Thursday, November 12.

“If you have nothing planned for the future, you have no need of a future.”

— Ron D Sharp

HOUSTON – Warriors superstar Steph Curry missing games this season was inevitable. Curry had already missed two of the Warriors' first 11 games, but each was for rest, and everybody in the organization had their fingers crossed that would be the only reason he wouldn't be suited up after missing nearly half of last season because of injury. The start of the Warriors' five-game road trip following an undefeated six-game homestand was spoiled in the first few minutes of their eventual 115-108 loss to the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center when Curry began grabbing his right side. He appeared to have first felt something was wrong while getting tangled with Rockets center Alperen Sengun and initially kept playing while looking noticeably uncomfortable. When Curry made a 28-foot three, he felt the pain after watching his shot go in and yelled in frustration. Not even a minute later, the Warriors called a timeout and Curry went straight to coach Steve Kerr while holding his side and exited for the visiting locker room. Curry played just five minutes and was ruled out for the rest of the game during the second quarter with right abdominal soreness."He just said he tweaked something in his abdominal area and said he's never done it before," Warriors coach Steve Kerr said after the game. Kerr added that Curry left during the second half to get an MRI and his concern level is "high," but "I have no idea the extent of the injury." The Warriors on Thursday morning announced Curry has an oblique abdominal tear and will be re-evaluated in two weeks.The rest of the first quarter, the Warriors were smacked in the mouth by the Rockets' speed, length, athleticism and firepower behind a raucous crowd. It looked like this could be a blowout in a hurry. But rookie Yaxel Lendeborg put the Warriors on his back in the second quarter, and the rest of the team followed suit. "The thing that he's going to have to learn and understand is, all right, Steph wasn't out there, [Rockets forward Kevin Durant] was off the court, I was like, 'You look around, you're probably the best player on the floor, regardless of the team,' " Draymond Green said. Leaning on Lendeborg, the Warriors carried a 16-4 run from the end of the first quarter into the second to get themselves within striking distance. Lendeborg scored 13 of the Warriors' 31 points in the second quarter to make it a five-point game at halftime. When he had guard Marcus Smart on him, Lendeborg took him to the rack. Given an inch of freedom, Lendeborg let it fly from deep. His scoring arsenal came out of the bag right when the Warriors needed their star rookie the most. "I think there was a point where he realized, like, oh, 'Ding! Ding! Ding!' and he started attacking and the game flipped for us," Green said. In a game that featured veteran stars like Durant and Sengun, Lendeborg scored 25 points on 9-of-19 shooting and added 10 rebounds for his third double-double of his young career. This wasn't the first time Lendeborg has proven he can be the Warriors' No. 1 option without Curry, and Green knows it won't be the last. Lendeborg scored 26 points against the Phoenix Suns in the first game Curry missed this season and dropped 37 points four games later with Curry watching from the sidelines. Green praised combo guard Brandin Podziemski for recognizing Lendeborg was the hot hand and fed him for mismatches, consistently getting the 6-foot-9 forward into good positions to score. Podziemski the 1-2 punch the Warriors needed to remain competitive, providing a blueprint for how to stay afloat without Curry. The fourth-year pro has taken the leap since signing a $110 million contract extension this offseason, and Wednesday night was another example. Podziemski finished with 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting and made four 3-pointers, plus had six rebounds and four assists.Moving to the top of the scouting report last season as Curry rehabbed runner's knee was paramount to Podziemski's development. Still just 23 years old, Podziemski is seeing the pictures clearly and understands the keys to an organized offense when Curry's gravity isn't causing chaos for the opposing defense. "With Steph out there, it brings a calmness," Podziemski said. "And then when he's not out there, I think everybody gets a little antsy to like touch the ball, get the ball and do things with it. So it's just being poised in those moments and finding space. We did it a bunch tonight. "We did it a little bit last year, but a lot more tonight. We just got to find a way to do that consistently, no matter how long he's out." Defensively, Lendeborg and Podziemski each had two steals, combining for four of the Warriors' five. They also only combined to have three turnovers – two by Lendeborg and one by Podziemski – a key stat that goes a long way with or without Curry. The Warriors totaled 13 turnovers, which isn't an over-the-top number, but they turned into 23 points for the Rockets in a seven-point loss. "I'll watch the tape, but just felt like we had too many disorganized possessions in the second half where we weren't creating any advantages," Kerr said. "Without Steph, we have to be organized in our concepts and with our spacing so that we can attack and create shots for each other." Any level of depth the Warriors entered the season with has been tested in cruel fashion through the first three weeks of the season. Golden State already came into the season without Jimmy Butler, Moses Moody and Kristaps Porzingis. Brandon Williams (left hamstring) and Gary Payton (left knee) missed last game. Gui Santos hasn't looked right playing through left knee tendinitis, and Will Richard is playing with a splint on his torn left UCL in his thumb instead of undergoing surgery. The theme of the Warriors' season was to stay afloat until they got their in-house reinforcements back. That has been amplified to the nth degree now that Curry will miss at least the next two weeks.Even in a hard-fought loss, Lendeborg and Podziemski provided the blueprint for how they can accomplish a new, sad but necessary goal to keep this season alive.Download and follow the Dubs Talk PodcastThis story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

