Today is Thursday, Nov. 6, the 310th day of 2025. There are 55 days left in the year. Today in history: 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. Today in history: 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. Today in history: 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. Today in history: 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 what became known as the Greensboro massacre. State and federal trials subsequently acquitted six defendants of murder and rioting charges. Also on this date: In 1908, Republican William Howard Taft was elected president, outpolling Democrat William Jennings Bryan. In 1911, the Chevrolet ...
Today in History: November 1, Seabiscuit wins “Race of the Century” By The Associated Press Today is Saturday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2025. There are 60 days left in the year. Today in history: On Nov. 1, 1938, in a two-horse match, Seabiscuit defeated the favored Triple Crown ...
Today in History: October 31, Indira Gandhi assassinated By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Oct. 31, the 304th day of 2025. There are 61 days left in the year. This is Halloween. Today in history: On Oct. 31, 1984, Indira Gandhi, India’s Prime Minister for more than 15 years, was ...
