History Blog

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP “Rock Hudson”(Roy Scherer Jr 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–83 Martin Scorsese–79 Mary “Lauren” Hutton–78 Daniel DeVito Jr–77 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–77 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio–63 “RuPaul”(Andre Charles)–61 Rachel McAdams–43 Thomas Ellis–43 Isaac Hanson–41 ; 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