November 16
1864
General Sherman and his troops began their “March to the sea” during the Civil War.
1907
Oklahoma became the 46th state.
1933
The United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.
1973
President Nixon signed the bill authorizing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline.
2004
President George W. Bush nominated Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.
Birthdays
Emperor Tiberius
42 B.C.–37 A.D., Second Roman Emperor.
W. C. Handy
songwriter (1873)
George S. Kaufman
dramatist and journalist (1889)
Burgess Meredith
actor, director (1907)
Jose Saramago
novelist (1922)
Chinua Achebe
writer (1930)
Elizabeth Drew
journalist (1935)
Robert Nozick
political philosopher (1938)
Maggie Gyllenhaal
actor (1977)