November 8 throughout History
11/8/2013 8:23:25 AM
1923 - Hitler stages unsuccessful "Beer Hall Putsch" in Muenchen (Munich)
1932 - Franklin Roosevelt (D) elected 32nd President for 1st time
1939 - Failed assassination attempt on Hitler in Burgerbraukeller, Munich
1942 - Operation Torch; began as US and British forces under Eisenhower land in French North Africa
1942 - Vichy-France drops diplomatic relations with US
1956 - UN demands USSR leave Hungary
1959 - Tunisian president Habib Bourguiba's Nes Destour party wins every seat
1989 - David Dinkins elected 1st black mayor of NYC
1992 - 300,000 demonstrate against racism in Berlin
2002 - Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441 - The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".
2004 - War in Iraq: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.
1932 - Franklin Roosevelt (D) elected 32nd President for 1st time
1939 - Failed assassination attempt on Hitler in Burgerbraukeller, Munich
1942 - Operation Torch; began as US and British forces under Eisenhower land in French North Africa
1942 - Vichy-France drops diplomatic relations with US
1956 - UN demands USSR leave Hungary
1959 - Tunisian president Habib Bourguiba's Nes Destour party wins every seat
1989 - David Dinkins elected 1st black mayor of NYC
1992 - 300,000 demonstrate against racism in Berlin
2002 - Iraq disarmament crisis: UN Security Council Resolution 1441 - The United Nations Security Council unanimously approves a resolution on Iraq, forcing Saddam Hussein to disarm or face "serious consequences".
2004 - War in Iraq: More than 10,000 U.S. troops and a small number of Iraqi army units participate in a siege on the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.