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Andrews McMeel Almanac for November 25, 2015

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Andrews McMeel Almanac | November 25th, 2015

Today is the 329th day of 2015 and the 64th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1783, the last British troops withdrew from New York City, three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.

In 1947, studio executives agreed to blacklist the "Hollywood 10," who were cited for contempt of Congress the previous day for not cooperating with the House Un-American Activities Committee.

In 2002, President George W. Bush signed legislation creating the Homeland Security Department, naming Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Ridge as its first secretary.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919), financier/philanthropist; Virgil Thomson (1896-1989), composer/music critic; Joe DiMaggio (1914-1999), baseball player; Augusto Pinochet (1915-2006), Chilean president; Joe Gibbs (1940- ), football coach; Ben Stein (1944- ), TV personality/author; Amy Grant (1960- ), singer; John F. Kennedy Jr. (1960-1999), publisher; Jill Hennessy (1968- ), actress; Christina Applegate (1971- ), actress.

TODAY'S FACT: Augusto Pinochet came to power in 1973 in a CIA-supported coup that deposed Salvador Allende, the first elected Socialist president of Chile.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1980, Sugar Ray Leonard regained the WBC welterweight boxing title when his opponent, Roberto Duran, told the referee "no mas, no mas" ("no more, no more") in the eighth round.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents." -- Andrew Carnegie

TODAY'S NUMBER: 63,560 -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees in 2014, making it the largest organization overseen by the Department of Homeland Security.

TODAY'S MOON: Full moon (Nov. 25).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for November 24, 2015

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Almanac | November 24th, 2015

Today is the 328th day of 2015 and the 63rd day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1932, the FBI Scientific Crime Detection Laboratory (commonly known as the FBI Crime Lab) officially opened in Washington, D.C.

In 1859, Charles Darwin published his theory of natural selection in "On the Origin of Species."

In 1963, accused John F. Kennedy assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was fatally shot by Jack Ruby on live national television.

In 1971, the hijacker known as D.B. Cooper parachuted from a plane over Washington state with $200,000 in ransom money and was never seen again.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Zachary Taylor (1784-1850), 12th U.S. president; Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864-1901), painter; Dale Carnegie (1888-1955), author; William F. Buckley Jr. (1925-2008), columnist; Oscar Robertson (1938- ), basketball player; Pete Best (1941- ), drummer; Billy Connolly (1942- ), actor/comedian; Spider Robinson (1948- ), author; Russell Watson (1966- ), singer; Stephen Merchant (1974- ), actor/comedian; Katherine Heigl (1978- ), actress.

TODAY'S FACT: In 1903, a moth with a 10-inch tongue was discovered in Madagascar, 41 years after Charles Darwin hypothesized its existence.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1960, Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors set an NBA record with 55 rebounds in one game. The Warriors lost the game to the Boston Celtics, 132-129.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Remember, today is the tomorrow you worried about yesterday." -- Dale Carnegie, "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living"

TODAY'S NUMBER: 61 -- percentage of Americans who, at the time of a mid-November 2013 Gallup poll, believed the assassination of President John F. Kennedy was part of a conspiracy; 30 percent of those polled believed that Lee Harvey Oswald acted alone.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (Nov. 18) and full moon (Nov. 25).

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Andrews McMeel Almanac for November 23, 2015

Andrews McMeel Almanac by by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
by the Editors at Andrews McMeel Syndication
Andrews McMeel Almanac | November 23rd, 2015

Today is the 327th day of 2015 and the 62nd day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1954, more than 25 years after "Black Thursday," the Dow Jones industrial average finally surpassed its pre-Depression high.

In 1963, the first episode of the long-running science fiction drama "Doctor Who" aired on the BBC.

In 2001, the U.N. International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia charged former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic with genocide for his role in the 1992-1995 Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict.

In 2005, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia, becoming the first female elected head of state in Africa.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Franklin Pierce (1804-1869), 14th U.S. president; William H. Bonney, aka Billy the Kid (1859-1881), outlaw; Boris Karloff (1887-1969), actor; Erte (1892-1990), artist/designer; Paul Celan (1920-1970), poet; Joe Eszterhas (1944- ), screenwriter; Bruce Vilanch (1948- ), comedy writer; Chris Hardwick (1971- ), comedian/TV host; Miley Cyrus (1992- ), actress/singer.

TODAY'S FACT: The International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands, ruled Feb. 26, 2007, that Serbia was not directly responsible for genocide in the Bosnia and Herzegovina conflict.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1919, the first play-by-play of a football game was broadcast on the radio, featuring the Aggies of Texas A&M hosting the Longhorns of the University of Texas.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The founders of the Republic dealt with things as they were presented to them, in a spirit of self-sacrificing patriotism, and, as time has proved, with a comprehensive wisdom which it will always be safe for us to consult." -- Franklin Pierce

TODAY'S NUMBER: 4.2 million -- estimated population of Liberia in July 2015.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (Nov. 18) and full moon (Nov. 25).

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