On TV
Outlander: Blood of My Blood — 2x1: Remembrance Day (STARZ)
The fiery crosses have been lit across the Highlands; lovers must part, as the call to arms brings friends and enemies home and the Jacobite Rebellion begins in earnest.
New Music

beabadoobee — "Pylon" (Interscope Records)

Echo & the Bunnymen — "Apples for Isaac" (BMG)

David Bowie — "The Shel Talmy Recordings" (Parlophone)

Lizzy McAlpine — "Angel" (RCA)

Orville Peck — "Mule" (Warner Records)

Beck — "Ride Lonesome" (Capitol Records)

Susanna Hoffs — "The List" (Baroque Folk)

In theaters
Play House (85 minutes)
While renovating a dilapidated house to win back his ex, a young man discovers VHS tapes of an unaired TV show in the basement. But as the show’s dark history surfaces, it seeps into his life, threatening his last chance at reconciliation.
Premature (89 minutes)
After an impulsive one-night stand leads to an unexpected pregnancy, two flatmates must confront who they are, and who they want to be, before the baby arrives.
Daniel and the Fiery Furnace (108 minutes)
During the Jewish exile to Babylon, Daniel and his friends face trials as Babylon's armies conquer Jerusalem. Under King Nebuchadnezzar, they gain royal favor but make enemies. Their faith is tested at the fiery furnace.
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Useless Fact

Former basketball superstar Michael Jordan is the most recognized face in the world, more than the pope himself.

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Today In History
2020 — Death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
American lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was the second woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court (1993–2020), died at age 87. Why are there nine justices on the U.S. Supreme Court? Steve Petteway/Collection of the Supreme Court of the United States
2019 — Invasive Giant Hornets Nest Destroyed in BC
A nest of northern giant hornets was destroyed on Vancouver Island in British Columbia. It was the first nest reported in North America, where the insects are an invasive species. Learn how wasps, along with bees and ants, are part of one of the most ecologically important animal groups on Earth Phil Degginger/Alamy
2014 — Scots Reject Independence Referendum in 2014
Scottish voters rejected a referendum that would have made Scotland an independent country
2001 — Typhoon Nari Batters Taiwan, Kills 79
For the second straight day, Typhoon Nari pounded Taiwan with record rainfalls, causing massive flooding and killing 79 people
1970 — Jimi Hendrix Dies of Overdose in London at 27
American rock guitarist and singer Jimi Hendrix—who fused American traditions of blues, jazz, rock, and soul with techniques of British avant-garde rock to redefine the electric guitar in his own image—died of an overdose of barbiturates in London. Is 27 an especially deadly age for musicians?
1965 — Discovery of Comet Ikeya-Seki, 1965
Japanese astronomers Ikeya Kaoru and Seki Tsutomu discovered Comet Ikeya-Seki
1961 — Suspicious Plane Crash Kills UN Secretary-General
UN Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjöld died in a plane crash that generated much speculation; a 2017 investigation found that "it appears plausible that an external attack or threat may have been a cause of the crash." JO/UN Photo
1948 — Communist Rebellion in Madiun, Indonesia
A local communist commander seized power in Madiun, Indonesia, as part of a rebellion effort against the Sukarno government in an incident known as the Madiun Affair. plots and revolutions quiz Fred Mayer/Magnum Photos
1933 — Birth of Canadian Hockey Coach Scotty Bowman
Canadian ice hockey coach Scotty Bowman, who won a record nine Stanley Cups as a head coach in the National Hockey League, was born
1931 — Mukden seized by Japanese
On this day in 1931, in the so-called Mukden Incident, the Japanese army in Manchuria used the pretext of an explosion along its railway to occupy Mukden and to increase its control, within three months, to all of Manchuria
1905 — Greta Garbo Born in Stockholm, 1905
Actress Greta Garbo—who was best known for her portrayals of strong-willed heroines, most of them as compellingly enigmatic as herself—was born in Stockholm. women in classic cinema quiz Culver Pictures
1898 — Anglo-French Confrontation at Fashoda
British forces under Sir Horatio Herbert Kitchenerconfronted French forces commanded by Jean-Baptiste Marchandat the disputed fort of Fashodain the Egyptian Sudan.BBC Hulton Picture Library
1895 — Booker T. Washington's Atlanta Compromise Speech
Booker T. Washington declared the Atlanta Compromise—a classic statement on race relations—in a speech at the Atlanta (Georgia) Exposition
1885 — 1885 Unification of Eastern Rumelia with Bulgaria
Bulgarian nationalists in Eastern Rumelia mounted a coup and declared the province's unification with Bulgaria, leading to the Serbo-Bulgarian War
1819 — Birth of French Physicist Jean-Bernard-Léon Foucault
French physicist Jean-Bernard-Léon Foucault, who introduced and helped develop a technique of measuring with extreme accuracy the absolute velocity oflightand provided experimental proof that Earthrotates on its axis, was born

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