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“Born Today” Ashley Fink (29) Jared Followill (29) Dan Byrd (30) Jeremy Jordan (31) Future (32) Kimberley Walsh (34) Nadine Velazquez (37) Josh Turner (38) Dominique Dawes (39) Dierks Bentley (40) Davey Havok of AFI (40) Joel McHale (44) Callie Thorne (46) Mike D (50) Ming-Na (52) Sean Young (56) Bo Derek (59) Featured Above Mark Gastineau (59) Joe Walsh (68) Joe Biden (73) Norman Greenbaum (73) Dick Smothers (77) Estelle Parsons (88) Kaye Ballard (90) Mark Miller (90) Richard Dawson (RIP) Robert F. Kennedy (RIP) “Died Today” Leo Tolstoy (Born: September 9, 1828 / Died: November 20, 1910) Robert Altman (Born: February 20, 1925 / Died: November 20, 2006) “Movies” 1968 - Lady in Cement 1977 - The Pack 1981 - The Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny Movie 1987 - Cinderella (1950 film)(re-release) 1987 - Flowers in the Attic 1987 - Nuts 1987 - Sign o' the Times 1987 - Teen Wolf Too 1992 - Bad Lieutenant 1992 - Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992 - Samantha 1998 - Enemy of the State 1998 - The Rugrats Movie 1998 - Waking Ned “Music” 1955 - "Rock Around The Clock" by Bill Haley & the Comets went to #1 in the U.K. https://youtu.be/ZgdufzXvjqw 1956 - Fats Domino continued to own the #1 R&B song for a fourth week with "Blueberry Hill". 1965 - Fontella Bass held on to #1 on the R&B chart for a fourth week with "Rescue Me". https://youtu.be/QXSocE_M1G4 1965 - The Supremes moved to #1 with "I Hear A Symphony". 1971 - Isaac Hayes moved to #1 with the "Theme From 'Shaft' 1973 - Elton John released the single "Crocodile Rock" in the United States. 1976 - The Captain & Tennille returned to the top with their fifth consecutive #1 Adult Contemporary song--"Muskrat Love". https://youtu.be/xBYV_7a0FQs 1982 - Lionel Richie reached #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart with his first solo single "Truly". 1983 - Tina Turner made her first chart appearance in over ten years with her version of the Al Green hit 'Let's Stay Together'. https://youtu.be/S0hCmJtDn9Q 1988 - Bon Jovi started a two week run at No.1 on the US singles chart with lead single from the band's album New Jersey, 'Bad Medicine', which became the group's third US No.1, and a No.17 hit in the UK. 1993 - Phil Collins had the top album in the U.K. with Both Sides. “TV/Radio” 1929 - The radio program "The Rise of the Goldbergs," later known as "The Goldbergs," made its debut on the NBC Blue Network. 1955 - Bo Diddley appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show. He was requested to perform "Sixteen Tons" but after he sang "Bo Diddley" instead, he was banned from future shows. https://youtu.be/mlcU_CpqNu4 1968 - The 100th episode of "Green Acres" aired. 1976 - Paul Simon hosted Saturday Night Live on NBC-TV. 1980 - The 200th episode of "M*A*S*H" aired on CBS 1983 - An estimated 100 million people watched the controversial ABC-TV movie "The Day After." The movie depicted the outbreak of nuclear war. https://youtu.be/MOFsOA9VsBk 1997 - Paul McCartney taped an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show in New York City. “Other Important Events…” 1947 - Britain's Princess Elizabeth married Philip Mountbatten, Duke of Edinburgh in Westminster Abbey. 1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis ended. The Soviet Union removed its missiles and bombers from Cuba and the U.S.ended its blockade of the island. 1962 - Mickey Mantle was named the American League Most Valuable Player for the third time. 1986 - Dr. Halfdan Maher, the director of the World Health Organization, announced the first coordinated global effort to fight the disease AIDS. 1984 - Michael Jackson earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in front of Mann's Chinese Theatre. 1986 - The one billionth Little Golden Book was printed. The title was The Poky Little Puppy. 1990 - The space shuttle Atlantis landed at Cape Canaveral, FL, after completing a secret military mission. 1997 - Kenny G earned a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in California.