Today in History

Today is Veterans Day.
An annual American holiday honoring military veterans.







1918 - World War I ends: Germany signs an armistice agreement with the Allies in a railroad car outside of Compiègne in France. The war officially stops at 11:00 (The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month).
1921 - The Tomb of the Unknowns is dedicated by US President Warren G. Harding at Arlington National Cemetery.
1966 - NASA launches spaceship Gemini 12

Born this Day:
1885 - George Smith Patton, Jr., American general (d. 1945)
1899 - Pat O'Brien, American film actor (d. 1983)
1918 - Stubby Kaye, American comic actor (d. 1997)
1922 - Kurt Vonnegut, American novelist (d. 2007)
1925 - Jonathan Winters, American comedian and actor
1939 - Denise Alexander, American actress
1940 - Barbara Boxer, American politician
1951 - Kim Peek, American megasavant
1960 - Chuck Hernandez, Pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers
1962 - Demi Moore, American actress
1964 - Calista Flockhart, American actress
1968 - David L Cook, American singer and comedian
1973 - Jason White, American musician (Green Day)
1974 - Leonardo DiCaprio, American actor
1976 - Jason Grilli, American baseball player
1980 - Willie Parker, American football player
1983 - Matt Garza, American baseball player
1984 - Hilton Armstrong, American basketball player
1988 - Alexandra Kyle, American actress
1991 - Christa B. Allen, American actress
1992 - Trey Smith, American actor (son of Will Smith)