DAY IN HISTORY

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Today is the 321st day of 2022 and the 57th day of autumn.

TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1800, the United States Congress met for the first time in Washington, D.C., in the unfinished Capitol building.

In 1869, the Suez Canal was officially opened.

In 1871, the National Rifle Association was granted a charter by the state of New York.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy dedicated Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Shelby Foote (1916-2005), author/historian; Rock Hudson (1925-1985), actor; Martin Scorsese (1942- ), film director; Lauren Hutton (1943- ), actress; Jim Boeheim (1944- ), basketball coach; Danny Devito (1944- ), actor; Lorne Michaels (1944- ), producer; Stephen Root (1951- ), actor; Rupaul (1960- ), drag queen performer/singer; Jeff Buckley (1966-1997), singer-songwriter; Rachel Mcadams (1978- ), actress; Christopher Paolini (1983), writer.

TODAY’S FACT: The U.S. Capitol dome is made of 8.9 million pounds of cast-iron.

TODAY’S SPORTS:

In 1968, with about a minute on the clock and the New York Jets leading the Oakland Raiders 32-29, NBC switched to a scheduled broadcast of “Heidi.” Oakland then scored two touchdowns in nine seconds, winning 4332, as thousands of angry football fans overloaded NBC’S telephone switchboard.

TODAY’S QUOTE: “I abhor the idea of a perfect world. It would bore me to tears.” — Shelby Foote

TODAY’S NUMBER:

55,000 — average number of airline passengers traveling through Washington Dulles International Airport per day.

TODAY’S MOON: Between last quarter moon (Nov. 16) and new moon (Nov. 23).