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This Day In History November 07


Post office stays in the Franklin family North and South clash at the Battle of Belmont Canada's transcontinental railway completed French novelist Albert Camus is born First issue of The New Republic published Jeannette Rankin becomes first U.S. congresswoman Tacoma Bridge collapses Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is born Soviet master spy is hanged by the Japanese FDR reelected a record third time FDR wins unprecedented fourth term Gaither Report calls for more U.S. missiles and fallout shelters U.S. intelligence asserts numbers of North Vietnamese in South Vietnam growing Art Arfons sets land-speed record McNamara shouted down at Harvard speech Nixon re-elected president "King of Cool" Steve McQueen dies A family is brutally murdered Two African American firsts in politics Magic Johnson announces he has HIV Magic Johnson announces he is HIV-positive
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