1 of 2 | On November 16, 1988, Pakistanis voted Benazir Bhutto as prime minister, the nation’s first female leader in modern history. UPI File Photo | License Photo
Today is Saturday, Nov. 16, the 321st day of 2024 with 45 to follow.
The moon is waning. Morning stars are Jupiter, Mars, Neptune, Saturn and Uranus. Evening stars are Jupiter, Mars, Mercury, Neptune, Saturn, Uranus and Venus.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Scorpio. They include Tiberius, emperor of Rome, in 42 B.C.; playwright George S. Kaufman in 1889; musician Eddie Condon (McKenzie and Condon’s Chicagoans) in 1905; actor Burgess Meredith in 1907; actor Clu Gulager in 1928; writer Chinua Achebe in 1930; actor/musician/dancer Donna McKechnie in 1942 (age 82); actor Miguel Sandoval in 1951 (age 73); video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto in 1952 (age 72); actor Marg Helgenberger in 1958 (age 66); actor Bruno Amato in 1961 (age 63); musician Diana Krall in 1964 (age 60); musician Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver) in 1966 (age 58); actor Lisa Bonet in 1967 (age 57); musician Bryan Abrams (Color Me Badd) in 1969 (age 55); actor Martha Plimpton in 1970 (age 54); actor Michael Irby in 1972 (age 52); actor Missi Pyle in 1972 (age 52); actor Brooke Elliott in 1974 (age 50); actor Maggie Gyllenhaal in 1977 (age 47); Olympic figure skater Oksana Baiul in 1977 (age 47); Paraguayan President Santiago Peña in 1978 (age 46); comedian/actor Pete Davidson in 1993 (age 31); actor Brandon Larracuente in 1994 (age 30); actor Jack Champion in 2004 (age 20).
On this date in history:
In 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th state admitted to the union.
In 1914, intended to serve as a “lender of last resort,” the New York Fed opened for business.
In 1933, the United States established diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union.
In 1957, Ed Gein murdered his last victim, Bernice Worden. When police searched his house, they found 10 human skulls, a human heart in a pot on the stove and what appeared to be a belt made out of human flesh. He confessed to killing two women and said the other body parts were from grave robbing.
In 1960, Hollywood king Clark Gable, best remembered as Rhett Butler in Gone With The Winddied of a heart attack at the age of 59.
In 1973, President Richard Nixon authorized the construction of the Alaska Pipeline with the signing of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law.
In 1988, Pakistanis voted Benazir Bhutto as prime minister, the nation’s first female leader in modern history.
In 1990, the Soviet Union indicated its approval of the use of military force to oust Iraq from Kuwait but said action should be delayed to give Iraqi President Saddam Hussein a chance to leave the country peacefully.
In 2000, President Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Vietnam since the end of the Vietnam War.
In 2008, after nearly a year of negotiations with the United States, the Iraqi Cabinet agreed to withdrawal of U.S. combat troops by Dec. 31, 2011.
In 2015, miners uncovered the world’s second-largest gem-quality diamond in Botswana. The 1,111-carat gem, dubbed the Lesedi La Rona diamond, sold in September 2017 for $53 million.
In 2021, a self portrait by the famed Mexican painter Frida Kahlo sold for $34.9 million, which not only shattered her own personal best but made it the most expensive artwork by a Latin American artist.
In 2023, all 30 MLB team owners unanimously approved the Oakland Athletics’s plans to relocate to Las Vegas.
A thought for the day: “One of the truest tests of integrity is its blunt refusal to be compromised.” – Nigerian writer Chinua Achebe
