Right this moment is Saturday, Nov. 23, the 328th day of 2024. There are 38 days left within the 12 months.
Right this moment in historical past:
On Nov. 23, 2006, former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko (leet-vee-NYEN’-koh) died in London from radiation poisoning after making a deathbed assertion blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Additionally on this date:
In 1963, President Lyndon B. Johnson proclaimed Nov. 25 a day of nationwide mourning following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
In 1980, an estimated 2,500-3,000 individuals have been killed by a collection of earthquakes that devastated southern Italy.
In 1984, Boston Faculty quarterback Doug Flutie accomplished one of the crucial well-known passes in faculty soccer historical past, connecting with Gerald Phelan for a 48-yard landing with no time left on the clock as Boston Faculty defeated the Miami Hurricanes 47-45.
In 1996, a commandeered Ethiopian Airways Boeing 767 crashed into the water off the Comoro Islands, killing 125 of the 175 individuals on board, together with all three hijackers.
In 2005, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf was elected president of Liberia, changing into the primary lady to steer an African nation.
In 2008, the U.S. authorities unveiled a daring plan to rescue Citigroup, injecting a recent $20 billion into the troubled agency in addition to guaranteeing a whole bunch of billions of {dollars} in dangerous property.
In 2011, Yemen’s authoritarian President Ali Abdullah Saleh (AH’-lee ahb-DUH’-luh sah-LEH’) agreed to step down amid a fierce rebellion to oust him after 33 years in energy.
Right this moment’s Birthdays:
Senate Majority Chief Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is 74.
Singer Bruce Hornsby is 70.
TV journalist Robin Roberts (“Good Morning America”) is 64.
Olympic gold medal sprinter Asafa Powell is 42.
NHL heart Nicklas Bäckström is 37.
Singer-actor Miley Cyrus is 32.