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Apple's Johny Srouji Eyed to Replace Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang

Apple's chief hardware officer Johny Srouji is being considered as a potential successor to Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang as the chipmaker's board prepares to remove its co-founder, according to Semafor. Citing a person familiar with the matter, the publication identified Srouji as one of the people under consideration for Nvidia's top job. It is unclear if Srouji has yet been approached or expressed interest in leaving Apple. Nvidia has reportedly hired an outside firm to identify potential replacements for Huang, according to Bloomberg. The succession discussions follow reports of multiple extramarital affairs involving Huang, including one with a woman reportedly suspected of spying for China. Some directors apparently favor appointing chief financial officer Colette Kress as interim CEO if Huang is removed. Srouji's emergence as a possible candidate comes just months after a substantial expansion of his responsibilities at Apple. In April, Apple promoted him from senior vice president of hardware technologies to chief hardware officer alongside the announcement that John Ternus would succeed Tim Cook as CEO. Srouji took over the hardware engineering organization previously led by Ternus while retaining oversight of Apple's custom chips and other hardware technologies. The promotion followed uncertainty about Srouji's future at Apple. In December 2025, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Srouji had told Cook he was seriously considering leaving for another company. Cook was reportedly trying to retain him with increased compensation and broader responsibilities. Srouji subsequently told employees that he did not plan to leave "anytime soon." Srouji helped lead the Mac's transition to Apple silicon, and his hardware technologies organization also oversees areas including cellular modems, cameras, displays, sensors, and batteries. Srouji joined Apple in 2008 to lead development of the A4 chip after holding senior processor development and design roles at Intel and IBM. He was also reportedly considered for Intel's CEO position in 2019, although that role ultimately went to Bob Swan.Tags: Johny Srouji, NvidiaThis article, "Apple's Johny Srouji Eyed to Replace Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang" first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums

Nvidia turmoil continues as Jensen Huang resigns over affairs scandal and company appoints interim CEO – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Analysis: Jensen Huang built an AI kingdom. What now?Full report: Jensen Huang resigns as Nvidia CEOToo big – and too well-connected – to sack? Huang does not enjoy the supercharged voting rights that are par for the course elsewhere – his shareholding is a plain vanilla 3.6%. On the other hand, Nvidia's board does not appear to have spent much time worrying about succession planning and "key person risk" or other standard concerns of corporate governance wonks outside the US. Continue reading...

