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November 8, 2006 Donald Rumsfeld resigns as U.S. Secretary of Defense November 8, 2004 U.S. troops launch offensive on Falluja November 8, 1998 Japan Golf Classic November 8, 1997 Tampa Bay Devil Rays name their 1st manager Larry Rothschild November 8, 1997 Horse Racing Breeders' Cup Champs: Countess Diana, Elmhurst, Ajina, Spinning World, Favorite Trick, Chief Bearhart, Skip Away November 8, 1994 Cleve Cavaliers 1st game at Gund Arena, lose to Hous Rockets, 100-98 November 8, 1994 Haitian government of Smarck Michel forms November 8, 1992 "Solitary Confinement" opens at Nederlander Theater New York City for 25 performances November 8, 1992 300,000 demonstrators against racism in Berlin November 8, 1992 Betsy King wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic November 8, 1991 Carol Burnette Show premieres on CBS-TV November 8, 1991 Paul Coffey sets NHL defensman soring mark with 311th goal November 8, 1990 "6 Degrees of Separation" opens at Vivian Beaumont New York City for 496 performances November 8, 1990 100,000 additional U.S. troops are sent to Persian gulf November 8, 1990 Darryl Strawberry signs 5-year contract with Los Angeles Dodgers November 8, 1990 Gina Marie Tolleson of USA, 21, crowned 40th Miss World November 8, 1990 Saddam fires his army chief and threatens to destroy Arabian peninsula November 8, 1989 Cubs Jerome Walton wins the NL Rookie of Year November 8, 1989 David Dinkins elected 1st black mayor of New York City November 8, 1989 Douglas Wilder elected 1st U.S. black governor (Virginia) November 8, 1988 900 die as earthquake hits China November 8, 1988 Arco Arena in Sacramento, California opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-75 November 8, 1988 George Bush beats Mike Dukakis for presidency November 8, 1988 Rafael Fernandez Colon elected if President of Puerto Rico November 8, 1987 11 die as a bomb planted by Irish Republican Army explodes November 8, 1987 Australia beat England by 7 runs to win cricket World Cup November 8, 1987 IRA-bomb attack in Enniskillen North Ireland, 11 killed November 8, 1987 Yuko Moriguchi wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic November 8, 1986 "Song and Dance" closes at Royale Theater New York City after 474 performances November 8, 1985 Atlantis moves to Vandenberg AFB for mating of STS 61-B mission November 8, 1984 1st-class cricket debut of Wasim Akram, 2 months before his 1st Test November 8, 1984 Anna Fisher becomes 1st "mom" to go into orbit November 8, 1984 STS 51-A mission; launch November 8, 1983 Martha Layne Collins (D) elected 1st female governor of Kentucky November 8, 1983 STS-9 vehicle again moves to launch pad November 8, 1983 W Wilson Goode (D) elected 1st black mayor of Philadelphia November 8, 1981 Christian Democrats looses Belgium parliamentary election November 8, 1981 Patty Sheehan wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic November 8, 1980 Voyager 1 space probe discovers 15th moon of Saturn November 8, 1979 Bernard Slade's "Romantic Comedy," premieres in New York City November 8, 1979 ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline") November 8, 1978 Tom Stoppard's "Night and Day," premieres in London November 8, 1975 Nick Bockwinkle beats Verne Gagne in St. Paul, to become NWA champ November 8, 1974 British Lord Lucan disappears November 8, 1973 Nevada approves pari-mutuel betting on Jai Alai November 8, 1970 Tom Dempsey of New Orleans Saints kicks NFL record 63 yard field goal November 8, 1968 Cynthia Lennon is granted a divorce from John November 8, 1967 1st local British radio station begins broadcasting (Radio Leicester) November 8, 1967 Silver hits record $1.951 an ounce in London November 8, 1967 U.S. performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site November 8, 1966 Edward W Brooke (Rep-R-Mass) becomes 1st black elected to Senate November 8, 1966 Frank Robinson selected AL MVP November 8, 1966 Actor Ronald Reagan elected governor of California November 8, 1966 President Johnson signs anti-trust immunity to AFL-NFL merger November 8, 1965 "Days of Our Lives" premieres on TV November 8, 1965 British Indian Ocean Territory formed November 8, 1964 IMF grants Great Britain credit of $1 billion November 8, 1964 KUPK TV channel 13 in Garden City, KS (ABC) begins broadcasting November 8, 1964 Mickey Wright wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open November 8, 1964 Orioles Frank Robinson unanimous choice as AL MVP November 8, 1962 Canada government orders changing nickel back to round shape November 8, 1961 Whitey Ford is voted Cy Young Award winner over Warren Spahn November 8, 1960 John F. Kennedy (Sen-D-Mass) beats VP Richard Nixon (R) for 35th U.S. president November 8, 1959 KJTV (now KGET) TV channel 17 in Bakersfield, California (NBC) 1st broadcast November 8, 1959 Tunisian President Habib Bourguiba's Nes Destour party wins every chair November 8, 1958 "Maria Golovin" closes at Martin Beck Theater New York City after 5 performances November 8, 1957 Great Britain performs atmospheric nuclear test at Christmas Island November 8, 1956 U.N. demands U.S.S.R. leave Hungary November 8, 1954 AL approves Philadelphia A's move to Kansas