Today is Thursday November 28, 2013
332st day of 2013, 33 remaining
Sunrise: 7:04am
Sunset: 4:51pm
Special Celebrations today:
Today is Thanksgiving Day and the first day of Hanukkah
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This is National French Toast Day.
This is National Red Planet Day and No Interruption Day.
On this day in...
1953: New York City began 11 days without newspapers due to a strike by photoengravers.
1963: U.S. President Johnson announced that Cape Canaveral would be renamed Cape Kennedy.
1964: The U.S. launched the space probe Mariner Four on course for Mars.
1983: The Space Shuttle Columbia took off with the Spacelab in its cargo bay.
1990: Margaret Thatcher resigned as prime minister of Brittain.
1995: President Clinton signed a bill that ended the federal 55mph speed limit.
If today's your birthday, you share it with:
Berry Gordy Jr.
Randy Newman
Ed Harris
Judd Nelson
Jon Stewart
Tags: Daily Almanac/tides