Good morning. Today we travel from an early football field in New Jersey to a chart-topping song and a spacecraft beginning its long journey toward Mars.
📅 On This Day — November 6
It’s National Nachos Day—a little crunch for the calendar.
1860 — A presidential election. Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States.
1869 — A football beginning. Rutgers and Princeton played the first intercollegiate football game in New Brunswick, New Jersey. The rules looked more like soccer than today’s game.
1957 — Lucy and Ricky return. Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz starred in “Lucy Takes a Cruise to Havana,” the first of the specials later known as The Lucy–Desi Comedy Hour.
1962 — An international stand. The United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning South Africa’s apartheid policies and established a special committee to examine them.
1971 — Cher tops the chart. “Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves” reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100.
⏪ REWIND: 2013
Wednesday, November 6, 2013
If you were born on November 6, 2013, you turn 13 today. A science-fiction adventure led the weekend box office, a New Zealand singer was atop the charts, and India had just launched a spacecraft bound for Mars.
📰 The Headlines
India sets its sights on Mars
On November 5, India launched its first Mars Orbiter Mission, also known as Mangalyaan. The spacecraft first entered Earth orbit, where it would build speed for the long trip. Reaching Mars was still ahead: the launch marked the start of India’s first attempt to explore the red planet.
🇺🇸 A new quarter honors Mount Rushmore
On November 6, the U.S. Mint and National Park Service held the public launch for a quarter honoring Mount Rushmore National Memorial. It was the 20th coin in the America the Beautiful Quarters program, which featured national parks and other historic sites. Nick Clifford, who had helped carve the memorial, attended the launch.
🎬 At the Movies
A young strategist heads to space
Ender’s Game led the domestic box office for the November 1–3 weekend. Based on Orson Scott Card’s novel, the film stars Asa Butterfield as Ender Wiggin, a gifted recruit training to help defend Earth; Harrison Ford plays Colonel Graff, one of the officers overseeing him.
🎵 On the Charts
“Royals” — Lorde
Lorde’s “Royals” was No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated November 2. The song also appeared on the New Zealand singer’s 2013 debut album, Pure Heroine. At 16, she became the youngest artist to top the chart since 1987.
🏁 In Sports
A scoring streak reaches 500
On November 5, LeBron James scored 35 points as the Miami Heat beat the Toronto Raptors 104–95. A first-quarter basket extended his streak of regular-season games with at least 10 points to 500, making him the fifth player in NBA history to reach that mark.
📺 On Television
ABC — The 47th Annual CMA Awards.
CBS — Survivor; Criminal Minds; CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.
NBC — Revolution; Law & Order: Special Victims Unit; Dateline NBC.
FOX — The X Factor.
🏰 Disney Vault
Disney volunteers look beyond the parks
On November 6, Disney shared plans for a global service project marking 30 years of its VoluntEARS program. Thirty employees representing 10 countries were preparing to travel to Ecuador the following week to help build a classroom.
🗞️ The Everday Family
❤️ Health Snap
Make water an easy choice
The CDC recommends choosing water in place of sugary drinks. Keeping water handy can make it easier to reach for throughout the day.
🎂 November 6 Birthdays
Sally Field — turns 80 (1946). The actor starred in Norma Rae and Forrest Gump.
Maria Shriver — turns 71 (1955). The journalist served as California’s first lady.
Lori Singer — turns 69 (1957). The actor appeared in Footloose and television’s Fame.
Ethan Hawke — turns 56 (1970). The actor starred in Dead Poets Society and Before Sunrise.
Rebecca Romijn — turns 54 (1972). The actor played Mystique in the X-Men films.
Emma Stone — turns 38 (1988). The actor won an Academy Award for La La Land.
Celebrating today? Tell a friend which song or story you’d add to your birthday playlist.
A game in New Brunswick and a probe bound for Mars offer two very different starting points to remember.
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