Today's Highlight in History:
On Nov. 8, 1923, Adolf Hitler launched his first attempt at seizing power with a failed coup in Munich, Germany, that came to be known as the "Beer-Hall Putsch."
On this date:
In 1308, Scottish-born theologian and philosopher John Duns Scotus died in Germany. (Scotus and his adherents came under attack by critics in the 16th century, giving rise to the term "dunce.")
In 1837, Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, a college exclusively for women, opened in South Hadley, Mass.
In 1889, Montana became the 41st state.
In 1932, New York Gov. Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated incumbent Herbert Hoover for the presidency.
In 1933, President Roosevelt created the Civil Works Administration, designed to create jobs for more than four million unemployed.
In 1942, Operation Torch, resulting in an Allied victory, began during World War II as U.S. and British forces landed in French North Africa.
In 1960, Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy defeated Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the presidency.
In 1966, Edward W. Brooke, R-Mass., became the first black candidate to be elected to the U.S. Senate by popular vote.
In 1983, Democrat W. Wilson Goode was elected the first black mayor of Philadelphia; Democrat Martha Layne Collins was elected the first female governor of Kentucky.
In 1988, Vice President George Bush won the presidential election, defeating Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis.
Ten years ago: U.S. Rep. Bob Livingston, R-La., predicted he would succeed Newt Gingrich as House Speaker. (However, Livingston later resigned before he could become speaker after admitting to marital infidelities.)
