Today In History: Tommy vs. Tommy

November 21.  On this day in 1922, Rebecca Felton of Georgia became the first woman to serve in the United States Senate. In 1976, “Rocky” starring Sylvester Stallone premiered in theaters nationwide, while in 1980, 83 million viewers tuned in to Dallas to finally learn who shot J.R. Decades later, in 2013, Senate Democrats triggered the “nuclear option,” changing rules to allow most presidential nominees to be confirmed by a simple majority rather than 60 votes. In 2015, Democrat John Bel Edwards won Louisiana’s governor’s race, making him the only Democratic governor south of Virginia at the time. Then in 2019, Elon Musk introduced Tesla’s futuristic electric Cybertruck to the world. And back in 1987, Billy Idol topped the U.S. singles chart with “Mony Mony,” knocking Tiffany from No. 1—a coincidence, since her former chart-topper was also a Tommy James song. And that’s today’s Almanac, on Northwest Newsradio.