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Andrews McMeel Almanac for November 09, 2013

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Andrews McMeel Almanac | November 9th, 2013

UNIVERSAL UCLICK ALMANAC

Today is the 313th day of 2013 and the 49th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt visited the Panama Canal, becoming the first sitting president to make an official trip outside of the United States.

In 1965, a massive blackout left much of the northeastern United States and Ontario, Canada, without power.

In 1989, the wall separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the rest of East Germany was opened.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806), astronomer; Elijah P. Lovejoy (1802-1837), abolitionist; Ivan Turgenev (1818-1883), writer; Hedy Lamarr (1913-2000), actress; Spiro Agnew (1918-1996), U.S. vice president; Anne Sexton (1928-1974), poet; Carl Sagan (1934-1996), astronomer/writer; Chris Jericho (1970- ), professional wrestler/actor; Susan Tedeschi (1970- ), singer; Eric Dane (1972- ), actor; Nick Lachey (1973- ), singer-songwriter.

TODAY'S FACT: The 1965 power grid blackout left an area of 80,000 square miles, and at least 30 million people, without power.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1961, the Professional Golfers Association of America eliminated its rule limiting membership to Caucasians.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "If we wait for the moment when everything, absolutely everything is ready, we shall never begin." -- Ivan Turgenev

TODAY'S NUMBER: $86.1 million -- estimated earnings of PGA golf star Tiger Woods in 2012.

TODAY'S MOON: First quarter moon (Nov. 9).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for November 08, 2013

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