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Today in History 11/08 (JFK)

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John Kennedy waves to a crowd while on the campaign trail in San Antonio, Texas, in September 1960 (© AP)(1960) John F. Kennedy elected president
Democratic Senator John F. Kennedy beats Republican Vice President Richard Nixon by a slim margin to become the youngest president ever elected (though not the youngest president ever) as well as the first Catholic to hold the office. Many attribute Kennedy’s win to his smooth demeanor in televised debates.
The United States presidential election of 1960 was the 44th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1960. In a closely contested election, Democrat John F. Kennedy defeated incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, the Republican Party nominee. This was the first election in which all fifty states participated, and the last in which the District of Columbia did not. It was also the first election in which an incumbent president was ineligible to run for a third term due to the term limits established by the 22nd Amendment.
Election year: Nov 08, 1960

Electoral College
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Kennedy/Johnson, red denotes those won by Nixon/Lodge, orange denotes the electoral votes for Byrd/Thurmond by Alabama and Mississippi unpledged electors, and a vote for Byrd/Goldwater by an Oklahoma faithless elector. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
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(1960) John F. Kennedy elected president.
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1889 | Montana becomes the 41st US state
President Benjamin Harrison announces the admission of the 41st state in the union. Leaders in Montana, the name of which is derived from the Spanish word montaña (mountain), had been working toward statehood since the early 1860s.
1939 | Adolf Hitler narrowly makes it out alive as assassination fails
On the 16th anniversary of his failed coup attempt known as the Beer Hall Putsch, the Nazi leader is scheduled to speak when a bomb detonates in the hall. But Hitler, and others in the Nazi leadership, had left several minutes before the explosion.
1971 | Led Zeppelin releases ‘Stairway to Heaven’ album
The officially unnamed fourth album from the British rock band becomes known as Led Zeppelin IV. The album will be a phenomenal success and contains some of Zeppelin’s greatest hits: ‘Black Dog,’ ‘Rock and Roll,’ and, of course, ‘Stairway to Heaven.’

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Destruction in the hall of the 'Buergerbraeukeller' in Munich, Germany, site of an attempted assassination of Adolf Hitler in November 1939 (© Gestapo/AP)(1939) Adolf Hitler narrowly makes it out alive
On the 16th anniversary of his failed coup attempt known as the Beer Hall Putsch, the Nazi leader is scheduled to speak when a bomb detonates in the hall. But Hitler, and others in the Nazi leadership, had left several minutes before the explosion.
Johann Georg Elser was a German worker who planned and carried out an elaborate assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler and other high-ranking Nazi leaders on 8 November 1939 at the Bürgerbräukeller in Munich. A time bomb that Elser constructed and placed near the speaking platform failed to kill Hitler, who left earlier than expected, but killed eight people and injured over sixty-two others. Elser was held as a prisoner for over five years until he was executed at the Dachau concentration camp.
Born: Jan 04, 1903 · Hermaringen, Germany
Died: Apr 09, 1945 · Dachau concentration camp, Germany

Georg Elser
Georg Elser, Munich

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Today in History 11/07 (Magic Johnson)

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Magic Johnson of the Los Angeles Lakers circa 1991 (© Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images)(1991) NBA star Magic Johnson announces he’s HIV-positive
The gifted and popular Lakers basketball star stuns the world when he reveals he’s HIV-positive and that he’s retiring immediately from the sport. The 32-year-old promises to use his celebrity to raise AIDS awareness, and Johnson will go on to do precisely that.
Earvin “Magic” Johnson Jr. is an American retired professional basketball player and current president of basketball operations of the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. He played point guard for the Lakers for 13 seasons. After winning championships in high school and college, Johnson was selected first overall in the 1979 NBA draft by the Lakers. He won a championship and an NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award in his rookie season, and won four more championships with the Lakers during the 1980s. Johnson retired abruptly in 1991 after announcing that he had contracted HIV, but returned to play in the 1992 All-Star Game, winning the All-Star MVP Award. After protests from his fellow players, he retired again for four years, but returned in 1996, at age 36, to play 32 games for the Lakers before retiring for the third and final time.
Born: Aug 14, 1959 (age 59) · Lansing, MI
Height: 6′ 9″
Net worth: $600 million USD (2016)
Spouse: Cookie Johnson (m. 1991)
Children: Andre Johnson (Son) · Earvin Johnson III (Son) · Elisa Johnson (Daughter)
Education: Michigan State University (1977 – 1979) · Everett High School
Highlights
  • 1984: In the 1984–85 regular season, Johnson averaged 18.3 points, 12.6 assists, and 6.2 rebounds per game and led the Lakers into the 1985 NBA Finals, where they faced the Celtics again.

