Today is Tuesday, Nov. 10, the 314th day of 2009. There are 51 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Nov. 10, 1775, the U.S. Marines were organized under authority of the Continental Congress. On this date: In 1871, journalist-explorer Henry M. Stanley found Scottish missionary David Livingstone, who had not been heard from for years, near Lake Tanganyika in central Africa. In 1917, 41 suffragists were arrested for picketing in front of the White House. In 1919, the American Legion opened its first national convention, in Minneapolis. In 1928, Japanese Emperor Hirohito was formally enthroned, almost two years after his ascension. In 1938, Kate Smith first sang Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" on her CBS radio program. Turkish statesman Mustafa Kemal Ataturk died in Istanbul at age 57. In 1954, the U.S. Marine Corps Memorial, depicting the raising of the American flag on Iwo Jima in 1945, was dedicated by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Arlington, Va. In 1959, the nuclear submarine USS Triton was commissioned by the U.S. Navy. In 1969, the children's educational program "Sesame Street" made its debut on National Educational Television (later PBS). Continued... |