ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC

Today is the 315th day of 2024 and the 50th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1775, the Continental Congress created the U.S. Marine Corps.

In 1954, the USMC War Memorial (Iwo Jima Memorial) was dedicated near Arlington National Cemetery.

In 1969, "Sesame Street" premiered on PBS.

In 1977, a human was conceived through in vitro fertilization for the first time.

In 2001, China was approved for membership in the World Trade Organization.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Martin Luther (1483-1546), leader of the Protestant Reformation; William Hogarth (1697-1764), painter/engraver; Claude Rains (1889-1967), actor; Richard Burton (1925-1984), actor; Ennio Morricone (1928-2020), composer; Tim Rice (1944- ), lyricist; Neil Gaiman (1960- ), author; Tracy Morgan (1968- ), actor/comedian; Ellen Pompeo (1969- ), actress; Walton Goggins (1971- ), actor; Brittany Murphy (1977-2009), actress; Eve (1978- ), rapper/producer; Miranda Lambert (1983- ), singer; Taron Egerton (1989- ), actor.

TODAY'S FACT: In 2023, the annual U.S.-China trade deficit was $279.1 billion, down 26.9% from the 2022 deficit of $382 billion.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1990, the NBA's Phoenix Suns scored a record 107 first-half points in their 173-143 win over the Denver Nuggets, just three days after the Nuggets had set the record with 90 first-half points against the San Antonio Spurs.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "We're supposed to wallow, to go through the desert without water for a long time so that when we finally drink it, we'll truly need it and we won't spill a drop. It's about being present." -- Walton Goggins

TODAY'S NUMBER: 1 -- China's rank in the World Trade Organization's 2022 list of the leading exporters in world merchandise trade, with a 14% share. The United States was No. 2, with 8%.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (Nov. 8) and full moon (Nov. 15).

ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC

Today is the 314th day of 2024 and the 49th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1906, Theodore Roosevelt visited the Panama Canal, becoming the first sitting president to make an official trip outside of the United States.

In 1938, the Nazis launched a series of national pogroms, later dubbed "Kristallnacht," against Jewish people in Germany and Austria.

In 1965, a massive blackout left much of the northeastern United States and the provinces of Quebec and Ontario, Canada, without power.

In 1989, the wall separating West Berlin from East Berlin and the rest of East Germany fell.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Benjamin Banneker (1731-1806), astronomer; Elijah P. Lovejoy (1802-1837), abolitionist; Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000), actress/inventor; Spiro Agnew (1918-1996), U.S. vice president; Anne Sexton (1928-1974), poet; Carl Sagan (1934-1996), astronomer/writer; Bob Gibson (1935-2020), baseball player; Chris Jericho (1970- ), professional wrestler/actor; Susan Tedeschi (1970- ), singer-songwriter; Eric Dane (1972- ), actor; Nick Lachey (1973- ), singer/actor.

TODAY'S FACT: The 1965 power grid blackout left an area of 80,000 square miles, and at least 30 million people, without power.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1961, the Professional Golfers' Association of America eliminated its rule limiting membership to Caucasians.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "Only my books anoint me, / and a few friends, / those who reach into my veins." -- Anne Sexton, "The Witch's Life"

TODAY'S NUMBER: 33 -- Rolling Stone magazine cover appearances (as of late October 2024) by the Beatles' John Lennon. The first issue of the iconic magazine was released on this day in 1967, with Lennon on the cover.

TODAY'S MOON: Between first quarter moon (Nov. 8) and full moon (Nov. 15).

ANDREWS MCMEEL ALMANAC

Today is the 313th day of 2024 and the 48th day of autumn.

TODAY'S HISTORY: In 1889, Montana was admitted as the 41st U.S. state.

In 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States, defeating Richard Nixon.

In 2002, the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted to give Iraq a "final opportunity" to disarm.

In 2004, U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a successful siege of the city of Fallujah, an insurgent stronghold.

TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS: Edmond Halley (1656-1742), astronomer/mathematician; Bram Stoker (1847-1912), author; Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949), author; Esther Rolle (1920-1998), actress; Christiaan Barnard (1922-2001), surgeon; Patti Page (1927-2013), singer/actress; Bonnie Raitt (1949- ), musician; Alfre Woodard (1952- ), actress; Kazuo Ishiguro (1954- ), author; Gordon Ramsay (1966- ), chef/TV personality; Parker Posey (1968- ), actress; Tech N9ne (1971- ), rapper; David Muir (1973- ), TV journalist; Giancarlo Stanton (1989- ), baseball player; SZA (1989- ), singer-songwriter.

TODAY'S FACT: The synthetic element roentgenium (atomic number 111) was named after physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen, who discovered X-rays on this day in 1895.

TODAY'S SPORTS: In 1966, Frank Robinson of the American League's Baltimore Orioles became the first person to win MVP honors from both current baseball leagues. He had been named MVP in the National League in 1961 with the Cincinnati Reds.

TODAY'S QUOTE: "No man knows till he has suffered from the night how sweet and dear to his heart and eye the morning can be." -- Bram Stoker, "Dracula"

TODAY'S NUMBERS: 43 -- age of John F. Kennedy when he won the 1960 presidential election, making him the youngest elected president in U.S. history.

TODAY'S MOON: First quarter moon (Nov. 8).