Happy Birthday November 20

Astronomer Edwin Hubble was born on November 20, 1889. Hubble's name is most recognized for the Hubble Space Telescope, which was named in his honor. His proof that there are entire galaxies outside our own changed the scientific view of the universe.

Joe Biden Jr. was born November 20, 1942, at St. Mary's Hospital in Scranton, Pennsylvania to Catherine Eugenia "Jean" Biden (née Finnegan) and Joseph Robinette Biden Sr.  A member of the Democratic Party, Biden was first sworn in as a Delaware Senator aged 30 which made him the sixth-youngest Senator to ever hold office. He served as a United States senator for Delaware from 1973 to 2009. 

Official portrait, 2021

Biden served as the 47th vice president for two terms under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017.  He defeated incumbent president Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election.

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