  • 1985: Johnson again averaged a double-double in the 1985–86 NBA season, with 18.8 points, 12.6 assists, and 5.9 rebounds per game.

  • 1988: In the 1988–89 NBA season, Johnson’s 22.5 points, 12.8 assists, and 7.9 rebounds per game earned him his second MVP award, and the Lakers reached the 1989 NBA Finals, in which they again faced the Pistons.

  • 1990: Mike Dunleavy became the Lakers’ head coach in 1990–91, when Johnson had grown to be the league’s third-oldest point guard.

  • 1991: In 1991, Johnson married Earlitha “Cookie” Kelly in a small wedding in Lansing which included guests Thomas, Aguirre, and Herb Williams.

  • 2006: In 2006, ESPN.com rated Johnson the greatest point guard of all time, stating, “It could be argued that he’s the one player in NBA history who was better than Michael Jordan.”

Magic Johnson (with Nancy Pelosi)
In 2003, Johnson met with Nancy Pelosi to discuss federal assistance for those with AIDS.
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(1991) NBA star Magic Johnson announces he’s HIV-positive.
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1492 | A fireball ‘omen’ falls from the sky as Meteorite strikes Earth
A boy just outside the walled village of Ensisheim, in what will one day be Alsace, France, witnesses a huge fireball fall from the sky and plunge a metre deep into a field. Locals, who view the meteorite as a good omen, will chisel pieces of the heavenly stone for themselves until a local official orders them to stop.
1917 | Lenin seizes power in Russia during ‘October Revolution’
Vladimir Lenin and Bolshevik forces begin to seize power of the Russian state with an armed insurrection in Petrograd on October 25—according to their Julian calendar. Soon after, they will adopt the Gregorian calendar, and the anniversary of the ‘October Revolution’ will be marked in November. The revolution will lead to the creation of the Soviet state, which will remain in power for more than 70 years.
1944 | FDR wins an unprecedented fourth term as US president
Democratic incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats GOP candidate Thomas Dewey and becomes the only president in history to win four terms. Roosevelt had concealed his failing health during the campaign. He will die three months after he’s sworn into office.

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President Franklin Roosevelt, circa 1944 (© Harold M. Lambert/Lambert/Getty Images)(1944) FDR wins an unprecedented fourth term as US president
Democratic incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats GOP candidate Thomas Dewey and becomes the only president in history to win four terms. Roosevelt had concealed his failing health during the campaign. He will die three months after he's sworn into office.
The United States presidential election of 1944 was the 40th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 1944. Incumbent President Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic nominee, sought his fourth term in office; he defeated Republican Thomas E. Dewey in the general election.
Election year: Nov 07, 1944

Electoral College 1944
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes those won by Roosevelt/Truman, red denotes states won by Dewey/Bricker. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.

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Today in History 11/06 (Abraham Lincoln)

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President Abraham Lincoln in 1860 (© Alexander Helser/FPG/Archive Photos/Getty Images)(1860) Abraham Lincoln elected president of a divided nation
Lincoln becomes the first Republican to win the White House at a time when the Democratic Party, and the country as a whole, are deeply divided over the issue of slavery. The Civil War will break out a few months after Lincoln’s inauguration.
The United States Presidential Election of 1860 was the nineteenth quadrennial presidential election to select the President and Vice President of the United States. The election was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1860. In a four-way contest, the Republican Party ticket of Abraham Lincoln and Hannibal Hamlin emerged triumphant. The election of Lincoln served as the primary catalyst of the American Civil War.
Election year: Nov 06, 1860

