On This Day: November 8 (original) (raw)
Updated November 8, 2013, 1:28 pm
On November 8, 1960, Massachusetts Senator John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency.
On Nov. 8, 1900, Margaret Mitchell, the American author of "Gone With The Wind", was born. Following her death on Aug. 16, 1949, her obituary appeared in The Times.
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On Nov. 8, 1932, New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president over incumbent Herbert Hoover.
| 1889 | Montana became the 41st state. |
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| 1892 | Former President Grover Cleveland beat incumbent Benjamin Harrison, becoming the only president to win non-consecutive terms in the White House. |
| 1923 | Adolf Hitler launched his first attempt to seize power with a failed coup in Munich, Germany. |
| 1960 | Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon in the presidential election. |
| 1966 | Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California. |
| 1971 | The album "Led Zeppelin IV," which included the song "Stairway to Heaven," was released. |
| 1972 | The premium cable TV network HBO (Home Box Office) made its debut with a showing of the movie "Sometimes a Great Notion." |
| 1987 | A bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded as crowds gathered in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, for a ceremony honoring Britain's war dead, killing 11 people. |
| 1988 | Vice President George H.W. Bush won the presidential election, beating Democrat Michael Dukakis. |
| 1994 | Republicans gained control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years. |
| 1997 | Chinese engineers diverted the Yangtze River to make way for the Three Gorges Dam. |
| 2000 | A statewide recount of presidential election ballots began in Florida. |
| 2004 | Thousands of U.S. troops attacked strongholds of Sunni insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq. |
| 2010 | n engine fire aboard the Carnival Splendor cruise ship left nearly 4,500 aboard without electricity during a three-day tow to San Diego. |
| 2010 | Talk show host Conan O'Brien made his debut on TBS. |
Historic Birthdays
Margaret Mitchell 11/8/1900 - 8/16/1949 American author; wrote "Gone With The Wind".Go to obituary »
| 37 | Gustav X Charles 11/8/1622 - 2/13/1660 Swedish king (1654-60) |
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| 85 | Edmond Halley 11/8/1656 - 1/14/1742 English astronomer and mathematician |
| 64 | Bram Stoker 11/8/1847 - 4/20/1912 Irish author; wrote "Dracula" |
| 76 | Gottlob Frege 11/8/1848 - 7/26/1925 German mathematician and logician |
| 74 | Herbert Austin, Baron Austin 11/8/1866 - 5/23/1941 Enligh automotive engineer; founder and first chairman of Austin Motor Company |
| 37 | Hermann Rorschach 11/8/1884 - 4/2/1922 Swiss psychiatrist |
| 78 | Esther Rolle 11/8/1920 - 11/17/1998 American actress |