TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 14, the 318th day of 2017. There are 47 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Nov. 14, 1889, inspired by the Jules Verne novel “Around the World in Eighty Days,” New York World reporter Nellie Bly (Elizabeth Cochrane) set out to make the trip in less time than the fictional Phileas Fogg. (She completed the journey in 72 days.)

On this date:

In 1851, Herman Melville’s novel “Moby-Dick” was published in the United States. In 1925, the first group exhibition of surrealistic paintings opened at Paris’s Galerie Pierre. In 1969, Apollo 12 blasted off for the moon.

Ten years ago: Michael Mukasey took a ceremonial oath as the new U.S. Attorney General.

Five years ago: Israel said it had killed the leader of Hamas’ military wing in a wave of airstrikes in response to days of rocket fire out of Hamas-ruled Gaza.

One year ago: Corey Seager of the Los Angeles Dodgers unanimously won the National League Rookie of the Year award.

Today’s Birthdays: Jazz musician Ellis Marsalis is 83. CWriter P.J. O’Rourke is 70. Britain’s Prince Charles is 69. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is 63. Former presidential adviser Valerie Jarrett is 61. Christian musician Robby Shaffer is 42. Thought for Today: “Rewards and punishments are the lowest form of education.”—Chuang-tz, Chinese writer (c.369 B.C.-c.286 B.C.).