It happened on a… November 7

2020

Former Vice-President Joe Biden declared the winner of the US Presidential race, four days after the US election, defeating sitting President Donald Trump.

2019

Queen Elizabeth II confirms she is no longer buying clothes made with real fur.

2017

South Korean golfer Park Sung-hyun becomes the first LPGA rookie to be ranked no. 1.

2000

Hillary Clinton is elected to the US Senate, becoming first US First Lady to win public office and while still the First Lady.

1999

Tiger Woods became the first golfer since Ben Hogan in 1953 to win four straight tournaments.

1950

Arrival of first contingent of Canadian troops to join the United Nations force in Korea.

1944

Franklin D. Roosevelt is re-elected President of the United States for a record fourth term.

1929

The Museum of Modern Art in New York City opened to the public.

1917

Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution took place. The provisional government of Alexander Kerensky was overthrown by forces led by Vladimir Ilyich Lenin.

1874

1st cartoon depicting elephant as Republican Party symbol, by Thomas Nast.

1873

Alexander Mackenzie succeeds John A. Macdonald as Canada’s 2nd Prime Minister.