November 8 - The Day in History

November 8 : General Interest 1895: German scientist discovers X-rays On this day in 1895, physicist Wilhelm Conrad Rontgen (1845-1923) becomes the first person to observe X-rays, a significant scientific advancement that would ultimately benefit a variety of fields, most of all medicine, by making the invisible visible... read more American Revolution 1775 : Washington seeks to make militias into a military http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/washington-seeks-to-make-militias-into-a-military Automotive 1962 : Sun sets on the Ford Rotunda http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/sun-sets-on-the-ford-rotunda Civil War 1864 : President Lincoln is re-elected http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lincoln-reelected Cold War 1960 : John F. Kennedy elected president http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/john-f-kennedy-elected-president Crime 1974 : Ted Bundy botches an abduction attempt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/ted-bundy-botches-an-abduction-attempt Disaster 1994 : Hurricane Gordon is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hurricane-gordon-is-born General Interest 1923 : Beer Hall Putsch begins http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/beer-hall-putsch-begins 1994 : The Republican Revolution http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/the-republican-revolution Hollywood 1847 : Dracula creator Bram Stoker born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/dracula-creator-bram-stoker-born Literary 1900 : Margaret Mitchell is born http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/margaret-mitchell-is-born Music 1994 : Salvatore "Sonny" Bono is elected to the U.S. Congress http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/salvatore-quotsonnyquot-bono-is-elected-to-the-us-congress Old West 1887 : Doc Holliday dies of tuberculosis http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/doc-holliday-dies-of-tuberculosis Presidential 1942 : FDR broadcasts message to Vichy France leader Marshal Petain http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/fdr-broadcasts-message-to-vichy-france-leader-marshal-petain Sports 1951 : Yogi Berra is the AL MVP http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/yogi-berra-is-the-al-mvp Vietnam War 1965 : Lawrence Joel earns Medal of Honor http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/lawrence-joel-earns-medal-of-honor World War I 1917 : New Russian leader Lenin calls for immediate armistice http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/new-russian-leader-lenin-calls-for-immediate-armistice World War II 1939 : Hitler survives assassination attempt http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/hitler-survives-assassination-attempt

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