By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2021. There are 53 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 8, 2000, a statewide recount began in Florida, which emerged as critical in deciding the winner of the 2000 presidential election. Earlier ...
Today is Saturday, Nov. 6, the 3190th day of 2021. There are 55 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight 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 ...
By The Associated Press Today is Thursday, Nov. 4, the 308th day of 2021. There are 57 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 4, 1979, the Iran hostage crisis began as militants stormed the United States Embassy in Tehran, seizing its occupants; for some of ...
By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2021. There are 58 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 3, 1997, the Supreme Court let stand California’s groundbreaking Proposition 209, which banned race and gender preference in hiring and ...
By The Associated Press Today is Monday, Nov. 1, the 305th day of 2021. There are 60 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 1, 1765, the Stamp Act, passed by the British Parliament, went into effect, prompting stiff resistance from American colonists. On this ...
By The Associated Press Today is Friday, Oct. 29, the 302nd day of 2021. There are 63 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 29, 2018, a new-generation Boeing jet operated by the Indonesian budget airline Lion Air crashed in the Java Sea minutes after takeoff ...