History Blog

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP “Rock Hudson”(Roy Scherer Jr 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–89 Martin Scorsese–76 Mary “Lauren” Hutton–75 Daniel DeVito Jr–74 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–74 “RuPaul”(Andre Charles)–58 Rachel McAdams–40 Clarke Isaac Hanson–38 ; 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