November 23

A quick look at Today in History, check out some Celebrity Birthdays, and find out what Days of the Year to celebrate.

TODAY IN HISTORY:

1835 – Henry Burden patented his horseshoe manufacturing machine.

1887 – Notre Dame lost its first ever football game to the University of Michigan 8-0.

1889 – The world’s first jukebox was installed in the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco, CA.

1893 – The Detroit Baseball Company, a National League team from 1881-1888 joined the Western League (now the American League).

1924 – Edwin Hubble’s discovery that the Andromeda “nebula” was actually another island galaxy far outside of our own Milky Way galaxy was first published in the New York Times.

1936 – “Life” magazine was reborn as a photo magazine and enjoyed instant success.

1945 – The U.S. wartime rationing of most foods ended.

1948 – Dr. Frank G. Back patented the “Zoomar” lens.

1946 – The Mound Metalcraft company changed its name to Tonka Toys Incorporated.

1953 – Pilot Felix Moncla and Lieutenant Robert Wilson disappeared while in pursuit of a mysterious craft over Lake Superior.

1958 – Husband and wife actors Ronald and Nancy Reagan appeared in the GE Theater television production “A Turkey for the President” on CBS.

1963 – The BBC broadcast the first episode of “An Unearthly Child”, the first story from the first series of “Doctor Who”, which is now the longest running science fiction drama.

1964 – In Fort Lauderdale, FL, the International Swimming Hall of Fame was founded.

1976 – Police arrested Jerry Lee Lewis outside the gates of Graceland, in Memphis, TN, after he showed up for the second time that night and made a scene by shouting, waving a pistol and demanding to see Elvis Presley.

1988 – The remake of “A Christmas Story” called “Scrooged”, starring Bill Murray, premiered in theaters.

1991 – The Sacramento Kings ended the NBA’s longest road losing streak at 43 games.

1992 – The first smartphone, the IBM Simon, was introduced at COMDEX in Las Vegas, NV.

1994 – The movie “Junior”, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, premiered in theaters.

1995 – Charles Rathbun, free-lance photographer, was booked in Hermosa Beach, CA, for investigation of murder in the disappearance of model Linda Sobek. He was later convicted.

1996 – Digital pets arrived when the Tomagotchi became available in stores.

1998 – Dennis Rodman filed for an annulment from Carmen Electra after just 9 days of marriage. The two were married on November 14, 1998.

1998 – The tobacco industry signed the biggest U.S. civil settlement. It was a $206 billion deal to resolve remaining state claims for treating sick smokers.

1998 – A U.S. federal judge rejected a Virginia county’s effort to block pornography on library computer calling the attempt unconstitutional.

2004 – The “World of Warcraft” video game debuted.

2015 – Blue Origin’s New Shepard space vehicle became the first rocket to successfully fly to space and then return to Earth for a controlled, vertical landing.

2016 – Disney’s animated film, “Moana”, premiered in theaters.

2019 – The last Sumatran rhinoceros in Malaysia, Imam, died, officially making the species extinct.

BIRTHDAYS:

Gloria Whelan – 102 years old (1923) – Author and poet

Jack McKeon – 95 years old (1930) – Baseball player and manager

Joe Eszterhas – 81 years old (1944) – Hungarian-American screenwriter and producer

James Toback – 81 years old (1944) – Actor, director, and screenwriter

Jim Doyle – 80 years old (1945) – Lawyer and politician, 44th Governor of Wisconsin

Bobby Rush – 79 years old (1946) – Activist and politician

Bruce Vilanch – 77 years old (1948) – Actor and screenwriter

Alan Paul – 76 years old (1949) – Singer-songwriter and actor

Carlos Eire – 75 years old (1950) – Cuban-born American author and academic

Charles Schumer – 75 years old (1950) – Lawyer and politician

Rick Bayless – 72 years old (1953) – Chef and author

Glenn Brummer – 71 years old (1954) – Baseball player

Bruce Hornsby – 71 years old (1954) – Singer-songwriter and pianist

Steven Brust – 70 years old (1955) – Singer-songwriter, drummer, and author

Mary Landrieu – 70 years old (1955) – Politician

Andrew Toney – 68 years old (1957) – Basketball player

Maxwell Caulfield – 66 years old (1959) – English-American actor

Robin Roberts – 65 years old (1960) – Sportscaster and journalist

Keith Ablow – 64 years old (1961) – Psychiatrist and author

Gwynne Shotwell – 62 years old (1963) – Businesswoman, President and Chief Operating Officer of SpaceX

Steve Alford – 61 years old (1964) – Basketball player and coach

Jennifer Michael Hecht – 60 years old (1965) – Historian, author, and poet

Jerry Kelly – 59 years old (1966) – Golfer

Salli Richardson – 58 years old (1967) – Actress, director, and producer

Oded Fehr – 55 years old (1970) – Israeli-American actor

Danny Hoch – 55 years old (1970) – Actor and screenwriter

Ashraf Amaya – 54 years old (1971) – Basketball player

Vin Baker – 54 years old (1971) – Basketball player and coach

Chris Hardwick – 54 years old (1971) – Comedian, actor, producer, and television host

Christopher James Adler – 53 years old (1972) – Drummer

Kurupt – 53 years old (1972) – Rapper and producer

Malik Rose – 51 years old (1974) – Basketball player, sportscaster, and executive

Page Kennedy – 49 years old (1976) – Actor and rapper

Adam Eaton – 48 years old (1977) – Baseball player

Ishmael Beah – 45 years old (1980) – Sierra Leonean child soldier and American author

Jonathan Papelbon – 45 years old (1980) – Baseball player

Hilton Armstrong – 41 years old (1984) – Basketball player

Lucas Grabeel – 41 years old (1984) – Actor, singer, and songwriter

Justin Turner – 41 years old (1984) – Baseball player

Snooki – 38 years old (1987) – Reality television personality

Miley Cyrus – 33 years old (1992) – Singer-songwriter and actress

Alexis Ren – 29 years old (1996) – Social media personality, model, and actress

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