City November 8, 1953 Salazars party wins all parliament seats in Portugal November 8, 1951 New York Yankee Catcher Yogi Berra wins 1st of his 3 MVP awards November 8, 1950 1st jet-plane battle ever, in Korean War November 8, 1950 Boston Red Sox 1B Walt Dropo wins AL Rookie of Year November 8, 1950 In the Korean War, 1st jet battle takes place November 8, 1950 Walt Dropo of Boston Red Sox selected AL Rookie of Year November 8, 1947 Bradman scores his 99th 1st-class cricket century, 100 SA vs. Victoria November 8, 1946 Jean-Paul Sartre's "La Putain Respecteuse," premieres in Paris November 8, 1945 "Girl from Nantucket" opens at Adelphi Theater New York City for 12 performances November 8, 1945 Riverboat sinks off Hong Kong; kills 1,550 November 8, 1944 25,000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to Nazis for forced labor November 8, 1944 Last German troops at Walcheren surrenders November 8, 1942 Allies under Eisenhower land in N-Africa (Casablanca) November 8, 1942 Hitler proclaims fall of Stalingrad from Munich beer hall November 8, 1942 Operation "Torch" began as U.S. and British forces land in French N Afr November 8, 1942 Vichy-France drops diplomatic relations with US November 8, 1940 RAF bombs Munich November 8, 1939 Failed assassination attempt on Hitler in Burgerbraukeller, Munich November 8, 1939 H Lindsay and R Crouse' "Life with Father," premieres in New York City November 8, 1938 1st black woman legislator, Crystal Bird Fauset of Phila November 8, 1934 Ford Frick, NL publicity director, is named league president November 8, 1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Civil Works Administration November 8, 1932 "Make Mine Music," debuts November 8, 1932 Franklin Delano Roosevelt (D) elected 32nd president for 1st time November 8, 1930 Friedrich Wolf's "Die Matrosen von Cattaro," premieres in Berlin November 8, 1929 Jean Giraudoux' "Amphitryon '38," premieres in Paris November 8, 1929 New York City Museum of Modern Art opens in Hecksher Building November 8, 1928 George and Ira Gershwin's musical "Treasure Girl," premieres in New York City November 8, 1926 George Gershwin's musical "Oh, Kay," premieres in New York City November 8, 1924 Austria chancellor Ignaz Seipel, resigns after assassination attempt November 8, 1924 Fortune Theatre opens in London November 8, 1923 Hitler stages unsuccessful "Beer Hall Putsch" in Munchen (Munich) November 8, 1920 Actress Edna Lewis Thomas debuts at Putnam Theatre Brooklyn November 8, 1920 Baseball meeting to depose Ban Johnson is set for Nov 12th November 8, 1918 Pro-German supreme commander general Cutters lay-offs November 8, 1917 People's Commissars gives authority to Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin November 8, 1917 Telephone Co runs 1st ad for Army operators, gets 7,000 applicants November 8, 1910 1st Washington State election in which women could vote November 8, 1904 President Theodore Roosevelt (R) defeats Alton B Parker (D) November 8, 1900 Theodore Dreiser's novel "Sister Carrie" is published November 8, 1895 Wilhelm Roentgen (Germany) discovers X-rays November 8, 1892 Grover Cleveland (D) elected president November 8, 1889 Montana admitted as 41st state November 8, 1884 German government recognizes King Leopold II's Congo Free State November 8, 1883 English freighter Nisero stranded at Atjeh (crew taken hostage) November 8, 1880 Sarah Bernhardt, French actress, made U.S. debut at New York's Booth Theater November 8, 1870 Democratic governor elected in Tennessee November 8, 1864 Abraham Lincoln (R) elected to his 2nd term as president November 8, 1861 Battle of Mount Ivy, KY November 8, 1861 US removes Confederate officials from British steamer Trent November 8, 1842 Belgium King Leopold I proclaims child labor laws (for 1889) November 8, 1838 Victor Hugo's "Ruy Blas," premieres in Paris November 8, 1837 Mount Holyoke Seminary in Mass-1st U.S. college founded for women November 8, 1833 Train derails at Hightstown NJ; 2 die November 8, 1805 Lewis and Clark reach Pacific Ocean November 8, 1793 Louvre in Paris, opens November 8, 1789 Bourbon Whiskey, 1st distilled from corn (by Elijah Craig, Bourbon Ky) November 8, 1734 Cook Vincent la Chapelle forms Free Masons Lodge November 8, 1731 In Philadelphia, Benjamin Franklin opens 1st U.S. library November 8, 1701 William Penn presents Charter of Priviliges November 8, 1658 Battle of Sont: Swedish fleet beats Dutch November 8, 1638 Anne Hutchinson banished from Massachusetts November 8, 1627 English fleet under George Villiers leaves Rhe November 8, 1620 Battle of White Mountain, Prague November 8, 1598 Spanish troops under of Bernardino de Mendoza conquer Doetinchem November 8, 1576 Pacificatie of Gent: 17 Dutch provinces signs anti-Spanish covenant November 8, 1575 French Roman Catholics and Huguenots signs treaty November 8, 1519 1st meeting of Montezuma and Hernando Cortes in Mexico November 8, 1494 Uprising against Piero de' Medici in Florence Italy November 8, 1322 Pope John XXII names John van Diest, bishop of Utrecht November 8, 911 Duke Koenraad I chosen German king November 8, 618 St. Deusdedit I ends his reign as Catholic Pope November 8, 392 Emperor Theodosius declares christian religion, state religion |