Today In History

From wikipedia.org:

Events
1283 - David ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, becomes the first person executed by drawing and quartering
1789 - George Washington proclaims the first Thanksgiving Day
1863 - Thanksgiving Day declared as the last Thursday in November by President Abraham Lincoln
1962 - At Cape Canaveral the Sigma Seven blasted off with Astronaut Wally Schirra aboard for a nine-hour flight
1990 - The re-unification of Germany. East Germany ceases to exist

Births
1873 - Emily Post, etiquette advisor (sometimes October 27, 1872 is given as her birthdate)
1916 - James Herriot, veterinarian, author (d. 1995)
1949 - Lindsey Buckingham, musician

Deaths
1226 - Saint Francis of Assisi (b. c. 1182)
1283 - David ap Gruffydd, prince of Gwynedd in Wales, executed
1897 - Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (b. 1873)
1967 - Woody Guthrie, Amerian folk musician (b. 1912)
1998 - Roddy McDowall, actor (b. 1928)