November 12 - Let's discuss what happened on that day

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National Young Reader's Day National Pizza With the Works Except Anchovies Day 1439 - Plymouth becomes the first town incorporated by the English Parliament. 1954 - Ellis Island ceases operation. 1961 - Nadia Comaneci was born. She is a retired Romanian gymnast and 5-time Olympic gold medalist. She is the first gymnast to be awarded a perfect score of 10.0 at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games. During those games she earned 6 more perfect 10s. In the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics she received 2 more perfect 10s. Comaneci has won a total of 9 Olympic medals and 4 World Artistic Gymnastic Championship medals and is one of the world's best-known gymnasts. She has lived in the United States since 1989 and is married to American Olympic gold medalist Bart Conner. 1982 - Anne Hathaway was born. She is an American actress. In 2015 she was one of the highest-paid actresses in the world. Hathaway has received 1 Academy Award, 1 Primetime Emmy Award and 1 Golden Globe. Her films have earned more than $6.8 billion worldwide. As a teenager she appeared in the TV series Get Real (1999-2000) and then in the Disney comedy Princess Diaries (2001). In 2005 she transitioned into adult roles with Havoc and Brokeback Mountain. Other movies: The Devil Wears Prada, Rachel Getting Married, Bride Wars, Valentine's Day, Love & Other Drugs, The Dark Knight Rises, Les Miserables and Ocean's 8. Photo Credit: Free Images