November 7 is the 312th day of the year. There are 54 days remaining until the end of the year.
1805 Lewis and Clark see the Pacific Ocean for the first time
1872 The ship Mary Celeste sails from New York, eventually to be found deserted. The mystery remains unsolved to this day.
1874 Thomas Nast cartoon depicts elephant as Republican Party symbol despite the Republicans becoming jackasses in the 21st century.
1885 In Craigellachie, British Columbia, construction ends on the Canadian Pacific Railway extending across Canada
1907 JESUS SAVES!! Jesús García saves the entire town of Nacozari de Garcia, Sonora by driving a burning train full of dynamite six kilometers away before it can explode.
1940 In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.
1944 Franklin D. Roosevelt wins 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey
1967 Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city.
1983 United States Senate bombing: a bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No people are harmed, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused.
1986 Something Wild is released in theaters
1989 Something wild happens in Virginia when Douglas Wilder (D) is elected 1st African-American governor in the US
1991 Earvin "Magic" Johnson announces he has HIV virus and retires from Los Angeles Lakers. Interestingly, he is not known to be an IV drug user nor to have had a blood transfusion. Hmmm.
1997 Starship Troopers is released and a young Welsh boy goes nuts and changes his name to Casperfan!
2000 Al Gore wins the popular vote but loses the electoral vote to George W. Bush thanks to a partisan Supreme Court
2000 Hillary Clinton is the first former First Lady elected to the Senate and decides to keep her lucky blue pants suit.
2006 An unidentified flying object is sighted at Chicago O'Hare airport. There are no requests for landing instructions though.
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