Those born on this date include French painter Georges Seurat in 1859; circus co-founder Charles Ringling in 1863; engineer Peter Carl Goldmark, the inventor of the long-playing record, in 1906; actor Ray Walston in 1914; composer/lyricist Adolph Green in 1915; opera singer Maria Callas in 1923; former Secretary of State Alexander Haig Jr. in 1924 (age 79); actress Julie Harris in 1925 (age 78); former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese III in 1931 (age 72); artist and dog photographer William Wegman in 1943 (age 60); actress Cathy Lee Crosby in 1948 (age 55); figure skater Randy Gardner in 1958 (age 45); actress Lucy Liu in 1967 (age 36); tennis player Monica Seles in 1973 (age 30), and pop singer Britney Spears in 1981 (age 22).
On this date in history:
In 1804, Napoleon crowned himself emperor of France.
In 1823, during his annual address to Congress, President James Monroe proclaimed a new U.S. foreign policy initiative that became known as the "Monroe Doctrine."
In 1859, abolitionist John Brown was hanged for his raid on the federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry, W.Va.
In 1927, the Model A Ford was introduced as the successor to the Model T. The price of a Model A roadster was $395.
In 1942, the Atomic Age was born when scientists demonstrated the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction at a laboratory below the stands at the University of Chicago football stadium.
The U.S. Senate voted 65 to 22 to condemn Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy in 1954 for conduct unbecoming of a senator. The condemnation, which was equivalent to a censure, related to McCarthy's controversial investigation of suspected communists in the U.S. government, military, and civilian society.
In 1961, Fidel Castro disclosed he was a communist, acknowledging he concealed the fact until he solidified his hold on Cuba.
In 1982, 62-year-old retired dentist Barney Clark became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart. He survived 112 days.
In 1990, Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein declared that the chance for war was "50-50," depending on U.S. willingness to negotiate the Persian Gulf crisis.
Also in 1990, Aaron Copland, the dean of American music, died at age 90; and actor Bob Cummings died at age 80.
In 1993, Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar was killed in a shoot-out with police and soldiers in the Colombian city of Medellin.
In 1996, two aviators were killed when a Navy training jet crashed at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
In 1997, representatives of 41 countries met in London to discuss the whereabouts of gold and other valuable assets seized by the Nazi government from Jews in Germany and other occupied countries before and during World War II.
In 2001, U.S. forces in Afghanistan captured John Walker Lindh, 20, an American citizen from San Anselmo, Cal., found fighting with the Taliban.
Also in 2001, Enron, the giant Houston-based energy trading company, its stock nearly worthless, became the largest firm ever to file for bankruptcy.
In 2002, President George W. Bush said "the signs are not encouraging" that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein is ready to fully comply with UN resolutions on disarmament despite the prospect of military action should he fail to do so.
Also in 2002, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston reportedly considered bankruptcy protection in the wake of the clergy sex abuse scandal. More than 200 alleged victims were involved.
A thought for the day: Casey Stengel once remarked, "There comes a time in every man's life and I've had many of them."
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Classic Quotes
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"Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another."
Anatole France (1844 - 1924), The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
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"To be able to fill leisure intelligently is the last product of civilization, and at present very few people have reached this level."
Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Conquest of Happiness (1930) ch. 14
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"No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive."
Dr. Joyce Brothers (1949 - )
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"He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate."
Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), Journal, February 11, 1840
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"If a man insisted always on being serious, and never allowed himself a bit of fun and relaxation, he would go mad or become unstable without knowing it."
Herodotus (484 BC - 430 BC), The Histories of Herodotus
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Friday, Nov. 28 history:
Today is Friday, Nov. 28, the 332nd day of 2003 with 33 to follow.
Those born on this date include English poet William Blake in 1757; John Hyatt, inventor of celluloid, in 1837; architect Henry Bacon, designer of the Lincoln Memorial, in 1866; Motown Records founder Berry Gordy in 1929 (age 74); actress Hope Lange in 1931 (age 72); former Sen. Gary Hart, D-Colo., in 1936 (age 67); singer/songwriter Randy Newman in 1943 (age 60); ballet dancer Alexander Godunov and band leader Paul Shaffer ("The Late Show With David Letterman"), both in 1949 (age 54); actors Ed Harris in 1950 (age 53), S. Epatha Merkerson ("Law & Order") in 1952 (age 51), and Judd Nelson in 1959 (age 44); and comedian Jon Stewart ("The Daily Show") in 1962 (age 41).
On this date in history:
In 1520, Ferdinand Magellan entered the Pacific Ocean on his way around the world. He was the first European to sail the Pacific from the east.
In 1919, Virginia-born Lady Nancy Astor became the first woman member of the British Parliament.
In 1925, "The Grand Ole Opry," the famed country music show, made its radio debut.
In 1942, a fire at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub in Boston killed 491 people. Most victims suffocated or were trampled to death.
In 1958, the United States fired an intercontinental ballistic missile at full range for the first time.
In 1963, Cape Canaveral, the space center in Florida, was renamed Cape Kennedy to honor the assassinated president. Area residents later voted to revert to the original name.
In 1989, Czechoslovak Premier Adamec agreed to a coalition government. The next day, the Czechoslovak Parliament revoked the Communist Party's monopoly.
Also in 1989, a construction crane snapped in San Francisco. Five people were killed, 21 injured.
In 1992, a fire destroyed parts of the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, threatening the famous Lipizzaner stallions.
In 1993, British officials confirmed they have made secret contacts with the outlawed Irish Republican Army in an effort to end the violence in Northern Ireland.
Also in 1993, Carlos Roberto Reina was elected president of Honduras.
In 1994, serial killer/cannibal Jeffrey Dahmer and a second inmate were beaten to death by another inmate at the Columbia Correctional Center in Portage, Wis.
In 2002, an explosion hit an Israeli-owned hotel near Mombasa in Kenya, killing at least 15 people, while at about the same time two missiles were fired at an Israeli passenger plane departing from Mombasa..
A thought for the day: Thomas Carlyle said, "...speech is of time, silence is of eternity."
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Charles Mims
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