Thursday, November 27, 2003

Thursday, November 27, 2003

Spotlight: Topic of the Day: Jay-Z starts his final promotional tour with a benefit concert at Madison Square Garden tomorrow night.

Word of the day: rodomontade -- a bragging speech ; vain boasting or bluster; rant (© )

Holiday: Thanksgiving (United States)

Today's News:

Marines -- thousands more than previously planned will be included in next rotation to Iraq (story)
Influenza -- 4 deaths in Colorado leave doctors worried about severe season (story)
John Hinckley, Jr. -- ready for unsupervised visits (story)

Today's History:

Macy's -- held its first Thanksgiving Day parade down Broadway from Central Park West to Herald Square (1924)
Toulon -- French navy scuttled its ships and submarines to keep them out of the hands of the Nazis (1942)
Pope Paul VI -- was slightly wounded at the Philippines' Manila airport by a dagger-wielding Bolivian painter disguised as a priest (1970)

Today's Birthdays:

Bruce Lee -- star of Enter the Dragon (1940-1973)
Jimi Hendrix -- performer of "Purple Haze" (1942-1970)
Caroline Kennedy Schlossberg -- oldest child of John and Jackie Kennedy turns 46

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