A Brief History
This article presents a chronological list of notable events that happened on November 8th. For each date below, please click on the date to be taken to an article covering that date’s event.
Digging Deeper
On November 8, 1520, the Stockholm Bloodbath began, an event that followed the successful invasion of Sweden by Danish forces and resulted in the execution of around 100 people.
On November 8, 1837, Mary Lyon founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which later became Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
On November 8, 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen (or Röntgen) discovered what has become known as X-Rays.
On November 8, 1901, people once again proved that human beings are willing to riot over just about anything.
On November 8, 1923, a World War I decorated disaffected and discontent German veteran led his Nazi Party followers in an unsuccessful coup against the German Weimar government, an event known to history as The Munich Beer Hall Putsch.
On November 8, 1950, early in the Korean War, a U.S. Lockheed F-80 Shooting Star, America’s first operational jet fighter, flown by U.S. Air Force Lieutenant Russell Brown, shot down a Soviet-built MiG-15 piloted by a North Korean pilot, in the first air-to-air combat between jet planes in aviation history.
On November 8, 1965, a North Vietnamese force of 1200 soldiers ambushed 400 of the US Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade West of the Dong Nai River and paid dearly for their disregard of American military prowess.
On November 8, 1973, the severed right ear of John Paul Getty III was delivered to a newspaper with a ransom note demanding $3.2 million in return for the kidnapped heir to the Getty fortune.
On November 8, 2016, the 58th quadrennial American presidential election was held.
On November 8, 2018, we took a look at the evolution of gambling in the United States, with the ultimate result of the advent of Online Casino Gambling.
On November 8, 2019, a big, really big, war movie about one of the most pivotal battles of World War II hit the big screens across the United States when Midway made its debut.
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Andrews, John and Matt Baker. Timeline of World History. Thunder Bay Press, 2020.
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