November 7 - The Day in History

November 7 : General Interest 1991: Magic Johnson announces he is HIV positive On this day in 1991, basketball legend Earvin "Magic" Johnson stuns the world by announcing his sudden retirement from the Los Angeles Lakers, after testing positive for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS... read more American Revolution 1776 : Post office stays in the Franklin family http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/post-office-stays-in-the-franklin-family Automotive 1965 : Art Arfons sets land-speed record http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/art-arfons-sets-land-speed-record Civil War 1861 : North and South clash at the Battle of Belmont http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/battle-of-belmont-missouri Cold War 1957 : Gaither Report calls for more U.S. missiles and fallout shelters http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/gaither-report-calls-for-more-us-missiles-and-fallout-shelters Crime 1983 : A family is brutally murdered http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/a-family-is-brutally-murdered Disaster 1940 : Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tacoma-narrows-bridge-collapses General Interest 1885 : Canada's transcontinental railway completed http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/canadas-transcontinental-railway-completed 1940 : Tacoma Bridge collapses http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/tacoma-bridge-collapses 1944 : FDR reelected a record third time http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-reelected-a-record-third-time 1989 : Two African American firsts in politics http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/two-african-american-firsts-in-politics Hollywood 1980 : "King of Cool" Steve McQueen dies http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/king-of-cool-steve-mcqueen-dies Literary 1913 : French novelist Albert Camus is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/french-novelist-albert-camus-is-born Music 1943 : Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/singer-songwriter-joni-mitchell-is-born Old West 1916 : Jeannette Rankin becomes first U.S. congresswoman http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/jeannette-rankin-becomes-first-us-congresswoman Presidential 1944 : FDR wins unprecedented fourth term http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-wins-unprecedented-fourth-term Sports 1991 : Magic Johnson announces he has HIV http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/magic-johnson-announces-he-has-hiv Vietnam War 1964 : U.S. intelligence asserts numbers of North Vietnamese in South Vietnam growing http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/us-intelligence-asserts-numbers-of-north-vietnamese-in-south-vietnam-growing 1966 : McNamara shouted down at Harvard speech http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/mcnamara-shouted-down-at-harvard-speech 1972 : Nixon re-elected president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/nixon-re-elected-president World War I 1914 : First issue of The New Republic published http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/first-issue-of-the-new-republic-published World War II 1944 : Soviet master spy is hanged by the Japanese http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/soviet-master-spy-is-hanged-by-the-japanese

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