History Blog

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP “Rock Hudson”(Roy Scherer Jr 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–92 Martin Scorsese–77 Mary “Lauren” Hutton–77 Daniel DeVito Jr–76 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–76 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio62 “RuPaul”(Andre Charles)–60 Rachel McAdams–42 Thomas Ellis–42 Isaac Hanson–40 ; 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