ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC

Today is the 314th day of 2023 and the 49th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1775, the Continental Congress created the U.S. Marine Corps.

In 1954, the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) was dedicated near Arlington National Cemetery.

In 1969, "Sesame Street" premiered on PBS.

In 1977, a human was conceived through in vitro fertilization for the first time.

In 2001, China was approved for membership in the World Trade Organization.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Martin Luther (1483-1546), leader of the Protestant Reformation; William Hogarth (1697-1764), painter/engraver; Claude Rains (1889-1967), actor; Richard Burton (1925-1984), actor; Ennio Morricone (1928-2020), composer; Tim Rice (1944- ), lyricist; Neil Gaiman (1960- ), author; Tracy Morgan (1968- ), actor/comedian; Ellen Pompeo (1969- ), actress; Walton Goggins (1971- ), actor; Brittany Murphy (1977-2009), actress; Eve (1978- ), rapper/producer; Miranda Lambert (1983- ), singer; Taron Egerton (1989- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: In 2022, the annual U.S.-China trade deficit was $367.4 billion, up 3.8% from the 2021 deficit of $354 billion.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1990, the NBA's Phoenix Suns scored a record 107 first-half points in their 173-143 win over the Denver Nuggets, just three days after the Nuggets had set the record with 90 first-half points against the San Antonio Spurs.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "The world always seems brighter when you've just made something that wasn't there before." -- Neil Gaiman

TODAY'S NUMBER: 1 -- China's rank in the World Trade Organization's 2021 list of the leading exporters in world merchandise trade, with a 15.1% share. The United States was No. 2, with 7.8%.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Nov. 5) and new moon (Nov. 13).

ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC

Today is the 313th day of 2023 and the 48th 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 1938, the Nazis launched a series of national pogroms, later dubbed "Kristallnacht," against Jewish people in Germany and Austria.

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

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

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806), astronomer; Elijah P. Lovejoy (1802-1837), abolitionist; Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000), actress/inventor; Spiro Agnew (1918-1996), U.S. vice president; Anne Sexton (1928-1974), poet; Carl Sagan (1934-1996), astronomer/writer; Bob Gibson (1935-2020), baseball player; Chris Jericho (1970- ), professional wrestler/actor; Susan Tedeschi (1970- ), singer-songwriter; Eric Dane (1972- ), actor; Nick Lachey (1973- ), singer/actor.

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: "Don't bite till you know if it's bread or stone." -- Anne Sexton, "Snow"

TODAY'S NUMBER: 33 -- Rolling Stone magazine cover appearances (as of late October 2023) by the Beatles' John Lennon. The first issue of the iconic magazine was released on this day in 1967, with Lennon on the cover.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Nov. 5) and new moon (Nov. 13).

ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC

Today is the 312th day of 2023 and the 47th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1889, Montana was admitted as the 41st U.S. state.

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; Esther Rolle (1920-1998), actress; Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001), surgeon; Patti Page (1927-2013), singer/actress; Bobby Bowden (1929-2021), football coach; Bonnie Raitt (1949- ), musician; Alfre Woodard (1952- ), actress; Kazuo Ishiguro (1954- ), author; Michael Nyqvist (1960-2017), actor; Gordon Ramsay (1966- ), chef/TV personality; Parker Posey (1968- ), actress; Tech N9ne (1971- ), rapper; David Muir (1973- ), TV journalist; SZA (1989- ), singer-songwriter.

TODAY'S FACT: The synthetic element roentgenium (atomic number 111) was named after physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, who discovered X-rays on this day in 1895.

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

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Remember, my friend, that knowledge is stronger than memory, and we should not trust the weaker." -- Bram Stoker, "Dracula"

TODAY'S NUMBERS: 43 -- age of John F. Kennedy when he won the 1960 presidential election, making him the youngest elected president in U.S. history.

TODAY'S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Nov. 5) and new moon (Nov. 13).