TODAY IN HISTORY

TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT Nov. 13, 1977

The satirical comic strip “Li’l Abner” by Al Capp appeared in newspapers for the last time.

ALSO ON THIS DATE 1789

Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter to a friend, Jean-Baptiste Leroy: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”

1849

Voters in California ratified the state’s original constitution.

1909

259 men and boys were killed when fire erupted inside a coal mine in Cherry, Illinois.

1927

The Holland Tunnel opened to the public, providing access between lower Manhattan and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River.