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Historical Events on November 7

  • American Civil War

    1861

    American Civil War: Battle of Belmont: In Belmont, Missouri, Union forces led by General Ulysses S. Grant overrun a Confederate camp but are forced to retreat when Confederate reinforcements arrive.

  • World War I

    1917

    World War I: Third Battle of Gaza ends: British forces capture Gaza from the Ottoman Empire.

  • 1918 influenza epidemic

    1918

    The 1918 influenza epidemic spreads to Western Samoa, killing 7,542 (about 20% of the population) by the end of the year.

  • World War II

    1941

    World War II: Soviet hospital ship Armenia is sunk by German planes while evacuating refugees and wounded military and staff of several Crimean hospitals. It is estimated that over 5,000 people died in the sinking.

  • Suez Crisis

    1956

    Suez Crisis: The United Nations General Assembly adopts a resolution calling for the United Kingdom, France and Israel to immediately withdraw their troops from Egypt.

  • Cold War

    1957

    Cold War: The Gaither Report calls for more American missiles and fallout shelters.

  • Lyndon B. Johnson

    1967

    US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967, establishing the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

  • Bangladesh

    1975

    In Bangladesh, a joint force of people and soldiers takes part in an uprising led by Colonel Abu Taher that ousts and kills Brigadier Khaled Mosharraf, freeing the then house-arrested army chief and future president Maj-Gen. Ziaur Rahman.

  • Iraq War

    2004

    Iraq War: The interim government of Iraq calls for a 60-day "state of emergency" as U.S. forces storm the insurgent stronghold of Fallujah.

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