.J. Proby
Rock singer
68 Guy Clark
Country singer
63 Sally Field
Actress
61 Glenn Frey
Rock musician (The Eagles)
60 Rory Block
Blues singer
60 Arturo Sandoval
Jazz trumpeter
55 Catherine Crier
TV host
54 Maria Shriver
Broadcast journalist
52 Lori Singer
Actress ("Fame")
49 Lance Kerwin
Actor
46 Paul Brindley
Rock musician (The Sundays)
45 Corey Glover
Rock singer (Living Colour)
43 Peter DeLuise
Actor
41 Kelly Rutherford
Actress ("Gossip Girl," "Melrose Place")
39 Ethan Hawke
Actor
37 Thandie Newton
Actress ("W.")
37 Rebecca Romijn
Model, actress
35 Zoe McLellan
Actress ("Dirty Sexy Money")
31 Nicole Dubuc
Actress
31 Taryn Manning
Actress
22 Ana Ivanovic
Tennis player
21 Emma Stone
Actress
20 Mercedes Kastner
Actress
Historic Birthdays
John Philip Sousa
11/6/1854 - 3/6/1932
American bandmaster and composer
(Go to obit.)
81 Hans Sachs
11/5/1494 - 1/19/1576
German meistersinger
68 Philips Koninck
11/5/1619 - 10/4/1688
Dutch painter
63 Washington Allston
11/5/1779 - 7/9/1843
American painter
79 Adolphe Sax
11/6/1814 - 2/7/1894
Belgian-born French maker of musical instruments; inventor of the saxophone
72 Charles Garnier
11/6/1825 - 8/3/1898
French architect
82 Joseph Smith III
11/6/1832 - 12/10/1914
American religious leader; president of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (1860-1914)
51 Charles Henry Dow
11/6/1851 - 12/4/1902
American journalist
78 James Naismith
11/6/1861 - 11/28/1939
Canadian-born American inventor of basketball
59 Walter Johnson
11/6/1887 - 12/10/1946
American professional baseball player
59 Harold Ross
11/6/1892 - 12/6/1951
American editor of The New Yorker (1925-51)
27 Sir John William Alcock
11/6/1892 - 12/18/1919
British aviator
55 James Jones
11/6/1921 - 5/9/1977
American novelist
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