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November 20, 2009
This Day in History: Nov. 21:
1783: With the Marquis d'Arlandes, Pilâtre de Rozier made the first free flight in a balloon, reaching a peak altitude of about 3,000 ft and traveling about 5 1/2 miles in 20 min. 1789: North Carolina became the 12th state. 1922: Georgia's Rebecca Felton was sworn into the U.S. Senate, becoming the first woman U.S. Senator. 1934: Cole Porter's musical Anything Goes opened in New York City. 1969: For the first time since 1930, the U.S. Senate rejected a Supreme Court nominee, Clement Haynsworth. 1973: The 18 1/2-minute gap in the Richard Nixon Watergate tapes was revealed. 1991: Egypt's Boutros Boutros-Ghali was chosen to become secretary-general by the UN Security Council. -- from Infoplease website
Famous birthdays today (besides yours): french philosopher Voltaire, 1694; Painter Rene Magritte, 1898; Actor Joseph Campanella ("The Colbys," "Ben"), 1927; Country singer Jean Shepard is 76. Actress Marlo Thomas, 1937; Singer Dr. John, 1940; Actress Juliet Mills ("Passions", "Nanny and the Professor"), 1941; Actor-director Harold Ramis, 1944; Actress Goldie Hawn, 1945; Keyboardist Lonnie Jordan of War, 1948; Actress-singer Lorna Luft, 1952; Actress Cherry Jones ("The Horse Whisperer"), 1956; Bassist Brian Ritchie of Violent Femmes, 1960; Christian singer Steven Curtis Chapman, 1962; Singer Bjork, 1965; Rapper Pretty Lou of Lost Boyz, 1971; Country singer Kelsi Osborn of SHeDAISY, 1974; Actress Jena Malone ("Saved," "Life As A House"), 1984. -- from Infoplease and Yahoo!News websites
Posted by Lynn at November 20, 2009 10:03 AM