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NOVEMBER 7, 1775
Lord Dunmore, the royal governor of the Colony of Virginia, signed a proclamation promising freedom for the slaves of Patriots if they joined the British Armed Forces.
John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore was a British colonial administrator who served as the governor of Virginia from 1771 to 1775. Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1861
American Civil War: Future U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant engaged in his first combat leadership role in the Battle of Belmont in Mississippi County, Missouri.
The American Civil War was a civil war in the United States between the Union and the Confederacy, which was formed in Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1917
World War I: British forces captured Gaza following the retreat of the Ottoman garrison.
World War I or the First World War, also known as the Great War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1811
Tecumseh's War: American forces led by William Henry Harrison defeated the forces of Shawnee leader Tecumseh's growing confederation at the Battle of Tippecanoe near present-day Battle Ground, Indiana.
Tecumseh's War or Tecumseh's Rebellion was a conflict between the United States and Tecumseh's confederacy, led by the Shawnee leader Tecumseh in Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1934
The first specimens of the tufted jay (pictured) to be scientifically described were collected in Mexico.
The tufted jay, also known as the painted jay and Dickey's jay, is a species of bird in the crow family Corvidae. Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 2000
Hillary Clinton was elected a US senator, the first time a first lady had been elected to public office.
Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. She was the 67th United States secretary of state in the Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1949
Oil was discovered in the Caspian Sea off the coast of Azerbaijan, leading to the construction of Neft Daşları, the world's first offshore oil platform.
The Caspian Sea is the world's largest inland body of water, described as the world's largest lake and usually referred to as Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1991
Magic Johnson announced his retirement from professional basketball due to HIV infection.
Earvin "Magic" Johnson Jr. is an American businessman and former professional basketball player. Often regarded as the greatest point guard of all Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1723
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60, a dialogue cantata by Johann Sebastian Bach for Leipzig, was first performed.
O Ewigkeit, du Donnerwort, BWV 60, is a church cantata for the 24th Sunday after Trinity composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. It was Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1987
Singapore's first Mass Rapid Transit line opened, with train services running between Yio Chu Kang and Toa Payoh.
The Mass Rapid Transit system, locally known by the initialism MRT, is a rapid transit system in Singapore and the island country's Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1972
A ship collision with the Sidney Lanier Bridge in the U.S. state of Georgia resulted in a bridge collapse , which killed ten people.
The Sidney Lanier Bridge is a cable-stayed bridge that spans the Brunswick River in Brunswick, Georgia, United States. The bridge is named Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1837
American abolitionist Elijah Parish Lovejoy was murdered by a pro-slavery mob in Alton, Illinois, during an attack to destroy his printing press and abolitionist materials.
In the United States, abolitionism, the movement that sought to end slavery in the country, was active from the colonial era until Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1987
Tunisian prime minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali deposed and replaced President Habib Bourguiba by declaring him medically unfit for the duties of the office.
Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, commonly known as Ben Ali or Ezzine, was a Tunisian politician who served as the second President Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1996
NASA launched the Mars Global Surveyor from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the United States's civil space Read More
NOVEMBER 7, 1916
In the congressional elections, Jeannette Rankin became the first woman elected to the United States House of Representatives.
1916 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in Read More

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