Today is Tuesday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2019. There are 56 days left in the year.
On this date:
In 1911, singing cowboy star Roy Rogers was born Leonard Slye in Cincinnati, Ohio.
In 1940, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won an unprecedented third term in office as he defeated Republican challenger Wendell L. Willkie.
In 1968, Republican Richard M. Nixon won the presidency, defeating Democratic Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey and American Independent candidate George C. Wallace.
In 1994, former President Ronald Reagan disclosed he had Alzheimers disease.
Five years ago: A day after sweeping Republican election gains, President Barack Obama and incoming Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell pledged to try to turn divided government into a force for good rather than gridlock, yet warned of veto showdowns as well.
Thought for Today:
Imagination is the only key to the future. Without it none exists with it all things are possible. Ida M. Tarbell, American journalist (1857-1944).
