Today is Saturday, November 7, the 311th day of 2009. There are 54 days left in the year
680 _ Third Council of Constantinople (Sixth Ecumenical Council) opens
1805 _ Lewis and Clark first sight Pacific Ocean
1865 _ London Gazette, oldest surviving journal, is founded
1917 _ British capture Gaza Palestine from the Turks
1917 _ October Revolution in Russia, Lenin seizes power
1918 _ United Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed
1944 _ FDR wins fourth term in office, defeating Thomas E. Dewey (R)
1962 _ Richard Nixon quits politics ― You won't have Nixon to kick around
1982 _ Liz Taylor's seventh divorce (John Warner)
1991 _ Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus and retires from Lakers