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Today is Wednesday, November 6, 2024. It's the 311 day of the year, and we're on week 45. What Happened on November 6 in History? Keep reading to find out!

2024

Donald Trump wins U.S. Presidency for second time.

2018

29-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez became the youngest woman to be voted into the US Congress.

2018

The UN published a report revealing more than 200 mass graves found in ISIS-controlled regions of Iraq.

2016

New Delhi air pollution was declared a public emergency, causing the city to close many schools and construction sites.

2005

The fourth movie of J.K. Rowling's novel series, 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire,' premiered in Leicester Square, London, UK.

2001

The American action drama series '24,' with Keifer Sutherland, premiered on FOX.

1990

Whitney Houston released her third album, 'I'm Your Baby Tonight.'

1971

The largest US underground bomb was detonated on Amchitka Island, a remote Alaskan island.

1968

Richard Milhous Nixon won the election and became the 37th President of the United States.

1966

NASA's Lunar Orbiter 2 launched atop an Atlas Agena rocket from Cape Canaveral in Florida.

1947

The first episode of Meet The Press, the longest-running American TV program, aired.

1913

Mahatma Gandhi was arrested after leading an Indian miner's march in protest of the Indian Relief Bill.

1861

Abraham Lincoln was elected the 16th president of the United States of America.

1789

Father John Carrol became the first Catholic Bishop in the United States.

1639

The Richard Fairbanks Tavern and Post Office in Massachusetts became the first American colonial post office.