SUNDAY IN HISTORY

Today is Sunday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2017. There are 56 days left in the year.

Highlight in History:

On Nov. 5, 1942, American showman and songwriter George M. Cohan died in New York at age 64.

On this date:

In 1605, the “Gunpowder Plot” failed asGuy Fawkes was seizedbefore he couldblowup the English Parliament.

In 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law by attempting to cast a vote for President Ulysses S. Grant.

In 1912, Democrat Woodrow Wilson was elected president, defeating Progressive Party candidate Theodore Roosevelt, incumbent Republican William Howard Taft and Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in office as he defeated Republican challenger Wendell L. Willkie.

In 1956, Britain and France started landing forces in Egypt during fighting between Egyptian and Israeli forces around the SuezCanal. (A cease-fire was declared two days later.)

In 1968, Republican Richard M. Nixon won the presidency, defeating Democratic Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and American Independent candidate George C. Wallace.

In 1994, former President Ronald Reagan disclosed he had Alzheimer’s disease.

In 2009, a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas left 13 people dead; Maj. Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was later convicted of murder and sentenced to death.

Ten years ago: Hollywood writers began a three-month strike, forcing late-night talk shows to immediately start airing reruns.

Five years ago: The U.S. Supreme Court ruled a South Carolina sheriff’s office could be held liable for attorneys’ fees for stopping abortion protesters who wanted to hold up signs showing aborted fetuses.

One year ago: Republican Donald Trump vowed to press into Democratic strongholds over the campaign’s final days asHillaryClinton looked to an army of A-list celebrities and politicos to defend her narrowing path to the presidency.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Chris Robinson is 79. Actress Elke Sommer is 77. SingerArt Garfunkel is 76. Singer Peter Noone is 70. TV personality Kris Jenner is 62. SingerBryan Adams is 58. Actress Tilda Swinton is 57. Actor Luke Hemsworth is 37. Rockmusician Kevin Jonas is 30.

Thought forToday: “Good taste is better than bad taste, but bad taste is better than no taste at all.” — Arnold Bennett, English poet, author and critic (1867-1931).