Merriam-Webster dictionary defines history as a branch of knowledge that records and explains past events. It’s a chronological record of significant events often including an explanation of their causes. The earliest known use of the word history was in the 14th century.

Today In HistoryThis website utilizes entries from Wikipedia to extract historical events from 3761 BC up to the present. There are currently 105,060 records in our database. The present day Gregorian calendar was adopted to show dates of interest.

Let us begin with what happened today in history. You may also enter a specific day using the form on the right sidebar. It is optional to input the year. If you do give a complete date with month, day and year then only events that happened on that specific date will be shown.

About November 7

November 7, 2024 is the 312th day of the year 2024 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 54 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.

You can browse the full year calendar in case you need it.

Scorpio is the sun sign of a person born on this day. Topaz is the modern birthstone for this month. Pearl is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.

According to the lunisolar Chinese calendar, there are 83 days remaining before the start of the next Chinese New Year.

What Happened On November 7

  • 1786
    The oldest musical organization in the United States is founded as the Stoughton Musical Society.
  • 1885
    In Craigellachie, British Columbia, construction ends on the Canadian Pacific Railway extending across Canada.
  • 1907
    Delta Sigma Pi is founded at New York University.
  • 1914
    The first issue of The New Republic magazine is published.
  • 1921
    The Partito Nazionale Fascista (PNF), National Fascist Party, comes into existence.
  • 1933
    Fiorello H. La Guardia is elected the 99th mayor of New York City.
  • 1957
    Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.
  • 1989
    David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected mayor of New York City.
  • 1989
    Douglas Wilder wins the governor’s seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States.
  • 1990
    Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.

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