Notable Birthdays for November 22
Abigail Adams (1744-1818) - The 2nd First Lady of the U.S. (John Adams).
Benjamin Huger (1805-1877) - Major General for the Confederate Army.
Nathan Kimball (1823-1898) - Physician, postmaster, and Brevet Major General in the Union Army.
Cyrus Edwin Dallin (1861-1944) - Sculptor of the Equestrian Statue of Paul Revere.
John Nance Garner (1868-1967) - 32nd Vice President of the U.S. who was nicknamed Cactus Jack.
Edward Bernays (1891-1995) - Publicist considered The Father of Public Relations.
Harley Earl (1893-1969) - A pioneer for the use of freeform sketching and hand sculpted clay model design techniques in the automotive industry.
Wiley Post (1898-1935) - Pilot who discovered the jet stream and also helped develop one of the first pressure suits.
Mary Jackson (1910-2005) - Actress fondly remembered in her role as Emily Baldwin on the Waltons.
Doris Duke (1912-1993) - Heiress often called the richest little girl in the world.
Rodney Dangerfield (1921-2004) - Iconic comedian and actor.
Eugene Stoner (1922-1997) - Inventor of the M16 gun.
Jerrie Mock (1925-2014) - First female pilot to fly around the world.
Guion Bluford (1942-Still Living) - The first Black astronaut to go into space.
Billie Jean King (1943-Still Living) - Considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time.
Steven Van Zandt (1950-Still Living) - Guitar and mandolin player of the E Street Band (Bruce Springsteen).
Jamie Lee Curtis (1958-Still Living) - Actress known for her roles in Halloween, Freaky Friday, and Everything Everywhere All at Once.
John Schnatter (1961-Still Living) - Founder of Papa John's Pizza.
Mark Ruffalo (1967-Still Living) - Actor known for his roles in Shutter Island and Spotlight.
Shawn Fanning (1980-Still Living) - Founder of Napster.
Memorable Events for November 22
1718 - Royal Navy Lieutenant Robert Maynard attacks and boards the vessels of the pirate Blackbeard.
1809 - Peregrine Williamson patents a steel pen.
1842 - Mount St Helens (Washington) erupts.
1864 - The Battle at Griswoldville (Civil War) ends with 650 casualties.
1910 - Arthur Knight patents the steel shaft on golf clubs.
1919 - The Labor conference committee urges 8-hour work days.
1939 - Gangsters Bugsy Siegel, Whitey Krakower, Frankie Carbo and Albert Tannenbaum kill Harry "Big Greenie" Greenberg outside his apartment.
1943 - President Roosevelt, Prime Minister Churchill, and Chinese Premier Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss how to defeat Japan.
1954 - The Humane Society is formed.
1963 - President Kennedy is assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald.
1963 - Lyndon B. Johnson sworn in as the 36th US President after President Kennedy's' assassination.
1989 - NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on a classified mission for the Department of Defense.