Today in History: November 16, Nixon authorizes Alaska pipeline

Today is Saturday, Nov. 16, the 321st time of 2024. There are 45 days near successful the year.

Today successful history:

On Nov. 16, 1973, President Richard Nixon signed the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act into law, authorizing the operation of an 800-mile (1,290-kilometer) lipid pipeline from the Alaska North Slope to the larboard metropolis of Valdez.

Also connected this date:

In 1907, Oklahoma became the 46th authorities of the union.

In 1914, the recently created Federal Reserve Banks opened successful 12 cities.

In 1982, an statement was announced successful the 57th time of a onslaught by National Football League players.

In 1988, Benazir Bhutto was voted premier curate of Pakistan, the archetypal pistillate to beryllium elected to pb a Muslim-majority country.

In 1989, six Jesuit priests, a housekeeper and her girl were slain by service troops astatine the University of Central America José Simeón Cañas successful El Salvador.

In 2001, investigators recovered a missive addressed to Democratic Sen. Patrick Leahy of Vermont containing anthrax; it was the 2nd missive bearing the deadly germ known to person been sent to Capitol Hill.

In 2001, the archetypal movie successful the Harry Potter series, “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone” (U.S. title: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”) debuted successful theaters astir the world.

In 2006, aft midterm elections that saw Democrats instrumentality power of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi was nominated by the Democratic caucus to go talker of the House. (Pelosi would officially go talker by House ballot the pursuing January, becoming the archetypal pistillate to service successful the role.)

In 2018, a U.S. authoritative said quality officials had concluded that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman had ordered the sidesplitting of writer Jamal Khashoggi (jah-MAHL’ khahr-SHOHK’-jee).

Today’s Birthdays:

• Actor Miguel Sandoval is 73.
• Video crippled decorator Shigeru Miyamoto is 72.
• NASCAR Hall of Famer Terry Labonte is 68.
• Actor Marg Helgenberger is 66.
• Former MLB All-Star pitcher Dwight Gooden is 60.
• Jazz vocalist Diana Krall is 60.
• Actor Lisa Bonet is 57.
• Actor Martha Plimpton is 54.
• Olympic fig skating golden medalist Oksana Baiul (ahk-SAH’-nah by-OOL’) is 47.
• Actor Maggie Gyllenhaal (JIHL’-ehn-hahl) is 47.
• Actor-comedian Pete Davidson is 31.