domingo, 6 de noviembre de 2011

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ON THIS DAY

On This Day: November 6

On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln defeated three other candidates for the U.S. presidency.
On Nov. 6, 1854, John Philip Sousa, the American band conductor and composer of popular marches, was born. Following his death on March 6, 1932, his obituary appeared in The Times.

On This Date

1854John Philip Sousa, the king of American march music, was born in Washington, D.C.
1861Jefferson Davis was elected president of the Confederacy.
1861James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, was born in Ontario, Canada.
1887Baseball Hall of Famer Walter Johnson was born in Humboldt, Kansas.
1888Republican Benjamin Harrison was elected president, beating incumbent Grover Cleveland in the Electoral College, even though Cleveland led in the popular vote.
1893Composer Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky died in St. Petersburg, Russia.
1900President William B. McKinley was returned to office, defeating Democrat William Jennings Bryan.
1913Mohandas K. Gandhi was arrested as he led a march of Indian miners in South Africa.
1928Republican Herbert Hoover was elected president over Democrat Alfred E. Smith.
1956President Dwight D. Eisenhower won a second term by besting Democrat Adlai E. Stevenson at the polls.
1995Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell announced plans to move the team to Baltimore.
2001Billionaire Republican Michael Bloomberg was elected New York City mayor.
2009The government reported that unemployment rose to 10.2 percent in the U.S. in October, the first time the jobless rate had hit double digits since 1983.

Current Birthdays

Ethan Hawke, Actor
Actor Ethan Hawke turns 41 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
Emma Stone, Actress
Actress Emma Stone turns 23 years old today.
AP Photo/Evan Agostini
1931Mike Nichols, Director, turns 80
1932Stonewall Jackson, Country singer, turns 79
1946Sally Field, Actress, turns 65
1948Glenn Frey, Rock musician (The Eagles), turns 63
1954Catherine Crier, TV host, turns 57
1955Maria Shriver, Broadcast journalist, turns 56
1957Lori Singer, Actress ("Footloose"), turns 54
1960Lance Kerwin, Actor, turns 51
1964Arne Duncan, Secretary of education, turns 47
1968Kelly Rutherford, Actress ("Gossip Girl," "Melrose Place"), turns 43
1972Thandie Newton, Actress, turns 39
1972Rebecca Romijn, Model, actress, turns 39
1987Ana Ivanovic, Tennis player, turns 24

Historic Birthdays

81Hans Sachs11/5/1494 - 1/19/1576
German meistersinger
68Philips Koninck11/5/1619 - 10/4/1688
Dutch painter
63Washington Allston11/5/1779 - 7/9/1843
American painter
79Adolphe Sax 11/6/1814 - 2/7/1894
Belgian-born French maker of musical instruments; inventor of the saxophone
72Charles Garnier 11/6/1825 - 8/3/1898
French architect
82Joseph Smith III 11/6/1832 - 12/10/1914
American religious leader; president of Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (1860-1914)
51Charles Henry Dow 11/6/1851 - 12/4/1902
American journalist
78James Naismith 11/6/1861 - 11/28/1939
Canadian-born American inventor of basketball
59Walter Johnson 11/6/1887 - 12/10/1946
American professional baseball player
59Harold Ross 11/6/1892 - 12/6/1951
American editor of The New Yorker (1925-51)
27Sir John William Alcock 11/6/1892 - 12/18/1919
British aviator
55James Jones 11/6/1921 - 5/9/1977
American novelist

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