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Andrews McMeel Almanac for November 08, 2013

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
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Andrews McMeel Almanac | November 8th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 312th day of 2013 and the 48th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1895, physicist Wilhelm Roentgen discovered X-rays.

In 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States, defeating Richard Nixon.

In 2002, the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted to give Iraq a "final opportunity" to disarm.

In 2004, U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a successful siege of the city of Fallujah, an insurgent stronghold.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Edmond Halley (1656-1742), astronomer/mathematician; Bram Stoker (1847-1912), author; Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949), author; Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001), surgeon; Bonnie Raitt (1949- ), musician; Kazuo Ishiguro (1954- ), novelist; Michael Nyqvist (1960- ), actor; Gordon Ramsay, (1966- ), chef; Parker Posey (1968- ), actress; Bucky Covington (1977- ), singer; Jessica Lowndes (1988- ), actress.

TODAY'S FACT: The synthetic element roentgenium (atomic number 111) was named after Wilhelm Roentgen. It currently has no known uses.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1966, Frank Robinson of the American League's Baltimore Orioles became the first person to win MVP honors from both baseball leagues. He had been named MVP in the National League in 1961 with the Cincinnati Reds.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Life's under no obligation to give us what we expect. We take what we get and are thankful it's no worse than it is." -- Margaret Mitchell, "Gone With the Wind"

TODAY'S NUMBER: 43 -- age of John F. Kennedy when he was elected the youngest president in U.S. history.

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

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for November 07, 2013

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
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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