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On this day in 1973, President Nixon told an Associated Press
managing editors meeting in Orlando, FL, "people have got to
know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a
crook."

On this day in 1558, Elizabeth I ascended the English throne upon
the death of Queen Mary Tudor.

The Suez Canal opened in Egypt, linking the Mediterranean and the
Red seas on this day in 1869.

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The Suez Canal today.

The U.S. Congress held its first session in Washington, DC, in
the partially completed Capitol building on this day in 1800.

THE THINKER

French Sculptor Auguste Rodin
(François Auguste René Rodin)
(November 12, 1840 – November 17, 1917)

THE KISS

Martin Charles Scorsese is 75 years old today.

Acclaimed director Martin Scorsese’s films frequently feature gangsters
and focus on the world of crime. His iconic films include Taxi Driver (1976)
Raging Bull (1980) and Goodfellas (1990). In 2006, he won his first Academy
Award for Best Director for his film The Departed after previously being
nominated five times.

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The Vietnam Veterans Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.
on this day in 1982.

Taliban regime flees the Afghan capital on this day in 2001.

Bill Clinton ordered to pay Paula Jones $850,000 on this day in 1998.

Bill Clinton

On this day in 2003, Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court
Roy Moore (above) lost his position for refusing to remove a Ten  Commandments monument. 

On this day in 1997, the musical "The Lion King"
opened on Broadway.

It is Broadway’s third longest-running show in history and the
highest grossing Broadway production of all time, having
grossed more than $1 billion.

TIM MAGUIRE

On this day in 1923, Adolf Hitler (center) made his first attempt at seizing
power in Germany with a failed coup in Munich that came to be known as
the "Beer-Hall Putsch."

On this day in 1960, Senator John Fitzgerald Kennedy was declared
the winner of the Presidential Election over Vice-President Richard
M. Nixon.

Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California on this day in
1966.

The newly elected Governor of California,
Ronald Reagan talks to the press with wife
Nancy by his side.

Blues singer-songwriter, musician, and activist Bonnie Lynn
Raitt is 68 today.

Raitt has received 10 Grammy Awards. She is listed as number 50 in Rolling
Stone‘s list of the "100 Greatest Singers of All Time” and number 89 on their
list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time".

Led Zeppelin’s album "Led Zeppelin IV" was released on this day        
in 1971. The album included the song "Stairway to Heaven."

TIM MAGUIRE

On this day in 1869, Abraham Lincoln won a four-way race as the sixteenth president of the United States.

John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932)

John Philip Sousa was an American composer and conductor, known
primarily for military and patriotic marches. Because of his mastery of
march composition, he is known as "The March King"

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (May 25, 1840 – November 6, 1893)  

Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky, was a Russian composer of the romantic
period, some of whose works are among the most popular music
in the classical repertoire. He was the first Russian composer
whose music made a lasting impression internationally.

Monument to the Russian classical composer Pyotr Ilyich
Tchaikovsky outside the Conservatory in Moscow, Russia.

Mike Nichols with his mother.

Mike Nichols (Mikhail Igor Peschkowsky)
(November 6, 1931 – November 19, 2014)

Film and theatre director, producer, actor and comedian Mike Nichols was
noted for his ability to work across a range of genres and an aptitude for
getting the best out of actors regardless of their acting experience. He
began his career in the 1950s with the comedy improvisational troupe,
The Compass Players.

SANDY KOZEL

President Franklin Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in
office on this day in 1940.  

Republican nominee, former Vice President Richard Nixon, won the election over the Democratic nominee, incumbent Vice President
Hubert Humphrey on this  day in 1968.

Spiro Agnew and Richard Nixon — Aug. 16, 1968.

On this day in 1994, former President Ronald Reagan announced he
had Alzheimer’s disease.

On this day in 1994, George Foreman (left) became boxing’s oldest heavyweight champion when he knocked out Michael Moorer in
the 10th round of their WBA fight in Las Vegas, NV.

Vladimir Samoylovich Horowitz
(September 18, 1903 – November 5, 1989)

Ukrainian-born American classical pianist and composer,
Vladimir Horowitz was acclaimed for his virtuoso technique, 
and the excitement produced by his playing made him one 
of the greatest pianists of all time.