Calendar: Week of November 19
Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:
On Monday, the White House Christmas Tree, from North Carolina, will be delivered by horse-and-carriage.
- N.C. Christmas tree selected for placement in White House (WNCN)
- Trimming the tree with presidential history ("Sunday Morning," 12/17/17)
- The White House at Christmas: A timeless tradition (CBS News, 12/21/12)
Tuesday sees the 20th anniversary of the launch of the very first component of the International Space Station.
- International Space Station (nasa.gov)
- ISS tracker (ESA)
- CBS News ISS Background
- Gallery: International Space Station's most spectacular images (CBS News)
Wednesday is World Television Day, proclaimed by the U.N. in recognition of the increasing impact of television.
- World Television Day (U.N.)
- World Television Day (The Global TV Group)
- Norway's Slow TV: Fascinating viewers for hours or days at a time ("Sunday Morning, 05/07/17)
Thursday is Thanksgiving – a day to eat, drink, and be merry.
- Thanksgiving dinner costs are at their lowest in eight years (CBS Moneywatch, 11/16/18)
- 5 tips to make sure your Thanksgiving turkey is safe from salmonella (CBS News, 11/17/18)
- Why do we eat turkey at Thanksgiving? (CBS News, 11/23/16)
- Andy Rooney's Thanksgiving feast ("60 Minutes," 11/25/14)
Friday is Black Friday, the frantic holiday shopping day that is said to put retailers into the "black" for the year.
- Black Friday starts early: Which retailers are open on Thanksgiving Day (CBS Moneywatch, 11/08/18)
- Hit games get big discounts on Black Friday, depending on how new the games are (CBS Moneywatch, 11/16/18)
- Buyer beware, Black Friday 2018: "Deals" to avoid at Best Buy, Target, Walmart (CBS Moneywatch, 11/12/18)
- Amazon Black Friday 2018 deals: Retailer offers limited-time sales (CBS News, 11/10/18)
- Black Friday isn't what it used to be, forcing retailers to adapt (CBS Moneywatch, 11/08/18)
And on Saturday, Pete Best, The Beatles' drummer who was replaced early on by Ringo Starr, turns 77.
- petebest.com (Official site)
- The Pete Best Band
- Pete Best (The Beatles Bible)
- Early Paul McCartney letter offered mystery drummer a Beatles tryout (CBS News, 10/17/11)
- When The Beatles played Hamburg ("Sunday Morning," 02/09/14)
- Where are they now? Peter Best (AARP)
