@rh18bold:Today in History

Today is Friday, November 5, the 309th day of 2010. There are 56 days left in the year.

On this date

In 1605, the "Gunpowder Plot" failed as Guy Fawkes was seized before he could blow up england's Parliament.

In 1960, silent film producer Mack Sennett, best known for his "Keystone Kops" comedies and introducing Charlie Chaplin to the screen, died in Los Angeles at age 80.

Thought for Today

"Pioneers are seldom from the nobility. There were no Dukes on the Mayflower." — Mack Sennett, Canadian-born American movie producer (1880-1960).