History

“Born Today” Miley Cyrus (23) Snooki (28) Lucas Grabeel (31) Kelly Brook (36) Allison Mosshart (37) Page Kennedy (39) Chris Adler (43) Chris Hardwick (44) Zoë Ball (45) Oded Fehr (45) Salli Richardson-Whitfield (48) Vincent Cassel (49) Robin Roberts (55) Maxwell Caulfield (56) Bruce Hornsby (62) Featured Above Rick Bayless (62) Bruce Vilanch (67) Joe Eszterhas (71) Robert Towne (81) Boris Karloff (RIP) “Died Today” Roald Dahl (Born: September 13, 1916 / Died: November 23, 1990) Roy Acuff (Born: September 15, 1903 / Died: November 23, 1992) Larry Hagman (Born: September 21, 1931 / Died: November 23, 2012) “Movies” 1988 - Buster 1988 - Cocoon: The Return 1988 - Hanna's War 1988 - Scrooged “Music” 1963 - Dale & Grace topped the charts with “I’m Leaving It Up to You” https://youtu.be/D5L5i7ARdAY 1964 - The Beatles released their single “I Feel Fine” 1968 - Mary Hopkins topped the Adult Contemporary chart with her single “Those Were the Days” 1968 - The Beatles reigned for a ninth week with their single “Hey Jude” 1970 - George Harrison’s first solo single “My Sweet Lord” was released in the US https://youtu.be/HI8XY5BX_CE 1974 - Billy Swan was #1 with the single “I Can Help” 1974 - It’s Only Rock ‘N Roll by Rolling Stones was the #1 album 1991 - Michael Bolton was #1 with “When A Man Loves A Woman” https://youtu.be/MUuNDb-nm5M 1996 - “No Diggity” by Blackstreet remained the #1 song “TV/Radio” 1975 - "Dr. Zhivago" appeared on TV for the first time. NBC paid $4 million for the broadcast rights. 1998 - CBS's "60 Minutes" aired a tape of Jack Kevorkian giving lethal drugs in an assisted suicide of a terminally ill patient. Kevorkian was later sentenced to 25 years in prison for second-degree murder. https://youtu.be/ozwoYhxdbTQ “Other Important Events” 1963 - U.S. President Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a motorcade in Dallas, TX. Texas Governor John B. Connally was also seriously wounded. Vice-President Lyndon B. Johnson was inaugurated as the 36th U.S. President. 1984 - Fred Rogers of PBS' "Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood" presented a sweater to the Smithsonian Institution. 1985 - 38,648 immigrants became citizens of the United States. It was the largest swearing-in ceremony. 1986 - Mike Tyson became the youngest to wear the world heavyweight-boxing crown. He was only 20 years and 4 months old.