THIS DAY IN HISTORY

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

IN THE NATION

1851: Herman Melville’s novel “MobyDick; Or, The Whale” was published in the U.S., almost a month after being released in Great Britain. 1965: The U.S. Army’s first major military operation of the Vietnam War began with the start of the five-day Battle of Ia Drang.

1969: Apollo 12 blasted off for the

moon.

IN THE WORLD

1925: The first group exhibition of surrealistic paintings opened at the Galerie Pierre in Paris.

1940: During World War II, German planes destroyed most of the English town of Coventry.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU

Former NASA astronaut Fred Haise is 84. Jazz musician Ellis Marsalis is 83. Writer P.J. O’Rourke is 70. Britain’s Prince Charles is 69. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is 63. Actress-comedian Vanessa Bayer is 36.