Friday, November 27th
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Today's Highlights in History
On Nov. 27, 1973, the Senate voted 92-3 to confirm Gerald R. Ford as vice president, succeeding Spiro T. Agnew, who'd resigned. (Go to article.)
On Nov. 27, 1874, Chaim Weizmann, the Zionist leader and first president of the state of Israel, was born. Following his death on Sept. 9, 1952, his obituary appeared in The Times. (Go to obit. | Other Birthdays)
Editorial Cartoon of the Day
On November 27, 1869, Harper's Weekly featured a cartoon about the doctrine of papal infallibility. (See the cartoon and read an explanation.)
On this date in:
1901 The Army War College was established in Washington, D.C.
1910 New York's Pennsylvania Station opened.
1942 The French navy at Toulon scuttled its ships and submarines to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis.
1953 Playwright Eugene O'Neill died at age 65.
1970 Pope Paul VI, visiting the Philippines, was slightly wounded at the Manila airport by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest.
1978 San Francisco Mayor George Moscone and City Supervisor Harvey Milk were shot to death inside City Hall by Dan White, a former supervisor.
1985 The British House of Commons approved the Anglo-Irish accord, giving Dublin a consultative role in the governing of British-ruled Northern Ireland.
2002 U.N. specialists began a new round of weapons inspections in Iraq.
2003 President George W. Bush flew to Iraq under extraordinary secrecy and security to spend Thanksgiving with U.S. troops.
2008 Iraq's parliament approved a pact requiring all U.S. troops to be out of the country by Jan. 1, 2012.
Current Birthdays
Caroline Kennedy turns 52 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini Caroline Kennedy, the daughter of President John F. Kennedy, turns 52 years old today.
61 James Avery
Actor
58 Kathryn Bigelow
Director, producer
54 Bill Nye
TV personality
53 William Fichtner
Actor
52 Callie Khouri
Screenwriter, director ("Thelma & Louise")
51 Mike Scioscia
Baseball manager
50 Charlie Burchill
Rock musician (Simple Minds)
49 Tim Pawlenty
Governor of Minnesota
47 Charlie Benante
Rock musician (Anthrax)
47 Mike Bordin
Rock musician (Faith No More)
46 Fisher Stevens
Actor
45 Robin Givens
Actress
41 Michael Vartan
Actor ("Alias")
39 Skoob
Rapper (DAS EFX)
38 Kirk Acevedo
Actor
37 Twista
Rapper
33 Jaleel White
Actor
24 Alison Pill
Actress
Historic Birthdays
Chaim Weizmann
11/27/1874 - 9/9/1952
Zionist pioneer and first president of Israel
(Go to obit.)
42 Anders Celsius
11/27/1701 - 4/25/1744
Swedish astronomer and inventor of the Celsius thermometer scale
66 Robert Livingston
11/27/1746 - 2/26/1813
American landowner, politician and merchant
83 Fanny Kemble
11/27/1809 - 1/15/1893
English author and actress
73 Charles Beard
11/27/1874 - 9/1/1948
American historian
45 James Agee
11/27/1909 - 5/16/1955
American writer
70 Alexander Dubcek
11/27/1921 - 11/7/1992
Czech communist leader; initiated reforms put down by Soviets in 1968
50 Benigno Aquino Jr.
11/27/1932 - 8/21/1983
Phillipine opposition leader under Pres. Ferdinand Marcos
27 Jimi Hendrix
11/27/1942 - 9/18/1970
American rock guitarist
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