Today in History

Events on Nov 08

1984
Discovery is Launched
The space shuttle Discovery is launched at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the first attempt to rescue two failing satellites.

1960
JFK Wins Over Nixon
U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy, defeating Vice President Richard M. Nixon, becomes President of the United States.

1895
X-ray is invented
Scientist Wilhelm Roentgen takes the first X-ray pictures on this day. A brilliant scientist, he however failed to patent his machine and never received money for his invention.

1793
The Louvre Museum opens in Paris.
The Louvre Museum opens in Paris.

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