November 7 in history — What Happened Today in History

Mary Robinson becomes the first woman to be elected President of the Republic of Ireland.

Douglas Wilder wins the governor's seat in Virginia, becoming the first elected African American governor in the United States.

David Dinkins becomes the first African American to be elected Mayor of New York City.

East German Prime Minister Willi Stoph, along with his entire cabinet, is forced to resign after huge anti-government protests.

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

The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore opens for passenger service.

United States Senate bombing: A bomb explodes inside the United States Capitol. No one is injured, but an estimated $250,000 in damage is caused.

Cold War: The command post exercise Able Archer 83 begins, eventually leading to the Soviet Union to place air units in East Germany and Poland on alert, for fear that NATO was preparing for war

Colonel Saye Zerbo, president of the military government of Upper Volta, is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Colonel Gabriel Yoryan Somé.

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 Major General Ziaur Rahman.

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

United States presidential election: U.S. President Richard Nixon is re-elected in the largest landslide victory at the time.

Carl B. Stokes is elected as Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, becoming the first African American mayor of a major American city.

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

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

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.

Hungarian Revolution: János Kádár returns to Budapest in a Soviet armored convoy, officially taking office as the next Hungarian leader. By this point, most armed resistance has been defeated.

The first oil was taken in Oil Rocks (Neft Daşları), the world's oldest offshore oil platform.

Soviet spy Richard Sorge, a half-Russian, half-German World War I veteran, is hanged by his Japanese captors along with 34 of his ring.

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

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.

In Tacoma, Washington, the original Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion.

Spanish Civil War: The Madrid Defense Council is formed to coordinate the Defense of Madrid against nationalist forces.

Fiorello H. La Guardia is elected the 99th mayor of New York City.

The Chinese Soviet Republic is proclaimed on the anniversary of the October Revolution.

In New York City, the Museum of Modern Art opens to the public.

Patriarch Tikhon of Moscow issues a decree that leads to the formation of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia.

The first Palmer Raid is conducted on the second anniversary of the Russian Revolution. Over 10,000 suspected communists and anarchists are arrested in 23 U.S. cities.

Apisai Koroisau, Australian-Fijian rugby league player

Felix Rosenqvist, Swedish race car driver

Daniel Ayala, Spanish footballer

Matt Corby, Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist

David de Gea, Spanish footballer

Joelle Hadjia, Australian singer-songwriter

Sonny Gray, American baseball player

Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, Russian singer and political activist

Alexandr Dolgopolov, Ukrainian tennis player

Simone Favaro, Italian rugby player

Gani Lawal, Nigerian-American basketball player

Thomas Schneider, German sprinter

Tinie Tempah, English rapper and producer

Ri Ul-sol, North Korean marshal and politician (born 1921)

Lincoln D. Faurer, American general (born 1928)

Kajetan Kovič, Slovenian journalist and poet (born 1931)

Allen Ripley, American baseball player (born 1952)

John Cole, Irish-English journalist and author (born 1927)

Ian Davies, Australian basketball player and coach (born 1956)

Ron Dellow, English footballer and manager (born 1914)

Joey Manley, American publisher, founded Modern Tales (born 1965)

Jack Mitchell, American photographer and author (born 1925)

Manfred Rommel, German lawyer and politician (born 1928)

Carmen Basilio, American boxer (born 1927)

Kevin O'Donnell, Jr., American author (born 1950)

Glenys Page, New Zealand cricketer (born 1940)