November 8
1964 - President Abraham Lincoln was elected to a second term in office, defeating Democratic challenger George B. McClellan.
1889 - Montana became the 41st state.
1892 - Former president Grover Cleveland defeated incumbent President Benjamin Harrison to become the first president to win nonconsecutive terms in the White House.
1923 - Adolf Hitler attempted, and failed, to seize control of the German government in the Beer Hall Putsch.
1942 - The Allies launched Operation Torch in World War II as U.S. and British forces landed in French North Africa.
1950 - During the Korean War, the first jet-plane battle took place as U.S. Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a North Korean MiG-15.
1960 - Democrat John F. Kennedy defeated Republican Vice President Richard M. Nixon to become the 35th president of the United States.
1966 - Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts became the first African American to be elected to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction.
1974 - A federal judge in Cleveland dismissed charges against eight Ohio National Guardsmen accused of violating the civil rights of students who were killed or wounded in the 1970 Kent State shootings.
1994 - In mid-term elections, the Republican Party gained control of the House of Representatives for the first time in 40 years; the GOP also gained control of the U.S. Senate.
2000 - A statewide recount began in Florida, which emerged as critical in deciding the winner of the 2000 presidential election. The recount would officially end on Dec. 12 upon orders from the U.S. Supreme Court, delivering Florida’s electoral votes and the presidency to George W. Bush.
2012 - Jared Lee Loughner was sentenced to life in prison without parole for the January 2011 shootings in Tucson, Arizona, that killed six people and wounded 13 others, including Rep. Gabrielle Giffords.
2013 - Typhoon Haiyan, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, slammed into the central Philippines, leaving more than 7,300 people dead or missing, flattening villages and displacing more than 5 million.
2016 - Republican Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, defeating heavily favored Democrat Hillary Clinton in an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice.
2018 - Tens of thousands of people fled a fast-moving wildfire in Northern California that would become the state’s deadliest ever, killing 86 people and nearly destroying the community of Paradise.
Birthdays
24 - Jade Pettyjohn (actress)
35 - SZA (singer)
35 - Giancarlo Stanton (baseball player)
36 - Jessica Lowndes (actress)
37 - Erica Mena (model)
39 - Jack Osbourne (TV personality)
49 - Tara Reid (actress)
50 - Matthew Rhys (actor)
51 - David Muir (news anchor)
52 - Gretchen Mol (actress)
56 - Parker Posey (actress)
57 - Courtney Thorne-Smith (actress)
58 - Gordon Ramsay (chef)
70 - Rickie Lee Jones (singer)
72 - Alfre Woodard (actor)
74 - Mary Hart (TV host)
75 - Bonnie Raitt (singer)
82 - Angel Cordero Jr. (jockey)
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Today in Sports History - November 8
1942 - Parker Hall (Cleveland Rams) threw seven interceptions against the Green Bay Packers.
1954 - The American League approved the move of the Philadelphia Athletics to Kansas City.
1959 - Elgin Baylor (Minneapolis Lakers) scored 64 points and set a National Basketball Association scoring record.
1963 - Maple Leaf Gardens became the first NHL arena to install separate penalty box doors for each team.
1966 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a measure granting anti-trust immunity for the AFL-NFL merger.
1970 - Tom Dempsey (New Orleans Saints) set an NFL record when he kicked a 63-yard field goal against the Detroit Lions. The record stood until October 25, 1998, when Jason Elam (Denver Broncos) tied the record.
1997 - Nevada's John Dutton threw for 557 yards and five touchdowns in a victory over Boise State.
1998 - Emmitt Smith (Dallas Cowboys) became the all-time rushing leader for the Cowboys. He also passed 12,000 career yards in the NFL.
