Today In History

Today is Thursday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2017. There are 45 days left in the year.

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT

› 1907: Oklahoma became the 46th state of the union.

ON THIS DATE

› 1776: British troops captured Fort Washington in New York during the American Revolution.

› 1885: Canadian rebel leader Louis Riel was executed for high treason.

› 1933: The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.

› 1939: Mob boss Al Capone, ill with syphilis, was released from prison after serving 7 1/2 years for tax evasion and failure to file tax returns.

› 1945: The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded at the conclusion of a conference in London.

› 1959: The Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The Sound of Music” opened on Broadway.

› 1973: Skylab 4, carrying a crew of three astronauts, was launched from Cape Canaveral on an 84-day mission.

› 1982: An agreement was announced in the 57th day of a strike by National Football League players.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS

Actor Clu Gulager is

89. Journalist Elizabeth Drew is 82. Blues musician W.C. Clark is 78. Actress Joanna Pettet is

75. Actor Steve Railsback is 72. Actor David Leisure is 67. Actor Miguel Sandoval is 66. Actress Marg Helgenberger is 59. Rock musician Mani is 55. Country singer-musician Keith Burns (Trick Pony) is 54. Tennis player Zina Garrison is 54. Former MLB All-Star pitcher Dwight Gooden is 53. Jazz singer Diana Krall is 53. Actor Harry Lennix is 53. Rock musician Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver) is 51. Actress Lisa Bonet is 50. Actress Tammy Lauren is 49. Rhythm and blues singer Bryan Abrams (Color Me Badd) is 48. Actress Martha Plimpton is 47. Actor Michael Irby is 45. Actress Missi Pyle is 45. Rock musician Corey McCormick (Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real) is 41. Actress Maggie Gyllenhaal is 40. Pop singer Trevor Penick is

38. NBA player Amare Stoudemire is 35. Actress Kimberly J. Brown is

33. Rock singer Siva Kaneswaran (The Wanted) is 29. Actor-comedian Peter Davidson (TV: “Saturday Night Live”) is 24. Actor Noah Gray-Cabey is 22.