Today In History
Today is Thursday, Nov. 8, the 312th day of 2018. There are 53 days left in the year.
TODAY’S HIGHLIGHT
› 2016: Republican Donald Trump was elected America’s 45th president.
ON THIS DATE
› 1892: Former President Grover Cleveland defeated incumbent Benjamin Harrison, becoming the first (and, to date, only) chief executive to win nonconsecutive terms to the White House.
› 1950: During the Korean War, the first jetplane battle took place as U.S. Air Force Lt. Russell J. Brown shot down a North Korean MiG-15.
› 1966: Edward W. Brooke, R-Mass., became the first black candidate to be elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote.
› 1972: The premium cable TV network HBO (Home Box Office) made its debut with a showing of the movie “Sometimes a Great Notion.”
› 1994: Midterm elections resulted in Republicans winning a majority in the Senate while at the same time gaining control of the House for the first time in 40 years.
› 2000: A statewide recount began in Florida, which emerged as critical in deciding the winner of the 2000 presidential election. Earlier that day, Vice President Al Gore had telephoned Texas Gov. George W. Bush to concede, but called back about an hour later to retract his concession.
TODAY’S BIRTHDAYS
Actor Norman Lloyd is 104. Actor Alain Delon is 83. Singer-actress Bonnie Bramlett is 74. Singer Bonnie Raitt is 69. TV personality Mary Hart is 68. Singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones is 64. Nobel Prize-winning author Kazuo Ishiguro is
64. Rock musician Pearl Thompson (The Cure) is 61. Singer-actor Leif Garrett is 57. Chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay is 52. Actress Courtney Thorne-Smith is 51. Actress Parker Posey is
50. Rock musician Jimmy Chaney is 49. Actress Roxana Zal is 49. Singer Diana King is 48. Actress Gretchen Mol is 45. ABC News anchor David Muir is 45. Actor Matthew Rhys is 44. Actress Tara Reid is 43. Country singer Bucky Covington is 41. Actress Dania Ramirez is
39. Actress Azura Skye is
37. Actress Jessica Lowndes is 30. R&B singer SZA is 29. Singer-actor Riker Lynch is 27. Country singer Lauren Alaina is 24. Actor Van Crosby (TV: “Splitting Up Together”) is 16.