1860 Electoral College
Presidential Election 1860. Red shows states won by Lincoln/Hamlin, green by Breckinridge/Lane, orange by Bell/Everett, and blue by Douglas/Johnson Numbers are Electoral College votes in each state by the 1850 Census.
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(1860) Abraham Lincoln elected president of a divided nation.
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1962 | United Nations condemns South Africa over apartheid
The UN passes a resolution calling on members to cut ties with South Africa to force the nation to end its racial segregation of black Africans. Change will be slow: The country will not repeal its last apartheid laws until 1991.
1975 | Here’s the Sex Pistols as Punk pioneers perform for the first time
Johnny Rotten, Steve Jones, Glen Matlock, and Paul Cook perform together for the first time at Saint Martin’s School of Art in London. The Sex Pistols’ brief set includes only a few covers before the headlining band pulls the plug, but it marks the start of the U.K. punk movement.
1996 | Cleveland Browns football team leaves Cleveland for Baltimore
Hearts break in Ohio as Browns owner Art Modell reveals he’s taking his NFL team elsewhere. Local voters fund stadium upgrades, but it’s not enough. In a deal, Modell will agree to leave the name ‘Browns’ behind. The Baltimore Ravens are born.

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A sign in Johannesburg, South Africa, circa 1956, reading 'Caution Beware Of Natives' (© Ejor/Getty Images)(1962) United Nations condemns South Africa over apartheid
The UN passes a resolution calling on members to cut ties with South Africa to force the nation to end its racial segregation of black Africans. Change will be slow: The country will not repeal its last apartheid laws until 1991.

United Nations General Assembly Resolution 1761 was passed on 6 November 1962 in response to the racist policies of apartheid established by the South African Government.

The resolution also established the United Nations Special Committee against Apartheid. The committee was originally boycotted by the Western nations, because of their disagreement with the aspects of the resolution calling for the boycott of South Africa. Even so, the committee found allies in the West, such as the British-based Anti-Apartheid Movement, through which it could work and lay the ground roots for the eventual acceptance by the Western powers of the need to impose economic sanctions on South Africa to pressure for political changes.


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Today in History 11/05 (Woodrow Wilson)

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Woodrow Wilson making a speech from a platform on his campaign trail in Virginia in 1912 (© Philipp Kester/ullstein bild via Getty Images)(1912) Woodrow Wilson wins US presidency in landslide
Wilson, a Democrat, coasts to victory over not one but two former presidents, amassing 435 electoral votes. Republican incumbent William Howard Taft gets a measly eight electoral votes; Teddy Roosevelt, the Progressive Party candidate, claims 88.
The United States presidential election of 1912 was the 32nd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1912. Democratic Governor Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey unseated incumbent Republican President William Howard Taft and defeated Former President Theodore Roosevelt, who ran as the Progressive Party nominee. Roosevelt remains the only third party presidential candidate in U.S. history to finish better than third in the popular or electoral vote.
Election year: Nov 05, 1912

Electoral college map for the 1912 United States presidential election
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes those won by Wilson/Marshall, light green denotes those won by Roosevelt/Johnson, red denotes states won by Taft/Butler. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
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(1912) Woodrow Wilson wins US presidency in landslide.
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1605 | Authorities foil Gunpowder Plot to kill King James I of England
The Gunpowder Plot fizzles after a letter hints of an attack. A search of the House of Lords, where the king is due to appear, finds Guy Fawkes guarding barrels of gunpowder. On the rack, Fawkes gives up his accomplices and their plot to bring a Catholic to the throne.
1994 | George Foreman becomes oldest heavyweight boxing champ at 45
In a stunning upset, Foreman knocks out Michael Moorer, 26, in the tenth round. Foreman, who had taken a long hiatus from boxing, wears the same shorts he wore in his last championship fight, 20 years earlier, when he lost the title to Muhammad Ali.
2009 | Fort Hood shooting as Army major kills 13 in shooting spree at Fort Hood
Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, opens fire on his largely unarmed colleagues at the base’s processing center, near Killeen, Texas. The rampage will leave 13 dead and over 30 wounded, the most casualties ever on a US military base.

