Nov. 18 days gone by

Today is Tuesday, Nov. 18, the 323rd day of 2008. There are 43 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On Nov. 18, 1928, Walt Disney’s first sound-synchronized animated cartoon, “Steamboat Willie” starring Mickey Mouse, premiered in New York.
On this date:
In 1883, the United States and Canada adopted a system of Standard Time zones.
One year ago: President Gen. Pervez Musharraf’s government dismissed a last-ditch U.S. call to end emergency rule, a day after a visit by Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte. A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine, killing 101 miners. Chris Daughtry’s band won favorite pop-rock album for “Daughtry,” as well as breakthrough artist and adult contemporary artist at the American Music Awards. MTV Arabia, an Arab version of the pop-culture channel, began broadcasting.
Today’s Birthdays: Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska, is 85. Actor Brad Sullivan is 77. Actress Brenda Vaccaro is 69. Actress Linda Evans is 66. Country singer Jacky Ward is 62. Actor Jameson Parker is 61. Actress-singer Andrea Marcovicci is 60. Rock musician Herman Rarebell is 59. Singer Graham Parker is 58. Actor Delroy Lindo is 56. Comedian Kevin Nealon is 55. Actor Oscar Nunez is 50. Actress Elizabeth Perkins is 48. Singer Kim Wilde is 48. Rock musician Kirk Hammett (Metallica) is 46. Rock singer Tim DeLaughter is 43. Actor Owen Wilson is 40.
Thought for Today: “It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.” — William G. McAdoo, American government official (1863-1941).