DYR Today, November 24

“Born Today”

• Sarah Hyland (25)
• Sabi (28)
• Elena Satine (28)
• Karine Vanasse (32)
• Leah Jenner (33)
• Katherine Heigl (37)
• Colin Hanks (38)
• Stephen Merchant (41)
• Lola Glaudini (44)
• Shirley Henderson (50)
• Dawn Robinson (50)
• Garret Dillahunt (51)
• Denise Crosby (58)
• Ruben Santiago-Hudson (59)
• Linda Tripp (66)
• Lee Michaels (70)
• Billy Connolly (73)
• Pete Best (74)

“Died Today”

• Diego Rivera (Born: December 8, 1886 / Died: November 24, 1957)
• Lee Harvey Oswald (Born: October 18, 1939 / Died: November 24, 1963)
• Freddy Mercury (Born: September 5, 1946 / Died: November 24, 1991)
• Arthur Hailey (Born: April 5, 1920 / Died: November 24, 2004)
• Pat Morita (Born: June 28, 1932 / Died: November 24, 2005)
• Florence Henderson (Born: February 14, 1934 / Died: November 24, 2016)

“Movies”

• 1965 – Harum Scarum
• 1968 – Faces
• 1974 – Murder on the Orient Express
• 1983 – Of Unknown Origin
• 1999 – End of Days
• 1999 – Felicia’s Journey
• 1999 – Flawless
• 1999 – Mansfield Park
• 1999 – Toy Story 2

“Music”

• 1962 – Brenda Lee topped the Adult Contemporary chart with “All Alone Am I”

• 1962 – “Big Girls Don’t Cry” by the Four Seasons was #1
• 1973 – Ringo Starr was #1 with “Photograph”
• 1979 – Barbra Streisand and Donna Summers were #1 with “No More Tears (Enough is Enough)”

• 1979 – The Eagles were at the top of Billboard 200 with The Long Run
• 1980 – Steely Dan released “Hey Nineteen”
• 1984 – Prince dominated the charts for 17 weeks with the album Purple Rain
• 1985 – Starship’s “We Built This City” was the #1 song

• 1990 – Mariah Carey remained #1 for her third week with “Love Takes Time”
• 1990 – Bette Midler was at the top of the Adult Contemporary chart with “From a Distance”

“TV/Radio”

• 1972 – The first episode of ABC-TV’s “In Concert” was aired. Alice Cooper, Bo Diddley and Seals & Croft appeared in the first episode. It was recorded September 21.
• 1981 – The first episode of “Simon & Simon” aired on CBS.

“Other Important Events”

• 1871 – The National Rifle Association was incorporated in the U.S.
• 1874 – Joseph F. Glidden was granted a patent for a barbed fencing material.
• 1903 – Clyde J. Coleman received the patent for an electric self-starter for an automobile.
• 1947 – John Steinbeck’s novel “The Pearl” was published for the first time.

• 1963 – Dallas nightclub owner Jack Ruby shot and killed Lee Harvey Oswald live on national television.
• 1969 – Apollo 12 landed safely in the Pacific Ocean bringing an end to the second manned mission to the moon.

• 1996 – Rusty Wallace won the first NASCAR event to be held in Japan.
• 1996 – Barry Sanders (Detroit Lions) set an NFL record when he recorded his eighth straight 1,000-yard season.
• 1998 – AOL (America Online) announced a deal for their purchase of Netscape for $4.21 billion.