Historical Events for 8th November 2022

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392 - Roman Emperor Theodosius declares Christian religion the state religion
1322 - Pope John XXII names John van Diest as Bishop of Utrecht
1620 - Battle of White Mountain, Prague - 1st major victory of the Catholic Habsburgs over the Protestant Alliance in The Thirty Years' War
1933 - US President FDR creates Civil Works Administration
1956 - Biblical drama film "The Ten Commandments", directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner opens in the US
1962 - Canada's government orders the nickel changed back to round shape
1979 - ABC broadcasts "Iran Crisis: American Held Hostage" with Frank Reynolds (forerunner to "Nightline")
1987 - 11 are killed in an IRA bomb attack in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland
2005 - Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf is elected president of Liberia, the first woman to lead an African country
2013 - At least 6,000 people are killed after Typhoon Haiyan, tied with Typhoon Meranti as being the strongest storm ever recorded at landfall, hits the Philippines

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