On November 8, 1889 Montana became the 41st state. The entire state of Montana which is an area of over 147,000 square miles has only one area code (406). Image: A map of the state of Montana from 1897 from Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library, public domain

November 8, 1950, is considered to be the date when the first jet-to-jet dogfight in history occurred. According to reports Lt. Russell J. Brown flying a F-80C Shooting Star shot down a Soviet built MiG over Korea. Image of a Shooting Star c. 1950s via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

On November 8, 1887, Doc Holliday passed away from tuberculosis at the age of 36 in Glenwood Springs, Colorado.

Image: Portrait of American gambler and gunfighter, John Henry “Doc” Holliday (1851-1887) graduation photo from the Pennsylvania School of Dentistry, 1872. This is one of only two authenticated photographs of Doc Holliday via Alamy

On November 8, 1966, Ronald Reagan was elected the 33rd Governor of California. Image of Ronald and Nancy Reagan and others celebrating at The Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles, California on 11/8/1966 via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Born November 8, 1836 Milton Bradley suffered setbacks as a lithographer, but did VERY well selling his board game called “The Checkered Game of Life” starting in 1860. Bradley patented several other board games and toys and also marketed crayon and watercolor sets with standard colors for school use. Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US {PD-US}.

Mrs. Coolidge receiving the first Forget-me-Not from Leo B. Clark, wounded veteran, to be worn on Veterans Day Image dated November 8, 1924 via Library of Congress, no known restrictions

A U.S. Navy Grumman Wildcat fighter taking off from the USS Ranger to attack targets ashore during the invasion of Morocco. Army observation planes can be seen in the sky on the left. c. November 8, 1942 Image via Wikimedia Commons, public domain

Margaret Mitchell, born November 8, 1900 had but one novel published in her lifetime – “Gone with the Wind.” Spending most of her life in Georgia she claimed to have not known of the Confederacy’s defeat until age 10, stating “I sat on the bony knees of veterans and the fat, slippery laps of great aunts and heard them talk.” Image from LOC via Wikimedia Commons, public domain in the US.

On November 8, 1972, Home Box Office (HBO) was launched over a cable system in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Image from WarnerMedia via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY SA 4.0 International

Abraham Lincoln on Sunday, November 8, 1863 11 days before he delivered the Gettysburg Address Image via LOC, no known restrictions