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History

On This Day – November 7

On This Day – November 7

  • 1987 Coup in Tunisia

    In a bloodless coup in Tunisia, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali took over the Presidentship of Tunisia from President Habib Bourguiba.

  • 1947 Coup in Thailand

    The military staged a coup against Thawan Thamrong Nawasawat and installed Khuang Aphaiwong as Prime Minister.

  • 1917 October Revolution

    The Bolsheviks, led by Vladimir Lenin, took over the winter palace and ended the rule of the post-Tsarist provisional government and transferred all powers to the communists in Russia

  • 1916 First woman to be elected to US Congress

    Jeannette Rankin from Montana became the first woman to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

  • 1869 First inter-city cycle race

    The first city to city cycle race was held between Paris and Rouen. James Moore, an Englishman living in Paris at that time won the race.

History

On This Day – November 6

On This Day – November 6

  • 1999 Australians reject referendum to become a republic with a president as its head

    The referendum was held to amend the Australian constitution, which would make the country a republic with a president as its head. If the referendum has passed the British monarchy would no longer have been a constitutional monarchy.

  • 1985 Palace of Justice is Seized in Colombia

    25 guerrillas from the 19th of April Movement or the M-19 took over the Palace of Justice which houses the Colombian Supreme Court. They took 300 people hostage. The ensuing fight between the rebels and the government’s forces left more than 100 people, including 11 Supreme Court justices dead.

  • 1962 United Nations passes resolution to condemn Apartheid in South Africa

    The UN General Assembly asked its member states to stand up against apartheid and to cut off relations with South Africa in order to make a point. Apartheid was an official policy of racial discrimination and segregation followed in South Africa. Despite the UN Resolution, it remained governmental policy until 1994, when democratic general elections were held in the country.

  • 1947 Meet the Press makes its TV debut

    The longest running TV news show was first hosted by journalist and creator Martha Rountree and aired on NBC.

  • 1861 Jefferson Davis elected as president of Confederate States of America

    The senator from Mississippi was the provisional president of the Confederacy since February 1861. Despite being an effective president, his popularity waned as the Confederate government experienced losses during the Civil War. He was captured by Northern Soldiers in 1865 and imprisoned for 2 years.

History

On This Day – November 5

On This Day – November 5

  • 2009 13 killed at Fort Hood, Texas

    Major Malik Hasan opened fire at the Soldier Readiness Processing Center in Fort Hood, Texas and killed 13 people, injuring 30.

  • 2007 China’s first lunar satellite enters lunar orbit

    The Chang’e 1, an unmanned lunar-orbiting spacecraft sent the first pictures of the Moon on November 26.

  • 2003 Green Valley Killer pleads guilty

    Gary Ridgeway, a serial killer also known as the Green Valley Killer plead guilty to killing 48 women in the 1980s and 1990s.

  • 1995 Assassination attempt on Canadian Prime Minister

    André Dallaire tried to assassinate Canadian Prime Minister Jean Chrétien.

  • 1943 Vatican City bombed

    Vatican City was bombed by a fascist Italian aircraft breaching the neutrality of Vatican during the second World War