Monday, November 09th
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Today's Highlights in History
On Nov. 9, 1965, the great Northeast blackout occurred as several states and parts of Canada were hit by a series of power failures lasting up to 13 1/2 hours. (Go to article.)
On Nov. 9, 1934, Carl Sagan, the astronomer whose books and television show informed millions of Americans, was born. Following his death on Dec. 20, 1996, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
On November 9, 1901, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about the automobile. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)
On this date in:
1918 Germany's Kaiser Wilhelm II announced that he would abdicate.
1935 United Mine Workers president John L. Lewis and other labor leaders formed the Committee for Industrial Organization.
1938 Nazis looted and burned synagogues and Jewish-owned stores and houses in Germany and Austria on Kristallnacht, the "night of broken glass."
1953 Author-poet Dylan Thomas died at age 39.
1970 Former French president Charles De Gaulle died at age 79.
1976 The United Nations General Assembly approved 10 resolutions condemning apartheid in South Africa, including one characterizing the white-ruled government as "illegitimate."
1989 Communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West. Joyous Germans danced atop the Berlin Wall.
2001 The northern Afghan city of Mazar-e-Sharif fell to the northern alliance in the first major territorial advance for the rebels against the ruling Taliban.
2004 Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens won his record seventh Cy Young award.
2005 Three suicide bombers carried out nearly simultaneous attacks on three U.S.-based hotels in Amman, Jordan, killing 60 victims and wounding hundreds.
Current Birthdays
Eric Dane turns years old today.
AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Actor Eric Dane ("Grey's Anatomy") turns years old today.
80 Imre Kertesz
Nobel Prize-winning author
78 Whitey Herzog
Baseball manager
74 Bob Gibson
Baseball Hall of Famer
73 Bob Graham
Former U.S. senator, D-Fla.
64 Charlie Robinson
Actor ("Night Court")
61 Bille August
Director
61 Robert David Hall
Actor ("CSI")
58 Lou Ferrigno
Actor ("The Incredible Hulk")
57 Sherrod Brown
U.S. senator, D-Ohio
50 Donnie McClurkin
Gospel singer
49 Dee Plakas
Rock musician (L7)
40 Ion Overman
Actress
40 Pepa
Rapper (Salt-N-Pepa)
39 Scarface
Rapper (Geto Boys)
39 Susan Tedeschi
Blues singer
38 Jason Antoon
Actor
36 Nick Lachey
Singer (98 Degrees)
31 Sisqo
R&B singer (Dru Hill)
Historic Birthdays
Carl Sagan
11/9/1934 - 12/20/1996
American astronomer
(Go to obit.)
74 Benjamin Banneker
11/9/1731 - 10/25/1806
American mathematician, astronomer, inventor and writer
72 Gail Borden
11/9/1801 - 1/11/1874
American businessman
34 Elijah Lovejoy
11/9/1802 - 11/7/1837
American abolitionist
52 Stanford White
11/9/1853 - 6/25/1906
American architect
64 Marie Dressler
11/9/1869 - 7/28/1934
Canadian-born American actress
81 Florence Sabin
11/9/1871 - 10/3/1953
American anatomist
79 Ed Wynn
11/9/1886 - 6/19/1966
American actor
37 Mabel Normand
11/9/1892 - 2/23/1930
American actress
77 Spiro Agnew
11/9/1918 - 9/17/1996
American politician; 39th vice president of the United States (1969-73)
67 James Schuyler
11/9/1923 - 4/12/1991
American poet, playwright and novelist
42 Dorothy Dandridge
11/9/1922 - 9/8/1965
American actress
45 Anne Sexton
11/9/1928 - 10/4/1974
American poet
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