Today in History: November 8, Florida election recount begins
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Today is Saturday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2025. There are 53 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 8, 2000, a statewide recount began in Florida, which emerged as critical in deciding the ...
Today is Friday, Nov. 7, the 311th day of 2025. There are 54 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 7, 1916, Jeannette Rankin of Montana won election to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming the first woman elected to either chamber of Congress.
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Today is Thursday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2025. There are 55 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 6, 1860, former Illinois congressman Abraham Lincoln of the Republican Party was elected president of the United States as he defeated John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen ...
Today is Wednesday, Nov. 5, the 309th day of 2025. There are 56 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 5, 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law by casting a vote in the presidential election; she was later arrested and charged with "knowingly voting without having a ...
Today is Tuesday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2025. There are 57 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 4, 2008, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois was elected the first Black president of the United States, defeating the Republican candidate, Sen. John McCain of ...
Today is Monday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2025. There are 58 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 3, 1979, five Communist Workers Party members were killed in a clash with heavily armed Ku Klux Klansmen and neo-Nazis during an anti-Klan protest in Greensboro, North Carolina, in ...
Today in History: November 1, Seabiscuit wins “Race of the Century”
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Today is Saturday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2025. There are 60 days left in the year.
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On Nov. 1, 1938, in a two-horse match, Seabiscuit defeated the favored Triple Crown winner ...
Today in History: October 31, Indira Gandhi assassinated
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Today is Friday, Oct. 31, the 304th day of 2025. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween.
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On Oct. 31, 1984, Indira Gandhi, India’s Prime Minister for more than 15 years, was ...
Today in History: October 30, Muhammad Ali defeats George Foreman in the “Rumble in the Jungle”
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Today is Thursday, Oct. 30, the 303rd day of 2025. There are 62 days left in the year.
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On Oct. 30, 1974, Muhammad Ali, 32, knocked out George ...
Today in History: October 29, ‘Black Tuesday’ signals start of Great Depression
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Today is Wednesday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2025. There are 63 days left in the year.
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On Oct. 29, 1929, ‘Black Tuesday’ descended on the New York Stock ...
Today in History: October 27, 11 killed in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting
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Today is Monday, Oct. 27, the 300th day of 2025. There are 65 days left in the year.
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On Oct. 27, 2018, a gunman shot and killed 11 congregants and wounded six others at ...
Today in History: October 25, Teapot Dome Scandal conviction
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Today is Saturday, Oct. 25, the 298th day of 2025. There are 67 days left in the year.
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On Oct. 25, 1929, former Secretary of the Interior Albert B. Fall was convicted of accepting bribes ...
Today is Friday, Oct. 24, the 297th day of 2025. There are 68 days left in the year.
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On Oct. 24, 1945, the United Nations formally came into existence as the Charter of the United Nations, ratified by 51 nations, took effect. The date is now observed as United Nations ...
Today is Thursday, Oct. 23, the 296th day of 2025. There are 69 days left in the year.
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On Oct. 23, 1983, 241 U.S. service members, most of them Marines, were killed in a suicide truck-bombing at the U.S. Marine Corps barracks at Beirut International Airport in Lebanon, ...
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Today is Wednesday, Oct. 22, the 295th day of 2025. There are 70 days left in the year.
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On Oct. 22, 2012, cyclist Lance Armstrong was formally stripped of his seven Tour de France victories and received a lifetime ban from Olympic sports ...
Today is Tuesday, Oct. 21, the 294th day of 2025. There are 71 days left in the year.
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On Oct. 21, 2014, Paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius was convicted of culpable homicide for shooting and killing his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. The conviction was later upgraded to ...
Today is Monday, Oct. 20, the 293rd day of 2024. There are 72 days left in the year.
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On Oct. 20, 1944, Gen. Douglas MacArthur waded ashore in his return to the Philippines against Japanese forces in World War II, fulfilling a promise he made ("I shall return") after being ...
Today in History: October 18, ‘Mr. October’ hits three homers to clinch World Series
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Today is Saturday, Oct. 18, the 291st day of 2025. There are 74 days left in the year.
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On Oct. 18, 1977, Reggie Jackson hit three home runs in Game 6 of the ...
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Today is Thursday, Oct. 16, the 289th day of 2025. There are 76 days left in the year.
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On Oct. 16, 1962, the Cuban missile crisis began as President John F. Kennedy was informed that reconnaissance photographs had revealed the presence of Soviet ...
Today in History: October 14, Chuck Yeager breaks the sound barrier
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Today is Tuesday, Oct. 14, the 287th day of 2025. There are 78 days left in the year.
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On Oct. 14, 1947, U.S. Air Force Capt. Chuck Yeager became the first person to break the sound ...
