Saturday History
Andrews McMeel Syndicate
Today is the 331st day of 2021 and the 67th day of autumn.
TODAY’S HISTORY:
— In 1895, Alfred Nobel signed his last will and testament, setting aside his estate to establish the Nobel Prize.
— In 1942, the French navy sank its fleet at Toulon to prevent its use by the Nazis.
— In 1973, the U.S. Senate approved the nomination of House Minority Leader Gerald Ford, a Michigan Republican, as vice president, following the resignation of Spiro Agnew.
— In 2005, French surgeons completed the first known partial face transplant, grafting a new nose, lips and chin.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS: Anders Celsius (1701-1744), scientist/inventor; Robert Livingston (1746-1813), diplomat; Charles A. Beard (1874-1948), historian; James Agee (1909-1955), author/critic; Bruce Lee (1940-1973), actor/martial artist; Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), singer-songwriter; Kathryn Bigelow (1951-), film director; Bill Nye (1955-), educator/TV personality; Caroline Kennedy (1957-), diplomat/writer; Sharlto Copley (1973-), actor.
TODAY’S FACT: Pierre and Marie Curie are the only husband and wife to have received the Nobel Prize in Physics, sharing the award in 1903.
TODAY’S SPORTS: In 1985, Vince Coleman became the fourth person ever to be unanimously named National League Rookie of the Year. He had stolen 110 bases for the St. Louis Cardinals.
TODAY’S QUOTE: “Isn’t every human being both a scientist and an artist; and in writing of human experience, isn’t there a good deal to be said for recognizing that fact and for using both methods?” — James Agee, “Let Us Now Praise Famous Men”
TODAY’S NUMBER: 59 — Nobel Prizes that have been awarded to women since 1901.
TODAY’S MOON: Last quarter moon (Nov. 27).
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