On This Day:
Saturday November 30, 2013 This is the 334th day of the year, with 31 days remaining in 2013. Fact of the Day: Mount Rushmore The Mount Rushmore National Memorial is a colossal sculpture in the Black Hills of South Dakota, about 25 miles southwest of Rapid City. The four United States Presidents whose portraits are carved in the granite are George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln. These four symbolize the first 150 years of the United States and represent, respectively, the nation's independence, democratic process, leadership in world affairs, and principle of equality. Work began in 1927 under the guidance of American sculptor Gutzon Borglum and applying the skills of some 400 workers; it was completed in 1941. Each head is about 60 feet tall. The most spectacular program at Mount Rushmore is the evening lighting ceremony, held in the new amphitheater at 9:00 PM sharp.
Holidays Scotland: National Day.
Feast day of St. Andrew the Apostle, St. Sapor, and St. Cuthbert Mayne.
Barbados: Independence Day.
Philippines: Bonifacio Day.
Benin: National Day.
Events 1782 - The United States and Britain signed preliminary peace articles in Paris, ending the Revolutionary War.
1872 - The first international football (soccer) match was played, between Scotland and England in Glasgow. It ended with no score.
1886 - The "Folies Bergere" featuring women in sensational costumes, debuted in Paris.
1906 - President Theodore Roosevelt denounced segregation of Japanese schoolchildren in San Francisco.
1914 - Charlie Chaplin made his film debut in "Making a Living," a one-reel film.
1936 - London's famed Crystal Palace, built for the International Exhibition of 1851, was destroyed by fire.
1939 - The Russo-Finnish winter war began when Russia invaded Finland.
1962 - U Thant of Burma was elected Secretary-General of the United Nations, succeeding the late Dag Hammarskjold.
1966 - Barbados became independent of Britain.
1995 - Bill Clinton became the first U.S. president to visit Northern Ireland.
Births 1667 - Jonathan Swift, Irish author and satirist.
1835 - Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain), American author.
1874 - Sir Winston Churchill, British statesman.
1874 - Lucy Maud Montgomery, Canadian writer, known especially for her "Anne of Green Gables" series.
1929 - Dick Clark, TV producer and personality ("American Bandstand").
1955 - Billy Idol, English hard-rock musician.
1965 - Ben Stiller, American comedian, actor, and film director.
Deaths 1900 - Oscar Wilde (Fingal O'Flahertie Wills), Irish poet and dramatist.
1979 - Zeppo Marx (Herbert Marx), American comedian and member of the Marx Brothers comic team.
1996 - Herbert Buckingham Khaury, better known as Tiny Tim, American singer, ukulele player, and musical archivist.
2004 - Pierre Berton, Canadian author, television personality, and journalist.
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