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« on: November 09, 2009, 07:06:10 am »

Monday, November 09th
The 313th day of 2009.
There are 52 days left in the year.
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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.)
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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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