Memorable Birthdays on November 7
Alfred Kelley (1789-1859) - Canal builder who is known as the Father of the Ohio and Erie Canal.
Platt Rogers Spencer (1800-1864) - Calligrapher who created the Spencerian penmanship (cursive handwriting).
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Andrew Dickson White (1832-1918) - Co-founder of Cornell University.
Jeff Milton (1861-Still 1947) - First officer appointed to the U.S. Immigration Service (Border Patrol).
Lucille La Verne (1872-1945) - Actress remembered for her voice as Queen Grimhilde in the 1937 animation Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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Margaret Leech (1893-1974) - Pulitzer Prize winner for her published work as a historian.
Ruby Hurley (1909-1980) - Civil rights activist nicknamed "This Queen of Civil Rights."
Archie Campbell (1914-1987) - Hee Haw regular known of this famous line "PFFT! You Was Gone"
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Philip Morrison (1915-2005) - Astrophysicist known for his contribution and work on the Manhattan Project during WWII.
M. Athalie Range (1915-2006) - The first Black to serve on the Miami, Florida City Commission the first woman to head a Florida state agency (Department of Community Affairs).
Billy Graham (1918-2011) - Famous minister.
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Ellen Stewart (1919-2011) - Fashion designer for Saks Fifth Avenue and Lord & Taylor.
Johnny Rivers (1942-Still Living) - Singer of The Seventh Son and Secret Agent Man.
Joe Niekro (1945-2006) - MLB pitcher.
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Ron Leavitt (1947-2008) - Co-creator of the sitcom Married...With Children.
Lawrence O'Donnell (1951-Still Living) - Journalist and host of The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell.
Gil Junger (1954-Still Living) - Director of 10 Things I Hate About You.
Christopher Alan Pallies (1957-2019) - WWF wrestler known as King Kong Bundy in the ring.
Christopher Knight (1957-Still Living) - Actor who played Peter Brady in t.v. sitcom The Brady Bunch.
Tommy Thayer (1960-Still Living) - Lead guitarist for KISS.
Dana Plato (1964-1999) - Actress known for role as Kimberly on the sitcom Different Strokes.
Bonnie St. John (1964-Still Living) - Paralympic skier.
Robin Finck (1971-Still Living) - Guitarist for the rock band Nine Inch Nails.
Notable Events on November 7
1775 - John Murray (Royal Governor of the Colony of Virginia) beings emancipating slaves, which becomes the first act against slavery.
1805 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition see the Pacific Ocean at the mouth of the Columbia River.
1811 - The U.S. Army, under General William Henry Harrison, defeat the Tecumseh Confederation.
1820 - President Monroe is re-elected as President.
1837 - Abolitionist printer Elijah P. Lovejoy is shot dead in an attempt to protect his printing shop from being destroyed.
1848 - Zachary Taylor elected the 12th President of U.S.
1874 - Cartoonist Thomas Nast uses the an elephant in Harper's Weekly, which is the first time the symbol is used for the Republican Party.
1907 - Delta Sigma Pi is founded at NYU.
1910 - The Wright brothers and department store owner Max Morehouse attempt the first air freight shipment.
1916 - Jeannette Rankin becomes the first woman elected to the U.S. Congress.
1916 - Woodrow Wilson is re-elected as President.
1932 - Buck Rogers in the 25th Century airs on CBS-radio.
1929 - The Museum of Modern Art opens in NY City.
1940 - The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm.
1955 - The Baltimore Supreme Court of Baltimore bans segregation in public recreational areas.
1963 - Catcher Elston Howard becomes the first Black player to be voted AL MVP.
1967 - Carl Stokes is elected Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio and become the first Black mayor.
1967 - President Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967 and establishes the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
1972 - President Nixon is re-elected President by the largest landslide in history.
1973 - Congress overrides President Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which would have limited presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.
1973 - New Jersey becomes first state to allow girls into little league.
1983 - A bomb explodes inside the U.S. Capitol causing nearly $250,000 in damages.
1989 - Douglas Wilder becomes Governor of Virginia, making him the first Black Governor in the U.S.
1989 - David Dinkins becomes the first Black to be elected Mayor of New York City.
1991 - Magic Johnson retires from the NBA after announcing he has HIV.
2000 - The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration discovers the largest LSD lab inside a converted military missile silo in KS.
2020 - Joe Biden is becomes the 46th President of the U.S.