House poises for 'bold' shakeup as newcomer influx now set to be biggest in nearly century

When the House convenes in January, roughly a quarter of members will be serving for the first time after a turnover that seems likely to surpass the most recent high-water mark of 1993, when Bill Clinton became president.Fueled by a blue tsunami, a stampede of retirements and a redistricting war that backfired on Republicans, at least 108 new members will join the House. The incoming cohort includes pastors, political strategists and labor organizers, veterans, mayors and a throng of state legislators and county commissioners.With five races yet to be called in which political newcomers hold the lead, the number of first-term members is on track to reach 113, surpassing the 109 new members seated in 1993. If the trajectory holds, it will be the largest freshman class since 1933, when the record for the modern era was set with 158 new members.The new members whose races have been called include 74 Democrats and 32 Republicans. A teeming group of first-term lawmakers suggests the new Congress is likely to tackle an ambitious agenda, said historian Allan J. Lichtman, author of Great American Presidents."Usually, when you get new members, it pushes the Congress to be bold and not fall back into conventional ways, which will advance the investigative and legislative agenda of the Democratic Party," Lichtman told Raw Story.The common thread connecting the 2026 midterms to previous eras that propelled new members into the House is "a rejection of the administration." "In 1932, you had, of course, the American people revolting against the inability of the Hoover administration to deal with the Great Depression," Lichtman said. The 1992 election followed an eight-month recession that sunk the presidency of President George H.W. Bush, a Republican.When the 103rd Congress convened in 1993, lawmakers ratified the North American Free Trade Agreement. Significant legislation they sent to the new Democratic president's desk for his signature included the "Motor Voter" bill allowing people to register to vote when they obtained driver's licenses, the "Brady Bill" requiring background checks and a five-day waiting period on firearms purchases, and the creation of the AmeriCorps program.But the "stinging defeat" of healthcare reform — "the signature policy of the Clinton administration" — the following year set the stage for the wave election that allowed the Republicans to retake control of Congress.The dynamics driving the 2026 midterm elections combine the popular dissatisfaction of the early Clinton era and the Great Depression with a third period of upheaval: the resignation of President Richard Nixon following the Watergate scandal and weariness with the Vietnam war, Lichtman said."This time we have an abidingly unpopular president and the most unpopular war in U.S. History," Lichtman said. "Unlike every other war, the Iran war was unpopular from the start. We hate high inflation and a sour economy, and something we haven't seen since Watergate; that is corruption and democracy being critical voting issues."Voters' repudiation of the Trump administration and widespread discontent incentivize new members to put pressure on party leadership to undertake an ambitious agenda because they will feel the need to deliver on their promises, Lichtman said.The incoming freshman class of Democrats includes a deep bench of national security and military experience, including Eileen Laubacher, a retired U.S. Navy rear admiral who served on the National Security Council during the Biden administration, who is replacing Lauren Boebert in a Colorado district; retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral Nancy S. Lacore, representing the Charleston, South Carolina area, who was fired from her post as chief of the Navy Reserve by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth; and Cait Conley, a former national security official with responsibility for counterterrorism and elections who ousted Rep. Mike Lawler in New York's Hudson Valley.It also includes insurgents who have pushed to change institutions from the outside, including William Lawrence, co-founder of the climate action group Sunrise Movement in Michigan, and Leticia Gutierrez, an environmental justice campaigner from Houston. It includes labor organizers such as Donavan McKinney, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America who primaried a Democratic incumbent in Detroit, and Sam Forstag, a former smokejumper who flipped a red district in western Montana.LaKesha Womack, an ordained minister and leadership consultant who has experienced homelessness, unexpectedly ousted a Republican who had served as state House speaker and redrew his North Carolina congressional district to his own advantage.The Democratic newcomers also include Bobby Pulido, a Tejano recording artist from South Texas, and Janelle Stetson, a former TV news anchor in central Pennsylvania. It includes a half-dozen current and former mayors: Cyril Jefferson (High Point, North Carolina), Oliver Gilbert (Miami Gardens, Florida), Daniel Biss (Evanston, Illinois), Paige Cognetti (Scranton, Pennsylvania) and Zack Mullock (Cape May, New Jersey).On the Republican side, the newcomers include Paul LePage, the former governor of Maine, along with conservative policy wonks, such as Jessica Steinmann, a former Trump DOJ official, representing a suburban district outside of Houston, and Sydney Gruters, an ally of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the spouse of Republican National Committee Chair Joe Gruters.The Republican newcomers also include former Major League Baseball player Mark Teixeira, representing the Texas Hill Country. Michael Alfonso, who previously produced the podcast of former FBI Deputy Director Dan Bongino, will represent a district in northern Wisconsin. At 27, he makes history as the first member of Gen Z to serve in Congress.While Republican primary voters dispatched two MAGA avatars — Andy Ogles in Tennessee and Cory Mills in Florida — at least one new Republican member is poised to carry on the Trump movement's pugilistic streak. Anthony Constantino, who succeeds Rep. Elise Stefanik as representative of a district in New York's Adirondack region, has received support from Trump confidante Roger Stone while earning the sobriquet "most uncontrollable loudmouth" of the Republican caucus from Mother Jones.Six incoming representatives are technically first-term members who have previously served in the House, albeit prior to the current session: Hilda Solis (D-CA), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Colin Allred (D-TX), Ben McAdams (D-UT), Elaine Luria (D-VA) and Jerry Carl (R-AL).Lichtman, who is known for developing "the 13 keys" system for predicting the outcomes of presidential elections, said the repudiation of Trump in this year's midterm elections casts a shadow over whoever becomes the Republican nominee in 2028. But he said the Democrats' willingness to take bold action in the next session — likely with the urging of first-term members — will also play a role in shaping conditions for the presidential race."This election has profound implications for 2028," Lichtman said. "Number one — midterm losses are one of the 13 keys to the White House. It's not dispositive in and of itself, but it's a negative mark. If the Democrats succeed in exposing threats to democracy and corruption, that would turn the scandal key."In addition, this midterm greatly complicates the Republican nominating process. It taints the two frontrunners, [Vice President] JD Vance and [Secretary of State] Marco Rubio…. It sets up a bruising party fight for an open seat."

