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Historical Events on November 7

  • Battle of Belmont

    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.

  • Third Battle of Gaza

    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.

  • Armenia (Soviet hospital ship)

    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.

  • War Powers Resolution

    1973

    The United States Congress overrides President Richard M. Nixon's veto of the War Powers Resolution, which limits presidential power to wage war without congressional approval.

  • Habib Bourguiba

    1987

    In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

  • Mars Global Surveyor

    1996

    NASA launches the Mars Global Surveyor.

  • 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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