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

TODAY’S ‘FIVE’ HISTORY MOMENTS

• Five years ago: President Donald Trump tapped Jerome Powell to replace Janet Yellen as Federal Reserve chair at the end of her term in February. Authorities in Los Angeles and New York said they had opened new investigations prompted by sexual misconduct allegations against Harvey Weinstein. Twitter reported that a customer support worker on his or her last day on the job had deactivated President Donald Trump's Twitter account for a few minutes, resulting in an error message that the user "does not exist."

• In 1976, former Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter became the first candidate from the Deep South since the Civil War to be elected president as he defeated incumbent Gerald R. Ford.

• In 2000, American astronaut Bill Shepherd and two Russian cosmonauts, Yuri Gidzenko and Sergei Krikalev became the first residents of the international space station.

• In 2004, President George W. Bush was elected to a second term as Republicans strengthened their grip on Congress.

• In 2016, ending a championship drought that had lasted since 1908, the Chicago Cubs won the World Series, defeating the Cleveland Indians 8-7 in extra innings.

TODAY’S ‘FIVE’ ENTERTAINMENT MOMENTS

• In 1968, the single "For Once In My Life" by Stevie Wonder was released.

• On Nov. 2, 1955, Tennessee Ernie Ford's "Sixteen Tons" first appeared on the charts.

• In 1963, Dion walked out of a live taping of the British TV program "Ready, Steady, Go," claiming that he was distracted by the go-go dancers.

  Also, in 1963, the single "Be True to Your School" by The Beach Boys was released.

• In 1979, Mick and Bianca Jagger divorced. They married in 1971.

• In 2006, Rod Stewart's divorce from Rachel Hunter was finalized seven years after they separated. He had proposed to model Penny Lancaster then and had a baby with her.

TODAY’S ‘FIVE’ NOTEWORTHY BIRTHDAYS

• Political commentator Patrick Buchanan is 84.

• Actor David Schwimmer is 56.

• Former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is 55.

• Rapper Nelly is 48.

• Actor Danny Cooksey is 47.

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