What was the work being done at construction site next to Brooklyn building collapse?

One person was killed and four others were injured in a shooting near Logan Circle, a trendy Washington, D.C., neighborhood within walking distance of the White House, police said. The suspected gunman later shot himself as a swarm of officers responded to a nearby apartment building where he was barricaded.The Metropolitan Police Department identified the gunman as Dr. Matt Lambert, according to NBC News. He fatally shot himself while holed up in his penthouse apartment, where he had been speaking by phone with police negotiators, Interim Chief Jeffery Carroll said at a news conference Thursday.Lambert, 55, had been involved in a dispute with his building’s management over the condition of his apartment.Lambert walked into Vida Fitness at around 8 a.m. and shot the building’s manager, James Stuart, in the back before running to his apartment and barricading himself, according to NBC News. He shot the other victims from his patio balcony area, Carroll said.Lambert also fired shots into the hallway through his apartment door before turning the gun on himself, Carroll said."We do know that there has been an ongoing dispute between the suspect in this case and the building, condo, homeowners association management regarding maintenance issues, mold and the like,” Carroll said. Stuart was pronounced dead at the gym, which is in the area of 15th and P Streets NW. Two women and two men were taken to area hospitals for treatment. Carroll said one of the victims was in critical condition and the other three had non-life threatening wounds.Court records show Lambert was locked in a dispute with building management over problems in his seventh-floor unit. He filed a lawsuit last year, alleging that he hadn’t been able to use his penthouse since 2024 because of mold, moisture and water problems. He claimed the problems began after a contractor had worked on the building’s exterior. The litigation was ongoing, with mediation scheduled for next March, according to court filings.Carroll said that as hostage negotiators began to communicate with Lambert, he broke the gas line inside of his apartment fireplace and started a fire, with flames visible from the outside of the apartment building, NBC News reported.The building's fire sprinkler system went off, which helped contain the flames. D.C. Fire responded to the scene and shut off the gas to the building."While our negotiators were communicating with the suspect, they did hear a single gunshot. At which time, the suspect stopped talking to the officers," the chief said.Witness James Spellman, who was at the gym, said there were about 50 people there around 8 a.m. when the shooting began."Within seconds there was a man who fell to the ground, and a pool of blood came out,” Spellman told The Associated Press. “One gym member rushed to help him. He was instantly dead. He had been shot in the neck."Jennifer Christy was also at the gym on the treadmill when she heard gunshots and initially thought a machine malfunctioned. She said she saw the victim laying on the floor as she evacuated the building.“It was actually horrific, Christy said in an interview with NBC Washington. She said there was no way of getting out of the gym other than going past the scene.She said as she stopped to talk to an officer outside they heard more gunshots, “and there was definitely gunpowder, and smoke.”Several people took shelter at a nearby deli. Oscar Vasquez, a manager at the nearby Call Your Mother location, said the fire alarms in the building went off, and when everyone in the deli went outside they heard the shooting.“We heard really loud, aggressive gunshots. Not like pistols or anything,” Vasquez told NBC Washington. “We saw people running in.During a search of Lambert’s apartment, three weapons were found, according to police, including a handgun believed to have been used in the shooting, NBC News reported. The two other weapons were a rifle, with which he fired from the patio balcony, and a shotgun, police said. Police said none of the firearms was registered to Lambert in Washington, D.C.Vida Fitness posted a message on social media informing members that its Logan Circle location would remain closed until further notice. