TODAY’S ‘FIVE’ STARTING POINTS

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• Today is Saturday, Nov. 5th, 2022., the 309th day of 2022. 56 days to 2023

• Forecast from the KIVA Weather Station: SUNNY H: 59F L: 32F.

• Today’s Chronological Reading of the Bible in a Year

TODAY’S ‘FIVE’ HISTORY MOMENTS

• Five years ago: A gunman armed with an assault rifle opened fire in a small South Texas church, killing more than two dozen people; the shooter, Devin Patrick Kelley, was later found dead in a vehicle after being shot and chased by two men who heard the gunfire. (An autopsy revealed that he died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.)

• On Nov. 5, 2009, a shooting rampage at the Fort Hood Army post in Texas left 13 people dead; Maj. Nidal Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, was convicted of murder and sentenced to death. (No execution date has been set.)

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

• In 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law by attempting to cast a vote for President Ulysses S. Grant. (Anthony was convicted by a judge and fined $100, but she never paid the penalty.)

• In 1912, Democrat Woodrow Wilson was elected president, defeating Progressive Party candidate Theodore Roosevelt, incumbent Republican William Howard Taft, and Socialist Eugene V. Debs.

TODAY’S ‘FIVE’ ENTERTAINMENT MOMENTS

• Also in 2003, "The Matrix Revolutions" opened at the exact moment around the world, at 9 A.M. Eastern.

• In 1960, singer Johnny Horton died in a car crash in Milano, Texas. He was 35. He's known for the 1959 hit "The Battle of New Orleans" and the movie theme song "North to Alaska."

• In 1970, Brian Wilson made a rare appearance with the Beach Boys at the Whisky-A-Go-Go in Los Angeles. He lost his balance several times and had to be helped off the stage.

• In 1989, pianist Vladimir Horowitz died at age 85. On that same day, singer-songwriter Barry Sadler died of heart failure at age 49 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.

• In 2003, singer Bobby Hatfield of The Righteous Brothers was found dead in a hotel room in Kalamazoo, Michigan, just 45 minutes before the duo was to perform. Hatfield was 63.

TODAY’S ‘FIVE’ CULTURAL CONTRIBUTIONS

• 1605 - The Gunpowder Plot is remembered in the UK on Guy Fawkes Night

• 1228 - Wu MeKuan, a collection of 48 Zen koans, compiled in China

• 1894 - Richard Strauss' tone poem "Till Eulenspiegel" premieres

• 1500 - Astronomer Copernicus observes a lunar eclipse in Rome

• 1930 - 3rd Academy Awards: "All Quiet on the Western Front", George Arliss (Disraeli) and Norma Shearer (The Divorcee) win

TODAY’S ‘FIVE’ NOTEWORTHY BIRTHDAYS

• TV personality Kris Jenner is 67.

• Singer Art Garfunkel is 81.

• Actor Tilda Swinton is 62.

• Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid is 59.

• Actor Tatum O'Neal is 59.

TODAY’S POLL QUESTION - THE ROCK OF TALK

Confidence in Election Integrity Hides Deep Partisan Divide

• 63% of Americans are very or somewhat confident in election accuracy

• Confidence similar to low points in 2008 and 2020

• The gap in confidence between Democrats and Republicans has never been wider.