Today is Wednesday, November 7, the 312
th
day of 2012. There are 54 days left in the year.
1631 ― Pierre Gassendi observes transit of Mercury predicted by Kepler
1805 ― Lewis & Clark first sight Pacific Ocean
1865 ― London Gazette, oldest surviving journal, is founded
1917 ― Britain capture Gaza Palestine from the Turks
1917 ― October Revolution in Russia, Lenin seizes power
1918 ― Goddard demonstrates tube-launched solid propellant rockets
1918 ― United Press erroneously reports WW I armistice had been signed
1944 ― FDR wins fourth term in office, defeating Thomas E. Dewey (R)
1982 ― Liz Taylor's seventh divorce (John Warner)
1991 ― Magic Johnson announces he has HIV virus and retires from Lakers