Saturday History
Andrews McMeel Syndicate
Today is the 330th day of 2022 and the 66th day of autumn.
TODAY’S HISTORY:
— In 1789, the United States observed a day of Thanksgiving declared by George Washington in celebration of the new Constitution.
— In 1922, Egyptologist Howard Carter became the first person to enter Tutankhamen’s tomb in 3,000 years.
— In 1992, it was announced that the Queen of England would begin paying income taxes, the first time a British monarch would do so since the 1930s.
— In 2000, nearly three weeks after Election Day, Florida’s presidential election results were certified in favor of George W. Bush.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Mary Edwards Walker (1832-1919), physician/activist; Charles M. Schulz (1922-2000), cartoonist; Robert Goulet (1933-2007), singer/actor; Rich Little (1938- ), actor/comedian; Tina Turner (1939- ), singer/actress; Dale Jarrett (1956- ), race car driver; Scott Adsit (1965- ), actor; Peter Facinelli (1973- ), actor; DJ Khaled (1975- ), rapper/producer; Rita Ora (1990- ), singer-songwriter.
TODAY’S FACT: To preserve the length of the holiday shopping season, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed legislation in December 1941 that decreed Thanksgiving would always fall on the fourth Thursday of November. Thanksgiving had been celebrated on the last Thursday of November, which in some years was the fifth, since 1863.
TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1917, the National Hockey League was founded in Montreal.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “If I were given the opportunity to present a gift to the next generation, it would be the ability for each individual to learn to laugh at himself.” — Charles M. Schulz
TODAY’S NUMBER: 537 — number of votes by which George W. Bush secured victory in Florida in 2000.
TODAY’S MOON: Between new moon (Nov. 23) and first quarter moon (Nov. 30).
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