On This Day for November 7 - Disputed U.S. presidential election, Marie Curie is featured, and more

This message contains graphics. If you do not see the graphics, click here to view. November 07 FEATURED BIOGRAPHY Marie Curie READ MORE   FEATURED EVENT 2000 Disputed U.S. presidential election READ MORE   Advertisement Advertisement   MORE EVENTS ON THIS DAY 2016: American lawyer and public official Janet Reno, who was the first female attorney general (1993–2001) of the United States, died at age 78. [Take our quiz about the United States.] 2000: American politician Hillary Clinton was elected to the U.S. Senate, becoming the first first lady to win elective office. [ Test your knowledge of famous firsts for women.] 1996: NASA launched Mars Global Surveyor, a robotic spacecraft designed to carry out a long-term study of the planet; contact with the spacecraft was lost in 2006. [Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about space exploration.] 1991: American professional basketball player Magic Johnson announced that he was HIV-positive and was immediately retiring from the sport; he later played part of the 1995–96 season. [ Test your knowledge of basketball.] 1989: American politician Douglas Wilder was elected governor of Virginia, becoming the first African American to win a U.S. gubernatorial election. [ Take our quiz about U.S. history and politics.] 1980: American movie star Steve McQueen, known for his portrayal of macho loners in such films as The Great Escape (1963) and Bullitt (1968), died at age 50. [ Sort fact from fiction in our quiz about A-list actors.] SEE ALL EVENTS ON THIS DAY ALSO BORN ON THIS DAY 1867 Marie Curie Polish-born French physicist 1913 Albert Camus French author 1879 Leon Trotsky Russian revolutionary 1943 Joni Mitchell Canadian singer-songwriter 1918 Billy Graham American evangelist 1888 C.V. Raman Indian physicist SEE ALL BIOS ON THIS DAY   Advertisement   FOLLOW: To unsubscribe from Britannica e-mails, click here. Encyclopædia Britannica 325 N. LaSalle Street, Suite 200 Chicago, Illinois 60654 United States © 2020 Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Privacy Policy • Help