History Blog

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP “Rock Hudson”(Roy Scherer Jr 1925–1985) Gordon Lightfoot(1938–2023) ; Martin Scorsese–82 Mary “Lauren” Hutton–81 Daniel DeVito Jr–80 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–80 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio–66 “RuPaul”(Andre Charles)–64 Rachel McAdams–46 Thomas Ellis–46 Isaac Hanson–44 ; 1973 – President Nixon told 400 Associated Press editors meeting in Orlando, Fla., that “People have got to know whether or not their president is a crook. Well, I’m not a crook.” #Watergate