CoM Moderators Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 Historical Events 1900 - David Beatty takes part in the successful relief of the naval brigade and is promoted to captain1935 - "Mutiny on the Bounty" directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Charles Laughton and Clark Gable premieres in New York (Best Production/Picture 1936)1942 - Vichy-France drops diplomatic relations with US1988 - Arco Arena in Sacramento, California, opens, Sac Kings lose to Seattle, 97-752018 - CNN correspondent Jim Acosta's White House clearance revoked after continuing to question President Donald Trump while an intern tried to wrestle the microphone off him2018 - Mass grave of 200 people discovered on border of Somali and Oromia regions, Ethiopia, in investigation into atrocities by former regional president Abdi MohammedMore Historical Events » Famous Birthdays 1879 - King Baggot, American actor and director (Tumbleweeds), born in St Louis, Missouri (d. 1948)1938 - Murtala Mohammed, Nigerian military ruler, born in Bendel State, Colonial Nigeria (d. 1976)1967 - Frantisek Kaberle, Czech ice hockey forward (Team Czech Rep), born in Kladno, Czechia1967 - Jay Taylor, American NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs), born in San Diego, California1983 - Blanka Vlašić, Croatian high jumper, born in Split, Croatia1986 - Aaron H. Swartz, computer programmer and internet activist (Demand Progress), born in Chicago, Illinois (d. 2013)More Famous Birthdays » Famous Deaths 1171 - Baldwin IV, Count of Hainaut (1120-71), dies at about 631880 - Jacob Edvard Gille, Swedish composer, dies at 661992 - Kees [Cornelis] Broekman, Dutch speed skater (Olympic silver 1952), dies at 651995 - Country Dick Montana [Daniel McLain], American rock drummer and vocalist (The Beat Farmers - "Happy Boy"), dies on stage during a performance in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada at age 402010 - Jack Levine, American social realist painter, dies at 952011 - Bil Keane, American cartoonist (The Family Circus), dies at 89More Famous Deaths » Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ WilliamM Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 Massachusetts Senator John Kennedy was elected president on this date in 1960 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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