Hoisting the Stars and Stripes over Fort Walker in South Carolina on November 7, 1861. After the bombardment of Fort Walker on Hilton Head Island during the Battle of Port Royal, Union forces came ashore and raised the American flag over the fort that was abandoned by Confederates. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

JFK walks by a bus the night before the presidential election Boston, Massachusetts – November 7, 1960 via Alamy

Image of newspaper photographer Howard Clifford escaping the Tacoma Narrows Bridge before it collapsed on November 7, 1940. High winds and engineering failure caused the bridge’s deck to move in a wave-like pattern. ​”Galloping Gertie” was opened just 4 months before its collapse. Image from University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections via Wikimedia Commons, no known restrictions

On today’s date November 7, 1893: Colorado granted women the right to vote. Photo: Sign during suffrage protest – Wikimedia Commons via Denver Public Library – Public Domain

Cover of the Saturday Evening Post November 7, 1908 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

November 7, 1916 saw Jeannette Rankin, a Republican from Montana, elected as the first woman in the US Congress. Representative Rankin stated “I am deeply conscious of the responsibility resting upon me.” A pacifist, she voted against the US becoming involved in both World Wars. Image from LOC via Wikimedia Commons, no known copyright, public domain in the US.

The Great Lakes Storm of 1913 began on November 7 and raged for three days. The classic but unusually strong “November witch” storm brought wind gusts of 90 mph, 35 foot waves and blizzard conditions. 19 ships sank on the Great Lakes, another 19 were stranded and casualties numbered about 250. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.

Jeff Milton, Texas Ranger and the first U.S. immigration border patrol officer was born on November 7, 1861 in Marianna, Florida. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

American soldiers at an intersection in Germany post election results “Roosevelt Wins!” from November 7, 1944 Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

American historian, U.S. Ambassador, cofounder and 1st President of Cornell University, Andrew Dickson White, was born on November 7, 1832 in Homer, New York. During his lifetime, White amassed a collection of over thirty-thousand books. His second wife, Helen Magill, was the first woman to earn a Ph.D. in the U.S. Image of Dr. Andrew D. White in his office at the U.S. Embassy in Berlin from Political Graveyard via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0