History for November 21

History for November 21 - On-This-Day.com:
François-Marie Arouet (Voltaire) 1694 - Writer, historian, philosopher, Marlo Thomas (Margaret Julia "Marlo" Thomas) 1938 - Actress ("That Girl"), Harold Ramis 1944 - Actor, director, writer


Goldie Hawn 1945 - Actress, Troy Aikman 1966 - Football player, sportscaster, Carly Rae Jepsen 1985 - Singer


1783 - The first successful flight was made in a hot air balloon. The pilots, Francois Pilatre de Rosier and Francois Laurent, Marquis d'Arlandes, flew for 25 minutes and 5½ miles over Paris.


1877 - Thomas A. Edison announced the invention of his phonograph.


1942 - The Alaska Highway across Canada was formally opened.


1953 - British Natural History Museum authorities announced that "Piltdown Man" was a hoax.


1980 - An estimated 83 million viewers tuned in to find out "who shot J.R." on the CBS prime-time soap opera Dallas. Kristin was the character that fired the gun. (Texas)


1992 - U.S. Senator Bob Packwood, issued an apology but refused to discuss allegations that he'd made unwelcome sexual advances toward 10 women in past years.


1995 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above the 5,000-mark (5,023.55) for the first time.


2001 - Microsoft Corp. proposed giving $1 billion in computers, software, training and cash to more than 12,500 of the poorest schools in the U.S. The offer was intended as part of a deal to settle most of the company's private antitrust lawsuits.