On this day in 1862, the Confederates defeated Union forces at the second Battle of Bull Run in Manassas, VA.
Stonewall Jackson, Confederate General.
It was on this day in 1967. He would be the first black court justice.
Thurgood Marshall (July 2, 1908 – January 24, 1993)
The space shuttle Challenger was launched on this day in 1983 with Guion S. Bluford Jr. aboard. He was the first African American to travel in space when the shuttle embarked on its third mission.
Guion Stewart Bluford Jr. will be 76 on November 22.
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (Godwin) (August 30, 1797 – February 1, 1851)
British author Mary Shelley is best known for her Gothic novel Frankenstein. Her less famous works include novels such as Valperga, Perkin Warbeck, and The Last Man.
Baseballs Ty Cobb made his major league batting debut with the Detroit Tigers on this day in 1905.
Tyrus Raymond Cobb (December 18, 1886 – July 17, 1961) Nicknamed: The Georgia Peach
The first copies of the classic vampire novel Dracula, by Irish writer Bram Stoker, appeared on the shelfs in London bookshops on this day in 1897. It has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature, horror fiction, gothic novel, and invasion literature. Dracula has spawned numerous theatrical, film, and television interpretations.
Abraham "Bram" Stoker (November 8, 1847 – April 20, 1912)
On this day in 1877, Rutherford B. Hayes was declared the winner of the 1876 presidential election by the U.S. Congress. Samuel J. Tilden(below) however, had won the popular vote on November 7, 1876.
Samuel Jones Tilden
Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev is 87 years old today.
Actress Linda Blair played the possessed Regan in The Exorcist (1973) which earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress as well as an Academy Award nomination. In 1977, she reprised her role in Exorcist II: The Heretic. Her career began as a child model at age six in 1970.