TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Friday, Nov. 23, the 327th day of 2018. There are 38 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On November 23rd, 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed Nov. 25 a day of national mourning following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.

On this date:

■ In 1765, Frederick County, Maryland, became the first colonial American entity to repudiate the British Stamp Act.

■ In 1889, the first jukebox made its debut in San Francisco, at the Palais Royale Saloon. (The coin-operated device consisted of four listening tubes attached to an Edison phonograph.)

■ In 1936, Life, the photojournalism magazine created by Henry R. Luce (loos), was first published.

■ In 1980, some 2,600 people were killed by a series of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy.

■ In 1996, a commandeered Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 767 crashed into the water off the Comoros Islands, killing 125 of the 175 people on board, including all three hijackers.

■ In 2000, in a setback for Al Gore, the Florida Supreme Court refused to order MiamiDade County officials to resume hand-counting its election-day ballots. Meanwhile, Gore’s lawyers argued in

a brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court that the high court should stay out of the Florida election controversy.

■ In 2004, Dan Rather announced he would step down as principal anchorman of “The C-B-S Evening News” in March 2005.

Ten years ago: The government unveiled a bold plan to rescue Citigroup, injecting a fresh $20 billion into the troubled firm as well as guaranteeing hundreds of billions of dollars in risky assets. Spain clinched an improbable, comefrom-behind Davis Cup victory over Argentina.

Five years ago: President Barack Obama said a nuclear deal reached with Iran during talks in Geneva was an “important first step” toward addressing the world’s concerns over the Islamic republic’s disputed nuclear program.

Today’s Birthdays: Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is 68. Singer Bruce Hornsby is 64. Former Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is 63. TV personality Robin Roberts (“Good Morning America”) is 58. Actress Salli Richardson-Whitfield is 51. Rapper-actor Kurupt (Tha Dogg Pound) is 46. Actresssinger Miley Cyrus is 26.

Thought for Today: “Music expresses that which cannot be said and which cannot remain silent.” — Victor Hugo, French author (1802-1885).