November 8
1793 - The Louvre began admitting the public, even though the French museum had been officially open since August.
1861 - During the Civil War, the USS San Jacinto intercepted a British mail steamer, the Trent, and detained a pair of Confederate diplomats who were enroute to Europe to seek support for the Southern cause. (Although the Trent Affair strained relations between the United States and Britain, the matter was quietly resolved with the release of the diplomats the following January.)
1864 - President Abraham Lincoln was re-elected, defeating Democrat challenger George B. McClellan.
1889 - Montana became the 41st state.
1892 - Former President Grover Cleveland defeated incumbent Benjamin Harrison to become the only president in U.S. history to win non-consecutive terms in the White House.
1923 - Adolf Hitler attempted, and failed, to seize control of the German government in the Beer Hall Putsch.
1932 - New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president over incumbent Herbert Hoover.
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 is elected the 35th president of the United States over incumbent Vice President Richard M. Nixon.
1966 - Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California.
1966 - Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts became the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote since Reconstruction.
1971 - The album "Led Zeppelin IV," which included the song "Stairway to Heaven," was released.
1972 - The premium cable TV network HBO (Home Box Office) made its debut with a showing of the movie "Sometimes a Great Notion."
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.
1987 - A bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded as crowds gathered in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, for a ceremony honoring Britain's war dead, killing 11 people.
1988 - Vice President George H.W. Bush was elected president over Democrat Michael Dukakis.
1994 - After 40 years of Democrat control, the Republican Party gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as a Senate majority in mid-term elections.
1997 - Chinese engineers diverted the Yangtze River to make way for the Three Gorges Dam.
2000 - A statewide recount of presidential election ballots began in Florida. Earlier that day, Vice President Al Gore had called Texas Gov. George W. Bush to concede, but called back about an hour later to retract his concession.
2002 - The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved Resolution 1441, aimed at forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences." President George W. Bush said the new resolution presented the Iraqi regime "with a final test."
2004 - Thousands of U.S. troops attacked strongholds of Sunni insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq.
2010 - On the third and final day of his trip to India, President Barack Obama endorsed the country’s bid to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council.
2010 - Former kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart took the stand in Salt Lake City on the first day of testimony in the trial of Brian David Mitchell, the man accused of abducting her in June 2002 when she was 14.
2010 - An engine fire aboard the Carnival Splendor cruise ship left nearly 4,500 aboard without electricity during a three-day two to San Diego.
2010 - Talk show host Conan O'Brien made his debut on TBS.
2015 - An acoustic guitar that John Lennon used to record and write "Love Me Do," "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and other hit songs, sold at auction in Beverly Hills, California for $2.4 million.
2016 - Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton in an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice; Republicans also kept majorities in both the House and Senate.
2019 - Facebook said it was deleting the name of the person who'd been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who triggered an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Birthdays
20 - Jade Pettyjohn (actress)
26 - Lauren Alaina (country singer)
29 - Riker Lynch (singer)
31 - SZA (singer)
31 - Giancarlo Stanton (baseball player)
32 - Jessica Lowndes (actress)
33 - Erica Mena (model)
35 - Jack Osbourne (reality star)
37 - Chris Rankin (actor)
39 - Azura Skye (actress)
41 - Dania Ramirez (actress)
43 - Bucky Covington (country singer)
45 - Tara Reid (actress)
46 - Matthew Rhys (actor)
47 - David Muir (news anchor)
48 - Gretchen Mol (actress)
49 - Gonzalo Menendez (actor)
50 - Diana King (singer)
52 - Parker Posey (actress)
53 - Courtney Thorne-Smith (actress)
54 - Gordon Ramsay (TV chef)
59 - Leif Garrett (singer/actor)
68 - Alfre Woodard (actor)
70 - Mary Hart (TV personality)
71 - Bonnie Raitt (singer)
76 - Bonnie Bramlett (singer/actress)
85 - Alain Delon (actor)
106 - Norman Lloyd (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 8
1902 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 16-0.
1913 - Nebraska defeated Nebraska Wesleyan 42-7.
1919 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 12-5.
1930 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 16-0.
1941 - #2 Minnesota defeated Nebraska 9-0.
1942 - Parker Hall of the Cleveland Rams throws seven interceptions in a game against the Green Bay Packers.
1947 - Kansas defeated Nebraska 13-7.
1952 - Nebraska upset #7 Kansas 13-7.
1954 - The American League approved the move of the Philadelphia Athletics baseball team to Kansas City.
1958 - Kansas defeated Nebraska 29-7.
1964 - Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers scores 64 points and set an NBA single-game scoring record.
1966 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a anti-trust immunity measure allowing the merger of the AFL and NFL.
1969 - #20 Nebraska defeated Cockeye State 17-3.
1970 - Tom Dempsey of the 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 of the Denver Broncos tied the record.)
1975 - #3 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 12-0.
1980 - #5 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 55-8.
1981 - Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins recorded his 200th NFL victory.
1986 - #7 Nebraska defeated Cockeye State 35-14.
1997 - #1 Nebraska defeated Missouri 45-38 in overtime.
1998 - Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys surpassed 12,000 career rushing yards.
2003 - #19 Nebraska defeated Kansas 24-3.
2008 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 45-35.
1793 - The Louvre began admitting the public, even though the French museum had been officially open since August.
1861 - During the Civil War, the USS San Jacinto intercepted a British mail steamer, the Trent, and detained a pair of Confederate diplomats who were enroute to Europe to seek support for the Southern cause. (Although the Trent Affair strained relations between the United States and Britain, the matter was quietly resolved with the release of the diplomats the following January.)
