Henry Warren Hartsfield Jr. was a United States Air Force Colonel and NASA astronaut who logged over 480 hours in space. He was inducted into the United States Astronaut Hall of Fame in 2006.

1933Jean Shepard, American country music singer-songwriter (died 2016)^[†]

Ollie Imogene "Jean" Shepard, was an American country singer who was considered one of the genre's first significant female artists. Her commercial success ran from the 1950s to the 1970s while also being a member of the Grand Ole Opry for 60 years.

1933Etta Zuber Falconer, American educator and mathematician (died 2002)^[†]

Etta Zuber Falconer was an American educator and mathematician the bulk of whose career was spent at Spelman College, where she eventually served as department head and associate provost. She was one of the earlier African-American women to receive a Ph.D. in mathematics.

Headlines from November 21, 1933

PROTESTANTS PUSH FIGHT UPON NAZIS; 3,000 Pastors to Meet Their Parishioners Tomorrow to Weld the Attack.

NEW FOR VENUE CHANGE ASKED FOR NEGROES; Judge Rules the Defense Has Right to Apply for It in Scottsboro Case.

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Lemaitre Pictures the Universe As Expanding as Parts Contract; Abbe Supported by Dr. Shapley Tells Academy of Sciences a New Theory of Genesis -- Bursting Bubble Hypothesis Modified -- Repulsion Counters Gravitation.

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