On different days, different things happen. For instance, people win the lottery, a new president is sworn in, political parties are formed among many others.
Looking back at November 8 in history, what happened? Who did what? Below are some of the events that happened.
- 1793 – The Louvre Museum, in Paris, opened to the public for the first time.
- 1889 – Montana became the 41st state of the U.S.
- 1895 – German physicist Wilhelm Conrad Röntgen became the first person to observe X-rays.
- 1927 – Nguyen Khanh, the 3rd president of South Vietnam, was born.
- 1939 – There was an attempted assassination attempt on Adolf Hitler.
- 1942 – The U.S. invaded Morocco and Algeria.
- 1942 – During World War II, Operation Torch began as U.S. and British forces landed in French North Africa.
- 1964 – IMF granted Great Britain credit of $1 billion.
- 1965 – British Indian Ocean Territory was formed.
- 1966 – Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California.
- 1967 – Silver hits a record of $1.951 an ounce in London.
- 1971 – There was a coup in Thailand.
- 1972 – Home Box Office was launched.
- 1988 – 900 died as an earthquake hit China.
- 1990 – U.S. President George H.W. Bush ordered more troop deployment in the Persian Gulf.
- 1992 – About 350,000 people rallied in Berlin against racist violence.
- 1993 – Five Picasso paintings and other artwork were stolen from the Museum of Modern Art in Stockholm, Sweden.
- 2000 – In Florida, a statewide recount began to decide the winner of the 2000 U.S. presidential election.
- 2009 – The game Angry Birds Star Wars was released.
- 2020 – Kamala Harris made US history as the 1st woman and 1st woman of color to be elected to the vice presidency.