Today is Thursday, Nov. 21, the 326th day of 2024. There are 40 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 21, 1980, 85 people died, most because of smoke inhalation, after a fire broke out at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Also on this date: In 1920, on “Bloody Sunday,” the Irish Republican Army killed 14 suspected British intelligence officers in the Dublin area; British forces responded by raiding a soccer match, killing 14 civilians. Related Articles National News | Broward man allegedly planned to detonate bomb at New York Stock Exchange, feds say National News | Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride’s access to women’s restrooms National News | FEMA head sounds the alarm over disaster funding after double hurricanes National News | As US ramps up nuclear power, fuel supplier plans to enrich more uranium domestically National News | Who are the Jews in Trump’s inner circle? In 1964, New York City’s Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, at the time the longest suspension bridge in the world, was opened to traffic. In 1980, an estimated 83 million TV viewers tuned in to the CBS prime-time soap opera “Dallas” to find out “who shot J.R.” (The shooter turned out to be J.R.