Notable Birthdays for November 8
William Wirt (1772-1834) - U.S. Attorney General who turned his position into a position of influence and power.
Milton Bradley (1836-1911) - Founded the Milton Bradley Company.
Charles Demuth (1883-1935) - Painter who created Precisionism.
Dorothy Day (1897-1980) - Journalist who earned the title of being a well-known political and radical Catholics.
Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) - Author of the novel Gone With the Wind.
Martha Gellhorn (1908-1998) - Considered one of the most successful war correspondence ever.
Lou Ambers (1913-1995) - Champion lightweight boxer.
Esther Rolle (1920-1998) - Actress best-known for her role as Florida Evans in the sitcom Good Times.
Thea D. Hodge (1922-2008) - Pioneer computer scientist and cofounder of the Association for Women in Computing (Minneapolis chapter).
Jack Kilby (1923-2005) - Co-inventor of the handheld calculator.
Darleane C. Hoffman (1926-Still Living) - Nuclear chemist who helped confirm the existence of element 106 (seaborgium).
Patti Page (1927-2013) - Singer of the song Tennessee Waltz.
Thomas "Satch" Sanders (1938-Still Living) - Former NBA player and winner of 8 NBA championships.
Don Murray (1945-1996) - Hanna-Barbera animator.
Minnie Riperton (1947-1979) - Soul singer best known for the song Lovin' You.
Margaret Rhea Seddon (1947-Still Living) - One of the first women to launch into space at NASA.
Bonnie Raitt (1949-Still Living) - Country western and blues singer.
Mary Hart (1950-Still Living) - Former host of Entertainment Tonight.
Alfre Woodard (1952-Still Living) - Award-winning actress known for her roles in the films 12 Years a Slave and How to Make an American Quilt.
Tim Shaw (1957-Still Living) - Olympic winning swimmer.
Leif Garrett (1961-Still Living) - Child actor.
Parker Posey (1968-Still Living) - Actress nicknamed Queen of the Indies.
Tom Anderson (1970-Still Living) - Co-founder of MySpace.
Aaron Dontez Yates (1971-Still Living) - Rapper who goes by the stage name Tech N9ne.
David Muir (1973-Still Living) - News anchor on ABC World News Tonight and co-host of 20/20.
Tara Reid (1975-Still Living) - Actress known for her role in the American Pie series.
Colin Strause (1976-Still Living) - Director of the film Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem (2007).
Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) - Co-developer of the web feed format RSS.
Aaron Fotheringham (1991-Still Living) - Wheelchair athlete who adapted tricks from skateboarding and BMX riding.
Memorable Events for November 8
1701 - William Penn presents the Charter of Privileges that would guarantee religious freedom for the Pennsylvania colony.
1731 - Benjamin Franklin opens the Library Company of Philadelphia, becoming the first library in the colonies.
1789 - Elijah Craig distills the first bourbon whiskey in KY.
1837 - Mary Lyon founds Mount Holyoke College in MA.
1864 - Abraham Lincoln is elected President of the U.S. for a second time.
1889 - Montana becomes the 41st state to join the Union.
1892 - Black and white trade unionists join forces and strike action for the first time together in New Orleans.
1904 - Harvey Hubbell receives the first patent for a separable electric attachment plug.
1932 - Franklin D. Roosevelt is elected as the 32nd President of the U.S.
1933 - President Roosevelt unveils the Civil Works Administration to help create jobs so the country can recover from the Great Depression.
1938 - Crystal Bird Fauset becomes the first Black woman elected as a legislator in Philadelphia.
1950 - Lt. Russell J. Brown (U.S. Air Force) shoots down two North Korean aircrafts in a dog fight.
1957 - A flight between San Francisco and Honolulu disappears.
1960 - John F. Kennedy is elected the 35th President of the U.S.
1965 - The 173rd Airborne is ambushed by the Viet Cong in Operation Hump.
1965 - An American airline crashes in KY, killing 58.
1966 - President Johnson signs a law allowing the National Football League to merge with the American Football League.
1972 - Home Box Office (HBO) launches.
1988 - Vice President George H. W. Bush is elected as the 41st President of the U.S.
2016 - Donald Trump is elected the 45th President of the U.S.