TODAY IN HISTORY

Wednesday, November  23, 2011 AP Highlight in History:  On Nov. 23, 1936, Life magazine was first published.   AP Photo
On this date in: 1804 Franklin Pierce, the 14th president of the United States, was born in Hillsboro, N.H. 1889 The jukebox made its debut, at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. 1903 Singer Enrico Caruso made his American debut at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York, appearing in "Rigoletto." AP Photo/Metropolitan Opera 1954 The Dow Jones industrial average finally surpassed it's pre-crash high - 25 years after Black Tuesday - when it closed at 382.74. 1971 The People's Republic of China was seated in the U.N. Security Council. 1980 A series of earthquakes devastated southern Italy, killing some 2,600 people. 2001 An Israeli helicopter fired two missiles at a van in the West Bank, killing Mahmoud Abu Hanoud, a leading member of the Islamic militant Hamas group. AP Photo 2003 Eduard Shevardnadze resigned as president of Georgia in the face of protests. 2004 Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko declared himself the winner of Ukraine's disputed presidential election and took a symbolic oath of office. 2006 Former KGB spy Alexander Litvinenko died in London from radiation poisoning after making a deathbed statement blaming Russian President Vladimir Putin. 2010 North Korea bombarded South Korea's Yeonpyeong Island with artillery fire, killing four people and raising tensions between the two countries.		Video Highlights of This Day in History Today's Birthdays: Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., turns 61 years old today. AP Photo/Alex Brandon Name Profession Age Bruce Vilanch Actor, comedy writer 64 Bruce Hornsby Rock musician 57 Mary Landrieu U.S. senator, D-La. 56 Robin Roberts TV host ("Good Morning America") 51 Jonathan Papelbon Baseball player 31 Actress-singer Miley Cyrus ("Hannah Montana") turns 19 years old today. AP Photo/Chris Pizzello