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TODAY - Nov 23, 2025

Thought of the Day

I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn't learn something from him.

Today's Birthday

Boris Karloff
Boris Karloff Actor, English(1887)

An English actor who specialized in the horror roles.

 
Valdemar Poulsen
Valdemar Poulsen Engineer, Danish(1869)

A Danish engineer who invented the tape recorder.

 
Sir Peter Saunders
Sir Peter Saunders Theatrical producer, English(1911)

An English impresario who staged Christie's The Mousetrap, which broke the world record for the longest-running play.

 
Francis Michael Gough
Francis Michael Gough Actor, English(1916)

A British actor whose films include The Boys from Brazil and The Go- Between.

 
Franklin Pierce
Franklin Pierce Politician, American(1804)

The 14th president of the United States (1853-1857) was born on November 23, 1804, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States.

This day in History

1863

Fighting begins in the Battle of Chattanooga.

1945

With the end of World War II, all rationing stops in the United States, with the exception of sugar. Food remains scarce everywhere else and the black market continues to exist throughout Europe.

1973

Representative Yvonne Burke gives birth to a daughter, Autumn Roxanne Burke, becoming the first member of Congress to become a mother while in office.

2001

Former Yugoslav president Slobodan Milosevic is formally charged with the crime of genocide by the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal.

Man who made the difference

Franklin Pierce (1804-1869)

Franklin Pierce

The 14th president of the United States (1853-1857) was born on November 23, 1804, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, United States. In 1824 he graduated from Bowdoin. His father was the governor of New Hampshire. He was elected Hillsborough convention moderator in 1828 and served for six years. In 1829 Pierce was elected to the New Hampshire legislature. At the age of 29, he served as representative from Hillsborough. He joined Congress and established himself as a rigid party supporter and voted against pet banks investigation of President Jackson.

He died on October 8, 1869, Concord, New Hampshire, United States.

Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal