History Blog

November 17

Happy Birthday RIP “Rock Hudson”(Roy Scherer Jr 1925–1985) ; Gordon Lightfoot–84 Martin Scorsese–80 Mary “Lauren” Hutton–79 Daniel DeVito Jr–78 Lorne Michaels(Lipowitz)–78 Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio–64 “RuPaul”(Andre Charles)–62 Rachel McAdams–44 Thomas Ellis–44 Isaac Hanson–42 ; 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 #Crook