Event:
Palestinian investigators claim their former leader, Yasser Arafat, did not die of old age or ill health; they believe Israel killed him because his exhumed body contained high levels of the radioactive element polonium-210
More Notable Events on November 8:
1988 George Bush beats Mike Dukakis for presidency
1980 Voyager 1 space probe discovers 15th moon of Saturn
1966 Actor Ronald Reagan elected governor of California
1933 Franklin D. Roosevelt creates Civil Works Administration
1889 Montana admitted as 41st state
