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TODAY - Nov 19, 2025

Thought of the Day

A winner says "let's find out"; a loser says "nobody knows".

Today's Birthday

Ferdinand de Lesseps
Ferdinand de Lesseps Entrepreneur , French(1805)

A French entrepreneur and a great builder of Suez Canal.

 
Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi
Rani Lakshmibai of Jhansi Queen, Indian(1835)

An Indian queen of the Maratha-ruled Jhansi State and one of the leading warriors of the independence struggle of India in 1857.

 
Hiram Bingham
Hiram Bingham Explorer, American(1875)

An American explorer and politician who discovered the lost Inca city of Machu Picchu in Peru.

 
Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi Politician, Indian(1917)

An Indian, the first woman Prime Minister of India who is also known as the Iron Lady of India.

 
Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster Actress, American(1962)

An American Academy Award winner motion-picture actress and director.

This day in History

1620

The Mayflower arrives off of the coast of Cape Cod.

1863

President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the Civil War cemetery at Gettysburg, PA.

1954

The first automatic toll collection machine is placed in service at the Union Toll Plaza on New Jersey's Garden State Parkway.

1969

American astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan LaVern Bean are the third and fourth humans to walk on the surface of the moon.

2000

The Indian Women's Under 18 hockey team wins the Asian Junior title in the inaugural Asian Hockey Federation Cup Under 18 Championship in Hong Kong.

One of the history's remarkable

Jodie Foster (1962)

Jodie Foster

An American Academy Award winner motion-picture actress and director was born on November 19, 1962 (age 52), Los Angeles, United States. She started her career as a child actor. She appeared in many television commercials. In 1969, Mayberry, R.F.D the television series, she was cast in an episode. After acting in various television series, she started acting for films. Napoleon and Samantha, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore and Tom Sawyer were some of her early films. Her film Taxi Driver which came in 1976, she portrayal prostitute. She won best supporting actress award and an Academy Award nomination. Foster won an Academy Award for best actress in 1988, for her film The Accused. In 1991, The Silence of the Lambs was her other film for which she won a second Academy Award for best actress. With the film Little Man Tate in 1991, she made her directorial debut. Home for the Holidays, was her second film in 1995 which she produced and directed. Her other films include; Anna and the King, Panic Room, The Brave One and Inside Man.

Author : Dr. Nidhi Jindal