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What happened in history on this day: November 8?
On November 8 in ...
- 1789 - Bourbon whiskey is first distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon, Kentucky).
- 1805 - The Lewis and Clark expedition arrives at the Pacific Ocean, the first European explorers to do so by an overland route from the east.
- 1837 - Mount Holyoke Seminary in Massachusetts opens as the first US college founded for women.
- 1861 - Captain Charles Wilkes of American steam-sloop San Jacinto fires shot across bow of British vessel Trent, stops it on high seas, takes four passengers off, two of them CSA envoys to France (Mason) and Great Britain (Slidell). They are taken to Fort Warren in Boston as prisoners.
- 1864 - Abraham Lincoln elected to his second term as US President.
- 1870 - Democratic governor elected in Tennessee.
- 1889 - Montana is admitted as 41st state of the USA.
- 1892 - Grover Cleveland (Democrat) is elected President of the USA.
- 1904 - US President Theodore Roosevelt (Republican) defeats Alton B Parker (Democrat).
- 1910 - First Washington State election in which women could vote.
- 1931 - The Panama Canal is closed for a couple of weeks due to damage caused by a number of earthquakes.
- 1932 - Franklin Delano Roosevelt (Democrat) elected President of US.
- 1933 - US President Franklin Roosevelt creates the Civil Works Administration.
- 1938 - In US elections, Republicans makes gains of 8 seats in Senate, 80 in the House of Representatives, and 11 State Governors.
- 1942 - Operation Torch begins, as Allied forces land in Northern Africa. The Western Task Force with 24,500 Americans under Major General George Patton land at Fedala (15 miles north of Casablanca), Mehdia (55 miles south of Casablanca), and Safi (140 miles south of Casablanca). The Center Task Force with 18,500 Americans under Major General Lloyd Fredenall land near Oran. The Eastern Task Force with 9000 British and 9000 Americans and 2000 British Commandos under American Major General Charles Ryder land at Algiers.
- 1960 - John Kennedy (Massachusetts-Democrat-Senator) beats Vice President Richard Nixon (Republican) for US President.
- 1966 - Movie actor Ronald Reagan elected governor of California.
- 1966 - US President Lyndon Johnson signs anti-trust immunity to AFL-NFL merger.
- 1980 - In Gorda Plate, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake occurs. Most of the damage occurred east of Fields Landing, where two sections of an overpass on U.S. Highway 101 collapsed onto the railroad tracks below.
- 1982 - In Wethersfield, Connecticut, USA a falling meteorite pierces the roof of a house.
- 1984 - STS 51-A mission launched. Anna Fisher becomes the first "mom" to go into orbit.
- 1988 - George Bush (Republican) beats Mike Dukakis (Democrat) for American Presidency.
- 1990 - 100,000 additional US troops are sent to the Persian Gulf.
- 1994 - Georgia Representative Newt Gingrich leads the United States Republican Party in taking control of both the House of Representatives and the Senate in midterm congressional elections. This is the first time in 40 years that the Republicans secure control of both houses of Congress. George W. Bush is elected Governor of Texas.
- 2004 - Heritage Numismatic Auctions sells a US 50-cent coin, 1919-D MS-66 for US$270,250.
- 2006 - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld resigns; President Bush nominates Robert Gates, a former Central Intelligence Agency director, as his replacement.
- 2018 - The Camp Fire ignites in Butte County, California.
- 2022 - In the USA, the Powerball lottery is won, $2.04 billion.
Births on November 8
- 1817 - Birth of Philos Tyler in Connecticut, USA; engineer (Pontchartrain Railroad), coiner (New Oleans Mint (1839-1847)), superintendent (American Machine Works), mayor (Springfield (1854)).
- 1876 - Birth of Frank L Gillespie in Arkansas, USA; founded Supreme Life Insurance Company.
- 1913 - Birth of Robert Strauss in New York City, New York, USA; actor (Sergeant Gruzewsky - Mona McCluskey).
- 1914 - Birth of Norman Lloyd in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA; actor (Auschlander - Saint Elsewhere).
- 1916 - Birth of June Havoc in Seattle, Washington, USA; actress (Willy, Panic, General Electric Theater).
- 1921 - Birth of Jerome Hines in Hollywood, California, USA; basso ("I am The Way").
- 1922 - Birth of Esther Rolle in Pompano Beach, Florida, USA; actress (Florida - Good Times, Maude).
- 1924 - Birth of Joe Flynn in Youngstown, Ohio, USA; actor (McHale's Navy).
- 1927 - Birth of Patti Page in Claremont, Oklahoma, USA; singer ("Tennessee Waltz").
- 1930 - Birth of Bob Harris in Long Beach, California, USA; actor (Jim - Troubleshooters).
- 1936 - Birth of Edward G Gibson in Buffalo, New York, USA; astronaut (Skylab 4).
- 1947 - Birth of Margaret Rhea Seddon in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, USA; MD/astronaut (STS 51D, STS 40).
- 1947 - Birth of Minnie Ripperton in Chicago, Illinois, USA; singer ("Loving You").
- 1948 - Birth of Dale A Gardner in Fairmont, Minnesota, USA; Commander US Navy/astronaut (STS 8, STS 51A).
- 1949 - Birth of Bonnie Raitt in Louisiana, USA; singer/guitarist ("Green Light", "The Glow", "Thing Called Love").
- 1951 - Birth of Mary Hart in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA; TV hostess (Entertainment Tonight).
- 1954 - Birth of Rickie Lee Jones in Chicago, Illinois, USA; singer ("Chuck E's in Love").
- 1956 - Birth of Randi Brooks in New York City, USA; actress (The Man With Two Brains, Tightrope).
- 1961 - Birth of Leif Garrett in Hollywood, California, USA; singer/actor ("Devil x 5", "Three for the Road").
- 1967 - Birth of Kim Dugger in Wichita, Kansas, USA; Miss Kansas-America (1991).
- 1968 - Birth of Parker Posey in Baltimore, Maryland, USA; actress (Tess Shelby - As the World Turns).
Deaths on November 8
- 1887 - Death of John Henry "Doc" Holliday, peacefully in bed, of tuberculosis.
- 1977 - Bucky Harris dies on his 81st birthday in Bethesda, Maryland, USA; Major League Baseball player-manager for the Washington Senators in the 1920s.
- 1978 - Death of Norman Rockwell, American artist and illustrator, at age 84 in Stockbridge, Massachusetts (born 1894).
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