Today in History: November 16, Oklahoma wins statehood

Today in History

Today is Wednesday, Nov. 16, the 320th day of 2022. There are 45 days left in the 12 months.

Today’s Highlight in History:

On Nov. 16, 1914, the newly created Federal Reserve Banks opened in 12 cities.

On this date:

In 1907, Oklahoma grew to become the forty sixth state of the union.

In 1933, the United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.

In 1960, Academy Award-winning actor Clark Gable died in Los Angeles at age 59.

In 1961, House Speaker Samuel T. Rayburn died in Bonham, Texas, having served as speaker since 1940 besides for 2 phrases.

In 1982, an settlement was introduced in the 57th day of a strike by National Football League gamers.

In 1989, six Jesuit monks, a housekeeper and her daughter had been slain by military troops on the University of Central America Jose Simeon Canas in El Salvador.

In 1991, former Louisiana governor Edwin Edwards gained a landslide victory in his bid to return to workplace, defeating State Rep. David Duke, a former Ku Klux Klan chief.

In 2001, investigators discovered a letter addressed to Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont containing anthrax; it was the second letter bearing the lethal germ recognized to have been despatched to Capitol Hill.

In 2004, President George W. Bush picked National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice to be his new secretary of state, succeeding Colin Powell.

In 2006, Democrats embraced Nancy Pelosi as the primary feminine House speaker in historical past, however then chosen Steny Hoyer as majority chief towards her needs.

In 2018, a U.S. official mentioned intelligence officers had concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi (jah-MAHL’ khahr-SHOHK’-jee).

In 2020, President-elect Joe Biden warned of dire penalties if President Donald Trump and his administration continued to refuse to coordinate along with his transition workforce on the coronavirus pandemic and saved blocking briefings on nationwide safety coverage points and vaccine plans; Biden instructed reporters, “More people may die if we don’t coordinate.”

Ten years in the past: Former CIA Director David Petraeus instructed Congress that categorised intelligence confirmed the Sept. 11, 2012 assault in Benghazi, Libya, that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three different Americans was a terrorist assault, however that the Obama administration withheld the suspected function of al-Qaida associates to keep away from tipping them off.

Five years in the past: Minnesota Democratic Sen. Al Franken grew to become the primary member of Congress to be caught up in a wave of allegations of sexual abuse and inappropriate conduct, after a Los Angeles radio anchor accused him of forcibly kissing her and groping her throughout a 2006 USO tour. (Franken would resign weeks later.) The federal bribery trial of Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey ended with the jury hopelessly deadlocked on all fees. (Federal prosecutors determined to not retry him.) Jose Altuve of the World Champion Houston Astros gained the American League Most Valuable Player award; Giancarlo Stanton of the Marlins was the winner in the National League.

One 12 months in the past: Hospitals in Michigan and Minnesota reported a wave of COVID-19 sufferers not seen in months as beds had been crammed with unvaccinated folks and well being care leaders warned that workers had been being worn down by one more surge. American journalist Danny Fenster, who spent practically six months in jail in military-ruled Myanmar, arrived again in the United States after former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson helped negotiate his launch. The U.S. Census Bureau introduced that Hartville, Missouri, was now the closest city to the middle of U.S. inhabitants distribution. Michelle Wu was sworn in as Boston’s first girl and first particular person of shade elected mayor in the town’s lengthy historical past.

Today’s Birthdays: Journalist Elizabeth Drew is 87. Blues musician W.C. Clark is 83. Actor Joanna Pettet is 80. Actor Steve Railsback is 77. Actor David Leisure is 72. Actor Miguel Sandoval is 71. Actor Marg Helgenberger is 64. Rock musician Mani is 60. Former professional tennis participant Zina Garrison is 59. Former MLB All-Star pitcher Dwight Gooden is 58. Jazz singer Diana Krall is 58. Actor Harry Lennix is 58. Rock musician Dave Kushner (Velvet Revolver) is 56. Actor Lisa Bonet (boh-NAY’) is 55. Actor Tammy Lauren is 54. Actor Martha Plimpton is 52. Actor Michael Irby is 50. Actor Missi Pyle is 50. Rock musician Corey McCormick (Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real) is 46. Olympic gold medal determine skater Oksana Baiul (ahk-SAH’-nah by-OOL’) is 45. Actor Maggie Gyllenhaal (JIHL’-ehn-hahl) is 45. Pop singer Trevor Penick is 43. Former NBA participant Amare Stoudemire (ah-MAR’-ay STOW’-duh-my-ur) is 40. Actor Kimberly J. Brown is 38. Rock singer Siva Kaneswaran (The Wanted) is 34. Actor-comedian Pete Davidson is 29. Actor Casey Moss is 29. Actor Noah Gray-Cabey is 27.

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