Cartoonist Al Capp, creator of the Li’l Abner cartoon strip, conceived of a day in fictitious Dogpatch, USA, when all unmarried ladies (including the character Sadie Hawkins) could pursue their men. If the men were caught, marriage was unavoidable. The idea took off in real life, and in November 1938, the first recorded “girls-ask-boys” Sadie Hawkins Day dance was held. Today, this quirky holiday is usually celebrated in November. The Almanac uses the first Saturday in November, but the date can vary by state. Learn more about Sadie Hawkins Day.
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Saturday, November 6, 2027
Born
- Adolphe Sax (inventor & musician) –
- Charles Henry Dow (founder of Dow Jones & Company) –
- John Philip Sousa (composer) –
- James Naismith (invented game of basketball) –
- Henry Knox Sherrill (clergyman) –
- Charles W. Yost (diplomat) –
- Sally Field (actress) –
- Glenn Frey (musician) –
- Maria Shriver (newscaster) –
- Ethan Hawke (actor) –
- Rebecca Romijn (actress) –
- Emma Stone (actress) –
Died
- Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky (composer) –
- James Peter Robertson (posthumous Victoria Cross recipient) –
- Clarence "Ace" Parker (professional football player) –
Events
- First recorded sightings of supernova in Cassiopeia –
- Abraham Lincoln was elected president –
- Canada’s second national Thanksgiving Day after confederation –
- Electric shaver patent awarded to Col. Jacob Schick –
- Talking headlight installed on locomotive, Schenectady, New York –
- Meet the Press made its television debut –
- President Dwight D. Eisenhower won reelection –
- President Ronald Reagan won reelection in an electoral landslide –
- National Public Radio announced the largest donation in its history, a cash bequest from the will of the late philanthropist Joan Kroc of about $200 million. The nonprofit organization called the donation the largest monetary gift ever received by an American cultural institution. –
Weather
- Early season snow in Missouri, St. Louis receives 13.3 inches –
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, received eight inches of snow –
- 87 degrees F, Charleston, South Carolina –
- A tornado tore across western Kentucky and Indiana, killing at least 22 people –
- Deadly tornado struck near Evansville, Indiana –