Today In History
Today is Friday, Nov. 15, the 319th day of 2019. There are 46 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 1942: The naval Battle of Guadalcanal ended during World War II with a decisive U.S. victory over Japanese forces.
ON THIS DATE
› 1777: The Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation.
› 1806: Explorer Zebulon Pike sighted the mountaintop now known as Pikes Peak in present-day Colorado.
› 1864: During the Civil War, Union forces led by Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman began their “March to the Sea” from Atlanta; the campaign ended with the capture of Savannah on Dec. 21.
› 1937: At the U.S. Capitol, members of the House and Senate met in air-conditioned chambers for the first time.
› 1966: The flight of Gemini 12, the final mission of the Gemini program, ended successfully as astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. splashed down safely in the Atlantic after spending four days in orbit.
› 1984: Stephanie Fae Beauclair, the infant publicly known as “Baby
Fae” who had received a baboon’s heart to replace her own congenitally deformed one, died at Loma Linda University Medical Center in California three weeks after the transplant.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actor Ed Asner is 90. Singer Petula Clark is 87. Comedian Jack Burns is 86. Actress Joanna Barnes is 85. Actor Yaphet Kotto is 80. Actor Sam Waterston is 79. Actor Bob Gunton is 74. Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is 72. Actress Beverly D’Angelo is 68. Director-actor James Widdoes is 66. Rock singer-producer Mitch Easter is 65. News correspondent John Roberts is 63. Former “Jay Leno Show” bandleader Kevin Eubanks is 62. Actress Rachel True is 53. Rapper E-40 is 52. Country singer Jack Ingram is 49. Actor Jay Harrington is 48. Actor Jonny Lee Miller is
47. Actress Sydney Tamiia Poitier-Heartsong is 46. Christian rock musician David Carr (Third Day) is
45. Rock singer-musician Chad Kroeger is 45. Rock musician Jesse Sandoval is 45. Pop singer Ace Young (TV: “American Idol”) is 39. Golfer Lorena Ochoa is 38. Hip-hop artist B.o.B is 31. Actress Shailene Woodley is 28. Actress-dancer Emma Dumont is 25.