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Army soldiers grieve together during the memorial service in honor of the thirteen victims of the shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas (© Joe Raedle/Getty Images)(2009) Army major kills 13 in shooting spree at Fort Hood
Nidal Malik Hasan, an Army psychiatrist, opens fire on his largely unarmed colleagues at the base's processing center, near Killeen, Texas. The rampage will leave 13 dead and over 30 wounded, the most casualties ever on a US military base.
On November 5, 2009, a mass shooting took place at Fort Hood, near Killeen, Texas. Nidal Hasan, a U.S. Army major and psychiatrist, fatally shot 13 people and injured more than 30 others. It was the deadliest mass shooting on an American military base.
Date: Nov 05, 2009

Fort Hood shooting map
Map of Fort Hood, with a red dot marking the Soldier Readiness Processing Center

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Today in History 11/04 (Iran Hostage Crisis)

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One of the hostages seized when radicals stormed the US embassy in Tehran with hostage takers on November 9, 1979 (© AP)(1979) Militants storm US Embassy in Tehran, take US hostages
The militants demand the US return the Shah of Iran, who’d fled after being overthrown in the Islamic Revolution. US President Carter refuses to “yield to blackmail” and imposes an Iran oil embargo. The hostages will remain in captivity for 444 days.
The Iran hostage crisis was a diplomatic standoff between Iran and the United States of America. Fifty-two American diplomats and citizens were held hostage for 444 days from November 4, 1979, to January 20, 1981, after a group of Iranian college students belonging to the Muslim Student Followers of the Imam’s Line, who supported the Iranian Revolution, took over the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. It stands as the longest hostage crisis in recorded history.
Start date: Nov 04, 1979
End date: Jan 20, 1981

Iran hostage crisis - Iraninan students comes up U.S. embassy in Tehran
Iran hostage crisis – Iraninan students comes up U.S. embassy in Tehran
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(1979) Militants storm US Embassy in Tehran, take US hostages.
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1922 | Tut’s tomb discovered as British archeologist finds the entrance to King Tut’s tomb
After years of scouring the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, archeologist Howard Carter unearths hidden steps down to the sealed tomb of King Tutankhamun, the boy king. When he unseals the tomb in a few months, it will turn out to be remarkably intact, its riches hidden for over 3,000 years.
1928 | Fatal shooting in NYC as NY gambler, racketeer Arnold ‘the brain’ Rothstein shot
Arnold ‘the Brain’ Rothstein, a businessman and gambler known as a leader of the Jewish mob and tied to fixing sporting events, is shot at a Manhattan hotel. The shooting is reportedly related to debts from a poker game. He will die from his wounds two days later.
2008 | Barack Obama elected first black president in US
After a tough primary race against Hillary Clinton, Obama beats John McCain in the general election and makes history as the first African-American president. Obama’s promise of hope and his slogan “Change We Can Believe In” seem to register with voters, who give him a decisive victory.

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President-elect Barack Obama gives his victory speech to supporters during an election night gathering in Grant Park on November 4, 2008, in Chicago (© Scott Olson/Getty Images)(2008) Barack Obama elected first black president in US
After a tough primary race against Hillary Clinton, Obama beats John McCain in the general election and makes history as the first African-American president. Obama's promise of hope and his slogan "Change We Can Believe In" seem to register with voters, who give him a decisive victory.
The United States presidential election of 2008 was the 56th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 4, 2008. Democratic Party nominees Barack Obama, a U.S. Senator from Illinois, and his running mate Joe Biden, a long-time U.S. Senator from Delaware, defeated Republican Party nominees John McCain, a long-time and current U.S. Senator from Arizona, and his running mate Sarah Palin, a Governor of Alaska. Obama became the first African American ever to be elected president of the United States, and Joe Biden became the first Roman Catholic ever elected vice president.
Election year: Nov 04, 2008

Electoral College 2008
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes those won by Obama/Biden, red denotes states won by McCain/Palin. Numbers indicate electoral votes allotted to the winner of each state.

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