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November 22nd Today's Highlights in History

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« on: November 22, 2009, 03:35:16 am »

Sunday, November 22nd
The 326th day of 2009.
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Today's Highlights in History


   
   On Nov. 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas. Suspected gunman Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested. Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as the 36th president of the United States. (Go to article.)

On Nov. 22, 1890, Charles de Gaulle, the leader of Free France during World War II and the chief architect of France's Fifth Republic, was born. Following his death on Nov. 9, 1970, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
   
   On November  22, 1869, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about Thanksgiving Day. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)
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1718    English pirate Edward Teach - better known as "Blackbeard" - was killed during a battle off the Virginia coast.

1890    Charles de Gaulle was born in Lille, France.

1906    The SOS distress signal was adopted at the International Radio Telegraphic Convention in Berlin.

1928    "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel debuted in Paris.

1943    President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Chinese leader Chiang Kai-shek met in Cairo to discuss measures for defeating Japan.

1967    The U.N. Security Council approved Resolution 242, which called for Israel to withdraw from territories it captured in 1967, and implicitly called on adversaries to recognize Israel's right to exist.

1968    The Beatles' "White Album" was released.

1975    Juan Carlos was proclaimed king of Spain.

1977    Regular passenger service between New York and Europe on the supersonic Concorde began on a trial basis.

1980    Actress Mae West died at age 87.

1990    British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, having failed to win re-election to the Conservative Party leadership on the first ballot, announced her resignation.

1998    The CBS News program "60 Minutes" aired videotape of Dr. Jack Kevorkian administering lethal drugs to a terminally ill patient.

2004    Tens of thousands of demonstrators jammed downtown Kiev, denouncing Ukraine's presidential runoff election as fraudulent and chanting the name of their reformist candidate, Viktor Yushchenko.

2005    Jose Padilla, an American once accused of plotting with al-Qaida to detonate a radioactive "dirty bomb," was charged with supporting terrorism. (He was later convicted and sentenced to 17 years, four months in prison.)

2005    Angela Merkel took power as Germany's first female chancellor.

2005    Ted Koppel hosted his final edition of ABC News' "Nightline."

Current Birthdays

Scarlett Johansson turns 25 years old today.

AP Photo/Dan Steinberg Actress Scarlett Johansson turns 25 years old today.


86    Arthur Hiller
Director

77    Robert Vaughn
Actor

74    Michael Callan
Actor

70    Allen Garfield
Actor

69    Terry Gilliam
Director, animator (Monty Python)

68    Tom Conti
Actor

68    Jesse Colin Young
Rock singer (The Youngbloods)

67    Guion S. Bluford
Astronaut

59    Steve Van Zandt
Rock musician, actor (E Street Band, "The Sopranos")

59    Tina Weymouth
Rock musician (Talking Heads)

53    Richard Kind
Actor ("Spin City," "Mad About You")

51    Jamie Lee Curtis
Actress

51    Jason Ringenberg
Country singer (Jason & the Scorchers)

48    Mariel Hemingway
Actress

46    Brian Robbins
Actor, producer

45    Stephen Geoffreys
Actor

43    Charlie Colin
Rock musician

43    Nicholas Rowe
Actor

42    Boris Becker
Tennis Hall of Famer

42    Mark Ruffalo
Actor

39    Chris Fryar
Country musician (Zac Brown Band)

35    Joe Nathan
Baseball player

26    Tyler Hilton
Actor, singer

Historic Birthdays

Charles de Gaulle

11/22/1890 - 11/9/1970
French World War II resistance leader and president (1958-69)
(Go to obit.)

42    Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick
11/22/1428 - 4/14/1471
English nobleman; powerful during Wars of the Roses

43    Rene-Robert La Salle
11/22/1643 - 3/19/1687
French explorer of North America

73    Abigail Adams
11/22/1744 - 10/28/1818
American first lady (1797-1801)

61    George Eliot
11/22/1819 - 12/22/1880
British novelist

81    Justin M'Carthy
11/22/1830 - 4/24/1912
Irish politician and historian

98    John Nance Garner
11/22/1868 - 11/7/1967
American politician; U.S. vice president (1933-41)

81    Andre Gide
11/22/1869 - 2/19/1951
French writer

35    Wiley Post
11/22/1898 - 8/15/1935
American aviator; made first solo flight around the world

82    Hoagy Carmichael
11/22/1899 - 12/27/1981
American composer

69    Joe Adonis
11/22/1902 - 11/26/1971
American crime boss

63    Benjamin Britten
11/22/1913 - 12/4/1976
British composer

62    Geraldine Page
11/22/1924 - 6/13/1987
American actress


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