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| November 21st |
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| About November 21st is the 325th day of the year (326th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 40 days remaining until the end of the calendar year. November 21st is World Hello Day and World Television Day. Births 1916 - Sid Luckman, Hall of Fame quarterback 1920 - Stan Musial, Hall of Fame first baseman 1931 - Jim Ringo, Hall of Fame football center 1944 - Dick Durbin, U.S. Senator (Illinois) 1965 - Björk, singer, songwriter, actress, composer, producer 1965 - Reggie Lewis, professional basketball player 1966 - Troy Aikman, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback 1975 - Chris Moneymaker, professional poker player Deaths 1899 - Garret Hobart, 24th U.S. President 1958 - Mel Ott, Hall of Fame baseball outfielder 1988 - Carl Hubbell, Hall of Fame baseball pitcher 1997 - Bill Boyd, professional poker player Events 1789 - North Carolina becomes the twelth state admitted to the union after ratifying the U.S. Constitution. 1877 - Thomas Edision announces that he has invented the phonograph. 1980 - A fire breaks out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada leaving 87 people dead and more than 650 injured. 1980 - Millions tune in to the popular primetime drama "Dallas" to find out who shot J.R. Ewing. 1995 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 5,000 for the first time. 2003 - Michael Jackson is booked on suspicion of child molestation in Santa Barbara, CA. |
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