TODAY IN HISTORY
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT Nov. 13, 1977
The satirical comic strip “Li’l Abner” by Al Capp appeared in newspapers for the last time.
ALSO ON THIS DATE 1789
Benjamin Franklin wrote in a letter to a friend, Jean-Baptiste Leroy: “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.”
1849
Voters in California ratified the state’s original constitution.
1909
259 men and boys were killed when fire erupted inside a coal mine in Cherry, Illinois.
1927
The Holland Tunnel opened to the public, providing access between lower Manhattan and New Jersey beneath the Hudson River.