Today is the 312th day of 2023 and the 47th day of autumn. TODAY’S HISTORY: In 1889, Montana was admitted as the 41st U.S. state. In 1960, John F. Kennedy was elected president of the United States, defeating Richard Nixon. In 2002, the U.N. Security Council unanimously voted to give Iraq a “final opportunity” to disarm. In 2004, U.S. and Iraqi troops launched a successful siege of the city…