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NBC News (@nbcnews)In early August 2025, a onetime member of President Donald Trump's Department of Government Efficiency was assaulted early on a Sunday morning in the Logan Circle neighborhood by a group of teenagers attempting to carjack him and a woman, authorities said.Days later, Trump fulfilled his threat to bypass local authority and imposed direct federal control over the city, sending in hundreds of National Guard members to reduce crime. That deployment continues today.The Associated Press contributed to this report. This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Man accused of killing Brooklyn runner fired from school job, waives court appearance

Chicago mayoral candidates, including Johnson and Giannoulias, face petition challenges

Legendary NBC Sports broadcaster Dan Hicks died following an acute illness, his family announced on Thursday. He was 64 years old."Our family is heartbroken by the sudden and unexpected passing of Dan following an acute illness," Hicks' wife, ESPN anchor Hannah Storm, said in a statement. "He was a devoted husband of over 30 years, loving father to our three daughters, and cherished friend to so many. His loss is immeasurable."Dan was truly one of a kind and, quite simply, the person everyone wanted to be around. When he walked into a room, he brought the energy, the laughter and the people together. He was endlessly kind, thoughtful and funny, and he made everyone feel like they mattered."Our three daughters and I are heartbroken. We are grateful for the love and support surrounding our family during this incredibly difficult time. These are simply no words to express how much he will be missed."Hicks’ voice was synonymous with golf. He covered some of the sport’s most memorable moments over the last three decades, from Tiger Woods’ dominance to The Players Championship and FedExCup Playoffs. He joined NBC in 1992 and took over as the network’s lead play-by-play announcer in 2000, forming a strong partnership with analyst Johnny Miller.“We are devastated by the sudden loss of Dan Hicks. For more than 25 years leading NBC golf coverage, Dan's voice filled our living rooms with his steady narration of countless golf broadcasts, calling some of the game's biggest moments,” the PGA Tour said in a statement. “The sound of his voice is woven into our memories of the game, and the warmth he brought to the broadcast was matched only by the kindness he showed those around him. Our hearts are with Dan’s family, his wife Hannah, and friends, and with our family at NBC Sports. On behalf of everyone at the PGA Tour, we share their sorrow as we mourn someone who meant so much to this game.”Hicks’ work at NBC Sports extended far beyond the golf course. He covered 15 Olympic Games, specializing in swimming and alpine skiing, and was also the play-by-play voice for Notre Dame football.“Dan Hicks was an extraordinary colleague, friend and person,” NBC Sports' Rick Cordella, Sam Flood and Molly Solomon said in a statement. "In his 34 years at NBC Sports, he was an exceptional storyteller and caller of games and events who elevated some of the biggest moments in sports history.“From Olympic swimming and skiing to Notre Dame Football, numerous other high-profile events and especially as the signature voice of our golf coverage for the last 26 years, Dan's blend of knowledge style, enthusiasm and humor informed and entertained fans for decades. But far beyond his on-air excellence, Dan was a better person who welcomed teammates with a smile, a joke, or a word of encouragement, sometimes all three in the same sentence. Our heartfelt condolences and love to his wife Hannah and his daughters Hannah, Ellery and Riley.”Hicks was born in Tuscon, Arizona, and graduated from the University of Arizona. He started his broadcasting career in local TV and radio before joining CNN in 1989. Hicks is survived by his wife and their three daughters.This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser.

Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital kills 6 people, including surgeon, health authorities say

An Israeli airstrike on southern Gaza's main hospital overnight killed at least six Palestinians, including a surgeon and a teenage boy, medics said, the latest Israeli attack to undermine a year-old ceasefire in the war-shattered territory.

'Blew up in their face': Morning Joe spots twist behind GOP's shock loss

MS NOW's Joe Scarborough said Thursday that Republican and Supreme Court attacks on Black voting rights backfired, powering a wave that carried Democrat Scott Colom to victory in Mississippi — including in a county named for the Ku Klux Klan's first grand wizard.Speaking on "Morning Joe," Scarborough argued that Colom, Georgia Gov.-elect Keisha Lance Bottoms and other Black leaders won in part because of the assault on civil rights and voting rights carried out by the right. He pointed to what he called the Supreme Court's assault on the Civil Rights Act, and to Republicans openly echoing segregationists' view that it never should have passed."So these very things Republicans were doing, these very things the Supreme Court was doing, these very things the White House was doing to try to rig the system politically blew up in their face and caused a landslide unlike any other we have seen for most of our lifetimes," Scarborough said.Co-host Jonathan Lemire noted that Colom carried Forrest County, named for Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest, the Klan's first grand wizard, and Jefferson Davis County, named for the president of the Confederacy. Fellow host Willie Geist added that Trump won Forrest County by 18 points two years ago, while Colom took it by 10.Colom unseated Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith after more than a week of ballot counting, with the Associated Press calling the race Wednesday. He will be Mississippi's first Black senator since Reconstruction and the first Democrat the state has elected to the Senate since 1982. Bottoms, who won Georgia's governor's race last week, will be the nation's first Black woman governor.Geist said Colom's viral ad, which mocked Hyde-Smith's response to rising beef prices when she said that voters had other proteins to choose from, may have been decisive.Earlier in the segment, the Rev. Al Sharpton called Colom's win a message "to the Supreme Court and others, you can gerrymander all you want, but we still are going to break through."The court's April ruling in Louisiana v. Callais weakened Section 2's protections against racially discriminatory maps. Republicans in several states then moved to break up majority-Black districts, and Black early voting then surged across the South, with stark jumps in Louisiana and South Carolina.Lemire said Southern states had rushed to redraw maps after the ruling, on top of redistricting Trump pushed starting in Texas, and that Black Americans who felt disenfranchised were highly motivated to vote.

On TV

Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent — 4x8: "Family Tree" (Citytv)

Law & Order — 26x6: "Do No Harm" (NBC)

When a medical student is found dead under suspicious circumstances, Walker and Calvino uncover a shocking motive. Price faces a defense that asks whether a crime was committed at all. Maroun struggles with what the law demands and what feels fair.

