On This Day: November 7, Rankin Becomes the First Woman in Congress and Roosevelt Wins a Fourth Term
On November 7, 1916, Montana suffragist Jeannette Rankin was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, the first woman in the nation's history to win a seat in Congress. She went on to oppose U.S. entry into World War I and, in 1941, cast the lone vote against declaring war on Japan.
On November 7, 1944, Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected to an unprecedented fourth term. The date is crowded with turning points: the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapsed in high winds in 1940; Richard Nixon won re-election in 1972; and on election night in 2000 the Bush-Gore race was deemed too close to call, while Hillary Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate from New York, the first former first lady elected to public office.
On November 7, 1991, Lakers star Magic Johnson stunned the sports world by announcing he was HIV-positive and retiring immediately.
(Source: History, This Day in History)
Source: History, This Day in History
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