t happened one 08 November 1793 : Opening of the Louvre Museum On November 8, 1793, the Louvre, formerly a royal palace became a museum and opened to the public. With the conquests of the French army, its collections rapidly grew. The museum is now one of the richest in the world. 1864 : Re-election of Lincoln On November 8, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln was easily re-elected to the American presidency. It was then the civil war and one wonders if the southern states would be defeated one day but the policy of Lincoln received the support of the population. 5 months later, thanks in particular to General Ulysses S. Grant, the Confederate States were defeated and the Civil War ended. 1895 : Discovery of X-ray On November 8, 1895, German physicist Wilhelm Rontgen observed X-ray for the first time and by accident He wanted to determine if the cathode rays (continuous ejection of electrons) could pass through the glass when he noticed a glimmer of an unknown nature (hence the name X) on a screen. 1942 : Allied landings in North Africa On November 8, 1942, the Americans and British, helped by French resistance fighters, landed simultaneously in Algiers, Oran and Casablanca. French forces of the Vichy regime were quickly defeated. 1960 : John F. Kennedy became president On November 8, 1960, John F. Kennedy defeated his Republican opponent with Richard Nixon, after a bitter and relentless campaign. He was the youngest president to be elected to the American presidency. During his term, he had to face the cold war, the disastrous Bay of Pigs invasion, the missile crisis in Cuba and the deterioration of relations with Southeast Asia.
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