Nov. 19 days gone by

10 years ago in the Courier-Post: United States senator, John Ashcroft teaches an eighth-grade civics class  at the Hannibal Middle School.

Thought for Today: “The facts are always less than what really happened.” — Nadine Gordimer, South African Nobel Prize-winning author.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Alan Young is 89. Talk show host Larry King is 75. Talk show host Dick Cavett is 72. Broadcasting and sports mogul Ted Turner is 70. Singer Pete Moore (Smokey Robinson and the Miracles) is 69. Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, is 69. TV journalist Garrick Utley is 69. Actor Dan Haggerty is 67. Former Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy G. Thompson is 67. Fashion designer Calvin Klein is 66. Sportscaster Ahmad Rashad is 59. Actor Robert Beltran is 55. Actress Kathleen Quinlan is 54. Actress Glynnis O’Connor is 53. Newscaster Ann Curry is 52. Actress Allison Janney is 48. Rock musician Matt Sorum (Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver) is 48. Actress Meg Ryan is 47. Actress-director Jodie Foster is 46. Actress Terry Farrell is 45. Actor Jason Scott Lee is 42. Olympic gold medal runner Gail Devers is 42.

Rock musician Travis McNabb (Better Than Ezra) is 39. Singer Tony Rich is 37. Country singer Jason Albert (Heartland) is 35. Country singer Billy Currington is 35. Dancer-choreographer Savion Glover is 35. Country musician Chad Jeffers is 33. Rhythm-and-blues singer Tamika Scott (Xscape) is 33. Rhythm-and-blues singer Lil’ Mo is 31.