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Andrews McMeel Almanac for November 07, 2013

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Andrews McMeel Almanac | November 7th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 311th day of 2013 and the 47th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1917, the Russian Bolshevik Revolution occurred as Vladimir Lenin's forces overthrew Alexander Kerensky's provisional government.

In 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to a record fourth term as U.S. president.

In 1994, WXYC in Chapel Hill, N.C., became the first radio station to offer a 24-hour simulcast on the Internet.

In 2000, the outcome of the U.S. presidential election was unknown at the end of Election Day, as Al Gore and George W. Bush awaited results in New Mexico, Oregon and Florida.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Marie Curie (1867-1934), physicist/chemist; Leon Trotsky (1879-1940), Russian revolutionary; Albert Camus (1913-1960), writer; Billy Graham (1918- ), evangelist; Joan Sutherland (1926-2010), opera singer; Johnny Rivers (1942- ), singer-songwriter; Joni Mitchell (1943- ), singer-songwriter; David Petraeus (1952- ), CIA director; Keith Lockhart (1959- ), conductor; Morgan Spurlock (1970- ), filmmaker/activist; Yunjin Kim (1973- ), actress.

TODAY'S FACT: Jeannette Rankin is the only woman ever elected to Congress from the state of Montana. On this day in 1916, she was elected to the House of Representatives as a Republican and served until 1919. She was elected to Congress again in 1940.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1991, basketball legend Magic Johnson announced he had contracted HIV and would retire from the NBA.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life." -- Albert Camus

TODAY'S NUMBER: 200 million -- registered users of the Pandora Internet radio service as of April 2013.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (Nov. 3) and first quarter moon (Nov. 9).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for November 06, 2013

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Almanac | November 6th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 310th day of 2013 and the 46th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1860, Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates to win the presidency.

In 1861, voters in the Confederate States of America elected Jefferson Davis president.

In 1947, "Meet the Press" made its television debut.

In 1975, punk rock pioneers the Sex Pistols played their first concert.

In 1995, Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announced a deal that would move the nearly 50-year-old NFL franchise to Baltimore.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Charles Dow (1851-1902), economist/journalist; John Philip Sousa (1854-1932), composer; James Naismith (1861-1939), inventor of basketball; Zig Ziglar (1926-2012), author; Mike Nichols (1931- ), filmmaker; Sally Field (1946- ), actress; Glenn Frey (1948- ), singer-songwriter; Ethan Hawke (1970- ), actor; Rebecca Romijn (1972- ), model/actress; Zoe McLellan (1974- ), actress; Pat Tillman (1976-2004), football player; Emma Stone (1988- ), actress.

TODAY'S FACT: "Meet the Press," which is the longest-running television series in history and is still on the air, began in 1945 as a radio show called "American Mercury Presents: Meet the Press."

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1869, Rutgers College defeated Princeton University (then known as the College of New Jersey) by the score of 6-4 in the first modern intercollegiate football game.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "If you go looking for a friend, you're going to find they're very scarce. If you go out to be a friend, you'll find them everywhere." -- Zig Ziglar

TODAY'S NUMBER: 6 -- years in the term for which Jefferson Davis was elected to serve as president. The Civil War ended before his term expired.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (Nov. 3) and first quarter moon (Nov. 9).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for November 05, 2013

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Almanac | November 5th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 309th day of 2013 and the 45th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law by voting, leading to a $100 fine.

In 1895, George B. Selden patented the first automobile.

In 1940, incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated challenger Wendell Willkie to win an unprecedented third presidential term.

In 2007, Chang'e-1, China's first unmanned lunar spacecraft, entered orbit around the moon.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Ida Tarbell (1857-1944), journalist; Roy Rogers (1911-1998), actor/singer; Vivien Leigh (1913-1967), actress; Art Garfunkel (1941- ), singer; Sam Shepard (1943- ), playwright/actor; Bill Walton (1952- ), basketball player/commentator; Bryan Adams (1959- ), singer-songwriter; Tilda Swinton (1960- ), actress; Famke Janssen (1965- ), actress; Sam Rockwell (1968- ), actor; Johnny Damon (1973- ), baseball player; Ryan Adams (1974- ), singer-songwriter; Kevin Jonas (1987), musician.

TODAY'S FACT: Saudi Arabia announced in 2011 that women would have the right to vote beginning in 2015.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1994, 45-year-old George Foreman knocked out Michael Moorer to become the oldest boxer to win the heavyweight championship.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "I'm sure when you're looking for someone, you're looking for some aspect of yourself, even if you don't know it. ... What we're searching for is what we lack." -- Sam Shepard

TODAY'S NUMBER: 4 -- countries that still deny women the right to vote in national elections.

TODAY'S MOON: Between new moon (Nov. 3) and first quarter moon (Nov. 9).

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