Doomsday, Rudolph Valentino and Clouds

Welcome to October 21, 2011! Here are some interesting things about today: 

1. Hope you're ready for the rapture. Today is the end of the world, according to San Francisco's Harold Camping, who previously calculated that the end would come on May 21, 2011. 

2. On this date in 1805, British Vice Admiral Lord Nelson defeats the Spanish and French fleets at the battle of Trafalgar. The British would rule the seas for nearly 100 years. 

3. Rudolph Valentino's film, "The Shiek" premiered in Hollywood on Oct. 21, 1921. 

4. On Oct. 21, 1967, more than 100,000 protestors peacefully marched on the Lincoln Memorial and the Pentagon to express their disapproval of the Vietnam War. 

5. Missing American Natalee Hollaway is 25 today. Other Oct. 21 birthdays include British poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772-1834), Swedish inventor Alfred Nobel (1833-1896), American jazz musician Dizzy Gillespie, American jazz musician (1917-1993), Cuban salsa singer Celia Cruz (1924-2003), American baseball player Whitey Ford (b. 1928), American actress Carrie Fisher (b.1956), Japanese actor Ken Watanabe (b. 1959) and American reality television star Kim Kardashian (b. 1980). 

6. Don't miss Gilbert and Sullivan's " tonight at the . The curtain goes up at 6:00 p.m. 

7. The weather today will be partly sunny with a high temperature of 61. The evening will be partly cloudy with a low of about 43, according to the National Weather Service. 

Have a great day!