Grey's Anatomy — 23x5: "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (ABC)

Ask This Old House — 25x7: "BBQ Smoker; Picking Out a Tree" (PBS)

New Music

No new drops today. Go rediscover something in your old playlists.

In theaters

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Launching today

Falcon 9 Block 5 | USSF-627 — SpaceX (04:36 UTC)

A classified mission for the United States Space Force. It is possibly a batch of classified LEO satellites based on SpaceX’s Starshield satellite bus, based on locations of rocket stage drop zones being exact fits with previous Starlink Group 15 launches.

Useless Fact

$203,000,000 is spent on barbed wire each year in the U.S.

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Today In History

2018 — Stan Lee, Marvel Comics Legend, Dies at 95

American comic book writer Stan Lee—who helped create such iconic characters and teams as the Fantastic Four, Spider-Man, the Avengers, and the X-Men for Marvel Comics—died at age 95

2011 — Berlusconi's Resignation and Monti's Appointment

As Italy struggled amid the euro-zone debt crisis, Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi submitted his letter of resignation; four days later he was succeeded by Mario Monti, who was tasked with leading Italy's economic recovery.

1994 — Wilma Rudolph Wins 3 Olympic Gold Medals

Sprinter Wilma Rudolph, who overcame crippling childhood illnesses to become the first American woman to win three track-and-field gold medals in a single Olympics, died in Tennessee

1990 — Akihito enthroned

Japanese Emperor Akihito—according to tradition, the 125th direct descendant of Jimmu, Japan's legendary first emperor—was formally enthroned on this day in 1990, nearly two years after the death of his father, Hirohito

1980 — Voyager 1 Reaches Saturn

The U.S. space probe Voyager 1 reached the planet Saturn. Read our list of 10 places to visit in the solar system B.A. Smith/National Space Science Data Center

1971 — Arches National Park Established

Arches National Park—a desert area of sandstone formations in eastern Utah—was established; the region had been designated a national monument in 1929. Discover seven wonders of America

1970 — The Bhola Cyclone of 1970 in East Pakistan

The Bhola cyclone struck East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), killing hundreds of thousands of people in the densely populated Ganges-Brahmaputra delta; it was perhaps the deadliest tropical cyclone in recorded history and one of the greatest natural disasters

1954 — Closure of Ellis Island Immigration Center

The immigration reception centre at Ellis Island, New York, which processed more than 12 million immigrants, was closed. How much do you know about the United States?

1931 — Abbey Road Studios Opens in London

Abbey Road Studios opened in London in 1931 and later became famous as the recording location for the Beatles' albums.

1930 — First Round Table Conference on India's Future

The first Round Table Conference, called by the British government to consider the future constitution of India, opened in London

1918 — Austria Declares Itself a Democratic Republic

One day after Emperor Charles's abdication, the National Assembly of Austria resolved unanimously that "German Austria is a democratic republic" and "German Austria is a component part of the German republic."

1912 — Spanish Prime Minister José Canalejas Assassinated

Spanish Prime Minister José Canalejas was assassinated by the anarchist Manuel Pardiñas

1859 — Jules Léotard Performs First Flying Trapeze Act in Paris

The first flying trapeze act was performed, by Jules Léotard, without a net, in Paris. Léotard also popularized a one-piece garment named after him.

1833 — The Great Leonid Meteor Shower of 1833

The great Leonid meteor shower, in which hundreds of thousands of meteors were observed in one night, was seen all over North America, initiating the first serious study of meteor showers

1815 — Elizabeth Cady Stanton Demands Women's Suffrage in 1848

American activist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who was a leader in thewomen's rights movementand in 1848 formulated the first organized demand forwomen's suffragein the United States, was born

This is today, boiled down to the essentials. The full stash lives at logicalchaos.ca. Go get lost in it.