1864 - President Abraham Lincoln was re-elected, defeating Democrat challenger George B. McClellan.
1889 - Montana became the 41st state.
1892 - Former President Grover Cleveland defeated incumbent Benjamin Harrison to become the only president in U.S. history to win non-consecutive terms in the White House.
1923 - Adolf Hitler attempted, and failed, to seize control of the German government in the Beer Hall Putsch.
1932 - New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected president over incumbent Herbert Hoover.
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 is elected the 35th president of the United States over incumbent Vice President Richard M. Nixon.
1966 - Ronald Reagan was elected governor of California.
1966 - Edward W. Brooke of Massachusetts became the first African American elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote since Reconstruction.
1971 - The album "Led Zeppelin IV," which included the song "Stairway to Heaven," was released.
1972 - The premium cable TV network HBO (Home Box Office) made its debut with a showing of the movie "Sometimes a Great Notion."
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.
1987 - A bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded as crowds gathered in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, for a ceremony honoring Britain's war dead, killing 11 people.
1988 - Vice President George H.W. Bush was elected president over Democrat Michael Dukakis.
1994 - After 40 years of Democrat control, the Republican Party gained control of the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as a Senate majority in mid-term elections.
1997 - Chinese engineers diverted the Yangtze River to make way for the Three Gorges Dam.
2000 - A statewide recount of presidential election ballots began in Florida. Earlier that day, Vice President Al Gore had called Texas Gov. George W. Bush to concede, but called back about an hour later to retract his concession.
2002 - The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved Resolution 1441, aimed at forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences." President George W. Bush said the new resolution presented the Iraqi regime "with a final test."
2004 - Thousands of U.S. troops attacked strongholds of Sunni insurgents in Fallujah, Iraq.
2010 - On the third and final day of his trip to India, President Barack Obama endorsed the country’s bid to become a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council.
2010 - Former kidnap victim Elizabeth Smart took the stand in Salt Lake City on the first day of testimony in the trial of Brian David Mitchell, the man accused of abducting her in June 2002 when she was 14.
2010 - An engine fire aboard the Carnival Splendor cruise ship left nearly 4,500 aboard without electricity during a three-day two to San Diego.
2010 - Talk show host Conan O'Brien made his debut on TBS.
2015 - An acoustic guitar that John Lennon used to record and write "Love Me Do," "I Want to Hold Your Hand" and other hit songs, sold at auction in Beverly Hills, California for $2.4 million.
2016 - Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States, defeating Democrat Hillary Clinton in an astonishing victory for the celebrity businessman and political novice; Republicans also kept majorities in both the House and Senate.
2019 - Facebook said it was deleting the name of the person who'd been identified in conservative circles as the whistleblower who triggered an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Birthdays
20 - Jade Pettyjohn (actress)
26 - Lauren Alaina (country singer)
29 - Riker Lynch (singer)
31 - SZA (singer)
31 - Giancarlo Stanton (baseball player)
32 - Jessica Lowndes (actress)
33 - Erica Mena (model)
35 - Jack Osbourne (reality star)
37 - Chris Rankin (actor)
39 - Azura Skye (actress)
41 - Dania Ramirez (actress)
43 - Bucky Covington (country singer)
45 - Tara Reid (actress)
46 - Matthew Rhys (actor)
47 - David Muir (news anchor)
48 - Gretchen Mol (actress)
49 - Gonzalo Menendez (actor)
50 - Diana King (singer)
52 - Parker Posey (actress)
53 - Courtney Thorne-Smith (actress)
54 - Gordon Ramsay (TV chef)
59 - Leif Garrett (singer/actor)
68 - Alfre Woodard (actor)
70 - Mary Hart (TV personality)
71 - Bonnie Raitt (singer)
76 - Bonnie Bramlett (singer/actress)
85 - Alain Delon (actor)
106 - Norman Lloyd (actor)
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Today in Sports History - November 8
1902 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 16-0.
1913 - Nebraska defeated Nebraska Wesleyan 42-7.
1919 - Nebraska defeated Missouri 12-5.
1930 - Nebraska defeated Kansas 16-0.
1941 - #2 Minnesota defeated Nebraska 9-0.
1942 - Parker Hall of the Cleveland Rams throws seven interceptions in a game against the Green Bay Packers.
1947 - Kansas defeated Nebraska 13-7.
1952 - Nebraska upset #7 Kansas 13-7.
1954 - The American League approved the move of the Philadelphia Athletics baseball team to Kansas City.
1958 - Kansas defeated Nebraska 29-7.
1964 - Elgin Baylor of the Minneapolis Lakers scores 64 points and set an NBA single-game scoring record.
1966 - President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a anti-trust immunity measure allowing the merger of the AFL and NFL.
1969 - #20 Nebraska defeated Cockeye State 17-3.
1970 - Tom Dempsey of the 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 of the Denver Broncos tied the record.)
1975 - #3 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 12-0.
1980 - #5 Nebraska defeated Kansas State 55-8.
1981 - Don Shula of the Miami Dolphins recorded his 200th NFL victory.
1986 - #7 Nebraska defeated Cockeye State 35-14.
1997 - #1 Nebraska defeated Missouri 45-38 in overtime.
1998 - Emmitt Smith of the Dallas Cowboys surpassed 12,000 career rushing yards.
2003 - #19 Nebraska defeated Kansas 24-3.
2008 - Nebraska defeats Kansas 45-35.
