TODAY IN HISTORY

Today is Thursday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2017. There are 45 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History:

On Nov. 16, 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state of the union. On this date:

n In 1776, British troops captured Fort Washington in New York during the American Revolution.

n In 1933, the United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.

n In 1939, mob boss Al Capone, ill with syphilis, was released from prison after serving 7 1/2 years for tax evasion and failure to file tax returns.

n In 1945, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was founded at the conclusion of a conference in London.

n In 1959, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “The Sound of Music” opened on Broadway.

n In 1973, Skylab 4, carrying a crew of three astronauts, was launched from Cape Canaveral on an 84-day mission.

n In 1982, an agreement was announced in the 57th day of a strike by National Football League players. Ten years ago: Senate Republicans blocked a $50 billion bill by Democrats that would have paid for several months of combat but also would have ordered troop withdrawals from Iraq to begin within 30 days. Five years ago: Former CIA Director David Petraeus told Congress that classified intelligence showed the Sept. 11, 2012 attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans was a terrorist attack, but that the Obama administration withheld the suspected role of al-Qaida affiliates to avoid tipping them off. Financially struggling Hostess Brands Inc. announced it was shutting down its operations following a strike by the union.

Thought for Today :“No matter how dull, or how mean, or how wise am an is, he feels that happiness Helen Keller, American author and lecturer(1880-1968).