TUESDAY, Nov. 12, 2024

On this day...

607-Boniface III ends his reign as Catholic Pope

1918-Emperor Karl of Austria-Hungary abdicates, Austria becomes a republic

1933-Nazis receive 92 percent of vote in Germany

1950-Gene Roberts sets NFL NY Giant rushing record (218 yards) vs Chicago Cards

1965-Venera 2 launched by Soviet Union toward Venus

1980-U.S. space probe Voyager I approaches 77,000-mi (124,000 km) of Saturn

1982-Yuri V. Andropov succeeds Leonid Brezhnev as Soviet leader

1984-Space shuttle astronauts snared a satellite, first space salvage

1989-Brazil holds first free presidential election in 29 years