Nov 18 - William Tell Day
• 6 days to Thanksgiving
• 37 days to Christmas
David Ortiz - 36 (Boston Red Sox)
Chloë Sevigny - 37
Owen Wilson - 43
Kirk Hammett - 49 (Metallica guitarist)
Kevin Nealon - 58 (Former "SNL" and current "Weeds" )
Mickey Mouse - 83
1307 - WILLIAM TELL, an incredible crossbow marksman, shot an apple off his son's head. Imprisoned for rebelling against Imperial rule, William Tell escaped and killed the local governor, setting off the famous struggle for Swiss independence
1902 - Brooklyn toy maker Morris Michton created the first TEDDY BEAR. (--The toy got its name from an incident involving PRESIDENT TEDDY ROOSEVELT. He was on a hunting trip when he had the opportunity to shoot a large female bear . . . but decided not to kill the beast when he spotted her cubs nearby.)
1928 - Animator UB IWERKS drew MICKEY MOUSE for the first time. He called the character "Mortimer." Walt Disney's wumpty, Mrs. Disney, thought the name was too stuffy . . . she told Walt to change it to Mickey Mouse.
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